The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-06
Late Stale and Vicinity.

1t is announced that new daily paper
will be started in Rutland, the first issue
to appear the 18th inst.
Our Bristol correspondent writes Mrs.
Mary Scarboro came near being drown
ed here. Tuesday of this week, in the
flume attached to +. w. Smiths mill
She was out on the dam and by some
mis-step. she fell in just rs the gates
were hoisted in the mill. drawing hcl
under the ice. BY great presence OF
mind she caught and saved herself and
got out. 1t was narrow escape.
The long litigation between the Yer
mont Central and Vermont and Canada
railroads is finally ended so far as the
courts are concerned. In the United
States court at Burlington, Mar. %
Hen. William G. Shaw, in behalf of the
orators and by arrangement with the de
PENDANTS, asked for decree OF strict
foreclosure of the first mortgage, that /;
decree be entered against certain of til,
second mortgage bondhOlders. and thai
so much of the orators petition as re-
lated to the removal of the trustees be
dismisse Hon. 3. +. Fifield in behalf
of the defendants acquiesced in Mr.
| Shaw's motion. Thereupon Judg,
|
an order giving the Vermont Contra
railroad company ten days in which tC
nav an installment of 5000 900 ard si>
months to pay the whole; and givin.
the second mortgage bondholders lively,
day and six months and two days for th'
same payments; and rs to all othe
sums to become due giving one yea
from the days on which they fall due
1t appears that there is due the frs
mortgage bondholders nearly three mil
lion dollars (S2,J1 ,9l2) of overdue in
terest. and of this amount the plaintiff
i'm this case held million and a hall
The other railroad cases on the docke
were discontinued without costs.
This story comes from Rochester
One night last week about II dozen mask
ed men went to the premises occupie
by j. l.. Brink, broke into the barn iron
. the rear and commenced to make dis
! turbance. 1t seems that Brink had see
the party by the light of the moon, an
was in measure prepared for then
David Carey. an old man, ana his son,
. stout lad of Ii, were stopping over nigl
= with the Drinks, and they, with Mr.
< Brink, followed Brink out to the barr
= Carey and his son were armed with stou
} cudgels. Brink with loaded gun an
Mrs. Brink with a pail of hot waite
A Brink opened the door and stepped int
| the barn, when he was assaulted by for
: stout men, who had evidently been wal
S ing for him, and the gun was knocke
out of his hands. But Mr.. Carey, con
S ing behind the assalants, paid them S
G pointed attentions with his ash cudg,
' that they were laid sprawling on tn
5 floor. The rest of the party. coming t
: the rescue. were met by Mrs. Brink
+ pail of boiling water, and tore the
V boards, and roaring fled the fight" I'll
/ stricken ones" gathering themselves u
t and following as best they might. Fou
= paper masks were stripped of and secu
S ed with their caps, whose owners ar
9 we'll known. In fact, the night was S
E light that nearly every member of I'll
+ party was identified. 1t is said that til
/ intention of the raiders was to rid
Brink and his wife out of town on a raj
: they having become obnoxious to som
: members of the gang by reason Of thel
Z testimony in petty law suit in whic
n Carey was party.