The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-26


from appearances, his horse became unman-
ageable and threw him out Of the sleigh, leaving
him about half a mile from where he was
found. AS his buffalo robe and seigh.seat
were found there, and he was seen on foot
within one hundred rods of where he was
found, the supposition is he dropped dead from
heart disease. DR.. Watson was Immediately
summoned, who deemed a jury OF inquest un-
necessary. His body was carried to the house
Of Mr.. Marsh, near by, until his family could
be notified Of the sad affair."
IT appears from some figures given In re-
cent speech by M. Bandersli the chief en-
gineer to the Northern Of France railway
company, that, in point Of speed at any rate,
English railways still stand first. The actual
speed attained there sometimes reaches sixty
five and one-half miles an hour, while in France,
Germany. and America 1t never exceeds sixty
two and one-half. The average mean speed
d. e., the speed measured by the time taken
between terminal stations) is forty-eight and
one-half miles an hour with English express
trains and forty.fve with French. M. Bander-
ali points out that the English railways have
one advantage to start with, for 1t Is not obli-
gatory, as 1t Is in most foreign countries, to
slRcken at crossings. In the matter OF fares,
England and France enjoy the distinction Of
charging third-class passengers more than
any other country except Turkey
AN outrageous affair occurred in Derby,
whereby poor, sickly half-witted orphan
named Foss was most inhumanely treated.
Five boys-Thomas Hines, Henry Belondeau.
two Blanchard boys and one other-several OF
them men grown, took the poor boy, plunged
him into trough of cold water, and after he
was thoroughly chilled he was taken to well,
lowered to the water by a rope, and thence to
barn where the rope was thrown over beam
and Strengthened until he was threatened with
strangulation, while he was made to believe
that he was to be hung until dead. AS IL these
cruelties were not enough, he was taken to the
house and one-half his head was shaved. Com
plant was entered to the states attorney and
the boys were arrested and taken before Jus
tice Sargent, and after a three days trial the
rascals were fined So each and costs. There is
a strong feeling in this town that the outrage
demands much more severe punishment, and
there is much Indignation at the result.
AN adjourned hearing on a petition of the
| Central Vermont and the Consolidated railroad
| company, that the Central Vermont railroad
company be discharged as receivers and mana.
gers, ETC., ETC., was held at st. Albans last
week before Judge Royce. Among the gentle.
men present were Governor Smith, L. P
Poland, Daniel Roberts. j. L. Edwards Colone
Walker, E. c. Smith, G. c. Noble, H. A. Huse
B. F. Fifield, Mr.. Young, c. H. Pitkin, w. l.
Burnap, Judge Barrett, H. c. Adams, Mr. Bel
OF the Grand Trunk, and others. Mr.. Fifed
on behalf Of the Central Vermont road, asked
for an order by the court in confirmation of tn.
mortgage issued by the new Consolidated rail
road company of Vermont to the amount o.
$4,000 The only objection offered to thi.
was by W. L. Burnap, in behalf Of p. Il
Hazard, who contested the validity of tn,
mortgage Other parties present held that al
a majority of the stockholders in the Vermont
& Canada and Vermont Central roads had
assented to the reorganization scheme, there
could be no objection to such an order from the
court as was asked for. Decision reserved
That part of the case relating to the dismissa
of the suits and discharge of receivership wa.
by agreement postponed to January 18th.
RADIANCE of undesirable fat has beer
achieved Of late by number of actresses; ant
they are said to have done it by dieting ant
not by the use of drugs, as many suppose
The directions are simple enough, and ye
rather hard to follow. They are substantially
the same as recommended by Banting, the
Englishman who reduced his weight from two
| hundred and four to one hundred and sixty
seven pounds in six months, and then pub
lshed his experience for the guidance of 9th
ers afflicted by corpuence. The system consists
in abstinence from food that contains starch
or sugar. This excludes bread, butter, milk
potatoes, beer, and all the preparations into
which sugar enters. Unfortunately for thil
purpose, women almost invariably have swee
teeth; but they cannot part with their excess
of flesh without giving up sugar. They mus
consent to live chiefly ON meat that isn't fat
and vegetables, excepting potatoes. The guam
tity of food eaten may be as great as the ap
petite calls for, so long as starchy and saccha
rine matter is eschewed This does not eav,
a woman 80 badly off as she might at glanc,
imagine, il she can only make up her mind t,
live without candy and pastry. She may drinl
sour wines, or sherry, but no port, champagne
or beer. Distilled liquors are not objection
able in small quantities.
WILLIAM b. CArLIN, farmer thirty-on
years old, of Goshen, twenty-five miles from
Rutland, died Saturday morning under circum
stances strongly indicative of poisoning Tn
family consisted of MIR. Catlin, his wife and
farm hand named Melvin Aver, twenty -fou
years OF age and unmarried. 1t is said tha
ON November 80 Mrs. Catlin bought at a druj
store in Brandon an ounce of arsenic for the al
legged purpose Of killing lice ON a young colt, a
the druggists record shows. 1t is now ascer
tanned that the family had no colt. The da,
following the purchase of the poison Mr.. Catlii
was taken violently sick and some of the al
senic in solution was administered to him b.
Mrs. Catlin, who claims she mistook it for sod
water. Emetics were given and Mr.. Catlin re
covered sufficiently to resume his labors. Al
went smoothly until December 7th, when h
was again taken sick. He WAS immediate
taken to the house, since which time he ha
generally failed. He was treated for typhoi
fever the fact that he had been poisoned ben
suppressed until too late to overcome the eff ect
OF the poison. The funeral has been indef
ntely postponed for the purpose OF a thoroug