Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-07-18
Vermont Notes.


Lamoille at that point.
Jonas Higgins of Rutland, an elderly
man, was shot in the left arm last
Thursday by the accidental discharge
of his gun ard soon died.
Rev. G. G. Waterman of Providence,
II. | :, has accepted call to the Free
Baptist church at st. Johnsbury to be-
gin his labors in September.
A severe thunder shower struck Bur-
! lington Saturday morning. Considera-
BILE damage was done, the lightning
striking in several places, though no
one was injured.
The Sherman military band, of Bur-
lington, will accompany the grand
commandery of Vermont knights Tenn
plars to the triennial conclave in Bos-
ton, August 26-29.
The ceremony of blessing the corner
stone of the new Catholic church at
Middlebury ill take place Sunday af-
ternoon, July %. Bishop DeGoesbriand
and Coadjutor Bishop Michaud will be
present.
Emmett J. Gray, formerly captain of
Co. A, LIST Regt., Y. N. G., who won
the sword in the Herald contest several
years ago, is acting major of the I'd pro-
visional battalion, New York national
guard, encamped at Peekskill.
Rev. John Pearson, pastor of the
Baptist church, of Vergennes, has ac-
cepted call to the pastorate of the
First Baptist church, Sheldon, Iowa,
and will close his labors in this state
July 21st.
Shing Foo, the Chinaman arrested at
Mort h rNrnxy hnc TO hn
house of correction for three months,
after which he will be deported. Foo's
offense was being in the United States
without permit.
Elmer HI. Loucks, compositor en-
ployed at the Herald office in Rutland
was fatally injured in the railroad yard
short distance north Of what was
Laudon's crossing Saturday night about
ll.So o'clock. He was evidently struck
by the sleeper. Loucks was about 20
years old and his people live in Hud-
son, n. Y.
Two citizens of Wardsboro, Fred
Johnson and Herbert Z. Waite
arrested at Newfane recently, We're
heavily fined under the six inch trout
law by Justice Burdett. Complaint was
made by Fish Warden E. G. Tuthill,
lllC SlION GU luStU w IlGu QiScON-
cred the men had AZ trout less than six
inches in their possession. The law
prescribes fine for each.
The supreme court has rendered these
decisions in Franklin county cases: w.
A. Clark VS.. Frank Paquet, decree af-
firmed and cause remanded, Judge
Ross dissenting; Charles McBuraly ct
al, VS.. VIM. McCarty ct al, Judgment
of county court reversed and defen-
dant to recover costs; w. G.. Smith ct
al, VS.. 0. A. Burton ct al, decree af-
firmed and cause remanded to county
court; George B. Foster VS.. III. M. Stone
decree affirmed.
Deputy Sheriff Whitaker arrested G.
P. Guptil, formerly B. H.. Woolley's |
bartender, at Hancock last Friday for
jumping his bail. There are Is offenses
against Guptil, which were called at
the March term of the County court |
The bail was forfeited in each case
Guptil was placed in the county jail |
where he will remain until the Septem-
Der term of the County court, unless he
again gets bail.
On complaint of States Attorney
Jones the saloons of T. M. Barrett,
James Gilrain and Dugan & Cragin in
Rutland were raided Saturday after
noon, and quantity of liquor and beer
was found in each place. The liquor
was forfeited Monday and the saloon
keepers were brought before the court
to answer to the charges of keeping and
selling liquor. Deputy Sheriffs Stearns,
Whitaker and Fish made the raids.
A successful Vermonter is Frederick
Mills, formerly of Ryegate, now lieu
tenant governor of Idaho. Mr.. Mills
graduated as civil engineer from the
University of Vermont, and was for a
time engaged in the, New England
coast survey, after which he was in the
survey in different portions of the west.
He is now the chief engineer in the
great project ofirrigating the vast plains
east of the Rocky mountains by means
of building immense reservoirs on the
mountain sides with which to irrigate
the plains below.
DR.. J. M. Currier, of Newport, has in
his antiquarian collection, the song
book used by the prophet, William
Miller. 1t contains his autograph and
was used by him at his meetings. 1t
will be remembered that the members
of the Advent church of Low Hampton,
n. Y, assembled in their robes, on a
bitter cold night in March, 1913, when
they expected the final confiagration of
the earth. They prayed and sang until
a late hour that night, but at last were
obliged TO return to their homes disa p
pointed.
John B. Moore of Rutland died last
week from shock of apoplexy. He
leaves wife and three daughters. He
took an active part in local politics and
served as grand juror from 1894 up to
his death. He has also been special
prosecutor. 1t vas while he held the
latter office that the Herald took occa-
sion to attack him for what it alleged
were his misdoings in the conduct of
the duties thereof and which resulted
in his suing the paper for libel in the
sum of $4,000. His death will proba-
bly, end the case. Mr.. Moore carried
$4,000 insurance on his life.
Brandon has three men 80 years of
age now living on the same places on
which they were born and where they
have always lived. They are James