The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-04-11
MATTERS in VERMONT.
MORE BuRoLARIEs IN RtrLAND.

MORE BURGLARIEs IN RUTLAND.
hG. Kingslcy's hardware store and Bill
lings' Bros grocery store, on Merchants Row
were bnrglarlzed last night. An examination
or inc premises this morning shows that the
nrst aucmpt was made upon the basement
door IN the rear Ok kingsley's store. Being
unable to force IL the THE YES procured n lad
der, mounted to the first floor and effected an
entrance by cutting a pane of glass and OPEN
ing u window. The money-drawer was .riaed
OF IT'S contents, some eighteen or twenty dollars
IL IS not yet known what goods If any were
taken; Inc thieves gained admission to Bill
lings Bros. store through the basemen door
which was pried off Its hinges. At the head OF
the cellar stairs a PANEL was very neatly re-
moved and a door unbolted which gave them
admission to the storc-room. A chest of tea
was taken as well as other articles not yet fully
asceslained. At this stage tits presumed
the burglars were frightened in some way, for
they left without attempting to break into the
front part OF the store. These are precisely the
same tactics that were used in the many burg
laries committed here last fall and there is no
doubt that this Is the work of the same par
TIES. IL IS evident that they are Rutland people
yet their work shows them to DO no noyiccs.
The police suspect various persons, and several
arrests are likely to be made this week.
The controller olthe currency has authorized
the Gray national bank of Middletown Springs,
Vermont, to begin business with q capital or
$780, 900.
Rev Wilbur Rand of the Congregations
church, Barnet, has resigned, to take effect May
9th.
The Hog Island fishermen, arrested for viola
ton of the fish lawhaye been released on $3.50
each, J. IL. Donaldson becoming surety
GOOD TEN LIARS ON THE WAR PATH.
The Good Tcilplars of West Berkshire visit ed
their local rum-seller recently and cleaned 0 ut
the entire establishment, breaking bottles and
smashing things generally. No appeal taken.
A petition has been circulating in st Adams
asking for the removal of Comptroller Knox.
The parties to the petition allege that the Comp
troller is not doing right in the matter of the
Vermont National Bank.
SALVATION FOR MIDDLEBURY
1t is expected that the Salvation Army which
for the last three or four weeks has been Storm
ing the citadels OF sin in Bristol will soon
move on Middlebury and attack us in full
force. 1t is much to be hoped that this will be
done, for at the present time there are few town
of the size of Middlebury which need Salvation
more than she does.
DEATH OF AN OLDEST Id
Deacon r. II. Wild, the oldest person OF
West Fairlee, died Friday last. He was born
in West Fairlee in 1874, and has always re-
sided in the town. His town had given him all
the offices in its power.
REWARD INCREASED FOR DEAD RoDY.
The selectmen of st Adams have increased
the reward for the discovery OF Krause's body
to 800, and it is hoped it may soon be found.
GHOST MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
The mystery that hung about Mr. Loveland's
house at Castleton, causing many to think it
was haunte d, has been cleared mp. The light
was from a neighbours barn, the noise came
from bats.
c~AsTLEToN's SHEEP sHEARING.
The sheep shearing at Castleton on April 80,
promises to be a larger gathering than its most
ardent friends hoped it could be. Word comes
from farmers north, east, south and west, say
ing they will come. Let none stay away for
fear of accommodations to shear or care for
their sheep, foe a better place could not be built
were it built on purpose.
ANEW BANK %oRGANIzED.
On Thursday a new bank was organized at
Middletown Springs under the name of the
Gray National bank. The following were elected
directors J w Cramton, Bradley Fish, A w
Gray, A Y Gray, l. II Jennings and a a
Greene. Subsequently the following officers
were chosen: A W Gray, president; A Y
Gray, yice-president; Al Greene, cashier.
INSURANCE. RATES on FARM PROPERTY.
The New England insurance company have
adopted the following rates on farm property
in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire
Farm dwellings,, and barns belonging with
same, and contents, so cents for one year on
a hundred dollars, 80 cents for two years and
81 for three years isolated barns and contents,
81 for one year. No policies to be written for
longer time than three years.
AN IRIsnMAN's WIT.
Burlington boasts a witty Irishman who re-
to pay Sl2, the regular price, for pastur-
ing his COW, because she had only three teats.
A VICTORY UNDER THE CIVIL DAMAGE ACT.
Mrs Bixby, of Burlington, has recovered $3.50
under the civil damage act, of a liquor dealer
named Holbrook, who sold her husband liquor
on which he became drunk and was drowned,
Rev Edward Smiley goes from the univer-
salist church at Putney to that at Richmond.
He served in the ranks during the war, was
,fterward a compositor in the Boston Traveller
office, preaching in various churches on Sun
lay, and is a good German scholar.
The Passumpsic savings bank at st Johns
)ury will build a business block this summer
IN the Grinnell lot, which they have just bought.
lsing part of it for their bark. Several other
lew buildings are going up in the village.