The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-02
NEW WORLD.


NEW WORLD.
An Innocent Man Lynched.
1t develops at Ford, Ky, that the negro, Be
IIaggard who was lynched here last wee
charged with having assaulted MISS hik IN W. wa
innocent of the crime with which ne wa
charged. The story told of how the deeo wa
done has been proven to be utterly false.
The New England Fair.
The Bay state Agricultural society, organize
TO be emphaticaly educational, mas AWAY
given darying much prominence. The soclet
has held working diaries &c lts iaifs mas Dtgi'
pioneer in introducing the idea OF travelling
dairy schools in Massachusetts anu IN othe
ways has worked for the benefit OF the Mass'
chusetts dairy interests. The dairy departmeh
in connection with this years falr VIII be TN
best ever seen at Worcester in both extent an'
quality. There will be an exhibition of dar,
products typical of the state and worthy OF 1t
Private diaries and creameries from an parts O
the commonwealth will compete for the prem
inns and the best butter makers Of the state
will be represented. The butter will be scored
by an expert and after the exhibition, the
chemical analysis. There viii. be a good eXhib
| it of Massachusetts made cheese, showing that
| this industry is by no means extinct In this
state: There win also be a complete display
of all kinds of fancy cheese, domestic and i'm
ported. The latest and most improved appli-
ances will be exhibited. Separators will be
shown in operation. A Babcock milk tester will
be IN constant operation and an attendant Will
explain it. The dairy room will be attractively
decorated making 1t Il place where every dairy
man and woman can visit with pleasure and
profit.
Another Great Telegraph Enterprise.
The Western Union Telegraph company is
making arrangements to take possession of the
old abandoned telegraph line extending through
British Columbia, which was started thirty years
ago to run to Europe via Behring Straits and
Siberia. Before the Atlantic cable was laid.
this line was constructed us part of great
world circling line which was to pass through
Alaska, across the narrow Behring straits, span
the wilderness of Siberia, and connect Europe
with America. The success of the cable spoiled
this plan and the line through British Columbia
was abandoned Now it is proposed to rebuild
the old line and extend 1t north to Forty Mile
Greek ON the Yukon, and run branch lines to
sitka and Juneau, thus putting Alaska in touch
with the world, from which il Is now isolated.
Nothing now remains of the several hundred
miles of line stretched in British Columbia but
the rolted stumps of poles. The Indians long
since took the wires and used them for making
salmon nets.
OF frebuSs the city ever had 1t is known that
eight big fires within the present year were the
result of this bands operations, but the most
news yet learned is that in at least four
cases the proprietor or a member of the firm has
been party to the crime.
Mrs. j. j. C0rbett has been granted her di'
vorce from the pugilist, with alimony of 500 a
week.
Brookside, mining camp, 90 miles west of
Ala, was the scene of a bloody
race riot Monday night, growing out of an at
tempt to arrest negro, who called a party of
friends to his assistance. Two deputy sherifs
are known to have been killed. and 1t is said
half u dozen negroes were shot, four or five
fatally, Inc town ls in a state of panic.
One half of the negroes that went from Ala.
bama and Georgia few weeks ago to found a |
colony In Mexico, have died, and the rest are /
in great destitution and suffering
The latest reports indicate that the defalcation |
If Cashier Walden and the failure of the vii |
imantc, Conn, Savings bank were greatly ex |
tggerated. The deialcation is figured at |
'nly about $500, and according to Commits sion I
II Crofut's statement, the bank is insolvent only
o the eNtentlof Sl7 3s0.30 This may be easily of
ct by paper charged off at first but now found
o be coectable.
NJ + Cummings, cashier of the Utah CONNER.
ial savings bank at salt Lake City, II default,
r. The known shortage is $4,000 but IL Is cN.
ected the dctalcation will considerably exceed /
hat sum- Cummings has turned over securities
which will partly cover the stealings. Gambling
nd extravaganza caused his downfall.
Judge Knowlton of the supreme judicial court
3oston rendered decision Monday against
he estate of General b Butler in the four
ases brought by holders of Colorado cattle com
any bonds to recover sum aggregating more
nan S22s, 900 on the ground of alleged fraud and
eceit on the part of General Butler, who man.
ged, II Is alleged, to get possession of the bonds
fter foreclosure of the mortgage by fraud and /
eceit making great profit to their loss. {
During Il cyclone on saturday night seven per- y
ms were killed by lightning at the town of ,
hree States, Mo. The ctclone literally cut a
yath through the woods about 100 yards wide I,
The Keystone National bank of West Superior /
ich, capital 10000, was closed Tuesday by a
'del of the examiner. q
The preliminary hearing in the case OF the
rr.ln ntT tn, a.
as concluded at Brooklyn Friday and w starr L
enry, the bad son" was held for the action of d
e grand jury, though the only evidence con h
scting himiwth the crime was some blood spots Il
ms shirt; The good sonlWalter and bad son /
llliam had long interview at the conclusion
the examination. They laughed occasionally a
Id seemed to lie ON the friendIiest of terms.
New York city had a 100000 fire Saturday, a q
rye section on Twenty Second and Twenty. 9
lird street being burned over. Il
A big strike has just been made in an entirely
w mining district in British Columbia 20 II
lies north of Trial creek, that has caused i'm 81
nse excitement among mining men, and a wild il
sh for the new fields. n
VI the 1000 taors employed by contractors "
New York city, Brownsville and BROOKLYN,
lily 1000 are now out on strike. They want a
sekly wage at union prices and 50 hour weeks H.
stead of 60. ~
An infant son of Edward Penney, of An .
MIA, Conn, fell out of a hammock recently =
Il Its skull was badly injured, so that a Dor.
N OF 1t was depressed nearly an inch. The
ctor who attende 1t contrived a curious and
Weriul section pump resembling "A syringe,
phed 1t over the depression and pulled the
'ton. Inc sunken part of the skull instantly
W up into ills proper place with popping
lnd, ant the child, which had been insensibie
ce the accident, regained consciousness at
re and is rapidly getting well.
)anel Goodwin, of Peabody. Mass, who was
Judged insane last week and sent to an asy
u, Is a curious character. His father died
Dut 10 years ago, leaving about $4,000, and
&c then he has done no work at all, but has
mpeu. lie has been in every State in the
y of tramps. He has spent money recklessly
his tramp friends at times, but still has about
900 lett. Jaiis and almshouses have no fer
ior MN, ana he says the company he meets
re pleases him On petition of his relatives
uiruian was appointed for him a few wears
I, put MS peculiar conduct continued until it -
: thought best to have him placed in an asy-
Ohm Bartlett, OF Mapping, Conn. scattered
lmercial fertilizer in a field about weet
; lie was Darefooted and scratched his feet wit
ne stupble, and the fertilizer getting into the in
ind caused Inflammation. Blood poisoning ne;
I'D ana he Is not expected 60 live. ORC
ne supreme court of Oklohoma has decided mas
. PROBATE courts of the territory have no tur
u 10 grant divorces. that divorces hitherto
lieh ny them are void and subsequent mar
es contractor by the divorced parties are
'al. Hundreds of people from the east who
Z secured divorces in this manner will be
pciltu 10 nave their cases heard i'm regular "
l. anu VIII then have 10 be married again -
halI storm swept over a portion of south '"
"ta ilst friday night and the damage il W
eu l. estimated az S50U,u00 IL covered a =
10y io"r miles wide and 2Oo miies long. de- -"