The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-29

self sinking, directed her to grasp an over
hanging branch and sustain herself while he
should extricate himself from the channel Of
the creek Mr.. Crosby reached the shore
nearly strangled and overcome by his struggle
with the water. Mrs. Crosby, it is conjectured,
was swept from her hold by the rising waters.
1t is thought that Mr.. Crosby must have
swooned on reaching the shore and that some
time must have elapsed before he recovered.
He was in an almost helpless condition and
was barely able to reach house and give the
alarm Mrs Crosby's body was found several
hours afterward, where the receding waters
had left it. Her maiden name was Luette
Kane. She had lived in Boston They were
married in February last and had just gone to
housekeeping Her remains were taken East
for burial. The sudden rise OF the water in
the creek is attributed to "cloud burst"
that section of Nebraska.
"wHERE's that trunk been2" said re-
porter to the baggageman pointing to dis
mantled hulk that had evidently put in to re-
fit from the sea Of summer travel. should
think that handle was yanked off somewhere
up the North Central. There's man at Ell
mira, | think it is, whom we always know by
the way he leaves his handles-always tears
'em out on the same end of one side. When
trunk is split along the back It's pretty sure to
have been along the Connecticut coast The
Stonington transfer splits trunks like buzz
saw, but when you get the trunk stove in at
both ends, with the hinges off and the lock
collapsed, you may be pretty sure it's been
into Canada. There's where they do smash
baggage. You see they get SO darned mad
handling the chests of drawers and wash
stands and woodboxes that pass for baggage
in that country that they view every trunk as
natural enemy, and they single out the good
ones like sharp-shooters lay for officers" ]"
"What's your private mark?" asked the re-
porter. "Oh, we don't smash baggage here.
Baggage smashin's like the shakes in Jersey,
is always in the next town. But amt got no
grudge against these summer Saratogas any
way!" said the baggage man, looking in a
kindly way at the model village of two-story
wooden houses about him.
PEOPLE who travel between Montreal and
Boston. via the Central Vermont line says the
Messenger, are to be given an added luxury of
travel, which, it goes without telling, they will
promptly appreciate. There have arrived at
st. Albans two new and elegant pullman par
lor cars built especially for use on this line, at
a cost of about S18 600 apiece They bear the
names of Sultana and Senorita and are
the handsomest and most luxurious cars ever
put ON this line. They were built at the De-
troit, Michigan, works. The greater portion
of the interior is decorated with nlaid work
which it is understood is very costly. Each
car seats thirty-two persons, and is fitted with
revolving armchairs, upholstered in red velvet
plush. At intervals small tables are placed
and as the cars are fitted with refrigerator
sufficient for the storage of large supply Of
eatables, the wants of the passengers will bt
fully met in every direction. The attendants
are summoned by electric bells, and at botf
ends of the cars separate parlors are placed
adjoining these again are lavatories, fitted
with marble washstands. From the roof 81,
large lamps are suspended, the ceilings being O.
oak inlaid and hand-painted in a most artistic
manner. A new feature is an improved ven
tilator, which allows the admission Of air tt
the entire exclusion of dust or cinders. Blind
are fitted to the windows and unique vase
filled with natural flowers are placed in from
of mirrors at each end. An open glass buffe
is placed at one end filled with antique Chin
services. The floors are covered with Wiltol
carpets. These cars will be put on to the ds,
run between Montreal and Boston, leaving tn
former city at eight A. NJ, and the latter a
one p. NJ. Seated in one of these cars tn
traveller will feel that he is in veritable hom
on Wheels where abundance of comfort doe
away with the usual tediousness of Ion
journey. 1t is probable that two more cars G
this sort will be put on as soon as they ar
finished, to run between Montreal and Ne,
York.
GA BIG suit has been commenced in the Ru
land county court" says the Springfield r,
: publican, against ex- Governor John B. Pag
and others by Samuel F. Villas of PlattsburG
NY. In accordance with the direction in tn
writ to attach property to the value Of 500, ,0Oi
Sheriff Peabody has attached Governor Page
, residence, which stands on the town records a
belonging to Pages first wife, now deceased
also the houses standing upon the records 8
? belonging to the wives of Pages two SON
3 William r. Page and f. D. Page; and also
3 piano, horses and other personal property, &
] the property of Page. The suit is brought
3 Barrett & Barrett upon an alleged judgmei
l rendered at Plattsburg in 1880 against Pae
and Peter Butler and George B. Chase OF Bo
, ton for about $50, 900. Vias's claim has qu
q a history and has been in litigation since abol
A 1856, While director of the Montreal an
a Pattsburg railroad he obtained a judgmel
against that railroad amounting to about S26
900, and caused the rolling stock to be sold {
| execution and bid it in himself for about SIC
n 600. The trustees of the mortgage bonds
!, that railroad claimed that their mortgage co
n cred the rolling stock and the receiver a
. pointed by the court during the tendency
q the foreclosure proceedings took possession
r the rolling stock and used it. In 1873, aft
several years litigation in the lower courts, Il
4 New York commission Of appeals reported
A "a n. Y. Reports, p 314) decided that as Il
a mortgage had not been filed as a chatt
:, mortgage, as required by law, Villas as an ex
cution creditor could sell the property al
>, acquired good title as against the mortgag
u Villas then obtained an order signed by Il
d judge directing the receiver to pay the clair
10 but it was never filed in court nor did the 7
n ceiver know anything about it. About III
" time Oakes Ames, John B. Page, Peter Butt
| nd hstaf kla.