The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-08-27
A daring and successful attempt at
Jail breaking.

fame was the scene of no little excite
mcnt, caused by the escape Of one of
the prisoners. On account of the close
ness of the cells, jailor Underwood has
made practice of taking two of the
prisoners up stairs to sleep, after put
ting the others in their cells. Sunday
night Mr.. underwood took ont Clay
ton and young Swedc, John Doyle,
and proceeded up stairs. The prisoners
went ahead and the Swcde upon reach
ing the top of the stairs turned about
and struck the jailor II violent blow on
the head with the lamp which he was
CARRYING. The blow was not hard G.
nough to knock Underwood down, but
he was so stunned,an blinded by blood
flowing from a cut made by the lamp
that he was unable to stop the rascal,
who jumped TO the ground through an
open window and escaped. Some time
elapsed before help could be got to pur-
sue, so efforts in that direction proved
unavailing. 1t is supposed that he went
down the track as far as the railroad
bridge, below the village, and went in
to the woods at the left, as there were
tracks found in that direction.
Mr.. Underwood's injuries proved to
be only skin cuts mede by the lamp.
1t can be said to Clayton's credit that
he made no attempt to escape, and even
assisted in searching some of the rooms
into which it was at first thought Doyle
had gone.
III. L. Clifford, a merchant, of Royal
ton, had desperate encounter with q
burglar in his house Tuesday night.
The burglar fired one shot, which
wounded Clifford, but the latter over
powered the thief and, help being sum-
moncd, he was captured. He was well
armed and had 5000 Oh his person. A
bag containing watches and jcwelry
was found near the house. The burg
lar gave his name as Jackson Smith of
New York.
Moses Joy, jr., president of the Mil
ford, Mass, water works, has conclud-
ed negotiations to put water works in
the village of Bennington, and work
will begin Immediately.
Orvis, son of M. B. Carpenter of
Barre, was one of the guard at Mt Nc
Oregon. over the remains of Gen. Grant.
Mr.. Carpenter was Il member of Co. l.,
18th Vermont. III. b. Ormsbce, Co.
G, 18th Vermont, was also one of the
guard.
There is a man living in Barre, it is
said, who has been there ever since the
railroad was built, and never was on the
Barre train until last Saturday. When
ever he visits Montpelier he goes with
team.
The fastest time on record by an ex-
Ctl SlOll tIitlll VII llC CCullul Ncluiolt
road was made by the train from White
River Junction to Missisquoip park We'd
nesday. 1t consisted of eleven cars
drawn by the engine 81. W. Hobart"
under charge of Engineer "Nell" Muz-
zey. The distance from Roxbury to
Essex junction, which is 81 miles, was
made in one hour and five minutes, or
at the rate of a mile in fraction over
l 1912.
The town of Dummerston brought
snit last week for $4,000 against George
Knapp one of its listers. Twenty-six
instances are given where the invento-
ries are not properly filled out, and
there have been some cases where peo-
pie whom the sclectmcn threat ened to
sue have paid taxes on property which
was kept out of their lists. The law is
very specific and strict in these matters,
and subjects lister who takes all inven-
tory which does not answer its require
ment to penalty of 5000 for each case.
s. III. Weston's farm house and barn
in South Burlington were burned
Thursday. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$3.50.
Charles O'Neil, machine tender in
the Fall Mountain paper mill at Bellows
Falls, was caught on a pulley Wednes-
day and carried over the shafting. One
thumb was torn from the socket, the
cords were torn out to the elbow and q
leg was badly bruised. 1t was remark
able escape from instant death.