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ficers of Manser Enoampment: o. B.
Moon, G. p. H. L. Stillson, H. P; G. D.
Gibson, S. w.; NJ. Wilson, j. W.; B. G.
Barber, scribe; F. L. Houghton, treas
urer.
THERE will be foot ball game on the
| Soldiers Home grounds tomorrow af-
ternoon between the Berkshire foot ball
team of Willamstown and the Benning-
ton team. The game is to be called at 2
p. m.
In the county court, Monday after
noon, in the divorce case of Fleming VS..
Fleming a divorce was granted to Mrs.
Fleming The court gave to Martin Bur-
bingham of Pownal the custody of his
children, which some four years ago was
| given to his wife when she received a
/ divorce from him.
DocToRs Rogers, Goodall, II. j. Pot
ter Sr., Daley, Henry Goodall, Wilcox
and Putnam made post norton exam
inaton of the remains of N. o. Wilcox,
Sunday afternoon. They found a gener-
al inflammation of the cerebrum, with
adhesive inflammation in different parts.
| The primary cause of death was a clos
ure of the lateral sirius. The left ven
tricle was found to be abnormally full of
serum, the ventricle being much en-
larged, causing pressure. No trouble
was found with the skull.
The case against Max Shinborn, the
notorious bank robber, who is believed
to have looted the First National Bank of
this village, ithe Walpole, N. H., bank
and who afterward escaped from the
Keene, n. H jail and the Concord prison,
was to have taken place last week at
Mddleburg, N. Y, where he robbed a
bank few months ago, but the trial was
postponed because of the illness of one
of the principal witnesses. An applica-
ton was made to admit Shinborn to bail,
and should this succeed it is doubtful if
the New York authorities ever see him
again, as he would be only too willing to
forfeit any reasonable sum to obtain his
liberty. Since Shinborn's arrest Solicit
tor Hersey of Keene, with the approval
of the attorney general, has used every
effort to have him surrendered to the
New Hampshire authorities in order that
he might be put back in the State prison
to serve out the remainder of his term.
This could be done without the risk of
trial But the New York officers having
him in charge have steadfastly refused
to dismiss their case against him and
surrender him for extradition. Should
he now be released on bail it is the opin-
ion of lawyers that he cannot be extrad-
tied while still legally held under said
bail for trial in New York. 1t would.
therefore, be useless TO again arrest him
in New York if he is released under
those conditions. New Hampshire off
Gals, who have put In good deal of
work in this case, feel very much cha
grined over the result
IN the county court, the jury in the
case of F. p. Bowles VS.. lie Ray, returned
W Iu0 COuIC IOOu OdluIudy dllcIuOOu al
ter coming in three times for iustruc-
tions, and reported that they were unable
to agree upon a verdict The court
thereupon discharged the entire petit
jury and at 4.30 p. m. adjourned until 2 |
p. m. Monday. The suit was an action
over the disputed boundary line of |
10 acre wood lot in Searsburg. The lot,
which is far up on the mountains has
been chopped over several times and is
rocky and difficult place from which !
to draw wood or timber. The nearest |
market for WOOD is North Adams or
Bennington, 16 miles away. The high |
est valuation placed on the ten-acre lot |
by any of the witnesses was S25. The |
number of old deeds and surveys dating
buck half century or more, and refer
ing to boundaries marked by a stake |
and stone," were little calculated to
lend interest to the trial, if one were to
judge from the desparing faces of the
jurymen. A prominent lawyer has
figured that the total expenses of the |
law suit cannot be less than 81 800.