The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-07-17
MATTERS IN VERMONT,
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| A SECRET MEETING OF BANK REPRESENTA-
| TIvEs.
A secret meeting was hold at Burlington Fri
day OF representatives Of the Baxter NatiOna
bank OF Rutland, the three st Johnsbury bank
and the Brandon bank, against which the CON
troller of the currency directed Receiver Hen
ment made upon them as stockholders OF thu
defunct Vermont national bank Of st Adams
Other banks interested are the national banl
of Vergennes, national bank of Middlebury
and the Bellows Falls savings institution some
OF which had representatives present. 1t Is nm
the enforcement OF the assessment, on the
ground that the banks held the stock merely al
| security and not Us stockholders.
| STRUCK By LIGHTNING.
| The large barn at Judge Fletcher's at Hol.
| land was struck by lightning July 9th and SO.
riously damaged but not set on fire. A heavy
bolt struck the cupola, running thence along the
roof and down the end of the building to the
ground. The cupola was nearly destroyed, a
scattered in all directions. The lightning went
| into the earth making hole eight or ten inches
| in diameter, from which smoke issued for hall
an hour. 1t was prOvidenlial escape from q
confiagration.
YACHT RACE IN BURLINGTON BAY.
The first yacht race of any importance which
has occurred in Burlington bay for years took
place last week Thursday evening, between the
sail yachts Mystic, owned by Edward johnson,
Gipsey, owned by Messrs Pease and Kendall.
The course was from the north end of the
breakwater to the south end, then two miles
in the direction of Jupiter island and return to
the south end Of the breakw alter. The race was
won by the Mystic, and was very exciting from
the start.
SHOT HIS SON FOR BURGLAR.
/ A F Nichols, prominent lawyer of st
Johnsbury, while attempting the capture OF a
supposed burglar in his house Tuesday acct
dentally shot his son, aged IA years, in the aldo.
men with revolver. The extent Of the injury
is not yet determined.
POSSIBLE CASE oP INFANTIcIDE.
A house at Alburgh Centre, occupied for some
time by Narcisse Longware, was recently va
Gated by him and last week family which had
moved in, while cleaning the cellar, discovered
the body OF an infant wrapped In a cloth and
partially buried in the bottom of the cellar.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND BURNED.
During thunder storm last week Thursday
the dwelling house Of Samuel Livingston, OF
West Berkshire, was struck by lightning and
burned. l 80
Burlington is to organize military company
to take the place Of Co E, whose ten years of
service recently expired.
The Cutter marble company at Middlebury
has been reducing it's force, and it is intimated
that they will shut down altogether this week.
A c Austin, Newport hotel proprietor, pes
tered by roughs about the depot, flung red pep
per in the eyes of one and knocked another
senseess the other day.
The "Lamollle' engine left the track while
backing to Cambridge Junction Friday, and
was badly wrecked. The engineer and fireman
escaped with slight bruises.
The residence of Hubbard Chittenden at
South Burlington was destroyed by fire last
week. The origin of the fire is unknown. The
loss is mostly covered by insurance.
Kiles A Paul has been commissioned post
master at East Berkshire, Andrew Appletree
at Morgan Center in place Of d A Currier, and
w H Teochout at Woodbury. in place OF E
Heath 49,
Burglars broke into the East Hardwick de-
pot last week, gaining an entrance through the
freight room by unscrewing the lock OF the
office door and taking it off. Only about So
rewarded them for their pains.
Twenty one veterans formed a new Grand
Army post at Middlebury Saturday. Col A S
Tracy was elected commander, G E Norton
adjutant, and W Pinney quartermastcr. The
post will be called the William Russell Post
SO.
Bradford's berry business is booming. About
a Thousand bushels Of Strawberries were ship
ped last week from that town. There were
sent 1856 bushels in one day. The growers get
and 10 cents per quart for them, and S2500 q
week is not bad plum for the town to take.
The next national convention of French
Canadians will be held in Rutland sometime in
June, 1886. A committee already have the
matter In hand. The last convention was held
in Albany, then l43 delegates were present.
There will probably be a two days meeting,
followed by picnic.
Alexander Blair, who was recently arrested
at Shelburn on the charge of stealing horse.
was taken before the Burlington City Court up
on information filed at his request by the
States Attorney, and be was sentenced to
serve term of three years Imprisonment at
hard labor in the State prison.
An East Middlebury man named McPher-
sons, was arraigned the other day, for furnish
ing rum, intoxication and breach of the peace
He plead guilty and was sentenced to $40 days
in the House Of Correction. McPhersOns has
been out of the work house nearly three weeks,
having spent term there for petty larceny.
The man killed at Georgia July has been
found to be Charles Walker of Swanton. He |
leaves wife and several small children in des- |
titute circumstances. Just how he came 10 be !
on the track in the vicinity of Georgia is not
known, but it is supposed that he took the
wrong train and then got off when he discov-
cred his mistake and was hit by a'iran from the |
south while on his way to st Adams.
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The Passumpsic savings bank at St Johns |
bury has declared a semi-annual dividend of |
2 IL per cent amounting to $28,266. The de- |
posts amount to 81 1907 ,372 and the depositors |
number 5lSS. The present surplus Is Sll,500 |
and undivided profits after paving dividend are
Sl6,44 The decrease in deposits the last six |
months was 1877 ,G03. The First National bank
and Merchants National bank declared per
cent dividends.
The Middebury Register says: The item
about the Vergennes post Office, published this
week, was wrong in that it was stated the in
spector found q shortage in the funds. There /
was money enough to cover the Indebtedness |
of the postmaster to the government, but the |
accounts had been so kept that there were ap-
parent deficits in some departments and more
funds on hand in other departments than the
books called for: the total Of the balances due |
the government was not greater than the |
amount OF funds on hand. however.
MISFORTUNE'S VICTIMS.