St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-11-23
The Border Railway War.


ton was granted by Chancellor Homer
E. Royce at st. Adams last Monday, on
application of the managers of the Mis-
sisquoi and Clyde River Railway, re-
straining the Passumpsic road or its
managers from interfering with the
Missisquoi and Clyde River Railway in
any way, and also restraining them from
removing any ties, iron or rails. The
injunction was served on E. c. Cleve-
land, clerk of the Passumpsic Railway,
at Coventry, to-day, by United States
Marshal Foster of Burlington. This
will, by order of the Court, hinder any
attempt at tearing up of rails or track
in the future.
To-day Superintendent Folsom of the
Passumpsic Railway was arrested by
United States Marshal Foster on a writ
issued by the Circuit Court in an action
of tTespass in favor of the Southeastern
Railway Company against Folsom and
President Emmons Raymond of the
Passumpsic, laying damages in the sum
of ten thousand dollars. The nature of
the action is an alleged trespass for
tearing up the track of the Missisquoi
and Clyde River Railway Company.
President Raymond is expected to
arrive at five o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, when he will also be arrested Oh
the same suit with Folsom, he being a
co-defendent. Messrs. Edwards and
Dlckerman became bail for Mr.. Folsom,
and he was released.
There is rnmor here tonight that
the Passumpsic have to-day brought a
suit for foreclosure against the South
eastern Railway for the whole or por-
ton of the amount due the former road
from the latter. 1t is alleged that war
rants are now in the hands of an officer
for the arrest of High Sheriff Holdridge
OF Irasburgh, and Deputy Sheriff New
land OF Newport, on complaint for
aiding and abetting in tearing up the
track of the Missisquoi and Clyde River
Railroad. Company. The authorities
have taken the matter in hand, and all
those who assisted in the outrage at
North Troy and in Richford, will be
arrested. Trains will run over the en-
tire line of the Southeastern road to-
morrow by the managers of that road.
ANOTHER VERMONT RAILROAD QUARREL.
The Central Vermont railroad has
withdrawn its freight from the Valley
Railroad, running between Bellows
Falls and Brattleboro, and now sends it
over the Cheshire railroad to Ashburn-
ham, and then by the Fitchburg rail-
road to Millers Falls, and south by the
New London road, OF, for Springfield
and Hartford, to AthOl and by the Athol
railroad to this city. The unfortunate
controversy, which promises to remain
unsettled for some time, arises from the
non-settlement of balances between the
two roads. Until within three weeks it
appears that the Vermont Valley man
ayers have been in the habit of making
daily settlements with the Central Yer
mont, but they now refuse to pay over
certain amounts of collections until the
payment of rent claimed to be due to
the Valley road. On June l, 1875, the
lease of the Valley road to the Rutland
road expired. The Central staid on the
road and paid $4,000 per month until
October 1876, and from that time until
April g, 1877, when they were ordered
off by decree of the United States cir
cult court, it is claimed that they did
not pay their rent. The Vermont VAL
ley railroad claim that this amount of
rent is due from the Central, and refuse
to make any further advances in cash
for freight delivered daily at Bellows
Falls to the Valley road from the Cen
trail until this rental account is settled,
which the Central people, though re-
peatedly urged to do, have refused or
neglected to adjust in any way for seven
months. The Fitchburg and Athol
railroads, it is claimed, are in sympathy
with the Central managers, and would
like to continue the present disagree
ment of the Vermont roads. The long
detOur causes much Inconvenience to
parties doing an extensive freighting on
the line of the Valley road.