Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-14

Tue MoxTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAIL
WAY TRouBLEs At ST. JChnsbury Monday,
before Chancellor Ross, the petition OF DIR.
Slrtwell and others for the appointment oil
a receiver of the Montpelier and Wells NV
er Railroad was heard. Judge Poland
stated that he appeared Tor \. & Munson
and desired a short delay for the purpose OF
filing cross bill, claiming that there was
due Mr. Manson large amount on account
of construction, which WAS first lien upon
the road. Hon. c. W Willard and John
L. Edwards had no objection to delay. but
asked that Mr.. Sartweli be appointed d tenn
porary receiver until further hearing by
the court Mr.. Heath. in behalf OF tho
stockholders. opposed Mr.. Slrtwell's APP
pointment. Hon b. +. Fiield appeared
| ior Nathan Matthews, OF Boston, and stated
| he (Matthews) had furnished all the iron TO
| build the road, and had never received
dollar except in bonds that he was now
! the owner of three hundred and twenty SIX
| thousond dollars of bonds and claimed to
/ CO the owner of two hundred thousand dol
| lars in addition. which bonds Mr.. Sartwell
now possessed and claimed to represent lie
strenuously objected TO the appointment oil
| Mr. Slrtwell as temporary re ceiver, and IN
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a brief period, that he might consult Mr.
Matthews, and in order that he might nomi-
nate d-interested, impartial and respon-
sible receiver. After considerable discus
sion the court decided to postpone the whole
matter until p. IN, February 4th-
NEw York AND CANADA RAILROAD The
annual repo IT of the corporation gives the
following figures Capital stock. 81 ,OOO,-
600 amount subscribed. S2,2i5 200 :;
funded debt, "a 600 600 cost of road and
equipments, s., $50, 426 As. Length. ll3
44-lOO number OF engines. = passengers
cars, 4 passenger. carried 81, 932 average
rate of speed. 20 miles. No. tons OF freight
carried 90. So; total expenses of operating
road. S35. II9 IS total receipts from all
sources, S92, 405 Is; interest, Sl2 oi2 70
This report covers that1p0rtlon OF the road
from the Province line to Ausable only.
RU1LANp.-Rutlaud justice is OF pecu-
liar quality. A short time since criminal
made desperate attack on an ofbcer OF the
law. INIT was finally arrested and on being
| brought before magistrate was required
to give bail in a merely nominal sum-Sl5O,
we think A day or two ago man who
has a wife and nine young children depend
ent upon his scant earnings for their sup
| port was arrested and committed Tor nom
payment of a fine for drunkenness. imposed
several months since. The man Is abso-
lutelv unable to pay this fine, and his faml-
ly will be removed to the poor house. He
is usually sober man and good laborer.
Since his last spree he has worked industri-
ously whenever he could obtain work. and
by his own exertions and those of his Oldest
child, u girl of fifteen years, has managed
to keep the wolf from the door. Some time
since. the mother broke her ankle, and,
although not yet recovered from this accl-
dent and encumbered with baby less than
a wear did. she has attended to the family
wants at home. The Herald says: The ac-
tive friends of the prohibitory law mil ht.
we think. by paying this man s fine and re-
leasing him from jail and saving his family
from the poor house, show that the spirit
and not the letter Of the law is the main
thing to be enforced.