The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1879-05-30
WINDSOR COUNTY.
CIRCUIT COURT BUSINESS.


"A great deal of important litigation
| in Vermont has recently come into the
| United States courts, and Judge Wheeler
has had his hands more than full of big
cases. At last weeks term of the circuit
court in Windsor much was accomplished.
The towns along the line of the Benning-
ton and Rutland road abandoned the de-
Tense of their bond cases, and judgments
were entered in favor of the First nation
al bank of North Bennington, holder of
| the bonds against Arlington, Benniug-
| ton, Dorset and SALISBURY, for the
| amount due on the coupons. In the
| case of the Mercantile trust company
| against the Lamoille Valley railroad,
one of the Portland and Ogdensburg
cases, the pleas and demurrer were over
ruled, and the defendant was required to
answer the bill, so that a trial on the
merits will sometime be reached. In the
long litigated case of David w. Prime
and others against the Howe scale COM
panv of Rutland, involving the title to
the patents for the Howe scales, the de-
| cision was reserved.
A Weathersfield man claims to have
killed eight foxes at one shot.
The wooden mill at Ludlow Is run
ming extra time to fill contracts. The
toy mandatory there is also producing
more and doing better than ever before.
Farmers in and about Ludlow take
it to heart that they can obtain only
about New York shilling pound for
their butter. But it is plenty at even
that.
The Vermont State Teachers asso-
citation will meet this year in Woodst ock
be session beginning Tuesday evening,
no following days.
Thursday nights frost was so severe
at White River junction that it destroy
ed garden vegetables, grape vines, and
fruit tree blossoms. Plants covered with
paper were completely frozen,
Frederick Billings, of Woodstock,
has been elected president OF the North
ern Pacific railroad. 1t has been decid
ed to Immediately place under contract
for construction the 200 miles of road
from the head of navigation of the Co.
lumbia river to Lake Ponds d'Oreille.
Monday of last week, as Fred Shat
tuck, of Weston, was at work on a log
pile, the logs started to roll, and Shat
tuck endeavored to stop them with an
iron bar, which flew back and struck him
on the shoulder and collar bone. He
was severely bruised though no bones
were broken.
The Springfield Grange, No. ia,
will hold picnic field meeting" at the
far of 10, ipf al
on Friday, June 18th, at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ, for social intercourse and the discus
sion of agricultural topics. Col. John
b. Mead, superintendent of agricultural
affairs, and other speakers from abroad
have been invited. The meeting is not
confin ed to the order of patrons, but all
progressive citizens are invited to bring
their baskets and unite.
CHESTER.
The horse of Allen Wilson while
crossing the track at the depot on
Thursday of last week, was frightened
by the cars and ran across the street and
when near the post-office the wagon
struck a stone post, throwing Mr.. Will |
son distance of some 20 feet, but fortu |
nately without doing him any very seri-
Gus damage.
Geo. ID. Barton is on from the west,
as witness in the California Jack trial,
and left for Woodstock Monday, together
with some dozen others.
"A. w. Fletcher is keeping larger
stock of goods than has been Kept in the
North village for years.
Jack Frost has made frequent visits
n this section for the past week. doing
damage to early gardens.
Mr.. Gray. the proprietor of the Ia
,onic House, Manchester. VT. has re-en-
jagged Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ii. Ingraham for
he coming season.