The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-10-29
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Vermont.

MRS. MEAKER ATTEMPTS TO BURN THE
JAIL.
Mrs. Meaker, who, with her son AL
mon. is in jail at Montpelier charged
with killing little Alice Meaker, her hus-
bands half-sister, at Waterbury, made
desperate and nearly successful attempt
to burn Tuesday. She set fire to her cell
but the flames were discovered in time
to prevent serious damage.
Mira. Lucius Spaulding of Worthwhile
committed suicide recently because she
believed a cancer was forming in her
stomach.
While a FIVE years old son of Lieut.
| Gov. Cotton was climbing upon loaded
wagon at Irasburg, Friday, the horses
started and the wheels passed over his
body killing him.
Royal s. Carr, convicted of murder
ing the half. breed Indian, Williace Muir
commock, at Worcester. has been SEN
fenced to be hanged at the Windsor
state-prison the last Friday in April, 1882.
The railroad depots at South Newbury,
Bradford, Fairlee and Haverhill, N. H.,
were broken into Saturday night, and
their contents opened and scattered about,
but the amount stolen is not fully known.
The same party did the whole job, hav-
ing probably travelled along the Passump-
sic railroad in hand-car
Col. A. F. Walker of Rutland has
gone to England on professional bust
ness.
The hotel of G. P. Simpson of Waits
River has been burned; loss $4,000.
The census bureau has issued bulle-
tin giving the population of four counties
in Observation-Disclosures, Franklin, La
noble and Rutland. The total popula-
ton of the first is 23,6O7; of the second.
30,225; ofthe third, 1854 of the fourth
Al $50. There are Is colored people in
the first, "a in the second, 6 in the third
and LA in the fourth. The population
of the town of Rutland is 12,149; of St.
Adams, ,l93; of st. Johnsbury, $500;
of Swanton, 3,079.
A short time ago two gentlemen from
Sutherland Falls started out together for
a days shooting. One of them. when
the two were separated, crouched down
in the bushes and began to initiate the
bark of squirrel. His companion heard
the noise and saw the bushes moved by
the hand of his friend. Mistaking the
noise for the ''cluck" of partridge he
fired into the moving bushes and the
would-be ventriloquist was well filed
with bird shot. though his injury is not
fatal.
New Hampshire.
Rev. j. E. Fullerton of Raymond. |
retired Freewill Baptist minister. while '
burning some brush on his land recently, !
was taken with a sudden illness and fell |
INTO the fire. When found be was badly
burned about the body, and it is feared =
hat he will not recover.
Row. Mr.. Bartlett of East Rochester.
nominee for Congress. de-
lines the animation, believing that the
interests of the country demand the sue
ess of the Republican ticket. {
Edgar Francis Colburn of Hsllsville. v
vho shot and killed his friend. VIM. E. l
last August with gun that
e did no. know was loaded. has been 6
to year and q day in the \
te-prison. =
A house and barns belonging to Henry d
J. Stoddard and barn belonging to a b
ir. Garland were burned at Portsmouth s
ednesday evening of last week; loss
10000. N
There are "a encampments of Odd e.
elbows in the State. with membership W
1898. an increase of 80 from last year. N
hey have Sl4,744. in cash and invest II
ents. and have paid out for relief $2l09 cl
iring the past year. p
The report of the list annual meeting 70
the general association of Congrega.
onal and Presbyterian ministers shows -
y Congregational churches in the State,
ith membership of 20,l34. a loss OF a,
y since last year. The total value of q,
g church property is 1926 1924, and O,
e average salary of the ministers is A
The wheat crop in the State will hard
be up to its usual standard. but pota- m
es and all kinds Of fruit are unusually A,
'undant.
Michael j. Griffin OF New Market has CT
en- sentenced to five years in state W
ison for felonious assault upon Jen. tn
e +. Staff. r
Workmen engagedIin digging a well W
New Market recently, came upon q
post Of petrifed mussels and coral at J..
iepth of about 20 fec:. "a
Patrick A. Collins Of Manchester, has -
en- arrested for bigamy. his first wife No
ing Annie E. Remission OF Manchester. IN
d his second Lizzie Murray. Of Lynn. DO
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