Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-05-13

condition of the sidewalks in this village and
asks that some system for their permanent
and general improvement be adopted. With
the $1,000 Of highway money left over from
last year, and the largo sum which the 25 per
cent. tax will raise on this years list, n large
surplus must be left, and thore is general
feeling that under such circumstances the only
proper thing 10 be done Is 10 begin the long
needed work Of permanent sidewalk improve
ment
The present week has given us a very
unusual and protracted period of summer
temperature for the season. heated term
set In ON Sunday afternoon and prevailed
without intermisson, growing more and more
intense until Thursday afternoon when the
mercury marked 00o 10 0lo In the shade.
During the whole Of Wednesday night the
mercury stood at S0o. Thursday evening
thunder storms in the vicinity cooled the air
somewhat and this, Friday morning, tho heat
il less intense from the fact that the sun is
olouded in. The grass crop on the low lands
is beginning TO suffer seriously from lack of
rain. Vegetation has come forward during
the week with remarkable rapidly. The
summer birds are here, the earlier fruit trees
are in blossom and trees lack little of being
in full leaf
From figures furnished us this week it
appears that tho number of passengers car
ried on the Brattloboro a Whitehall regular
passenger train during the month Of April
was between 400 and 1900. Owing TO the
fact that court was in session in March the
April figures, Of course, arc not as large as
those for the former month. The passenger
business steadily continues to be conaidera-
bly, above the average of last winter. A gray
81 train is at work every day and the condi-
ton Of the road bed is rapidly improving
Wherever possible the curvature Is being
lessened and improved. Side tracks are TO
be put in at West Dummerston aud West
Townshend, and the side track at Winhall is
to be heightened 10 accommodate the large
business at that station. At Jamaica, Wards
boro and Townsend the side tracks are to be
moved back or 10 inches from the main
line so as 10 give more space between the
two tracks. The freight traffic already be.
gins to test the full capacity of the rolling
stock. The express business Is good and all
hands are anxiously waiting for the return of
the combination mall express and baggage
car from st. Adams, so that regular messen-
ger mail service over the line may begin.
The logs have been running down the river
freely since Sunday. Thursday morning word
came by telegraph that owing to sudden rise In
the river the boom ut Bellows Falls had broken
The larger portion Of the lOgs thus suddenly let
loose went down during last night, and IN course
OF the night the men who are stationed here broke
up several OF the largest jams which have ever ac-
cumulhted at THIS point, and which shook the
bridge Omlnously. A big Jam has collected at
South Vernon bridge There is a high pitch OF wa
ter and the river has been steadily rising since yes
terday morning.
d. NJ. Humston was arraigued before Justice
Newton Thursday morning upon the complaint Of
W. II. Alexander, grand juror, charging Humiston
with larceny. Upon the examination before the
magistrate II appeared that Geo. Curtis, now at
Newark. N. j.. empl Dyed llumiston while here in
March TO sell goods for him. In April Humlston
went TO Newark and occupied a room with Curtis
and remained there until the 9Th OF May, when he
returned TO BrattlebOro for the purpose OF selling
goods TO be shipped by Curtis. The evening after
his departure Curtis missed a valuable gold watch,
about tl5 In specie, revolver and spy glass. AZ
ter careful investigation At Newark Curtis came TO
Brattleb0rO and Wednesday afternoon obtained
search warrant, which was placed In the hands Of
John Wood. Humlstons trunk was examined aud
the revolver and spy glass were found together
with the bag and $3.50 Of specie The bag hal Cur
tlss name stamped upon the inside. The onicer
was unable 10 md the watch or balance OF the
money. Humiston made no objection TO having
his trunk examined and claims that he did not
know the property was there, that some one must
have put these articles IN his trunk aud retained
tbs watch ana most OF the money. Humiston has
hitherto had . good reputation and his employer
had full confidence Ia him. lie was ordered to
give ball In the sum Of $500 for his appearance at
the September term OF county court, and for want
thereof was committed to jan.