Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1885-02-20

Ol fdlfite, mas gone INTO insolvency
Liabilities, 10000; assets, $1,000.
Miles, the Barre bank rCbber, has
become an expert shoemaker, and has
conducted himself with such propriety
since he entered the State Prison al
Windsor, that he has earned n deduc.
ton of two years from his sentence OF
fourteen years in 1877. From present
appearances he will be discharged
some time in 1898.
Gen. WIN. w. Grout, Congressman
elect from the Second District will at
tend the dedication OF the Washington
Monument, remaining at the Capital
until March 4, after which he intends
making n trip to New Orleans and the
City of Mexico.
Receiver Rich issued checks to the
depositors of the Adams Trust Com
pany covering ten per cent dividend.
This makes thirty per cent which the
creditors of this defunct institution
have received since the closing of the
concern in August, 1888. Prior to the
declaration of this second dividend
the affairs Of the Trust Company were
investigated by counsel for the depos-
itors claiming to be preferred for the
purpose of ascertaining whether assets
sufficient to pay the claims Of this class
of creditors would be left in case of the
payment of the proposed dividend.
The result of the research is said to
have been satisfactory.
The sixth annual reunion of the
Central Vermont Masonic Association
was held at Hartford Jan. 80. The
following officers were elected: Pres,
G. J. Jones, Windsor; Sec, J. p. Aiken
Hartford; Treas, A. L. Pease Hart
ford; Elk. Com, S. Ii. Potter, White
River Junction; j. V. johnson,
Hartland. In the evening the banquet
at Pease's hotel was attended bp
about 80 couples.
Charles Towns of Bellows Falls died
Friday morning, aged SO years. He
was an old time stage driver between
Bellows Falls and Boston. During the
last twenty years he was proprietor of
the Island House. Twelve years ago
| he built the Towns Hotel, one of the
best in Vermont. He owned both at
the time of his death. The past ten
years he was an invalid. lie was
widely known by the travelling public.
The inquiry by District Attorney
Haskins into the alleged crookedness
of the officers of the First National
Bank Of st. Adams terminated the 18th
inst. The case against President
Sowles for making a false report to
the Bank Examiner was, on applica-
ton of Mr.. Sowles, postponed to
March 20, and he was held in $4,000
bail for appearance before the COM
missioner at that time. II. E. Lewis,
charged with aiding and abetting
| Cashier Albert Sowles in deceiving
the Bank Examiner, was given a
hearing and held in $4,000 bonds fol-
appearance before the United States
| Court.
Rev. n. w. Grover of Cookbook, N.
H., has accepted cali from st. Johns.
bury's North Congregational Church,
The body of Niles Mattson of Ar
lington was found beside the railway
last Monday afternoon, about two
miles north of the SALISBURY station
with his neck broken. On Saturday
evening he boarded mixed train at
Arlington for SALISBURY to See his
lady love, who lives near the place
where his body was found, and it is
supposed that he jumped from the
train to save two miles walk, with
the result stated. Mattson was a
young man, in good circumstances
was greatly respected, and his tragic
death casts Il gloom over the whole
community.
w. J. Bray, st. Johnsbury con-
tractor and builder, is financially
embarrassed. His liabilities are SO, 900.
Woodbury. J. Walker, who was
struck OH the head with o club by
William L. Lowell at Cavandish last
Thursday night, remained insensible
until Sunday, when he died. Walker
and Lowell were both farmers, living
about mile from Cavendish village,
between whom there had been some
trouble, Walker threatening to kill
the latter several times, he being of a
quarrelsome disposition when drunk.
Walker had been drinking heavily
Thursday, raising a row in the village
until night, when he started for home.
Lowell was at home saving wood as
he came along, and the drunken man
entered the yard, approaching the
former in threatening manner,
whereupon Lowell grabbed a club
and struck the fatal blow. Officer E.
q. White arrested Lowell and he is
held in custody to await the result of
the inquest.