The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
STATE NEWS.

Or. Giddings, the notorious eX-
superintendent of the Waterbury
asylum, has just been tried at Mont
pelier upon a grand jury complaint
charging him with the abuse Of an
asylum patient, and without results,
the jury failing to agree, 1t is given
out that the jury stood six and six.
Henry Ruggles, one of the most
prominent business men of Poultney,
died very suddenly at his home Sat
urday night at 1l.20 o'clock, aged
about 6S years.
1t is said that nearly one, fourth of
the voters att the recent Newfane
postofiice caucus were women, and
the advocates of woman suffrage feel
much encouraged thereby. The
women took an active part in the
canvass.
The summer term of the Benning-
ton County court will convene in
Manchester Tuesday, June l. Chief
Justice Ross will preside. The term
promises to be long one. This is
also the grand jury term and a num-
Der of cases are to come up before
that body for investigation. The
most important one will be that of
Solomon Millington of SALISBURY,
who in November last shot and killed
his brother John. NIilllngt,n is now
out on $4,000 bail. The next is the
case of Luke Bradshaw who is in Jail
in default of $1,000. He is charged
with attempted burglary at Bondville
and criminal assault upon his step
daughter. The story of his various
crimes is one that has seldom been
equaled in Vermont.
Edward Rice of Sandgate, who is
charged with stealing dog cart, will
also have hearing before that body.
County Clerk Cushman is now max
ing up the docket, but as there are
yet several days in which cases can
be entered, not much of an idea can
be given of the different cases to be
tried. There will be several liquor
and divorce cases to be heard, as well
as the usual number of civil cases.
The Springfield Mining company
has made new departure in mining
Week before last two tons of ore were
smelted at West Woodstock, with graf
tying results, proving conclusively
that the ore from the Springfield mine
is admirably adapted to smelling and
fuxes itself, so that the whole process
can be completed at Cavendish and
simply the refined product shipped a.
way. This has never been attempted
before. The company now has prac-
teal equipment of machinery having
good capacity. The ore tested carries
the valuable product in paying quaint
ties and everything is in line for bust
ness.
The Rutland Herald say there is
little town in Vermont where the peo-
pie have considerable fun with their
"fence viewers" One of the of.
ficers weighs 800 pounds, another is
six feet eight inches tall, and the third
is extremely small. 1t was recently
voted that all fences on which the fat
man could sit, which the tall man
couldn't step over, nor the little one
crawl through, should be deem;d legal !
fences
States A torney McFeeters and
Sheriff Kelley OF St. Adams paid a Wis
it to Richford Thursday in the interest
of the liquor crusade. The American
and Union hotels were raided and liq-
uor seized and the proprietors fined SO
and costs. Friday morning the hotel
at West Berkshire was visited, but no
liquor was seized.
A party of Bethel and Pittsfeld peo-
pie have purchased the entire water
right of Silver lake, Barnard, also the
entire south shore of the lake, and are
opening up its attractions as summer
resort.