The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
THE MORE IMPORTANT AND INTER
VISITING EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Z kinds were secured In n 6ne con,,,,,op !, :"
probable that the harvest of iSgI a. IN
: largest gathered In anv season s,rne VI
J close of the war, says an exchange. Th
. first crop harvested by the farmers Mt m
! opening of this year was the maple suSa
, crop, which was the largest ever prod,,ee
from the maple forests of Vermont m
estimated Yield was 1G.OOO.OOO pound
against 10000 900 In 1880 and $4,000 900 il
1890. The hay crop was above the ayerae
yield of the past few years. The estimat
yield was 1000 900 tons. The dairy industr,
has also prospered. II Is estimated that tn,
production of butter will approximate 30
000, 900 pounds. The largest creamery In thu
world Is located at st. Albans, II Is Tn,
Franklin county creamery, and produces 10,
900 pounds of butter daily, or 5000, OOi
pounds a year. The clip of wool will doubt
less exceed 2,750,000 pounds. The ,rair
crop is a full one, especially the Yield OF oats
which Is estimated at 100000 bushels
Other farm products have also Welded large
| crops. The total value Of all the products OF
Vermont farms-not including live stock-in
| 1891 will probably reach $3.50, DOC, 900.
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| Ahe Hastmahs fIead auilty.
The United States court convened az II &c
Thursday morning. The grand inrv returned
seven indictments. In the cases OF United
states VS. :. warren Eastman and Darling
Eastman, inc celebrated Corlnth moonshlners,
Ine respondents were arraigned on TWO IN,
ulctllents eacn Ior distiliing ana as retail
| liquor aeaiers ana entered pleas OF not guilty.
opon tnf coming IN OF the court after the
HOOD recess the ABOVE named respondents
Withdrew tneir pleas OF not guilty andIentered
pleas Oh gullty 10 Dotn indictments. .. war
rem Eastman Nv was sentenced 10 three months
ann hned Sloo, ana Darling to seven months
imprisonment anu @Soo nue. men they saw
the many witnesses present 10 testlIy against
tnem they eVldently reallzed that the terror
Oh tneir name nad departed ID measure, ana
rear teanlllg 'nat tnelr cohvlcilon Woula pe Ger
TAN tney cnaigeu iDelr pea 10 gullty. ms
Is tne explanation given by men VINO know
tnelil anu tnelr ways; several interesting
cases nave been neard' IN the TOUR cases.
United states VS. Samuel Drafii1 OF Bristol,
wherein indictments were presented by the
grand JURY at the present term Tor violation
a. ' nnoanuoJ ~. p~ho,oii law, 'ho
case. amounting in the whole to S11oo. There
il a probability that one mr. more of these
cases will be tried at this Term. The lannon's
case of limited states va Tnirza A Carnev of
Middebury. Indicted for sending obscene
postal cards through the mails In which a |
c,lod " Mom mda AZ 'ne "s' February 'erih was
-y.
Larse ENTERPRISE at burlington.
DR.. W. Seward Webb of Shelburne farms |
has placed the entire property known as Oak |
Ledge IN the hands of G. W. Scarf, 10 be cut
up Into blocks ann residence lots. The pro-
perty consists OF 2a0 acres of land and Is sit.
hat,,,a tL soutn VI no"aru PARK anu
Chnia, 'n1 nu,ianu rallroau ana Lake
SIaihp iail' twenty-five DOCKS, or ABOUT one
nall Oh lne properly, mas been plotted, leav.
ing very handsome wooded park next to the
railroad. Dr. webb spent $l5O. 1000 In sewers
upon the property, and over 100000 IN lay.
ing out drives and identifying the grounds.
four blocGs at the corner OF Park avenue
ana me railroad have been reserved for man.
o1aclorles, Two OF which are already secured
A movement is on foot looking toward the
capitalists, to be organized In New York, of a
arge summer hotel. 1t Is reported that DR..
WebD. Chauncey M. Depew and the Wander
Dllts are TO become interested In the last
FAMED scheme.
Suicide at Barnet.
vas found in q brook near he house WonIoy
,ioht A rome wos aromnd '' hIs ,,oo, hn nnd
,eevv iron ott.ohoa g. ai ~ LIS LES a h
and his mjrd y,,a unant, ili '0o"
,,,O-,1 so Us, NM was 'u'e..'' I
missing 'ermonter Turns up In Chicago
W. S. Mann of West Randojph. VINO u
ovsieriouslv djsapneared two months aco 10
bought TO have turned m IN Chicago
Ionfnelier man has received a LETTER Of in
uirv from the Armour Reef comnanv saving
hat a man by that name asking for sitna.
ion had referred them to him for reference.
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zen ehgaSe9 On ane TIA, vi q. ~
mu.' III p"ri,1S,tn Who ooSod tba hue
II stor hi. last arrast 70 cl,ford g Mears ~
,,,tiand N wbn have beep searched ond fned
,uaan III, WY a,oo os tha n,oan ' NJ
", me .nen tpranS th .n oit, CO.. WI WI
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n J dd ~ 70 bic fnn o .nd n,s tr. os
oh ~ auu,..W ~ Th o nu "u ta,ioS Gnai,r t
.ne APPEAL , hJ lus sss ia,,eo rn ia "
SIee ai'e e az at ntnnd fnr aoonitta, amd
na' t tne ,al tU,e This vii III nrdbahv end
lle dol Gu ~ on,,r+s T,o INV IN tbo oaso
fe ease III 1ne Ralor 81 E"sex unction
s.as1 w. ,nUi U"S Sn,urdoH nTaht hro"oht
lr,ai iUr pe pc ,.r palar us fnoS isst
! a Veiuio. u Su'I. 80 w pnssoII
.i I's ~ VI u"n Isl o., - dtsnIos
tnls pl'oe anu . III LIE ho at his Mnror hr oS
le ~ W en- guy Nem ,n" Vnrk Tho hdoHs If tho
ress ifo onn nem Shnwed that his bis nacksne
Aples 80 ooinp n AZ Gromor 80 W,nnosti
Edward Conant was arrested SUNDAY after
non at Burlington, He pleaded guilty to
ltoxcation and disclosed three offences on
Iary O'Mara. She was brought into court
here she pleaded not guilty and upon hear
20 was held In 5000 bopds which she was
nabe to secure. Sheriff Reeves searched 7
ary's premises at the corner of Maple and
alteiy stIeels Monuay moln,ng' ne . wen,
la.lei unen ~ 1872 anu Iu'Ih s'eppou
rough ih,o tne hltonen wneie ne saw pali
O n contained whiskey he grabbed # and
re O,Mara grabbed the sheriff. She then
anoed her mind and tried to squeeze the
IN ont of existence but the sheriff soon
opped that. Only very little of the wills.
y was spilled. When Sheriff Reeves came
ck home he escorted Mary to jail. Upon a
airing she was put under 800 but could