Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-11-18

VERMONT NEWS.
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTERS IN rpr cv,,
TRAIL VERMONT ACCOUNTING

HhPoRr OF THE SPECIAL MASTERS IN THE GEN.
TRIAL VERMONT ACCOUNTING.
The special masters appointed IN srd
and report the indebtedness OF the Vermont
central railroad managers, have filed their
statement in the Franklin county court. IL
SHOWS the amount Of bonds presented and
proved was SO, 800, 900, out Of a total issue of
$4,3O0,000 The overdue interest amounts
70 more than 81, 200, 600 The floating debt
Is about Sl,000,000. The Central Vermont
claim for cash advances approximates $780,
wv; This makes total trust indebtedness
OF $4,000 900. The report ssys further that
in 1872 tie floating debt of the managers
was ~, 100000, and, owing to the strinRencv
OIL the money market, the notes went to pro-
test. Rival roads then tried to throw the
Oentral Vermont into bankruptcy, and IL was
then that the new company was orpanized
under charter from the Legislature. and in
the spring of 1873 advanced 81 ZOO. 600 in
cash to take up the notes of the former man.
agement The credit was thus somewhat re-.
stored shortly afterward there came anoth-
or emergency, and the company used the
equipments and earnings of the roads. with
money out of the directors pockets, to keep
the floating debt from going to protest The
masters say We find that the Central Yer
mont railroad company and its directors have
acted prudently and in good faith in respect
to the use of the earnings Of the roads and
their equipments, looking to the best inter-
est OF the entire trust and the whole proper
ty.
THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
The annual meeting of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society was held at White River
junction on Wednesday. The treasurer's re.
port shows the financial affairs Of the society
TO be in furnishing condition. The cleo.
ton of Ofieprq for the =
as follows: President, Henry Chase of
Lyndon vice presidents, @. II. Hubbard of
Springfield, II. b. Kent of Dorset, S. G.
holyoke OF st. Adams, George Davis of East
Montpelier; secretary, Henry Clark of Rut.
land treasurer, N. d. Stafford of White Riy
err Junction, with Board of fifteen Directors.
President NJ H. Buckham of Burlington.
Henry Clark of Rutland and George Ham
mond OF Middlebury were appointed dele.
gates to the National Agricultural Convention
to be held at Washington, d. @. Elk. Governor
Smith was invited to deliver the address at
the next annual fair. A committee was ap.
pointed to negotiate with the New England
| Agricultural Society with reference to hold
ing the next fair of that society in Vermont
in connection with the state fair A commit
tee was appointed to consider the feasibility
OF Offering premium not to exceed $780, for
the greatest number of shade trees set out by
any one town, to be growing in 1884
THE FIRE RECORD.
AT Rutland on Thursday morning of last
week the house of James Welch, with its con-
tents, was destroyed by fire. Loss $1,000 f.;
insured. The barn of Albert Wilson, near by
was also burned insured. Thursday night
the house and barn OF Michael Sployd,
Northfield West Hill, were burned with their
contents. Loss about $25OO; partially in
sured.-A hotel and barn at West Danville
owned by @. II. Hall were burned Friday
night. Some furniture was saved, and the
| property was partially insured. The house
and barn of o. S. Hicks. White River June
ton, were burned Monday morning. Hicks
and his family we're away. A Frenchman,
Peter Levine, who was suspected Of setting
the fire for predatory purposes, was arrested.
In his house were found many articles be-
longing to Hicks
THE ST. ALBANs TAX SUITS.
In the tax suits, Edward A. Sowles vs.
the town of st. Albans and the National Car
company vs. the town of ST. Adams, orders
have been issued by Chancellor Redheld. In
the first case the temporary injunction re-
straining the collection of the taxes is dissolv-
| ed ; in the second the National Car company
is ordered to file a bond for $14, 900 to secure
the payment of taxes, With interest, and dam
ages in case the taxes are finally adjuged le-
| gal, and the motion to dissolve Is overruled.
TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.
The dwelling of James Laquire at North
Ferrisburg WAS burned Wednesday afternoon,
with all its contents. His children, one of
five and Que two years old, were burned in
the building The mother had left them
alone about fifteen minutes before the discoy-
cry of the fire.
Harry George of East Hardwick ran into
| a 40 xubat, cli1iner Hi
was killed.
Brooks Post, G. A. R., of Montpelier, have
invited Hon. B. T. Fifeld TO deliver the ora.
ton next Memorial day.
Jonathan Hadlock and his wife, the old.
est couple living in Jay, having lived togeth.
err over sixty years, died recently, within four
days of each other.
AT Richford, Monday evening" while q
14-years-old boy was fooling with loaded
shotgun, it was discharged and three shots
entered the face of a young son of Mrs.
Charles Cummings inficting painful wounds.
Mrs. Justin Child, an aged lady fell down
stairs at West Randolph, Thursday night, and
received such injuries that she died in few
minutes.
Elias Cheney, Justice of the Peace Of
Derby, died in his chair Monday morning
He was well known through the Province oil
| QueDtc. TOT many years ne WAS tne ptOptl
etor of the Magog House at Sherbrooke.
AT Winooski, Friday night, Oliver Love
ly of Milton was knocked down and robbed o.
500 his watch and package of dry goods
by three persons, two of whom are supposed
to have been Joseph Garrow and a fellow
named Amell who are under arrest.
The members of the Springfield Indus
trial works are TO hold a reunion at the hote
in that place on Thanksgiving evening. A
circular has been issued which asks for gen
eral attendance, aud says IF you intenC
to be present write at once If not write q
brief sketch of yourself during the last five
years, state what you know Of others, also
and send it to H. NJ. Armstrong, Springfield
VT"
Eugene, aged 20, son of Dennis Black
mer, accidentally shot himself through thu
abdomen in Coles bazar at Bennington las
Tuesday evening, and cannot recover
Chief Justice Pierpoint is now reported
to be on the gain and able to sit up for shor
time each day. He is suffering from an@mii
of the brain, brought on by protracted men
tai work. and complicated with dyspepsia
The least mental exertion is very injurious
particularly reading or writing, and his physi
clans ask that no papers or documents be sen
him to sign. II this is done, and the treat
ment is carefully followed, they have stroni
| homes of his ultimate recovery.