The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-06
4 West Virginia Battle.

4 West Virginia Battle.
several Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, (N
va people fought sunday night. me Bildgc-
v0rl electric light company was ordered by the
Martins Ferry counsel to take Its poles of Mar
tin. Ferry streets The time given the company
expired sunday morning, and about LOU
Martins Ferry people armed themselves WIN
axes and chopped all the poles down, the work
extending until late III the afternoon. Many
Bridgeport people attempted to prevent the
work Of destruction. The greatest excitement
prevailed in the two towns throughout the day
t being sunday, no injunction could he issued
against Martins Ferry inhabitants.
Holmes Sentenced.
II II Holmes the multi murderer, was refused
. new trial at Philadelphia saturday morning
anu sentenced To death Tor the murder of Ben
amin Pietze. The opinion denying the ac-
Fused new trial was delivered by Judge Ar
mold, II having been cOncnrred in by Jua2es
Ihayer, Wilson and Arnold, who heard the APP
picatiOn for a new trial. Every phase OF the
noted case was gone into and the ID points
raised by the defendants counsel i'll the apph-
cati0n for new trial were disposed OF seIla.
tim. 1t Is believed that the case will be Appealed
70 The supreme scourt. Holmes took the result
differently amt remarked TO his COUNSEL
Well, that's ALL
From Wealth and Distinction ton Hos
pital.
Few stranger examples of the dissipation OF
money have been known than that OF Ancrdhl
Livingston, who died a few days ago IN the
Long Island state hospital in Brooklyn. ne
Vas member of the great Livingston family
Whose seat was Livingston manor at what ls
now called TivOl-on-t the Hudson His 1ather,
henry Livingston, was once called the rlchest
man IN New York lit was before even tine astor
riches the youngest son, Ancram, derived MS
niMe and his fortune from the Ancram iron
Alne 1t was great fortune, and several times
he had great legacies left HIM; all of these ne
'glandercd, without the slightest dissipation
sUt simply in rockies. expenditure ana fooilsh
Investments, lie travelled around the world. he
Aal large establishments; he married anu ha9
sihy children, and six survive. But in ms Ola
we ne hah 10 help from any OF them, ana nav
Jug spent every dot of his last fortune, ne
ought Tor employment aud could not get H.
anu nc died in a hospital.
Bloody Kentucky Episode.
~ lhe wife Of Orville Eals. a farmer living near
BROWNSVILLE BraCken county, Ky, recently De
'efied hu for Jonn Fields, n tenant on, the
yyare Eais induced his wife to return and on
tuesday he shot Fields, death ensuing the next
-al. Eals who WAS well armed, fed ana loon
ielGZe III hut. large posse went in pursuit
md came upon the hut last Saturday night. At
S'Sh sunday the posse made rush for the nut
%ui ialS began firing. \ man named McConlps
80 hoftally shot diving in few minutes, anu
w w men named Wells and Herbert, were Sc
lousy shot. The storming party effected an en-
naaIe 70 the hut, firing yoiley as 1t dlu 80
Nv Aillhg EalS. Lying on the floor OF the nut
va found the body OF Mrs Eals. almost nude,
ntrrl with wounds, and near by lay the
1'p Het with which she was killed.
nj ING lyearold daughter of William Walker
s4tgIi"l4y morning started by way of the pnoiic
II-h~a! To her grandfather's about one ihlle
es-fl..ant' IN Fagctte County, Tenn. When about
~ ~ Wy 10 her destination and in a someWhat
Flel SPOT she was assaulted by two Duriy
- ~ iues lant rendered unconscious. The little
~, 90 found 10y some passers by who gaNe
~ I'm ant in a short time a large posse vain
- Ananas began securing the county IN
800 ~ the ncgr0e-. II j. safe to predict tldi
badly injured
~ ls'lpolls had 4 slo1.Oo0 fire in the heart OF
l- "i.1'e''iie district Tuesday. IL was canseu
- 7v,ilnu ut the third floor near the elevator
II -.'ipE away and falling upon 4 stove 1e-
Htcl. 'S" "'ie Ali'e" '"'
.i t.e Ntr7herE Pacific liner "Strathueyis" has
- 'lNi WITH 2f1 souls an board. She leit
"a 49, wash, Tor Yokohama ON october u,
Iisr - MT been sighted since. IL i y ne
N..g..5iuc Numbered in the iierCe storm al
~ 'I',r .. She carried l3j Chinese passen-
. 'i'l ilf Ee-f OF the 20 we're her crew