Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-03-02
LATE NEWS.
The O'Neil jug Case.
Fine of 5000 and Two Months, Inn
prisOnment,

Fine of 5000 and Two Months, Inn
prisOnment,
The Vermont supreme court met at
Montpelier yesterday and gave decisions in
the 65 or more cases heard at the term
which ended two weeks ago. In the ia
nous 'jug case" of John O'Neil of White
hall, n. Y. the court denied O'Neir
petition for an arrest of judgment and sus-
tanned the decision of the lower court.
O'Neil was sentenced to pay a fine OF
5000 and TO serve two months in the
house of correction. His alternative SEN
tence is "a years. O'Neil was convicted
in the Rutland county court about IL years
ago of 3O7 offences of selling intoxicating
liquor, as of a second conviction. He took
writ of error to the supreme court of the
United States, and in 1892 the case was
dismissed by that court for want of iuris-
diction, and was remanded to the Vermont
supreme court for sentence.
The Largest Dairy Farm in the World
Assigns.
The Green Mountain stock farm COM
pany of West Randolph, a corporation or
ganized under the laws of Connecticut.
with capital stock of $3.50, 900, Imade an
assignment at New Haven Wednesday.
The company is considered the largest
dairy concern in the United States and has
won many prizes at different cattle shows
in this country and Europe, securing the
gold medal at the Paris exposition and at
the Worlds Fair at Chicago. The compa-
ny owns thousands of acres of land in Yer
mont. The liabilities are placed at S7O.-
600 and the assets at S75, 900. The reason
given for the failure is that the company
has too much land. William H. Dubois
of Rutland was named as trustee. A large
part of the stock is owned by the Moulton
Brothers of West Randolph. According
to statement of President Moulton the
concern was solvent Jan. l.
A Stray Rifle Shot Kills John Campbell
OF Fair Haven.
John Campbell was found dead beside a
grave he was digging in the Catholic Gem
etery at Fair Haven Tuesday. His death
was ascribed to natural causes. but We'd
nesday it was found that he was killed bv
rifle ball. 1t is thought the shot was
stray one from a rifle used for target
practice at some distance from the ceme-
terry.
GIOucester's Woe.
The past three months have been one of
luc llOob ulSdSlIOuS ptIIOuS III the history
of the Gloucester fisheries. The number
of vessels reported lost is Is, with total
tonnage of 1419, valued at over 500. 900.
Sixty-one men on the wrecked vessels lost
their lives.
A Bloody Riot at Armstrong.
Striking men attacked non-union men
who were at work at Armstrong, w. Va.
Wednesday, and volleys with Winchester
rifles were exchanged. Gov. McCorkle
called out the militia. One despatch saws
that 10 men have been killed and ii wound
ed, and that another battle is imminent.
Il. ]. Phelps Improving.
New Haven dispatches indicate that the
critical period of the illness of Hon. Ed
ward j. Phelps has been passed, and that
he is now gradually improving.
Mckane i'm Sing Sing.
All efforts to find a judge who Would
grant stay in John Y. McKane's case
failed, and yesterday the Gravesend boss
went to Sing Sing to begin his six years
term.
Rig Granite Contract.
G. II. Moore g. Co. of Barre have re-
ceived the contract to furnish the granite
for the state soldiers monument to be
erected at Des Moines, la. 1t is the big
gest contract ever placed in Barre, and will
require 100000 pounds of rough stock,
making $50 carloads, and valued at $780,
O00