The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-02

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5. NJ. Fields, one of the prominent
business men of Newport, was arrested
the other evening by a special agent of
the treasury department, for passing
counterfeit money, chiefly silver half
dollars. Mr.. Field is owner of the Opera
house and a well-known railroad con-
tractor. 1t is said that the bogus money
came from Alden, just over the Canada
line. The accused claims that the money
was received from Canada in payment
for rent, and that he passed it innOcently.
The bill introduced by Senator Ed
munds and passed by the Senate author
izes the Lamoille Valley Extension rail-
road and the OgdeDsburg & Lake Cham
plain railroad companies to construct n
bridge across Lake Champlain from Al
burgh to Rouse's Point. Tho bridge Is 70
be built on the north side Of the present
bridge connecting the Ogdensburgh a.
Lake Champlain with the Vermont and
Canada railroad. 1t is to have two draws
of sixty and ninety feet respectively, op-
positc to and corresponding with those
on the existing bridge. The bill also
authorizes the Lamoille Valley Exten-
sion railroad company to build IL bridge
dCIOSS IIlC Ilohi fOM
to Alburgh, with su table draw prop
erly located and as we'll arrangedas that
on tho existing bridges
The Burlington police during the past
year arrested 7lS persons, 607 males and
III females, of whom 296 were Irish, 2Sl
French and l23 Americans. or the ar
rests. 374 were for intoxication. lS9 for
selling liquor, and So for breach of the
peace. Forty-five of the persons arres,
ed were sent to the House Of Correction,
5 to the States prison and to the Reform
school. At the police station 1876 tramps
were sheltered. Fines and costs amount
ing TO 81, ,996.33 were paid to the county
clerk and the city treasurer.
Royal Bentley of Ripton was tho vic
tim of a curious accident, SATURDAY..
While chopping wood he was striking at
the end of a log as it lay upon the
ground, and once when he did so the AK
glanced off, flew up and the face of 1t
struck him squarely IN the forehead.
Fortunately it struck the front of his cap
first, breaking somewhat the force OF the
blow. 1t cut through the cap and cut
cash nearly two iuches long In the fore
head and Gear in to the bone. Bentley
was not knocked scnseless, but was felled
to the ground like log.
II is announced that the Passumpsic rail
road comrany have retained Hon. Jot;n
l.. Edwards of Newport, and the United
States and Canada express company have
secured the services of Hon. Luke i.
| Poland as counsel to contest the c0nsti>y j.
tionality of the corporation tax law. l..
| Is also said that the Boston board of IN
derwriters have resolved to oppose the
enforcement of that section of the law
taxing foreign insurance companies on
business done in Vermont. and to fur
nish the insurance companies of Yer
mont all the money necessary to litigate
arainst the law. The insurance 'oni-
panies of the State have not yet accCp,ed
the propo ition made by the Boston
board of underwriters.
The following item is going the rodnds
of the press: Some of tho good people
of Rochester are trying TO find out now
on what grounds Edward, the coloreC
eloper, was sent to Woodstock Jail by tn,
Justice before whom he was tried. Th'
| charge preferred against him was that III
stole the team and robes with which h
made the Journey in company with Kat,
| Marsh. MI. htiJlii, wiz sOuic III
terest in the horses, has expressed tn,
opinion that Edwards had right to g,
where he pleased with the team; an,
that being the case, II nrmber of peopl
In town think he was consigned to jai
without evidence enough to warrant sucl
a thing. His going to Jail has throw
his mother on the care of the town. |
Is said that Kate Marsh, during the hear
ing. declared her intention TO marry he
} colored devotee just rs soon as she coul
, have her own way about 1t.
A most disastrous tire occurred a
) Winooski Saturday morning at abou
e seven o'clock. A railroad train ran Of
= the track and cOllidefwith a car loade
| with kerosene oil. The oil caught fir
, and exploded, setting fire to store hOus
. belonging to the Burlington Woolen Mil
} company. This was large Yoode
e building filled with wool and mill sup
1 plies, and was burned to the ground wit
contents. Ten loaded freight cars wer
burned. The track was not cleared uu
a til Sunday morning. The Burlington
I fire department was called upon and re
1 sponded promptly, and after two hour:
: hard work the fire was got under Control
1 The losses are: Burlington WoOle
-
l Stafford, Humphrey & Co., loss $1,000
G covered by insurance; Central Vernon
railway company, loss sl5,00O, partl
insured.
State Treasurer Dubois, says col
> respondent, has received from the co
: lectors of the different towns nearly tn
Z : full amount of the State tax assesse
upon the grand list of 1882. This Is til
!, last tax that will be levied upon the polls
! real estate and personal property of tn
2il towns In the State for the paymer
of State expenses. This tax is equivs
lent to one per cent on the total liste
: polls real estate and personal propert
! of all the towns, which, by the last al
q praisal. is sl67 ,733 ,032, the amount
money realized therefrom being SON
n SlG7 900. This SUN will be sufficient /
: pay the temporary State loan due Eel
q ruary |, and to nearly meet the currel
s expenses of government until the clos
of the fiscal year ending July 81, lss'
The savings banks and trust compani,
\ of the Sfata nrp nOW making rpfurnS