The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-07-13
GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Ancient Suit Settled-NOte Over Is Year
Old Paid.

Perhaps the Oldest lawsuit, taking it from it,
inception, on any docket in this state was settled
at the present term in Addison county court. II
nnaea John n ss N afsr ~
TO Julia Walker, the wife of one of their EN-
ployes, This note was signed in the firm name
by John B Walkee; When the note was about
ment upon it: "This note is good and due after
what payment If taken out" signing again the
firm name. Just before the renewal outlawed in
1881 (J0hn d having died in 1876 Julia brought
suit against Abel as surviving partner. This suit
slept In Addison county court for II years, Abel
resisting payment because he did not know
what sum was represented by the term "what
payment" Julia died soon after bringing the
suit and d Ketcham of Sudbury was her ad-
ministrator. In 1892 Abel died. The note was
presented by w II Bliss, attorney for Mr. Ket-
cham, to the commissioners of his estate and dis
allowed by them and the party to the original
transaction, being then alive the county court, at
its June term, 1888, gave judgment for the plain
tiff administrator for the amount of the note less
than $50, which he admitted had been paid. This
judgment was reversed by the supreme court on
the ground (Which Is novel in this state) that in
farming partnership one partner Is not pre-
sumed to have the right to charge the firm on a
promisory note by signing the firms name; At
the present term of the court after day 5
hearing, the suit was compromised by the de-
PENDANTS payment of Sll00, thereby settling
note over 20 years old.
They Struggled Cinnamon.
Two more, men said to be implicated in The
alleged wholesale smuggling of Cinnamon into
this country by Burlington, were arrested in
New York city Monday: The prisoners Harry
Lee King and man who goes by the name of
leased pending Examination in $1,000 BAH each.
Singleton 10 charged with being a sort of go
baxe one ~o @ with cern a
toms officials as yet not under arrest. For some
time Singleton has been well known about the
custom. house where he has made considerable
money, it is alleged acting as interpreter and in
other ways. He is also the interpreter employed
by the Broadway tabernacle in New York city.
United states Chinese Inspector Scharf said
Monday that he expected that there would soon
be numerous arrests of people alleged to be
mixed up in the smuggling Of Cinnamon into
this country and intimated that certain we'll |
known gov ernment officials attached to the Gus. |
tom department would find themselves in Gus
tody under very Interesting charges.
Springfield Man Drowned. !.
Albert u Grow, aged 10, was drowned in the |
Connecticut river last week Thursday. He was
boys, waded into deep hole and the boys could |
not get him out before he was drowned. The |
body was recovered.
Died from Asphyxiation.
Harry NJ Sykes of Manchester Depot, was
found dead in his room in the Crandal hotel,
n y at 2 80 Monday, death having
resulted from asphyNiaton. He went to the
hotel Sunday and registered as Smith, Parn.
He was partly undressed and revolver lay by
his side The gas was turned on. He was fden-
tilted by letters in his pocket
Bartholomew McGettrick of st Adams EN-
ployed by the Central Vermont railroad, fell in
% the lake Saturday and came very near drown
ng. He was, with others, filling car standing
IN the siding west of the station and by the lake,
ioors on both sides being open. Wheeling
ruck loaded with bas kets into the ear, it is sup
)osed that he tripped falling forward out of the
opposite door into lake Another truckman, who
vas in the ear at the time, gave the alarm and
assistance came in plenty. For some unknown
eason his body did not rise. After waiting
"A long mole. with a hook attaphpu /