The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-09-25
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 25, 1896
STATE NEWS.

The town Of Victory has brought
suit against Horace Houston and
Herman Royce, who were bondsmcn
for Fred Newell, as town treasurer,
and who left town about 5000 short
in his accounts.
Judge Henry C. Ide of st. Johns-
bury has about completed his work in
Samoa over the disputed land claims
and will probably return home early
next year. He will come by way Of
Asia and Europe.
The horsemen of White River
junction and vicinity are talking Of
having two days meet at Billings
park in October, the week following
the Brattleboro fair.
Thursday evening as the excursion
train at Highgate Springs was stand
ing on the track at the station aud
the Montreal train, No. "a, was pull
ing into the station ON the side track,
in some way W. G. Holmes, mcr
chant at Highgate Springs, fell from
the excursion train and was run over
BY the Montreal train. 10th legs
we've badly crushed and at G:25 Fri
day morning. tn" unfortunate man
brealhed his last. The circumstances
of the accident are not known and
only meager reports have thus far
been received. Holmes was taken to
the station aud cared for by his rela-
tives, and +. ID Nash in specia
train visited The scene Of the accident
Robinson mountain, that renowned
deposit Of granite near Woodbury.
, will soon be the scene of such activi
ties as will surprise the peaceful
natives. For years this great mount
J ain of granite has offered capitalist:
an opportunity for profitable invest
, ment, but owing to lack of railroad
facilities the work of quarrying hal
8 only progressed in small way, thu
! rough granite having to be transport
I ed distance of nearly 10 miles owe
: miserable roads. The town has 70
! ted to exempt the Fletcher Granit
company of St. Albans from taxa
ton for period of 10 years and ha
: also appropriated $4,000 as a bonu
: toward the construction of a manu-
featuring plant as an inducement t
J. secure the removal of the grant
1t works from st. Adams to Woodbury.
81 An exchange says: Charles Wales
= who is under bonds to appear at th
!. present term of Washington Count
in court to stand trial for attempting t
is blow up Goddard seminary at Barr
i last spring, is missing and his hidiG
3 place is unknown even to his parents
Wales while student at the semi
nary was arrested on suspicion Q
causing fire which WAS discovere
on the top floor of the building. AT
forwards in the room where the fir
IL was started was found quantity c
dynamite sufficient to wreck ever
= building on Seminary bill. Vale
was identified as one who purchase
dynamite short time before for th
v alleged perpose of splitting wood
g The only motive suggested was tha
e Wales was angry with the faculty fo
= informing him that he was not up
, the necessary standard for gradua To-!
There were over 500 people alb ut IL
Ii seminary ut the time OF the fire.
te The 18th Vermont Volunteers wi
hold reunion at Morrisville nel
week Wednesday.
re Theories of cure may be discussed
leng h by physicians, but the sufferer
" want quick leli f F; and One Minute Coug
~ Cure will give it to them. A safe cul
for children. 1t is 'sthe only harmle.
" remedy that produces immediate results
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry. F.
smith, jamaica and Jonas Hill Bon'
y vile, G. G. Smith, so. Londonderry al