Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-19


pile ton day. As the wood grows
rapidly the same ground can be cut over
again in three or four years.
The Huntington fund yields this year
an income of S0063.54, which is thus dis
tributed among the counties: Addison,
S725.22, Bennington, 6S5.35, Caledonia,
7OS.21, Chttenden, 9S3.22, Essex, 23329,
Franklin. 90G27, Grand Isle, l23.72, La
noble, 3SO.52, Orange, 7O5.S7, Orleans,
6G2 .46. Rutland, 1254.90, Washington,
76O.s9, Windham, s02.S6, Windsor, l055.-
76.
Hon. G.. W. Hendee, receiver of the
Vermont National bank of st. Albans,has
obtained an injunction i'll the United
States court for the district of Vermont,
restraining the Connecticut and Passump-
sic Rivers Railroad company from prose
cutting the suit now pending in the Superb
or court of Lower Canada and involving
the title to the Montreal, Portland and
BOSTON railroad bonds now among the
"slow" assets of the bank. y hearing
on the injunction will be held at Burling-
ton February %.
4 Richford dispatch of the 18th. inst.
saws: There was another death from
small pox at Frelighsburg, Quebec, yes
terday, and there are several more cases
of the disease There are six cases at
Manns mills in Bronze, Quebec. The To-
cal board of health at Frelighsburg nave
been discharged for inattention to duty,
and IA new board has been appointed
The Canadian government, it is stated,
will punish the board for the slack way
in which they have conducted AFFAIRS
One of the physicians was given ms choice
TO either leave the place or suffer the
consequences of the law, and he chose to
leave. There are no cases this SIDE OF
the boundary line, but the disease Is Ia
BILE to break out any time and much eN-
element prevails.
The Rutland Railroad company mas
been sued by Plymouth man, who holds
some of the old scrip certificates, pelore
a Justice of the peace at Plymouth hioh'
The amount claimed is the face OF one
scrip certificate, and being less than S2o
the case is not appealable. AS the justice
is supposed to be all right for the plain
tiff. the railroad will probably have to
nav it. The company is making prepar-
ations for as good defense as possible
before that court, whose jurisdiction Is
final. and dispositions will be taken anu
the plaintiff cited to appear at Burning
ton. The payment of the scrip certir-
Gates has always been resisted, and the
bringing of this non-appealable suit Is
considered by the railroad as sharp prac-
.-SprinQdeld Republican.
st. Johnsbury has an incendiary case
that proves double sensation. Thomas
Ward. charged with setting fire TO llar-
yey Fosters barn at Walden, January 26'
is wealthy man and the two-days hear
ing just ended is reported to have SHOWN
that Ward wanted to marry MIS-.
Brown, and this is said to be the cause
of his alleged crime. Mrs. Brown was
brought up by Foster and once lived win
her husband in one of Wards tenements.
Mrs. Brown got Il divorce some time ago
and Wards wife becoming jealous, also
GOT one from her husband. When the
coast thus seemed to be clear the Foster
people Influenced Mrs. Brown to give up
Ward. which so angered him that 1t Is
charged he was led to set fire to Fosters
property. Ward was held i'll $4,000 Tor
trial.
The annual convention of the Womans
Relief corps was held at Brattleboro the
other day and attended by l25 members.
The reports of the president, treasurer
and secretary were read, showing that
the corps has nearly trebled in number
in year and its finances are in flourish
inc condition. The following depart
ment officers were elected and installed:
President. Mrs. Lucy j. Gibson of Ben
nington: senior vice-president, Fanny W.
Parkhurst of st. Johnsbury; junior vice
president. Mrs. Dennis ii. Cotfey of
Windsor: secretary, Mrs. Laura. Long of
Bennington: treasurer, Mrs' -Ahli" W.
Day of Bennington: inspectors, Mrs. l..
W. Howe of Brattleboro and Hattie >.
Dodge of Springfield; chaplain, Mrs NJ.
b. Goodwin; installing officer, Mrs. Jane
Il. Blackmer of Manchester Depot.
5. Caswell, aged Il, shot and probably
fatally injured his wife, at Barnard, the
10th inst. Three weeks before Mrs. Cas-
well left her home and engaged to work
at George Evans house. Caswell went
to Evans two weeks after and requested
his wife to return home, but she refused
and Caswell came home. On the 10th he
went again to Evans house, this time
carrying loaded gun which he deposit
ed in IA shed. He then went to the house
and upon receiving Il positive refusal
from his wife to return to her home, got