The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-02-09

J. u. Barron, constable. OF Washing.
ingion, Orange county. COLLECTED last
week, taxes atiinst the estate Of the late
/ 3 w Bartholomew ~ The amount of
about S6l00 on the list vi 1878. The
town raised six hnnd Ell cents on the dol
lar on the grand list oi 1873, to pay the
niebiedu, 3, OF the town, the debt beirg
about $50 900.
Lizzie, little daughter 81 Madison
Potter, Of Bclviderc, narrowly escaped
death u lew days ago. She aud cousin
went into the cellar after apples, taking
a light. |, is supposed she .ct the light
iu the bin, aud climbed up over it, setting
her clothes on fire, Some of the iomily
/ hearing her screams, ran and cxtinguished
the flames. but not until the child's dress
aud apron were burned of, although the
child herself was not badly burned.
The item which has been going the
rounds OF the state press to the effect that
the Fairbanks Scale Works at St. Johns
bury, were very considerably reducing
the numbers Of their employees, aud that
some OF their best hands were out of en-.
ploymeDt, was entirely incorrect and did
gross injustice TO the Messrs. Fairbanks
So far from discharging employees thus
far this year the product of their scale
works has been nearly double what it was
last year.
The Rutland Globe has been looking
up the murder record of Rutland county,
apropos of Phair's death sentence, and
publishes the following list James An.
thony was convicted in February 1914,
OF the murder Of Joseph Green, at Rut-
land February 18th, 1914. Anthony
hung himself, in Jail, April 18th. 1914,
the day appointed for his execution.
Daniel Palmer was convicted, in Februa.
ry 1924. Of manslaughter for the killing
at Ephram Briggs, at Dandy, in Janua.
ry, 1924, il quarrel about glass OF
sling. He was sentenced to States prison
Tor life, but was, subsequently pardoned
Henry Damon was convicted, in Septem.
Der. 1889, for the murder of Sophia Da
mon, his wife, at Rutland, October 4tb,
1888. lie was sentenced to be hanged
February 21st, 1910. but tho sentence
was co.nmuted to imprisonment for life 10
the States prison, whcrc he now is. Or.
son Cone, blind man, was convicted,
September 1871, of manslaughter for the
killing Of Martin Bccbc, at Wells, in
August, 1S4l, bnd was sentenced to
fifteen years Imprisonment. Matthew
Halloran as convicted, September 1854,
for the murder of Michael Ryan, at Hyde
vile, the winter previous. He was SEN.
fenced to be hung, his sentence cummut.
ed to imprisonment for life, and pardon
was, subsequently, granted. Ahira Car.
yer, of Pawlet. was literally "stoped to
death at Rutland, September 9th, 1860,
by party If lrishmen, who, however.
were never Identified. Loyal Moore was
sentenced to States prison for life, in
March, 1868. for an alleged murder com
mitted IN Mount Holly, the grand jury
refusing Il tiud an indictment on account
Moores insanity He is now in the Yer.
mont asy lun for the insane. Horace r.
Plumley was convicted OF murder, and
Ziba Plumley and Frederick u. Plumley,
Of manslaushtcr, April, 1869, for the
shooting Of John Gilman Jr, at Shrews.
bury, August -, 1868. Horace was
sentenced to be hung, but his sentence
was commuted to life imprisonment Ziba
was sentenced to imprisonment for life,
and Frederick to twenty years imprison.
ment, The latter has been pardoncd,
but the two former are yet in States pr.
son. John p. Phair was convicted, in
ANN T. ASA, of the murder of Mrs,
1914, and was rSuu"Vs-.' -s--.---y" l.
this week, to be hung on the first Friday
/ Of April, 1871.