The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-03

Rocks were opened at st Johnsbury TUESDAY
for subscriptions to the II iohhsDury s,iI i
railway stock, majority OF wllich a - vrnmo, ei
a. ,hn r9ad Thc directors elected are .
p pca mrs a o Humphrey, F c Kennedy Of tnr
linpton. j j Flynn of Wnocskl, h'o'o"'i
Edward Griswold of ST Johnsbnry. A., No.,
The directors organized by clecting Mr hen.
ncdv president; Mr. Fletcher, vice presiu oinc
Mr. Humphrey clerk and treasurer An cieo
trio road will be built next spring.
Rum Raid at ST Adams
There was general raid on the iilio' w, ~
ers mt 81 Adams Monday which resulted ~ VIZ
ea{,urc and destruction of several wagon lon',
~ iii kinds of.quor and the arrest OF sV'ie =,
leeners as follows Grand Central ilote,i iaih
View House, Exchange Hotel, - ALBUMS ho III,
nnyH Restaurant, William O'Nei's saloon, EIili
trrac House Joseph Wallace's saiooil' hnu
,.eorce Harris place. They were aTralsheu
before Judge Finn ON two compiaii,ls, ~, ,IoadaJ
with intent to sell and selling. lhcy ~ p,euuo
NO, Guilty. but were found guilty ana sentcnccu
10 nav fine Of $40 and costs each or tno a,..,
native of n term in the House OF '0rreG ,atn
Ernn ibis they appealed and all fnrhlsheu
a ru IN The ann Of $50 each for their appear
nnce nj the April term OF court, the usual MY
Of lodging The liquor seized was aul"use"
forfeited and ordered destroyeh'
Addison County Criminals.
The remaining criminal cases ON the Ahalso VI
county docket were disposed oil on plea5 VI
puilty Friday Charles Ware, aiias Charle5 ar
Fen. indicted for stealing horse, buggy, robes,
harness and whip from Austin Booth or ffrris
burgh In October, decided not TO stahu trltl anu
cntered n pIea of guilty. lie was sentenced 10
serve three wears in state prison. Guerdonl
Rogers pleaded guilty TO an assault upon IN o,a
lady in orwell several weeks ago. sehtcnoc on1
wear in the state prison. John SulilVah anu
Charles Wilson pleaded to simple as:
sault and were fined respectively wy anu 20
without costs Edward Hart, 10 years Tor having
burglars tools IN his possession, Willlam raj
mcr one year for aasau.ting il-ycar'oia Sirl.
Barre Fighters.
Stcnhen Forsythe and } Frank HINTON. two
well. known Barre granite dealers, had hght
Friday night, and were locked up saturday
morning each were fined $40 ana costs.
John Burkes Of Montpelier was arrested FRI,
dav night, charged with breach of the peace In
committing an assault on Dan Dens near the
Central house Friday afternoon. Inc case was
continued until Tuesday. Dens has broken leg
and q bruised face.
Tho senate Monday confirmed the appoint
,nents as postmaster OF u G spaulding at Nor
risyic, Oscar McGregor At Richforl, G Brady
at Newport, T. a Ayrcs at swanton.
Edgar Lamberton Of Marshfield. got caught
in a revolving haft at the grist mill one DAY
In st week and had his clothes nearly all torn
off, and but for his presence OF mind IN catching
hold of q wheel he would have been Killed. As
it was, IL was II remarkable escape
Eddie Currier of West Derby, aged II, was
drowned in the lake Thursday morning near
the bridge leading from Newport TO Derby,
The body WAS recovered in about two hours.
BR Wagy, a conductor on the Burlington
and Winooski electric road, left sunday night
with not only the gross receipts of his car for
that day, hut the fair register thus leaving the
in ignorance rs to the exact amount OF
lash which it mnst charge up IN the profit ana
Oss account.
Israel Dubuc, Il Wino0ski iiycryman, was
Tuesday ARE sted by United states Marshal T.
: Harris of Bennington on charge OF receiving
from soldiers ut Fort Ethan Allen arms and
in pawn. Dubuc had a hearing be:
lore United States Commissioner George T. |
Johnson and, waivng examination, gave $1,000 |
bail for appearance later.
1t T. something unusual to see a criminal pur |
.uing two officers, but such thing took place |
Turing the present term Of the Orange County |
curt. The high sheriff and one OF the deputies /
tarted after Eugene ilsey, who was wanted I
IN a bench warrant llscY heard that they /
we're after him and very properly concluded /
nc had better surrender himself so he got on |
rack of the officers and tried his best to over.
axe them, but they were too feet for him and
losing he had Ned the country. As soon as
'helsea and gave himself up.
Freeman Hewes OF south stafford had flock
# i6 fine sheep and one night last week nine
we're Killed in the yard by dogs. Four days
licr 81 were killed. 1t has not been ascertained
eriainly what dogs did the mischief the cy.-
ence being circumstantial. This is con sidera
lie of a loss this time OF the year.
Walter T. Dibby OF East Berkshire was in
family killed last saturday, while fox hunting
y the accidental discharge OF his gun