The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
Huntington Won.


About 300 people saw tame contests in the
Interstate Firemen's tournament mt Fairhaven.
The prizes for hand engines were awarded as
follows Boxer Engine Company of Burlington,
bridge, Y, III feet inch. Torrent Engine
Company of Whitehall, \ Y, 1853 feet inch. The
winners in the hose race We're First, Leroy
Hose Company of Cohees, y Y; second, Torrent
Hose Company of Whitehall n Y; third, indie
pendent Hose Company of Vergennes. Otter
Creek Company OF Eergennes won the ladder
contest, Rough and Ready of burlington, sec
Ond.
| A Six Months Fire Record
| A carefully gathered record of fires in Yer
mont for three months between April and
July ], shows "A occurring, with property loss
of 1887 900. Among them were seven steam saw
mills, - other manufactures, IS farm buildings,
ID village dwellings and five other buildings.
The st Adams fire caused a loss of 800 600. The
causes were defective chimneys and pipes, l6;
Kerosene lamps and lanterns, 8; boys and
matches, b; sparks on roofs, 4 hot boxes on ms
chinery, 3; lightning, 8: tramps,2. and 81 unre.
ported and unknown.
Interstate Fair.
Vermont and New Hampshire will hold their
Inter state fair at Billings Park, White River
Junction. Vermont, Sept and 5. Six purses of
$500 each and $1,000 are guaranteed by the asso
citation and will bring good horses, making this
part of the fair an assured success Arrange.
ments have been made for a coaching parade
over 900 having been placed in prizes for this
one feature alone. Apply to the secretary for
an OF premiums.
The Vermont Fisheries.
The annual meeting of the Vermont Fish and
Game league was held yesterday at Isle La
Motto, VI. The steamer Reindeer was chartered
20 take the guests from Burlington to Isle La
Motto; The fishery question so far as it applies |
10 Lake Champlaln and some of the smaller |
Vermont lakes is receiving intelligent investiga.
ton at the hands of the Fish and Game commits. |
sion. 1t Is believed by Commissioner Mcdonald |
that the lake trout can again become an inhabt. |
ant OF the lake. and steel head salmon, which |
are indigenous to California waters, IL Is thought
VIII also do well in Lake Champlain. Both |
JOhnsbury hatchery.
A pair of shoes and four bundles of clothing
tied up In newspapers were found In the tail |
grass by Lake Champain in Burlington. Mon
day. The only article which afforded the slight.
est hint was French Bible, the fly leaf of which
Indicated that 1t had been presented by Olive
Godin. An Ottawa newspaper of May 10th was
found among the effects and IL is probable the
owner had lived in that place. One of the bun.
dies was wrapped in newspaper of the date of
July 20, which indicates they have not been long
secreted there. Chief Dumas saw a stranger
last Wednesday who was clad in slippers ami
who seemed 10 be slightly deranged. There is
Il theory that these effects may belong to this
man, who may have drowned himself in the
lake,
John b. Martin, who was injured by one of the
,iiy sprnkers last week Wednesday. died at
his home, So Peru street, Burlington, Monday
morning He was one of the oldest residents in
he city, having lived here 60 years.
Another bold burglary was committed il;
Wmooski Monday night. John Cross's meat
market on Main street was broken into and
about S25 worth of cigars and tobacco and -
tozen of eggs were tolen. The burglars broke
pane OF glass in the front door through which
'ntrance was gained.
At Lyndon last week Wednesday morning the |
,arn and sheds of Geo Wheeler were burned {
rhe case of the fire is unknown; loss about .
$500; insured tor $3.50.
There were two robberes in Rutland last Sat |
friday. Ezra Ciark's two daughters found a S
TRANCE man in their bedroom at their home on a
toyce street about 10 O'Clock when they were :
bout to retire. The girls gave the alarm but I
he stranger got away before any of the neigh
,ors had arrived. He went out the window over c
he house were Mr. Clark's hat and gold watch S
he piazza. + Whittaker's house on Rovce !.
treet was also entered the same night and Mrs !
Nhittakers gold watch was stolen. L
A man fishing in the brook which runs paraJlel b
nth the road between Wallingford and East q
'allingford Sunday morning, discovered the "a
ody OF man IN about one foot of water. 1t
'as recognized as that of George Clements who
eturned saturday night from Rutland having
TENDED Buffalo Bits Wild West show. II is ~
aid that while returning to mis- home, one and a L
All miles from the railroad station, he fell s.
rom the highway down a steep bank into the 4
rock. 1t is supposed by the blood on the stones "
nd cuts on his head that he twas badly hurt. p
icing unconscious he was soon drowned He A
as about 40 years old =,
At special session of the Caledonia County N
Durt, before Chief Justice Ross Monday John
orton, proprietor of the Union house pleaded "
uilty to Is first oflenses for selling liouor and II
as fined $50 and costs >,
Dwight Carleton, a Guidhal farmer, was r
'und dead in his barn last Saturday morning. =,
was evident that he received fatal kick "
ON colt he was Harvesting. al
\ dastardly outrage was attempted at Mont. &c
eller upon Mrs Hattie Hall as she was walking
ome saturday evening when she was assaulted =
y drunken brute named John Garrigan who
rev her into the ditch and repeatedly ATTEMPT \,
l to accomplish his purpose. Although faint \
ON the severe choking she was receiving Mrs | 4
all managed 10 scream, and her cries attract | \
! II Lawrence, who came to her rescue | r
ME Mr. Lawrence was assisting Mrs Hallber | \
'sailant escaped in the darkness.
Charles Devens of Essex Junction fell and =
actured three ribs while chopping recently.
Edward Merritt of Cabot met with n ser,ous
cident recently which caused his death He
Id moving machine htched to tine back of Y
wagon and in some way he was thrown from
G wagon backward onto the machine He had 4
essence of mind long enough to stop his horse ~
though he must have lain where he fell for | 4
ore than an hour, as the accident occurred up K
a road where there is but little travel. K
thief entered Mrs w Dunton's house at
itiand while she was absent at party Friday -
INT through window and took her gold x
itch, a child's bank containing some money =
some jewery.
Benjamin Mossman of Barton. WAS hacked Inv
ow the DINER day and quite badly hurt d