The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-08
Addison County.
MIDDLEBURY.

Some OF our citizens were considerably
alarmed one day last week, by the news
that was telegraphed to Burlington, that
there was large gang of thieves and burg
lars on their way to the Queen City to
practice their arts Every stranger that
happened in town, Mas scrutinized by the
knowing ones, as being zone of en-" and
he was closely watched in all his move
ments. If he wore shiny stovcpipe hat,
it was said to he sure sign if he APP
pearcd in soft, round topped hat, it was
said by some to indicate that the wearer
was burglar. If he sported cap and
wore it little upon one side of his head,
the sign was considered infallible proof of
blowing up safes, &c.
1t happened that day to be ''good day"
for those dressy, white-handed, slm-legged
fellows, called "runncrs," and each one as
he stepped from the platform, from the
cars, was passed upon as one of the gang.
Somebody felt called upon to look to him
and he was not left alone until his business
was IuIly Known.
If countryman came into town, and
vcnturcd into store to look at the goods
and things as they were arranged about the
show windows, it was thougot that he WAS
looking to see how the door was fastened
on the inside, or where they kept their val
uables, or how he could get out after he
had got in The tills were all closed out,
and not ''red" was left for the light-fin-
gered gentry and we are sure if they had
come it would haye been losing game for
them.
The people of Middlebury get careless
and a scare once in a while is healthy for
quiet community. 1t caused little extra
ransacking of drawers to find the long alb
sent reyolvers that had lain dormant since
the st. Adams raid. The six-shooters were
found where they had been carefully laid
by their owners, being afraid that they
would go off and hurt somebody. The
dreaded night finally wore away, and MORN
ing came at last, the sun rose in all its
splendor, and all nature seemed quiet aud
serene. Business places assumed their us,,-
ally active appearance, and all seemed as
before Those who were most alarmed,
have been able for some days to keep their
hair under control, by using Hasbrockes
hair oil pretty freely, and not talking upon
a subject so exciting.
AS friend to humanity, we would adj
wise our foreign visitors not to break into
any of our places where they sell rot-gut,
for if they do they may get "pizened,"
and die unwarned-victims of pursuing
wealth under difficulties
Mr.. Satterlee has purchased another
building lot on Railroad street of Mr.. o.
Severance, and has staked it out prepara-
tory to building dwelling thereon He is
stirring, energetic man, and intends to
have it done in few weeks.
Messrs. Martin & Langworthy have
bought lot on Railroad street of Mr.. Sew
erance, and intend soon to commence erect
ing suitable buildings for furnace and
machine shop. They are now busily at
work upon the engine which is to run their
works
L.. H. Stow has also purchased lot in
the same region, near the depot, and in
tends putting wagon shop on it. He is
to obtain power to run his machinery by
cable from Martin Il Langworthy's engine.
Thus making the land that few years ago
was only used for agricultural purposes,
kind OF business center. Since the removal
OF the depot has become fixed fact, the
people are carefully looking at real estate
in this section, as matter of investment.