The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-06


and n new trial of Chase was ordered. The
| states attorney was directed to prosecute the
Juror for perjury. Chase will be tried NJ the
next February term.
An Old Horse Thief Arrested.
Deputy Sheriff W IL Cobb of Middlcbury
went out 10 West Cornwall and after considcra
BILE diminishing and hustl!ng around succeeded
in arresting Iaph Trombley, who is wanted for
steanga horse buggy, harness and robe, near
Lacoll, about four weeks ago. After Trombley
was got into the county Jail here he confessed to
Deputy Cobb that he had stolen the horse and
wagon, but not the buffalo robe saying that he
had bought that. He did not account for the
possession OF the harness, but claimed that he
did not steal It. Trombey Is an old offender.
II Is only about two months since he was re
leased from the Vermont state prison for q sim.
liar horse. stealing olensc, and there are stories
that the present one makes the third scrape OF
the Kind he has got into. He looks to be about
81 or 2s years of age, and formerly hved IN
Cornwall, where his father and mother and
brother and sister still live. The Old people are
well spoken OF by their ncighbors and acquaint
ances.
stubborn Fire at Burlington.
Fire was discovered in the basement of the
Coon block at Burlington, 1t O'Clock Wedncs.
day night For three hours II Dailed the efforts
of the rcmeD, but was confined TO the base
ment and first story, occupied by wall paper
and japanese store. The loss is about ,SS,Uo
partly covered by insurance.
The Vermont Morgan Horse Breeders Asso
citation was organized Nov %, and the following
officers elected: President, Hon Redfeld Proc
tor OF Proctor; vice presidents, Hon Carroll
Page OF Hyde Park and W w Moore Of Shore
ham treasurer, Joseph Bastell; secretary, b II
Cuts. A resolution was adopted. asking the
State Fair to offer premiums for Morgan horses
and applying $40 from membership feea TO that
purpose.
Napoleon Trudeau's house and barn at swan.
ton, were consumed by lire Sunday evening.
Very few of the household goods were saved.
just east of Trudeau's residence was house
a barn containing n COW was burned. The
house occupied by Wi lam Trudeau, Napoleon
Trudcau's father, caught fire, but the nose
companies were able to check the blaZc mere,
and the house was saved.
Mp Leach, chairman of the committee on the
introducing of new kinds OF game into the state
has received lot Of Monaghan pheasants
These gamesbirds will be kept in confinement
and their eggs distributed 10 various parts of
the state, where the eggs will he set under the
ordinary domestic hens and the Young birds
released to stock our forest. The committee has
en- route a lot Of West Virginia quail ana
sharp tail grouse, etc.
The new Catholic hospital at It Johnsbury
was opened to the public Thursday OF last week
with general reception. The building was
erected by Rev Father Iioissonault of the Cath
Ole church, but members Of all denominations
will be received.
Charles Brown, Il Young man employed n Il
farm hand in North Chittcnden, while out hunt
ing on NicwaChct mountain. had the thumb on
llle EHt manu- 'H ~ INV bh 7N'i'r ~ '''N
4 railroad smash took place near East Rich.
ford Monday. freight train going north
broke apart and the forward part being
brought to Il stop was run into by the rear ana
two or three cars badly smashed and deraled
4 brakeman named GOyettc was descending
ladder when the crash came and got his leg so
badly injured between the ankle and knee that
amputatlon was necessary. II took several hours
work to clear the track and the Tuesday morn
ing local train was delayed at this station about
one and one half hours on account Of the Oh
atruction caused by the wreck.
Henry Douglass Of Whitehall, aged 50, for
y years conductor on the Delaware and llud
son road, running from Whitehall to RouseS
Point was injured at Poultney Tuesday after
noon by Il runaway accident. He was thrown
from the carriage, striking on his head, the col
lar bone broken, and IL is feared that the base
Of the skull Is fractured.
W IL Burbank was on Saturday appointed
postmaster AZ Barnet
A large barn ON the RossitCr farm, south OF
Brandon village belonging to DIR ID w Prime,
was burned to the ground saturday morning
between and O'Clock The barn was fun of
hny and was insured, but not far enough 10 GOV
or the loss. The lire was the work Of an incen-
diary and the barn was the second elonGtng to
Mr. Prime that has been set atirc anu burned
within year, and the NTH nccndary IRE the
town has had.
The Eighth Annual Report of the Vermont
ENuCriment station has Just been issued from
the press. The book contains POO pages, inclul-
iur several liIN~tfduob~ ana HItltt- upon l'.
vine tuberculosis, commercial icNi'lHcr-' ~
feeding, spra wing potatoes and orchards, pre-
yrntton of potato scab, insect and inSectciiys,
experiments in Bookkeeping, and upon missed
mucous dairy subjects Including feeding test
with cu-ilagC. corn. fodder, corn etoNCr, fodder
corn, Robertson mixture, roots. etc. ana test ol
,tairy apparatus. Bulletin Is VIII aI-o be issued
in the near future. ii treats upon gluten reefs
and meals their source, composition, and feed.
inn yaiue. II il the most complete description
OF these materials that has yet been published
in this state. There is uUfo@htelly much In.
formation Of value to the farmer IN both these
publiratIons They may be obtained !ror of
charge on application To the Experiment station,
Burlington, Vermont.
Isaac 5 Roricv OF 81 Adams shot wild eat In
a garden, last Monday.
DRY Weeks OF south walden VINO wa.
thrown from the carriage q short time ago, died
last week OF his injuries
Mrs benjamin Kimberly of orwell, who j. 81
wears OF age fell down stairs the other day,
breaking one leg. Her extreme age makes ne:
recovery doubtful.
Rev John Anketell, u ID. Tor four years rector
of st Luke's Episcopal church at Fair Haven,
has resigned He il very scholarly, amiable
and companionabc gentleman.
LLOYD Banning of Montgomery, was recently
arrested on a charge OF stealing gloves from ) {
Uutchins' store. He was found guilty. and being
unable to pay his fine was taken to the house ot
correction.
Adam /. Miller of Derby Line, who was re,
Gently placed under bonds OF 800 to await trial
on n charge of smuggling Paris green, was n
rested again last week by United states Marshal
Emory : Harris, on bench warrant Issued by
Judge Wheeler. The judge thought the amount
of his bond insufficient and at hearing before
the commissioner it was increased to $1,000.
Damon Warner of North Troy killed pig last
week but only after struggle which left nm
bruised. bloody and angry The porcine victim
resented Warmers attack and in the struggle
Warner was thrown down. He struck piece of
wood in his fall, smashed his nose, split MS up
and knocked out a tooth, The pig was killed
after Warner had repaired his own damages
Mrs Sophia Austin, VI years old,and who lived
with Mrs Peter Lavigonc at Chaseville, about
mile south of Rutland, was struck and killed by
feeble, and had made practice o: going ~ the
house OF the priest in Rutland, to be ready for
sunday morning mass, and was making her
usual weekly journey when she was killed.