The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-20
burglars Arrested.

burglars Arrested.
There is trouble in North Hero over
a little piece of deception practiced
about six years ago. A. the time the
bridge was built between North Hero
and Grand Isle the state made AN APP
preparation of $50. 600 in aid of the
project, to be paid when the town of
North Hero had raised the same
amount. The Town officials raised
SO, 600 and there seemed no possible
way to raise another dollar. Then the
selectmen fixed up "A bond for $1,000
which it was understood was not in
tended 10 he redeemed TO put with the
$40, 600 already raised in order to get
the go 600 from the state. The
amount of the appropriation was
promptly paid and the bond was never
placed on record But that did not
end the matter and the town wants the
men who signed the bond to pay up.
A special town meeting was recently
held to see if the town would instruct
the seloctmcn to settle for - cents ON
the dollar, but it was indefinitely AL
journed without taking any action and
no course seems to be open To the Sc
lectmen but to collect the full amount
Of $1,000.
Very Like Reputation.
An important arrest was made in
Waterford last week and the officers
feel certain that they have captured
professional burglar, who broke into
O. b. Cuttings drug store al West
Concord last July and about a month
later took 500 worth of jewelry from
W. |. Schof's store at Canaan. Schoff
suspected a man 10y the name of Drew,
and sent description of the man to
the surrounding towns, offering a re
ward for his capture. James \. Virtue
of Waterford, met a man answering to
the description of Drew as he was
driving to Barnet the other day. After
thinking il over few minutes he
turned around, overlook the man and
asked him to ride. When they got to
Waterford he called a sheriff and had
the man arrested. Drew jumped from
the carriage twice on the way to St
but his handouts hindered
him and he was Tetaken. After much
questioning 10y Sheriff Sulloway at St
Johnshury the man confessed that he
was known by several other names and
that he had hidden some property in
Monroe, y. II. The sheriff went there
and found small valise. portion of
the contents of which w@s identified
by Mr.. Schotf as his property. Drew
was given into the custody of the !
sheriff of Essex county and taken to |
Guildhall to await trial. 1t is believed /
that his name is Luther Manchester |
and that ne has served 10 years in the |
state prison at Windsor for counterfeit |
ing, horse stealing and forgery.
Mistook Him for Game.
Quite severe accident occurred
Sunday afternoon on Berlin Hill. \
couple of young boys eager to beginn
hunting started out Sunday. An
Italian was lying on the grass and
hearing somebody coming began to
move his head and look around. One
IF the boys, thinking they had struck
some game. pulled up his gun and
fired. Sixteen shots entered the back
IF the mans head which were after
wards removed by DIR. Chandler. 1t
s expected the man will recover.
The dwelling house and barns of
Edward Golf of West Addison were /,
otaly destroyed by fire Tuesday even
ng. Sept 10. The barns were full of
rain and hay, the dwelling house be-
ng the most costly farmhouse in
own. Loss heavy: insurance not
,nown at persent.
4 large barn on the Rossiter farm, !
outh of Brandon village. owned by !
Dr. ID. W. Prime. was burned TO the
round Tuesday of last week. There ,
we're - or 20 tons of hay in the barn. v
he loss is partly covered by insur .
nee The fire is said to have been in
endiary.
The first day of the 23d annual La
loille county fair held at Morrisville
tuesday had good weather and gave
romise of large exhibition. there be
ng 20 entries in all the departments.
Some changes in Vermont postoffices
'ere made Friday. c. j. Spear was
ppointed postmaster at West Corinth.
orange county, vice r. ii. Williams,
emoved. The commission of Mary A.
'onway TO be postmistress at North
ILLS, Essex county, vice W. G..
Ielson, removed, was issued by the
department.
John Shedrick of Bristol. cut one of
is legs few weeks ago with an AK.
lie bound il up and thought that the
ound would heal but il did not. and
n Monday piece of bone two inches
ing was taken out
Michigan Boy, the Norman Percher
D stallion owned by II. NJ Small Of
ristol, died Saturday. He got loose
the barn and ate too much meal.
e was valued at $1,000.
Chief Justice Ross handed down
.cision Saturday in the Rutland coun- ,
court allowing Albert Brown. in
cted for the Cold River murder Of
enry DeMIll Lawrence in 1897. 10 4