Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-12

Vermont farmers are interested in Nor
risOn's tariff bill, for among the articles
added to the free list are hay and pota-
toes. OF hay the State imported last
year 1920 tons, the duty on which is
81 per ton. OF potatoes 665,OOO bushels
were imported the duty being 10 cents
bushel.
DR.. Bracken of Burlington is the in
ventor of a novel brake for traverses. 1t
consists of pair of extra runners inside
the runners of the rear sled which are
shod with rubber and which can be low
cred at will by means of lever, in such
wav that the real runners are lifted
from the ground and the weight of the
sled is thrown upon the rubber runners.
In his suit in the United States court
against the First National bank of st.
,Johnsbury to recover a S3O,OOO assess
ment on the stock of the defunct YER
mont National bank in st. Adams, Re
ceiver Hendee has obtained Judgment for
the whole amount with interest from
Il.
case to the United States Supreme court
on a writ of error. Several other banks
in the State are interested in the decision.
The will of the late Mrs. Katherine
Foster of st. Adams, disposing of about
$25, 900, is being contested at that place.
Mrs. Foster died suddenly some weeks
ago, while visiting an aunt in New York,
Mrs. Hayes. The will leaves $1,000 to a
sister. Mrs. Julia Dickinson of Brooklyn,
while nearly all the rest goes to Mrs.
Hayes. So the sister and relative con-
test the will on the ground of undue in
fiuence and unsound mind of the tesla
tor.
A family in Morrisville had a tough
time of it during the storm of last week.
They lived upon the side of mountain
and the wind blew the chimneys down
and the windows in and the man with his
wife and child had to get out. They
started for the nearest neighbours house,
but the wife was overcome by the cold
and laid down upon snow bank. Inc
husband struggled on and getting team
drove back to his wife, who, with the
child is now in a dangerous condition,
both being so badly frozen.
Judge Wheeler of the United States
Circuit court for Vermont at Burlington
has filed decision in the suit of Receiver
Hendee of the Vermont National bank of
st. Adams V. the Passumpsic railroad,
enjoining that railroad company from
further prosecuting its suit in the Lower
Canada court to determine the ownership
of about 100000 of the bonds of the
Montreal, Portland and Boston railroad
held by the receiver and claimed by the
Passumpsic railroad company. The
creditors of the bank consider this
great triumph.
At an art loan exhibition in Castleton.
among the old and rare articles exhibited
recently was pewter teapot 300 years
old. a commentary on John Calvin 300
years old, prescription written by DR..
Gridley in 1773, pewter plates and pieces
of china 200 years old, silver cup 80
years old, pair of bellows that blew in
to flames the first fire kinded in Corn
wall, VT, cane made of the jaw-bone
of whale 100 years ago, Dutch fiddle
made 1850, brass lamp made in 1927,
pitcher brought to America by Christie
pher Columbus in 1892. The whole was
supplemented with tinely-painted por-
traits of the early settlers of the town.
Louise Clemens, "A prepossessing young
woman, claiming to be from Dorset, was
arrested at Rutland Tuesday for forging
an Endorsement on notes of 5000 and
$3.50. a note for 5000, bearing the in
dorsement of F. p Hawley and George
p. Farwell of Dorset, who are wealthy
farmers, was discounted for her at the
Killington bank, February 3. That morn
ing she got note blank at Merchants
bank and few hours later came in with
a note for $3.50 for discount. 1t was in
dorsed by F. p. Hawley, but the bank
officers suspected forgery and started to
telegraph IIawley when she seized the
note and started for the depot. She was
arrested by Sheriff Stearns just as the
train was starting and awaits Il hearing
in default of bail. She claims to have
spent the 5000 secured before, but denies
the forgery. lIawley pronounces his
signature forged.