The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-29
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
Murderer Way COnfesses That lie MUIR
dered His Wife--Threatens To XIII
dIms NJ First Chance.


Murderer Way Conresses That ne Muir;
dered Ills Wife--Threatens To XIII
Himselfat First Chance.
Marshall Way, who killed his wife with
a club atWheelock, Wednesday evening,
il in the county Jail at st. Johnsbury,
and having waived Il hearing Will be
held to wait the action OF the
grand jury at the June term OF court.
In an interview with Sheriff Sullo-
way Friday in the presence OF several
witnesses, he made a confession, in
which after admitting the killing, he
expressed desire to be tried and SEN
fenced at once saying he would EN- :.
ploy no lawyer or counsel, and expected
to suffer for his crime on the gallows.
The instrument which Way used was
the leg of saw horse, and il was
broken by the first blow. Way is kept
in irons and closely watched d, as he de-
clared that he would Mil himself ii he
had an opportunity
Death of. II. Orcutt-One Of NOrthfeld's
Prominent Citizens.
Hon j. II. circuit of Mortified
died last week Thursday morning at
| 10 80 "A. m. of heart disease and en-
| largement of the liver after an illness
which confined him to the house but
few days. He was born in Rcxbury
February %. 1924, and moved toNorth
field IN l949, where he engaged in
mercantile business. Mr.. circuit was
village trustee for several years, deputy
sheriff six years, constable two years,
high sheriff of Washington county two
years, town representative two years,
senator three years and has held al
most every Office in the gift of the
town. He has been postmaster since
1869 with the exception of Cleveland's
administration.
Cent raj Vermont BOndhOlders Will Fore.
close.
1t was unanimously decided at a
meeting of the bondholders committee
of the Central Vermont railroad held
in Boston Saturday that it is advis
able to institute foreclosure proceed
ings as soon as possible and not to
make any attempt at reorganization.
The foreclosure proceedings can be be
gun at at any time after July |.
Rutland - Bond for S25, 900
A Rutland special election Thur
day voted to instruct the city council
to issue $50, 600, worth of bonds to take
on temporary loan warrants: and enable
the street commissioners l q
Improvements on the streets. 80
The Monkton parties who were in
terested in the supposed poisoning case
week ago, have all recovered.
Congressman Powers has nominated |
n. Allen Goodspeed of st. A bans to
act at the West Point military acad
envy to fill vacancy which will occur
in this district in June, 1897, Mr..
Goodspeed passed first in the exam
nations and Harry V. Hall, also of St.
A lbans was second.
An enormous trout was caught last
" eek in Greensboro which weighed
seven and one half pounds.
st. Johnsbury academy is in point of
attendance, rank and standing the lead
ing institution of the kind in Yer
mont, and it is going through deep
waters financially now. Its endowment
fund is invested:in Fairbanks scale
stock which is now paying no div
idends, and the result is that il has
been found necessary to cut down the
staff of instructors and TO economic
other ways. To cap the climax, c..
4. Putney the longtime and success
full principal has resigned his position
% take professolship at Dartmouth.
Burglars entered Bartlett & Sons .
store at Island Pond last Wednesday ;
light and made an Intellectual attempt
o openlthe.. safe. .:They wrenched open
he cash register and took abouts4 and
Helped themselves to numerous articles
rom the stock The safe which they
tried to blow open was unlocked but
hey did not try the handle.
Joseph Jimms steam saw and shin
lie mill at ST. George with large
uantity of lumber and shingles was
u.ned last Wednesday. The loss is
1000 and the insurance $500. The -
,ause of the fire is unknown but IN - =
minutes from the time the men left ;,
he mill to 60 dinner it was wrapped =