The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-07-13
Vermont Supreme Court.

| The full bench of the supreme court was in
| session at Montpelier Wednesday to discuss
questions arising in cases heard at the May term
| decisions upon which were rendered yesterday
| Wednesday afternoon the court heard the case
of Alfred II Hall against Judge L II Thompson
of the supreme court bench, petition of man
damus to compel Judge Thompson to sign a diff
| ferent bill of exceptions than the one filed in the
bridge case from Grand Isle county when he
presided
! Hotel in Ashes.
The Alburgh House at Alburgh Springs, Geo
| w Squire proprietor was burned to the ground
at 30 O'Clock Wednesday morning, The fire
originated i'll a coal bin In the cellar underneath
the part of the house occupied by the help. The
house had only been open 10 days and was en-
tertainlng 35 guests, some of whom were over
come by smoke while trying to save their belong
/ 1ngS. The only serious accident was to George
w Beeman, of SwantOn, who jumped from a
second story window and injured his back. The
| hotel was wooden structure of so rooms and
was insured. The furnishings, owned by Mr.
| Squire, were total loss with no insurance. The
barns connected with the hotel property were
also burned. Insured for $4,000 in Borley's
agency.
A dispatch from Yokohama saws that war with
China is regarded in Japan as Inevitable, The
government has prohibited the natives press
from mentioning events happening in Corea.
The Japanese government positively refuses to
withdraw its troops from COrea except upon
Japan's own terms.
Four fresh shocks were felt at Constantinople
Wednesday. Many inmates of houses and shops
anu persons III Ine streets were caught Dy the
falling walls and killed or injured. tits known
that the number buried beneath the ruins of
houses exceeds $50. Eleven persons were bur-
led by the falling of the Roman Catholic church
and monastery in the village of Steffano 1t is
reported that the village of AdabaZar has been
completely destroyed. Reports of serious dam
age and loss of life come from nearly all of the
villages in the vicinity of the city. All of the
buildings ON the island of Antogno, except the
inconsistencies were wrecked. The Otsoman naval
college collapsed, and six people were killed
and several others injured.
BENJAMIN F TAYLOR, of Wheelock. was ON his
way to st Johnsbury the other day, and when
near the village heard a train coming. He turn
ed his horse about to get as far from the cars as
ened but just as the cars came In sight the horse
started at full speed for the crossing running
against a car with such force as to break its
neck.
james Brine, of West Rutland, jumped from |
train at Landon's crossing last Wednesday and |
fell, striking his breast against the rails. He |
was seen to be unconscious, and was picked up /
and carried into a store. He was soon taken to |
police headquarters, and made as comfortable /
as possible. When a physician arrived he found |
that the left lung was ruptured so that air was
forced down under the skin He was conscious
through the examination, butw as not in con
he could live till morning. He still alive,
however, at last reports.
The Vermont press association met at the Van
Ness house Burlington Wednesday evening.
There were nearly 200 present including IS mem
beers of the ladies press company of Massachu-
sets and other guests. Officers were elected a.
follows: President, George II Blake of Barton
Monitor; first vice president, George Atkins of
the Montpelier Argus and Patriot: second vice
president, George II ChildS Of the Il AIbans
Messenger. secretary. J. ID johnson OF the Bur
lington Clipper. treasurer, W Hubbard of
Bratileboro PhmniN. executive committee l. 4 l
Thayer Of West Randolph; directors. e : Forbes
Of Il Adams and r Tuttie of Rutland. These
new members were clccied WSS Buck FM
~ault. West Randoiph: a I. Bourne Cambridge
W III Cook. Pouliney. l. II Bullock. Lyndonviile
George Atkins, Montpelier: W ; futile. He
Carpenter, il, Rutland. ID A Rowe. W Il Rowe
Of Burlington. II was voted that the papers of
state adopt the cash payment system, beginning
June l. ls.t5. Yesterday and today the as-ocia-
ton and guests had an excursion through Lake
Champaign The next excursion of the assOcia-
ton will be TO Quebec and >aguensy river in the
summer Of ls45.