The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-03-05
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

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Blaine.
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Vermont.
BIG strike AT RUTLAND.
The qutrrynen Of West Rutland. to
the number d nearly 200 struck on
Monday for-hiher wages. They have
been working Wing the winter months
at low pay-S0 10 " cents a day-but
had notice Monday morning that their
wages would be. yivanced to 81 II day.
The men all went to work and remain
ed for about hall an hour. All the quar-
rymen OF the Rutland marble company,
and about two. lhiEds Of Sheldon q Sla
sons qunrrymch then stopped work and
left their qu,rri s. demanding IL IL
cents an hour. The prePrelhrs would
no, consent TO such an advai CO.
Orla Loomis's house ut Pawlet has been
burned; loss $1,000, no insurance.
L. Bart" Cross of Montpelier Is a
'hefty" man to send to national con-
vention.
The dwelling house of A. H. Martin
of More own was burned Wednesday {;
loss $1,000. fully insured.
Lucius Cummings. OF East Montpelier
has given Montpelier Clergyman $1,000
to be used at nj, sai1 , for the relief
Of the poor.
Human Aldrisn, respectfully connected
Mt Shrewsbury 1Y in 1877 c. c.
E,ston okAtSa nd Howard d.
Nash Of Boston 81 ZOO in government
bonds. Most of the money has been re-
covered. and the friends of Aldrich have
Just settled the case b.y-paying the losers
$4,000.
The officers Of the State agricultural
society haye appointed the State fair fo7
September IA II ut Montpeli and offer
the same premiums for Holstein or
Dutch cattle as are now given for Jer-
.seys. amour ing to Sl36, with gold and
silver medal. No premiums are to be
given for moving machines, sewing ma
chimes. musical ig.s~umenls, churns or
creameries.
An incendiary fire destroyed four large
barns at Brandon last week, together
with hay, straw. grain an1 three COWS.
Evidence of the iucendiary's course to
and from the buildings. and his subse-
quent midnight ride on horse back, and
the aid rendered him by confederates. is
ALREADY 10 the hands Of the officers. The
town has offered II reward of 5000 for
his arrest and conviction.
The agricultursF meeting held a. New
Haven the 2Jtii WAS s1lreSsed by s. NJ
Is. Cowles; Prof Sanborn. superintend
ent Of the agricultural college farm of
New Hampshire; Col j. b Mead. State
superintendent, 4 agriculture; Alexis L,
Smith of Vergennes; Lman Poet Of
Cornwall; and Era Knowles Of New
iaven, The production Of sorghum re.
ceived somc attention, and it was stated
that several farmers in the state are to
try the experiment upon an extensive
scale.
New Hampshire.
The governor has appointed April 8
us fast day. =
Henry X. Trask of Lqconia has died
from the effects of a wouni made By
piece OF glass.
The house and barn of w. Hunkins
were burned at Titon Thursday night;
loss $1,000, fully insured.
Work has been resumed in the mica
mine ct North Groton. From IN exca-
walton 40 by so BY 100 fee; 65OO pounds
have been taken,
The Kearsarge savings bank of War
ner, which had suffered reduction of
70 per cent by order Of the court, yester-
day began paying itsaN position, in full.
Arthur BlapeJshrd an Willie Merrov,
two boys who wore playing marbles On
tho track of the Rpston md aine ral-
.osl at Grea1FalE IqAalb-Rere K
d BY a freight Car, aLd Clsrlss Hanson.
mother boy, was badly ipiared.
A meeting Of the officers of tho pris-
,ners' aid association, held at Concord
Wednesday night, passed resolutions re-
the governor and council
o pay the expense OF an investigation OF
Prison affairs. and asking that q. w.
lesmith and Samtsel b. Page represent
he association at the Investigation.
Massachusetts.
HOLYOKE MURDER AGAIN.
Friday morning. jeremiah Harnett
otter known as Jerry Harrington, was
tabled while crossing the Connecticut
iver bridge on his way to his home in
outh Htdley Falls by Michael O'Neill
he wound was made in the front part of
he right ley ,st below the groin, prob.
bly, with II pocket knife, aud Htrtnett
led to death in II few minutes. Ii is al
lost needless 10 say that the men had
Ist left a drinking saloon, and both were
toxici;ed lItrtnett staggered along
few step, after being struck, and fell to
e door of the bridge, the blood rushing
ON the wound in great stream.
Neill ran to him and raised his head
,ainst his knee and tried to do some
ing to stop The dow OF blood. He also
ok off his own Goa. and put it over
shoulders. ONeill was ar
sted but says he does not remember
ylhing about it.
The State Senate has accepted a report
ainst the union of Amherst and Am ;
rst agric Il,ural colleges.
William Brooks, colored and married,
S been arrested NJ Lynn for outraging
ara Kimball. IL years old. also colored !,
James Dillingham;, a seaman. drank 4
rbolic acid at Boston, Tuesday. mis- S
ting it Tor whisky, and died in intense b
ony.
From 1000 to 5000 pounds of oleo. !
lrgarine is made at Boston daily, most
it being shipped to neighboring man >,
cturing towns !.
The town auditors of North Andover e.
l that the total defalcation of Treas 81
n Smith is 500 800, his most marked b
honesty being false entries of partial ft
'ments and interest on loan to the q
IN of Sl1,0o0. They deny any 1eg ST
Of duty on their, psrt;.- GO
)nc of tho murdcrsrs of Fry, ever fu
,e his Imprisonment at Concord. has !"
med 10 be haunted by his victims III
'st and begged pteously to be placed -
! Cell with another inmate. His ie- Il
st was granted but he tried to kill 10
mate with knife which he bad con- OF
led. and was again placed in solitary w
tinement. pc
he ecclesiastical jury which has been on
ng Rev. Charles Z Walker. pastor co
he Somerset Methodist church, on m,
rge of adultery. neglect OF his wife by
conduct calculated 10 bring reproach ~;
he church. found him guilty except ba
he first charge. though the vote is 90,
to have been 6 to that this should on
sustained, and has suspended him ca,
the ministry until the annual con- ,oy