The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-16
Wanted Also in Vermont.

Wanted Also in Vermont.
Fred G. Whiting was arrested in
| Chicago last week for extensive forg-
cries. He is also wanted in Vermont
and Boston for similar otfenses. He
was formerly engaged in shipping hors-
es from different parts of Vermont to
Boston. He visited Boston about
every eight weeks. bringing light car
riage horses from that state and buy
ing heavy draught horses to take to
Vermont. His last trip to Boston, SO
far as is known. was in April of the re
sent year, when he bought six heavy
horses OF a local firm. giving in pay
ment a check for S6T5 on the Burling
ton National bank. Whiting represent
ed that the horses were for the Burl-
ington fire department. So far he stat
ed the truth, as the city sent him for
them. but the check which he had
given wa returned as worthless. 1t is
alleged that other firms in Boston suf-
fered financial loss at his hands.
Chinamnn Assa uIted at 81. AIbans.
While Zip Kee Duck, a prominent
Chinese merchant of Montreal and a
n~aturaliZed citizen of Canada, was
passing through the park Friday night
at st. Adams, he was set upon by four
roughs, thrown to the ground and his
coat torn from his back. There was
absolutely no ~provocation for the as
sault saw that he was a foreigner and
dressed a little differently from the
American style. Zip Kee Duck is an
intelligent man and speaks good Eng
fish. The matter was reported to the
officers.
An Ugly Gypsy.
George A. Huntington. residing on
Gallison Hill in East Montpelier, was
attacked Saturday evening at his home
by a gypsy man and quite badly used
up. 1t seems that a gypsy band had
encamped near Mr.. H~untington's farm
and had turned their horses into his
pastures against his request. Mr..
Huntington went down and ordered
them out when one stout, burly man
approached him with oaths an knocked
him down and kicked him. A warrant
was issued for the gypsy's arrest.
Liquor Raid ut 4ichford.
There was a general liquor raid at
Swanton Monday evening. The Ameri-
can house. Union house and Garvin's.
James and Whites drug stores were
by Deputy Sheriff Draper. of
Adams. Liquor was seized at all
places except Whites drug store. The
proprietors were brought before jus
tice +. c. Smith, of st. Adams and
all, except Mr.. White, fined the usual
amount for a first otfense of selling
Mr.. White was fined for one
otfense of selling liquor. States At
torney Chase prosecuted.
Assault with Intent to XIII.
James Patten and Mile Wilson of
Mendon were arrested Tuesday after
by Deputy Sheriffs Stearns and
Whitaker for an assault with intent
kill on John Rooney Sunday night,
ibout two miles this side of the Patten
house. Patten acknowledged when ar
'ested that he struck Rooney with a
club, but said that Rooney had invad-
d his premises. Mile Wilson was
arrested as an accessory to the cline.
It Patten and Mile were placed in the
Jail and will be held there
without any hearing to await the re-
!ult of Rooney's injuries. Rooney was
unconscious Tuesday evening.
Lake Champlain Yacht Club.
The Lake Champlain Yacht clubs
Innual regatta was held Tuesday, fol
owed by a ball at the club house in
he evening. The weather was perfect
md all conditions for a day of rare
port were favorable, save the presence
+ a spanking breeze. The race for
achts 81 feet and upwards failed to
III. There were three starters in 20
DOT or less than 33 foot class, the race
eing won by the Polliwog. Capt. A.
Chase of Essex. N. Y. The boats
n the third class failed TO finish in
ime and no race was declared. The I
team yacht race was won by the I
.donis. Capt. Tressider. with the ,
aranac second. The Thetis. Clean /
nd Polliwog started in a good breeze
the ladies' cup race, but for lack of ,
ind failed TO finish and the race was :
ompleted Wednesday morning. =
Douglass Barclay. ~ years old, of :
,arre was caught in a derrick at the
granite works last Tuesday af-
and severely injured.
Some roughs called at the town liq-
or agents in Fletcher recently with
ne evident intention of doing some
arm. Matters were brought to a eli
lax. however. by the appearance of
ne agents daughter. Belle, who ar
wed on the scene with a shot gun and
Jared the fellows away. i
A Swede by the name of Don Jansen :
wing in the town of Newbury tried to :
1mmit suicide last Sunday cutting his 8
rist with a razor. neal the depot. =
hen found he was nearly exhausted
nd living on the railroad track.
The postofice squabble at st. George
at last settled, which has given i,
ore annoyance than any other in Yer
ont for the past three years. Mrs. :
ellie Gates has been appointed post
istress and has entered upon its Z
lties. .
John Bree. who was injured so badly
being gored by a bull at Poultney
st week "Wednesday. died Saturday. /,