Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-01-12

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The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Missisquoi and Clyde Rivers railroad was held at
North Troy, December 3ist, when the following
named gentlemen were elected directors; H. G.
Wilson, W. G. Elkins, o. N. Elkins and J. w.
Currier, North Troy; ]. II. Hamilton, Richford
and A. B. Chaffee Of Montreal. At subsequent
meeting Of the directors, W. G. Elkins was elected
president and o. N. Elkins secretary and treasurer
MAJOR C. s. PAGE Of Hydepark suffered So
we're fracture OF the larger bone Of his left leg on
Thursday, the 9Th inst, in friendly scufie TO
which he urged Mr. Cassius NJ. Gray. Mr.. Gray
laid him as he had been challenged to do, but
with the above unfortunate results Mr.. Page
feels like the boy who had been tickling the heels
OF mule: He did not think his beauty was
much improved, but thought he had learned
something"
THE residents Of Pittsfeld in general and those
who have been aboring in the ore beds in par
tcular, have been made glad by the payment Of
some $4,000 on past due wages and for material
purchased in the village by the White River min
ing company Parties In Boston have thoroughly
tested the ore, and satisfied Of its great value
as fine magnetic ore to be united with cruder
material in the manufacturing Of steel, and have
signifed their intentions OF erecting extensive
works, including blast furnace for Its reduction
SAYS the Free Press "a pleasant person is
William B. Jones OF Milton. One day last week
he took COW that had been lying dead in pas
ture at Mallets Bay for a week, dressed it, cured
the forequarters for his own use, and brought the
headquarters to this city to sell. Fortunately he
| hafo of
tunately, on being arraigned in city court II was
found that there no law under which he could
be punished For so gross an offence there Ger.
tainly ought to be a punishment, and not a slight
| one"
DR. JOHN @. MURPHY OF Rutland was arrested
In Troy the 9th, for stealing set Of surgical tools
and fine microscope from an Albany physician
It Is said Murphy went boldly into the office and
walked away with his booty Murphy was taken
to Albany, where he was arraigued on a charge Of
| grand larceny and commitment was made out
md he was lodged in Jail. number Of pawn
tickets for surgical instruments representing sew
eral western cities, was found upon his person
He is the same ornament of the profession who
recently got into trouble at Bratteboro for stealing
In Burlington city court, 1880, there were
| eighty-one cases against one hundred and three
| respondents; sixty Of these cases were breach of
the peace, chiefly assaults; eight petit larceny;
eleven breach Of city ordinance; one pointing
firearms; one receiving stolen goods. Seventy
respondents have been convicted, eighteen &C
quilted fourteen discharged on none proseqm,
and one absconded. The total costs have been
s66463. The amount OF fines and costs in cases
OF conviction collected and paid into the city
treasury is S6iS.95. The actual expense to the
city for prosecutions for the year is the difference
| OF these sums-S456S.
| MAN applied at Green's drug store, Newport
recently for some alcohol, saying he wanted 1t to
clean sewing machine. Mr.. Green made COM
pound Of alcohol and ether, which makes the best
thing known for cleaning machinery, and deliv-
cred 1t to him, with repeated iDjunctions not to
drink any of 1t. 1t transpred in the course OF the
afternoon that the compound had been given to
another party who treated one Of his friends to it
| without knowing exactly its nature. In a few
moments after both men required the attendance
OF a physician, who was kept busy for about an
hour in administering antidotes and emetcs
| G. II. ABBOTT Of Thetford, who was arrested
last November for burglares at Thetford and at
| Oxford and Lyme, New Hampshire, and COM
| mitted to Chelsea Jail to await trial. was Thurs
day. by order of Governor Farnham, taken to the
| state prison at Windsor for safe keeping On the
day Of his ares. Abbott was found in his retreat
in the woods, where he had stored away large
| quantity Of plumber. On attempting to escape
he was shot at and brought down, receiving
twenty-five buckshots in his head and body,
twenty of which he now carries. His wounds
have given him serious trouble, hie speech haine
sensbly impeded.
Ear Mao ~ nai
lows Falls are doing largely increased business
| They have received many medals At exhibitions
| for their various manufactures. They manufac-
| ture nearly everything in the farm or dairy line
but the principal things are the Cooley creamer,
| recently advertised In our columns which has
for a few years. been so popular in all parts Of
| the country, the "Gleaner" horse rake the
patent sugar evaporator, the Davis swing churn,
and patent dog power, Of which they have Just
made large shipment to England. Their shop
is a museum which must be of great interest to
all people interested.
FRED C. EDWARDS of Brattleboro, for more
than a score of years local stationer and book.
binder. committed suicide in his store Friday by
hanging. He was sixty years DID, OF a quiet and
unassuming nature He was last seen about half
past ten o'clock A. M. looking over his books, and
rolled up and everything about the bench at
| which he was work indicated that the act had
not been long contemplated though bank draft
had been paid, before it due, on the opening
Of the bank in the morning, while his life insur-
| ance renewal was conspicuously pinned to his
shop bench. No cause is assigned for the deed
Ton SHAcKErT the missing cattle drover who
| suddenly departed from Middebury about six
months since, leaving debts to the amount OF |
| $4,000, has been heard from. c. w. Mason OF
Addison county, merino sheep dealer, recently |
returned from Missouri where he accidentally |
met Shackett, and in conversng with him Shack |
EFT expressed regret for his course and an inten
ton to return to Vermont soon He has wandered |
over much Of the west since his departure and has
tried his hand in the western cattle markets. 1t is
rumored, with some success He declares it to be |
his intention to pay every dollar he owes. His !
| estate has been placed in bankruptcy by few |
creditors large number Of his creditors have |
refused to file their claims in the bankruptcy pro-
| ceedings and say they prefer to rely upon the |
honesty of Shackett
| SAYS Stanton's Bradford Opinion " In March, |
| 1879, H. G. Day, went to Boston land purchased |
goods to the amount Of several thousand dollars
ordering that they be not shipped until after the |
first of April The assessors, as was their duty |
visited his and other stores on the first day of
| April. Mr.. Day claimed that he was under no |
obligation to pay taxes either on the goods bought
| OF on money paid for them. The assessors did |
not see the matter in the same light as did Mr. |
| Day. and by direction OF the seectmen and town |
agent proceeded to tax the property and in due |
time the bill found its way into the hands of Col
ector Peaslee. After using moral suasion awhile
Intellectually the collector tried the virtue OF legal
suasion He attached and sold a carryall owned |
by Day realizing enough to pay the tax and costs
Day then brought suit against Peaslee to recover
| the amount The case was heard at Chelsea the
present week. and by order of the court the clerk
entered Judgment in favor of the defendant
| Peasee."
| THE Lyndon Union tells how Samson Nickerson |
closed up the old year: He coming to this |
village Friday afternoon, the 3lst inst, and |
when crossing the lower crossing at the Lyndon |
mill the Montreal express claimed the right of
way and took 1t vi ct arms The COW catcher |
took the horse out of the ths, carried him ten |
rods and raped his brains out on the end Of the
bridge, where II left him without single strap of |
the harness on him. The bride was left hanging |
| upon nail against the end OF the bridge The |