Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-30
STATE NEWS.
Decision in the Case Of the Defunct Trust
Company at ST. Albnns.

missing the petition Of Receiver Rich for
nu order for the assessment of stock in the
detunCt Trust company at st. AihauS
The petition was dismissed substantially
on the ground that the provisions of the
charter and the general law authorized an
assessment on stock, only when necessary
to repair losses Tor che purpose OF cOntinu-
ing business and not under the circum-
stances in which that company finds it
self.
Failure at Fairlee.
Perlcy Mason, flour and grain dealer OF
Fairlcc. went into voluntary insolvency
yesterday. Liabilities. $4,000: assets,
$1,000.
The Late Editor of the Rockingham Tran
script in Trouble.
4. W. Mcdonald, late editor of the
Rockingham Transcript, has been held
for trial ut the March term of the county
court on the charge of lraudulently mort
gaging his office furniture, fixtures, etc.
Fatally Burned.
Mrs. DR.. :. A. Jones of Sheffield was ia
tally burned on Friday last by her dress
taking fire from stove. She died on sat
urday. She leaves husband and two
children.
Rutland.
State Treasurer Dubois and Secretary Of
State Porter have been investigating he
affairs of the New England Fire Insurance
company of Rutland. 1t is understood
they found the capital was impaired to the
extent of about S!3 900, which they have
ordered to be made good at once. The
company have voted to issue $50 900 of new
full paid stock to meet this, and it is un-
derstOod Il large part of this has already
been taken and the balance it is expected
will be taken. The company has built up
4 very good business and it's officers say
it is all right The losses that have oc-
CURED have resulted in great part from
the ignorance of the directors as to inSur-
anCe business, when the company began
business School district No. 10 in Rut-
land is enjoying Il little batch of litigation,
growing oht Jf the contest between VII
liam VI Murruy and :. W. Mead rs to which
was elected prudential committee in
1888. Mead was declared elected and
Murray began qlto trdtrdnto proceedings
against hlm and the district which
Mead successfully defended. and drew or
ders on the treasurer for payment of the
expenses. At the annual meeting in l~Nl
the district elected Murray committee and
refused to accept the account of the treas
urer and other officers because of the eX-
penditure of the money by Mead i'll de
Tending the law suits, claiming it was lille
gal because the district had not authorized
or ratified it, and the district appointed an
agent to begin suit against Mead to recov-
er the money expended by him III defend
ing law suits and voted a tax to pay the
expenses. \ suit has been begun and il
now pending against Mead and part of the
fighting tax rs it is called, collected
Now some of the principal taxpayers whC
favor Mead have begun a suit in chancery
and obtained Il temporary injunction
against the further prosecution of the suit
and collection of the lighting tax"
James Levins. chief engineer of the Rut
land Fire department, died Wednesday o
pleurisy pneumonia.
,vnt I,ilird Lv ir,mninr nnt "f - thrnr
story hiock last Niaich'7 while crazy drnuL
frnni i;unn,. ';ir,s4d tn hnv4 hrnn nrornrrI
at FL. B,,,,.i,}, IIni,Sn hny .,,ni I'a,,,Iinr,
Ricnorlisin far, nIl I'na,,es mn i.r n,
NM In,n., , ~, I7,.,,.,. t,.,, ~
thr 1nnrnmr rnurt i to hr heId in IN,
I-nitrd state, cnnrt nonsp over the nost
Office ON account of the plasterinr etc.
Hnyin% fallen frnm th,. rnumty, rniirf rnun
few weeks since 'Thr NI9rbir SavImlt
hank which brunn hIl.Inpss Frb i iSNi
Lnr now lnii Innn.i,nr. ,,.hosn ,ann.;.
a~gr.,r,it. s.tli ul5
,
'ersehheS'
the sharp turn in the weather has .ivtl
lis abundance of ice, pretty fair ,leighin.
and any Number of frozen water pipes
The event of the week was the pIcscutl
ton Of the amusing drama 'Alnonr th
Breakers" a." by the Entire Nous club Of thi
place the following was the cast of char
acters David Murray. keeper of Fair
port light. Mr.. =. l.. Scoyit; Larry Dc
vine, ms assistant. Mr.. W. &. Surague
Hon. Bruce Hunter Mr.. r. ii. 'raylor
Clarence Hunter his ward, Mr +, Il
Hall: Peter Paragraph, Il newspaper T.,
porter, Dr. T. +. Townsend ScId, Hun
ter'o colorcd servant, Mr.. ". W. law
kins Miss Minnie Dazc, Hunters nice,
Miss Myrtle Farwell: Bess seabright
Cast Up by the Waves" Miss +. /
Sprague "Muther Carey ii reputcd fo
tline-teIer Miss Bell Hanks Biddy Beul
Miss +. c. Scovel 1t was we
PLAYED by the young ladies and gentl,
men and IAN two nights, wit
full houses and thoroughly gratlied aud
enceS ii would be quite unfair to purticl
larize, where all did 50 well The publ
were so well pleased that we are told Tn
club were invited To give IL third represeI
tatiun Large numbers were in attcn,
ance from New Haven, FerrsbuI II
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