Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-03-12
STATE AFFAIRS.


AN OLD CLAIM REVIVED.
Alexander Stewart, the Vermont farmer
who brought himself into public notice sew
eral years ago by claiming TO be an her-at-
law OF the late A. 4. Stewart and made claim
to portion Of the estate, has filed com
plant in the United States circuit court at
New York in a suit in equity against Henry
Hilton to recover 5000, 600 damages. As
Stewart has been adiudged a lunatio, the suit
is brought through his guardian, Benjamin f.
Whelden. A long story Is told In the com
plant concerning the suits brought in the
supreme court in 1873, which were discon-
tinued, according TO the complainant, because
OF promises made by defendants. In the first
case the complainant says his lawyer was s.
f. Kneeland afterward the court substituted
Ira Shafer in place Of Kneeland. Shafer, the
complainant alleges, was In the interest OF
the defendants, Judge Hilton and Mrs. Stew
art. From Aug. &c. 1878, to March II, 1879,
Stewart says, he was kept in the Metropoli'
tan hotel by agents Of Judge Hilton, and not
allowed to visit his friends or to see his law
yer. At that time promises were made to
him that he should be made rich and farm
in Vermont given him, az we'll as $780, 900 in
cash, If he would effect release. He did 30,
and the suit was discontinued. These prom
ses we're never fulfilled, and another suit was
begun in the Vermont courts. This suit also
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Uses being made which we're never fulfilled.
The plaintiff wishes in the present suit that
defendant appear before the court and answer
several questions, among which is one wheth-
or the late A. Il. Stewart had not died intes-
tate. Besides $500 600, the complainant asks
for such other relief as the court may grant.
Louise Clemens prepossessng young
woman claiming to be from Dorset, was ar
rested at Rutland on Tuesday for forging an
endorsement on notes Of $500 and $3.50. A
note for 5000, bearing the endorsement of
f. p. Hawley and Geo. p. Farwell, wealthy
farmers OF Dorset, was discounted for her at
the Killington bank Feb. 3. Tuesday morn
ing she got note blank at the Merchants
bank, and few hours later came in with a
note of $3.50 for discount. 1t was endorsed
by f. =. Hawley, but the bank officers sus-
pected forgery and started to telegraph Haw-
ley, when she seized the note and left for the
depot, where she was arrested by Sheriff
Stesrns Just az the train was starting She
claims to have spent the 5000 secured before,
but denies the forgery. Hawley pronounces
his signature forged.
Judge Wheeler Of the United States cir
cult court hes filed a decision at Burlington
ia the suit OF Receiver Hendee OF the Yer
mont National bank Of st, Adams against the
Passumpsic railroad, enjoning that railroad
from further prosecuting its suit in the Lover
Canada court, to determine the Ownership OF
about $500, 600 of the bonds Of the Montreal,
Portland & Boston railroad held by the re-
ceiver and claimed by the Passumpsic COM
pany. The creditors OF the bank consider
this great triumph.
A son Of Joseph Merchant OF Windsor
brought home a revolver for his father TO eX
anime on Sunday afternoon. Several OF his
10 children huddled about the father as he in.
ia Al i. a
and the bullet penetrated the brain Of four
years-old daughter. She died in two hours,
and the parent, nearly crazed with grief,
hunted up all the firearms in the house and
| threw them into the river
Derby Line people recently petitioned
Congress to have restored to them the old
privilege Of carrying grain TO mills In Canada
aud returning the grists without payment OF
duty. The secretary Of the treasury writes
to Senator Morrill, on the subject, saying that
since a special law, act Of March 3, 1888, was
deemed necessary to legalize long establish
ed practice OF bringing Canadian grain to
mills in the United States to be ground and
returned to Canada without payment Of duty,
a similar authority for the restoration OF tie
practice now in question appears to be indis.
penssble.
George d. Randall St. Johnsbury drug
| gist, has been fined $500 for selling liquor
WIN. Brayon was elected town clerk OF
AlburRh recently for the 3jth successive time.
| st. Albans has a new national bank
styled the Weldon national. 1t has a capital
| stock Of 500 900, all subscribed, and the
| stock held by Vermont aud Boston men Of
| solid financial reputation. The board OF d.
ciora is as follows: ]. Gregory Smith q
st. Adams, president; E O. Smith Of st. Al
bans, vice president Henry L. Mills Of Bos-
ton, j. w. Hobart of St. Adams, +. O.
! Squire OF Boston and NJ Foss Of s., Al
bans. F. Stewart Stranahan OF st. Adams,
clshier. The new bank begins bushes 3
shortly at the rooms occupied by the YER
mont national bank.
"A MOody's house at Irasburg was de-
sIoyed by fire on Thursday Of last week
| Cause, a defective chimney. Contents most.
ly saved. Loss $500, insurance $1,000.
Fair Haven voted at its town meeting to
appropriate $1,000 toward public library.
A Vermont college base ball league is one
of the prospects OF the coming season. The
University Of Vermont, Middlebury and Lew
is colleges will be the contestants.
Members of St. PauPs church at Bur
lington are trying to raise the $40, 900 mad
the condition in the late Mr.. Howard's be-
quest of $50 900 for founding a school for
girls at Rock Point. This sum must be rails
ed in one year to eutitle the institution to the
| bequest.
-Doren Pratt and his wife, OF Benson
wrapped their baby up 30 snugly on a recent
outdoor excursion that the little one died OF
sufoeation.
A delegation Of some 30 people left the
vicinity of st. Adams the other day to Join
the Vermont colony of Loyalton, Oak.
The insolvent estate Of Lawrence Brain
erd, the absent president Of the ST. Adams
trust company, was wound up at st. Adams
this week, the second and last dividend
amounting to p cents on ST. The claim OF the
trust company against the Brainerd estate
amounted to little more than $259, 900, and
their share of this last dividend amounted
TO SG3Gg making nearly 400 600 in all that