Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-08-28
STATE AFFAIRS.

STATE AFFAIRS
A midnight Hide on a BurgIar's Back.
THE PLUOkY AND SUCCESSFUL TUssLR WHICH A
ROYALroN MAN HAD WITH ONE OF THE GENTRY.
H. +. Clifford Of Royalton arose last
Thursday morning at o'clock and was pass.
ing his bedroom door, which opens into the
sitting room, when he saw a man examining
the china cupboard at the opposite side of the
room, the entry and outside doors being wide
open. He ordered him under arrest but the
man ran from the house, Mr.. Clifford closely
following. In the road, about six rods from
the door, Mr.. Clifford seized him by the COL
lar, but the rascal turned and with a blow
with his revolver felled him to the ground.
As Mr.. Clifford bounded to his feet 10 resume
the chase the burglar fired at him, the ball
passing on the left side about hip high and
two feet away. Mr.. Clifford made q success
full leap for the fellows back and held his
arms to his sides, at the same time trying 10
get the revolver, which the burglar held with
both hands. In this way Mr.. Clifford rode
for | 8 rods Then the burglar stumbled over
q ridge made by the road machine and fell
upon his face, Mr.. Clifford still being upon
his back. o. /. Morse, Mr.. Gifford's son in
law, who lives just across the way, heard the
rush from the house and was at his door
when the revolver was fred. He arrived, re-
vOlver in hand, juit as the burglar fell, aud
placing his revolver at the burglars head,
cooked II and demanded his surrender. This
made him the more desperate, but as he was
not expecting MIR. Morse to assist in taking
his weapon, Mr.. Morse gained slight ad.
vantage and succeeded In wrenohing II away.
As soon AZ he exclaimed 1--WE got il" Mr..
Clifford stood the burglar on his feet and
marched him TO the house, Mr.. Morse follow
fv,rv s.vtt he l.. AT.
house Mr.. Burglar Was seated and relieved OF
the contents of his pockets, a twenty pound
paper bag full. Among them was Mr.. Gil
fords change bag, containing $l4.24, which
he had taken from his pants on lounge In
the sitting room. By daylight visitors began
TO come to see the prisoner aud congratulate
Messrs. Clifford and Morse upon their suo-
cess. When Sheriff Wallace came he found
the bag to contain three silver watches and
$l63 besides numerous articles Of little or
no value, and afterward found $l4 in a shirt
pocket. The burglar was placed under $1,000
bonds and carrie TO jail He il a muscular
man, weighing l744 pounds. His photo
graph was taken at South Royalton. where he
gave the name OF jackson Smith of New
York, age 30 years. He had been around the
neighborhood several days, pretending to be
crazy. Mr. Gifford's injuries are slight, con-
sidering how hard the struggle was. He has
received numerous letters of oongratulation
upon his courage and success from all parts
of Vermont and Massachusetts,. Every one
seems TO realize that he has done a brave and
good thing for the community.
THE PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE REUNION.
The Rutland Herald of last Saturday
says The adjourned meeting of the execu-
tive Legislative reunion committee was held
at the Bardwell house yesterday afternoon.
Al s.ll.s 4
planning rather than to decisive action. II
was, however, decided to have governors
day" during the reunion, when all living eX-
chief magistrates would be given q reception,
and to have q historical address. Secretary
Stckney has heard from POI towns, which
report 24l0 eX-members of the legislature
living and it is thought that the total will
reach $500. The oldest one named Ia Eli
ChAmberlin of Oraftsbury, aged %, who was
a member OF the House in 1922. The COM
mittee adjourned TO meet in Burlington Sep.
| tember 10.
THE CANADIAN SMALLPOX SCARE.
-Small-po has broken out In FArnhAm,
| Just over the Canada line and all the YER
mont towns are stirring themselves to ward
of the plague. The railroads leading south
from Montreal, including the Central YER
mont, are ordering cars disinfeoted employees
vaccnated and enforcing generally strict san
itary rules TO prevent the transportation of
| the disease from the infected districts Or
| ders have been given on the Grand Trunk
road instantly 10 discharge any employs who
refuses to be vaocinated.
--Adna Browns large barn in Springfield
was struck by lightning in recent storm and
burned loss $500.
Three weeks loss of time and hundreds
| of dollars damage was caused Monday by a
great mass of earth and rock sliding into the
| pit of the Union soapstone quarry at Chester,
completely filling 1t.
"A II. Switzers boarding house at st. Al.
bans was robbed Of $lO2 Monday night while
the family were away.
The Rutland talk about a street railroad
has set Burlington to devising scheme for q
similar luxury.
Montpelier Ia happy over a new and
much needed opera house which has been
provided through the enterprise of one of itG
citizens, Mr.. Asa Blanchard, and which has
been opened to public Vse for the first time
G2 feet square and has ample stage room,
with good scenery and all needed cOnven
fences.
-Ex-GoveTnor Redheld Proctor has heeI
appointed by the governor TO represent Yer
mont In the American Forestry Congress
which will meet in Boston, September %, 2;
and "a.
-Ammi Pate, one OF the selectmen Of
Richford, fell from his chair while eating hi
dinner Last Sunday and died OF apopleXy. Hi
age was 30 years.
Moses Joy, IT,, president Of the Milford
Mass. water works, has concluded negotia
tions 10 put In waterWorks at bennington
and the work will begin Immediately.
| - -. a.
bar have requested Judge Redheld to sit fo
his portrait TO be hung 10 the court house at
Montpelier
Rev. L. l.. BesmAn has decided TO de
cline his offer of college presidency at the
West, and continue in his present appoint
msnt of pastor of the Methodist society II
st. Johnsbury.
The Passumpsio railroad is putting II
steel rails between Newport and North Der
by. This with link between ThetfOrd and
White River Junction will give them stee
rails the whole length Of the road.
The Christian Messenger, the Methods
UNCONVENTIONAL organ of Vermont, has beel
sold TO Charles Morse, who takes possession
September lst and will, II Ia said, move tn
paper to Swanton. Mr.. Morse was formerl
connected with the Newsdealer OF Hyde Park
-Luther Daniels, for many years treasure
of the Rutland savings bank, and one OF tn
older and most substantial citizens OF tina
town, died suddenly, Friday evening, age
about 80.
The story il told Of Barton woman
who had been entertaining her company TO
some time with talk, who asked to be excuses
temporarily that she might retire TO anothe
room ito rest her tongue"
White Bros of Barre have recently CON
pleted the shipment of the largest grant
p monument ever made in Vermont, and on
OF the most massive in the country. II
weight Ia $40 tons, and II will stand Il fee