Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-02-01
STATE AFFAIRS.
THE DAmYMENs' MEETING.

There was an increased attendance on
the second aud last days session Of the Yer
mont Dairymeus' association. Edward Bur
nett Of Southboro, Mass, gave an interesting
description of u Holland dairy, and compared
the merits and qualities Of Holstein and Jer-
sey COWS, much TO the advantage of the lat
ter breed of cattle. E. A. Harris the Bos-
ton commission merchant present as judge
for the butter exhibit, gave the result Of his
inspection. or 80 exhibits 50 ranked as first
class, 10 as second class and four as third
class, the proportion of choice butter being
remarkably large in the exhibit made. Prod
uce dealers, he said, do not object to artih-
cial coloring. Oleomargarine was a curse TO
the trade as well as to the dairyman. Mr..
Harris regarded the finest Vermont dairy
butter equal in quality and value to the best
Iowa creamery butter. An interesting paper
on the Jersey COW, prepared by Richard II.
Goodman of Lenox, was read. He said that
there were 100, 600 Jersey COWS in the coun-
try, and that the growth of the Jerseys in ia
vor was remarkable. At the afternoon SEES
sion the old board of officers was reelected,
and A. W. Cheever read an interesting paper.
At the evening session Gen w. W. Circuit
read a paper on Common Law on Common
Matters" which was full of excellent infor-
nation on contracts of labor, the rights of
employer and employe, lines of drainage and
warranty of sale At the close Of the session
Ex-Governor Fairbanks gave a reception at
his residence to the officers aud others attend.
ing the association.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE LIQUOR
LAW.
The supreme court of Rutland county
has rendered a decision in the habeas corpus
case of Barney Barker, late express agent at
Rutland, and dismissed the exception, with
out hearing the case on its merits, on the
ground that it WAS a state case in which no
exceptions will lie in favor of the state from
the decision Of the county court, although
the exceptions in this case were taken in the
name of Mead, the constable. This decision
overrules the case in re Jesse Cooper report
ed in the 32d Vermont reports. The case in
volved the important legal question whether
a common informer can prosecute before a
Justice of the peace for violations of the liq-
uor law, and arose under these circumstances:
II. w. Love of Rutland made complaint as
common informer before Justice Cain against
Barney Barker for illegally selling liquor.
Barker was brought before the justice and
bailed and then surrendered by his bail into
the custody of Constable Mead. Barker then
procured a habess corpus writ from the coun
ty court upon which it was decided by Judge
Veazey that violation Of the liquor law could
only be prosecuted by indictment or informa-
ton by states attorneys or by complaint by
states attorneys or grand jurors and not by
common informers, as permitted by statute,
and that therefore Justice Gains warrant be-
cause issued upon complaint of u common iu-
former was void, and Barker was discharged.
Exceptions were taken to the supreme court,
which that court has now dismissed. Judge
Ross dissented.
Sixty five men have been at work smelt
ing copper at the Ely mines since Dec l, the
product sold sggregating 10000 pounds.
The West Randolph Methodists have
bought lot in that village for $500 and will
build a church the coming season.
The noted buck "Draco," owned by A.
& V. l. Spear of Braintree, is dead. He was
valued at $1,000.
The Central Vermont railroad company
have notified their agents not to receive any
single piece of baggage weighing over 2j0
pounds after Feb. l. The order is aimed at
drummers' sample trunks, and has been issu.
ed conformably with a similar action by con.
Meeting roads.
The receipts of the Rutland post Office
for the first four months of two cent postage
were 10 per cent larger than for the same pc
riod the year previous.
Rev. j. f. Bruce Of the Congregational
church in Salisbury has been deposed from
the ministry by a council of ministers. 1t APP
peared that in the matters of marriage and
divorce his career had been a checkered one
he is now living with his third wife, and the
circumstances of his connection with the two
previous wives were not thought favorable to
his efficiency as a minister.
S. s. Fisher, surviving partner of the
late firm of Michael S. S. Fisher, proprie-
| tors of the Bennington wooden mills, died
| suddenly in New York last Saturday. This,
| it is feared may cause the shutting down OF
the mills, which employ 500 hands, and will
prove a heavy blow to the bus mess interests
of the town. The mills were originally built
for $500 600, but were purchased for Sl25,
| 600 by the Fishers, who doubled their capaoi
! ty.
The following additional particulars are
| given about death from rum drinking which
was briefly mentioned last week: Early on
the morning of the 18th a team was discover
ed standing in the road near the Fletcher
boundary line, and near by young man
named Harley Clapper, lying in the snow il
| a state of intoXcaton, and insensible, with
portions of his body frozen, and so thorough
! " chilled that he died the same night, with
| out once arousing or giving any signs Of con
seriousness. 1t seems that he, in company
with others, had been TO party at a bro tn
| ers they left there about three o'clock and
stopped at Pigeon Hill, where they all drank
and purchased more liquor to bring with
them, and they drank it. up in going two
miles. When they reached the Province line
the majority decided to take a cross road
which was nearer way home, and on Clap.
per refusing to go the same way his comradt
| left him and went with the other party. He
went only few rods when he pitched ou
aud fell asleep. The horse was held by the
reins getting beneath the sleigh runner, ant
thus man and team were discovered.
Thomas Foster 60 years old, was frozeI
to death near the notch in the mountain
crossing between Manchester and Sandgat,
last week Wednesday. He had been to Man
chester for trading, and it is supposed he be
came exhausted, as the snow was deep anC
no track had been broken He was founC
the next morning By friends who went il
search of him.
"A. A. Moore of Berkshire averaged 22i
pounds of butter each from nine shorthorr
COWS last season, and sold $3.50 worth OF
] calves, making his receipts $79 a COW.
Twelve of the foreign insurance oompan
les, doing buOiness in this state, have alread,
paid TO the state treasurer their taxes for thu
year under the corporation tax law, and non,
have paid under protest.
The house aud out buildings Of Herber
Long, situated about one mile below Middle
sex Centre, were entirely consumed by fire a
an early hour last Friday morning.
--Gov. Barstow has appointed Joel II
Gates of Burlington and II. G, Root of Ben
nington commissioners from Vermont to tn
New Orleans exposition and Mrs. job
Gregory Smith of st. Adams and Mrs. Ed
ward W. Peck of Burlington commissioner
to the woman's work department
"A young son of DIR. Newell of st. Johns
! htuuwr ELL h. III,
day night, by a six.years old playmate name
Hyer. The children had obtained possessio
of DIR. Newells revolver, and while in tn
hands of the Hyer boy it was discharged wit
this fatal result,
| Two horses fell 76 feet into a pit q