Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-24

THE VERMONT NEWS.
Once Operated in Vermont.


Once Operated in Vermont
The Notorious Forger Bowman, alias
Highton, Captured in Boston.
Andrew Highton, under arrest for for
gerry at Boston, has been positively identi-
fed as X. Bowman, the notorious forger
who has operated all over the country and
who in 1881, with Ned Lyman, committed
forgeres on the First national bank of
Brandon, the Vermont national bank, the
Rutland county national bank of Rutland,
and the Farmers and Traders national
bank of Burlington, aggregating $4,000.
Col. a. +. walkers Rapid Rise.
Col. Aldace f. Walker, who has been
chosen one of the receivers of the Atchi-
son railroad, is also spoken of as probable
president of the gigantic system. Col.
Walker is a native of Rutland and served
with distinction in the Civil war. He
practiced law in Rutland, his native place,
until 1887, when he was appointed one of
the interstate commerce commissioners at
a salary of $500 year. In 1890 he was
elected president of the Western Traffic
association at a salary of $25, 900 for three
years, but the association fell into disuse
before his time expired. He was appoint
ed chairman of the joint committee of the
Trunk Line and Central Traffic assOcia-
ton in 1892, and in December, 1893, after
a service of about II months, he resigned
to devote himself to the law practice in
Chicago, as was said at that time. Col.
Walker is now abroad.
Reunion Of the I'd Vermont Regiment.
The ninth annual reunion of the Sd VT.
Regiment association was held recently at
st. Johnsbury and these officers elected:
President, Capt. A. NJ. Beattie; vice pres
ident, j. n. Niles; secretary and treasurer
Samuel f. Pingree. Seventy-fve were in
attendance at the dinner served by the
Woman's Relief corps, when there were
speeches by State Auditor Hale and sever
al comrades of Chamberlain post. The
next meeting will be held in August, 1895,
at Barton Landing.
To Abolish WestmOre.
Application will be made to the next
session of legislature to abolish Westmore,
in Orleans county. The plar contem-
plates anneXing the town to Charleston
and Barton, in the county of Orleans, and
to Newark, in Caledonia county. The
population of the town is less than 400.
and II Democratic votes, and its grand
list is S1246.4 A. Willoughby lake, the
most picturesque body of water in the
state, is in Westmore.
Arrested for Tampering with the Mails.
George A. Matthews, clerk in the post
office at Rutland, was arrested last week
for the embezzlement of letter and was
held in $500 for his appearance before the
| grand jury in October. He was detected
/ in the act of abstracting money from let
ter and confessed the crime. About $500
| is reported to have been lost, but Matthews
denies the theft of anything but the single
| letter.
The sheds in the brick yard of A. F.
Davis of Rutland were burned Sunday,
causing loss of 5000.
The camp meeting of the Methodists of
the St. Adams district closed at Morrisville
Sunday with an attendance of 1000.
The body of David Murdoch, 30, was
found floating in the river at Winooski
Sunday. 1t is supposed that he committed
suicide
f. Marion Crawford, the novelist, pro-
poses to build summer residence in West
Lebanon, n. H., opposite White River
Junction.
The barn of l. L. Slocum in Berlin was
struck by lightning Sunday and burned
with contents, including Is cows, II hogs
and two horses. .,AS ESS E6za
Burglars broke into the house of n. F.
Clark of st. Adams during a street parade
Friday and stole three valuable watches, a
revolver, table silver and other articles.
Frank Georges saw-mill, near Montpel-
Ter, was burned one day last week. The
building, machinery and 10000 feet OF
lumber were destroyed. Loss, 5000; in
surance, $4,000.
The 19-year-old son of Judge Thompson
of Irasburgh ran away from home last
week. He was traced to Rouse's Point,
n. Y, and it is supposed that he went to
Montreal. He had $50 in his pocket when
he left home. No reason for his action is
known.
Fire did about $500 damage in the lum-
Der yard of l. S. Bostwick & Sons at St.
Adams Friday, and on the same day there
was a fire in large building used as a
storehouse by the Central Vermont rail
road company in the same town. Many
believe that both of these fires were of in
cendiary origin.
T. A. Goodman, the Virginia railroad
conductor who murdered Col. II. c. Par
sons, has been sentenced to IS years i'm
prisonment. Goodman admitted that TO
days before the murder he. carried a cop,
of the letter he fanced Parsons wrote, ant
with loaded pistol was on the lookout TO
his victim.
Fred f. Vaughan has mysteriousiy dis
appeared from Rutland. He is 20 year
old. He worked in Durkee's grocery stor
and lived with his parents on Churcl
street. He was probably insane when h
left home. He had a temporary loss Q
mind three years ago. A later announce
ment says Vaughan has been found a
Plainfeld, Conn.
The centennial anniversary of the Cor
gregatonal church at Peacham was celt
brated last week Thursday. Rev. j. X
Williams, the pastor, delivered the addres
of welcome to which Rev. DR., Bartlett, eN
president of Dartmouth college, Responded
Rev. DR.. NJ. NJ. Martin of Allegan, Mich
delivered the historical address. Orgini
musical selections were sung and thel
were other exercises.
Geo. H. Woodward of Shrewsbury con
plains to the Vermont Fish and Gan
league that herd of deer have destroye
an acre and one-half of his buckwheat an
devoured his vegetables. Mr.. WOodwal
saws that they come into his fields, seve