The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-23

lowing dispatch from that place, which APP
peared in the New York papers: "The ar
rest of w. II. Durham on the charge of at
tempting to utter forged check has
reused the police of the state. The chief of
detectives at Rochester telegraphs that
Dunham is wanted there for forgery. The
chief of police at Albany wants one Will
lam III. Dunham on a charge of grand lar
ceny. Police Detective Byrnes of Pough-
keepsie arrived last night after one Dun
ham for passing forged check for SS5 on
the president of a business college. 1t is
also alleged that Dunham realized $500
on spurious check In Canada some years
ago The jeweller upon whom Durham at
tempted to pass a check in this city re-
ceived dispatch from Minneapolis
dealer, requesting him to secure valuable
cluster ring obtained from the ieweller
with worthless check" Dunham was
owing Jordan, Marsh & Co. of Boston over
800 when here, and the firm may safely
count on being out that amount. The
course of the Plattsburgh bank and of the
father in not publishing to the world
months ago the operations of young Dun
ham are open to the severest censure.
FOLLOWING is list of the grievances Z"
presented to the board of civil author
ity at the meeting Tuesday and the
action in the case of each. 1t will
be seen that the listers were practically
sustained in their various official acts
S. ii. o. Bosworth returned but didn't
give satisfactory answers concerning stock
in foreign corporations (as he made an offset
for debts owing) and made no return of stock
in trade; was doubled to the amount of
S24,03C; action of listers sustained. In
L. p. Redtied's estate the listers found
$13,500, which was doubled, there being no
one authorized by law to make return !;
doubling withdrawn leaving list as found
nh Irf1 rAftn 70 .,Alr Itgt
ers found 500 and doubled, making list
$500 and poll; action of listers sustained
&. j. Gleason made an offset and neglected
to answer the question concerning stock
in foreign corporations; listers doubled what
was found making list S40,5S0. Mr.. Glea-
son testified that he had transferred and sold
all stock of this class, except 81 900 in
Colby Manufacturing Company and which
the board deducted from debts owing,
leaving list S13, 400. Rufus M. Hutchinson
refused to make return. The listers found
500, doubled and assessed 5000 more :
action of listers sustained. Jane Johnson
neglected to make return $3.50 were found
and doubled Upon recommendation of
the listers her list was made 800, as she had
returned that amount since the expiration
of the time limit, There being no one au-
thoriZed by law to return for Dennis Lanes
estate, the listers doubled the S36 600 found.
Since this was done an administrator had
been appointed and made return of S36, 400,
which was made the list by the board. G..
w. Porter made return, but listers found
several thousand dollars more than he
returned. They doubled the total found,
making $4,000. Mr.. Porter made the
claim that large part of the money in
his name was held by him as administrator
of his fathers estate. The board Withdrew
the double, leaving the list at S12, 800, or
about $4,000 more than returned. f.. Henry
Powell, administrator of the II. II. Reed es-
fat raf tp nix ict ha Il
that the property was not taxable in Mont
pelier, but in Richford where he resides,
claiming that it was by him held in trust.
The double was withdrawn and the list left
at 5000, the action of the listers in taxing
the estate here, thus being virtually sus-
only her homestead, claiming Council
Bluffs, Iowa, as her place of residence.
The listers doubled their finding and as
sessed enough to make her list the same as
that of last year; action sustained. S. S.
| Towner & Son returned as S. S. Towner
the latter claiming that the firm is a CO.
partnership only so far as the profits of the
business are concerned The listers did
not accept this list, but doubled their find
ing to the extent of S14, ,600 thus declining to
| permit Mr.. Towner's personal debts to adj
| pear in offset to the firms assets: doubling
removed and only the liabilities of the firm
! allowed, leaving the list at S6,700 instead
of 81 100 as returned by Mr.. Towner. Os-
car Templeton refused to give list, claim
ing that he had done so in Calais. The
| listers learned that this was not true
and finding $50 of personal property
| doubled, making the list $500 and poll
The following are cases of dou bling and as.
sessing from which no appeal was made
| Septimus Clark, assessed S11, 600; Clara
| III. Chamberlin; swore no property, S90t
| found and doubled and 500 assessed; Ed,
ward Dewey, assessed $4,000; Mrs. Ed.
ward Dewey, assessed S17, 600; o. NJ. Fisher
! $1,000 found and doubled, $1,000 assessed
| George f, Hunt, assessed $500. E; NJ Lock
| lin, $500 found and doubled, $500 assessed
w. A. Lord, assessed 500; E. j. Pariseau
assessed $780, Henry c. Smith, S1O(
doubled, 800 assessed.
SEMINARY HILL.
A RECITAL was given last Thursday even
| ing by Josie TruaX. - The student:
were excused to attend services at Trinity
church Sunday evening. - Rev. Mr.
Tranter, guest of Professor Bishop, adj
. dressed the students Tuesday evening il
Seminary chapel. - Delegates from the
"White Ribbon" Club will attend tn,
county convention of the Woman s Christian
Temperance Union in Plainfield Wednesda,
and Thursday of this week - Rev. f. L
ing few days here. - The students at
tended the Equescurriculum Monda,
evening, on account of which joint session
of the Hsthetic and Band Societies was post
poned for one week. - Miss Ami,
Palmer of Waterbury is visiting here.