The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-08-05

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Items duplicating those who ought to
stand morally higher in the community,
than the object of his attack.
The following are samples arranged in
chronological order, of what he might
have furnished you, and may serve to
illustrate his short comings as cores.
pondept. lie could of course have added
few words Of personal opinion, that his
innocent publication of facts might not
have given offence to his friends
Mr.. Eli Stevens had occasion to leave
his moving machine and horse-rake
upon his meadow mile or more from
his home and while absent himself dur
ing the night, his machine was badly
| broken, and one of the drive wheels
was no where to be found, About the
same time his horse-rake mysteriously
disappeared, and was not found for "a
long time, and when found was nearly
worthless Ofcourse no body had any
thing to do with it, and nobody was to
blame OBSERVER.
Mr.. Eli Stevens has repeatedly found
his cattle and horses in his grain, u
mile or more from home, and as there
has been no severe winds this season to
a great mystery how they came there.
OBSERVER.
Old Mrs. Stevens who is nearly eighty
years old, was attacked while lying up
on her bed in her own house, by some
one who struck her several times, pulled
her off from her bed upon the floor,
kicked her and broke her ribs, and left
her in helpless condition. Her son
Eli, took her to his own house, and
took care of her. OBSERVER.
perhaps ought to remark that this
was the act Of the captain Of the compa-
ny to which your correspondent belongs,
and he could scarcely be expected to re-
port against superiors.
AS man and his wife who in the
employ of Eli Stevens, were sitting in
the door of their employers house just
before dark, q drunken fellow came out
of neighboring house with gun in
his hands. When he had reached a
position nearly in front of where the
man and woman were sitting, he took
as deliberate aim at them as his drunk
Ell situation would admit of, and fired.
But happily they escaped without seri-
Gus injury. He ought to be fined for
getting so drunk that he could not tell
OBSERVER.
Mr.. Eli Stevens had two or three
stacks of grain on the hill half mile
east of his house. Some time during
the night those stacks were mysterious
ly upset and scattered broadcast over
the field, and the grain badly trampled
out and wasted. Who did it your cor
respondent of course has no means of
knowing. Served HIM right any way.
Stevens has no business TO have any
grain, and much less to have it beyond
pistol range of his house. OBSERVER
1t was Immediately after these events
that the OK was killed and horse
manned for which Eli Stevens was
bound up for trial at the County Court
in the sum of $500, $1,000 of which he
paid and was released. And also for
which Chas. Stevens was awarded
S145, as damages for the loss of said OK
at the last term of said court, which
Eli Stevens also paid together with
costs.
Eli Stevens purchased a piece of land
adjoining his home farm which had
Q been leased to a neighbor. Said lease
9 expired Sept. 18th 1871. After the
lease holder had planted, nurtured and
harvested his crop for that year, he
without the consent or approval of the
one from whom he had leased the land
r sowed another crop, a crop OF winter
t wheat. The following spring Stevens
u purchased the land warranted to him,
to be free from all incumbrance.
The neigDbor who had leased 1t OF
: course had no claim upon it after the
t, expiration of his lease,or upon the crop
b. which he had sown under such circum-
n stances. But while looking upon il
81, hn
project of stretching his lease for 1871
!, over it for the season of 1872 also and
o thus secure the use of the land long
I enough for the production of two crops
q while he only claimed to have paid fol
one. 10 accomplish this project he
= summoned the "chivalry" of the
i hamlet" to appear, armed and equip
: ped for raid upon said wheat field OF
n Il day when he knew the owner would
be absent BY this skillful manpuvrt
). he accomplished his design, and
Z stretched his lease taking care, like an
@ honest man, to place the sheaves CLOSE
by his bedroom window, that 1t migh'
be in easy pistol range of that locality
OBSERVER.
AS Ell Stevens Esq. was going along
the road leading to Salisbury depot
and about to drive upon his own land
G met by two men and boy, who or
dered him to halt. AS they were armed
, and he was not, he of course obeyed.
One proceeded to tell him that he had
set up Il claim to point of land which
c he was about to cross, extending from
, Stevens corner in Il very accute angie
across where he was about to pass and
embracing in distance sufficient for q
p, twelve foot bar-way about eighteen
! square feet of land, which at $50 pei
: acre was worth less than three cents.
q. AS the stake and stones marking Ste
vens corner stood so far within the linn
its of the highway, that no had evei
suspected that such claim could De
. reasonably set up, even after said neigh
J Dor had moved the road fence Tor that
a purpose, he very naturally insisted up
Y on his right to pass, and told them thai
he should do so. Thereupon gun was
presented and he was again told to hall
: or receive its contents. AS they evil
:, IDENTIFY meant business, he concluded tc
b retreat. This was rather small mat
U ter about which to use firearms upon
> Il neighbor, but it was only Stevens
and therefore all right, OBSERVER.
8 | have abundant material. Mr.. Editor
t for extending these news items and fur
). Their illustrating :he Partially and ncgli
gence of your reporter in falling to post
i you in regard TO the passing events OF his
@ peaceful, quiet "hamlet" But | trus
t that you will be able by the aid OF these
examples, to fully comprehend the situa'
c ton, and understand the nature Of the
G communication in question
s Such communications and such acts as
!, | have endesvored to expose, are calcu'
}, lated to influence the worst passions oil
1 men, aud lead to other acts OF lawless'
t ness and violence. They thus become
n matters of vital public Importance.
}, When men who have enjoyed good
educational advantages like your cores