The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Death of a Canadian Rebel.

Col BENJAMIN Wait, who died at Grand Rap
IDS, Mich, Saturday night at the age of 81, hat
was one of the Canadian patriots who under
Louis Riel's leadership made the rebellion O.
1850, and was colonel. After the engagement
OF Point an Pelee he was caught, tried for trea
at Niagaria, August %, lS36-so lately was this
parbarlsm Incorporated in British law. But
his wife made her way in an open boat to Mon
\ treal and got his sentence commuted to trans
portation to convict colony. For two years he
remained in the colony, then he escaped with
three companions In an open boat, were picked
coast of Brazil. Wait stayed in Rio de Janero
for~a year, when he sailed for New York. lie
found his wife teaching school in Buffalo, and
ne never returned to Canada, although after
several years he was pardoned.
National Grange ut Worcester.
The national grange of the Patrons of Illus
bahdry opened its 29th annual session In Ior-
ticultural hall at Worcester yesterday. There
were In attendance the regular officers of the
organization, and delegates from 20 states an.
swered to the roll-call. The morning proceed.
ings were in the sixth degree. and were merely
formal. The principal event of the afternoon
was the address Of National Master ] II Brig
ham OF Ohio who reviewed the agricultural
situation throughout the country and called for
united action among the farmers for more IA
uorable laws.
Deputy United States marJhals have arrived
at Huntington, W Va, from the interior of the
state with over 100 prisoners who are charged
with moonshning and Illicit retailing of liquors.
They were taken to Charleston Monday after
noon for trial tn the federal court.
An explosion of the boiler of locomotive ID
on train % and the Lehigh 4 Hudson II Il, Sat
urday killed four men. The train was about to
begin the descent of the grade when there was
a great burst of flame, the boiler flying over the
top OF n telegraph pole, and the air thick with
escaping steam and masses of iron. AS soon as
the train could be stepped the engineer, VIM
Cooper was found dead under the wreck. the
fireman, Hermon Retncr was scalded to death.
The conductor, Martin O'Neil was cut in two and
q brakeman, l. Sloan was killed by being i'm
palcd on post.
Pauline Payne, daughter of ex-Secretary
Whitney was married at New York Tuesday to
Almcric Hugh Pagct, the youngest son OF the
late Gen Lord Alfred Paget and grandson of
The first marquis of Anglessey OF England. The
ceremony had magniflccnce rivaling that Of the
Marlborough nuptials last week.
Among the guests were PrcsidentClevelanda and
members of the cabinet, GOV Morton and u
score of diplomats.
The Santa Fe Wells Fargo express agent just
beyond Colorado Springs, Col, Monday night
vas held up and relieved of $4,000 in
ash. When the robbers first entered the place |
hey found $l5, 900 package lying on the table.
This krOut told them was all he had, but he |
inally admitted there was 5000 more in the |
'afe. The robbers forced him TO open the strong |
,ox and give them the 5000 but when he closed
he door he shut in $4,000 that the robbers |
NEW nothing about Krout was then made to |
lndress himself and go to bed and cover him. |
elf up, and while lying there the thieves made
heir escape.