The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-28
STATE NEWS.

$3.50 - WIN ito tohtShNo,
was burned Thursday afternoon.
There was no insurance. The fire
was discovered about 3 o'clock and
was incendiary iu its origin. Although
there are suspicious as to who the
guilty person is, no arrest has been
made.
Mrs. George Titamore of Vernon
was surprised on returning from
call the other day to find a young
man in the stable trying to harness
the family horse into the buggy. The
young man could give no excuse for
his presence there nor for his actions,
so she sent for sheriff and had him
arrested. He gave the name of
Philip Vandil, and said he was son
OF Eli Vandil of Southbridge, Mass.
lie seemed dazed or partially crazy,
and was held for trial at the Sep
TENDER term OF County court.
Napoleon Derwine, the Swanton
thief who escaped, is still at large, and
has written letter to the selectmen
and officers, making fun of their efforts,
to find him. A reward has been of.
fered for his capture.
The hotel proprietors throughout
Franklin county held secret meeting
Friday morning in the Weldon house
at st. Albans, at which they consider.
ed the question of closing their hotels.
An organization was perfected. of
which John j. Thompson of St. AL.
bans is president and H. j. lsham of
East Fairfield secretary. 1t is under
stood that another meeting will soon be
called, when the question will be fur
Their discussed. The hotel proprietors
refused to make any statement whether
or not they wonld close their establish.
ment, or to give any indication in re-
gard to their future intentions.
Entries for the circuit meet in con.
nection with the interstate fair at
White River junction in August show
that prominent horsemen are looking
forward to the event with great deal
of interest. Vermont New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut
Michigan, Indian, Pennsylvania, Wis
consin and Kansas are represented in
the entries made.
1t win be Dry Season
j. Z. Jones, eX States attorney of
Rutland county has been found guilty
OF the charge that he deceived Judge
howell to secure his certificate aud
draw his pay, by the commission, and
will be dlsbaled. With no pay for
services and almost certain disbarment
starting them in the face If they do not
enforce the prohibitory as well as other
laws, the states attorneys must do
Their duly.-Burling' on Clipper.
100 First Offences
Joseph NJ. Dryer, formerly res
ldent IN White River Junction. but
now of Canaan, n H, was arrested
In W bite River junction Saturday
morning by High Sheriff Romano A.
Spattoid on warrant charging him
with the sale Of intoxicating liquors
while proprietor of the j. NJ. DIVER
& Co. drug store in White River
Junction. He was taken before JUS
tce of the Peace Horace G. Pease
and pleaded not guilty to 100 first Of
fences, the fines for which amounted
to $1,000. Bail was fixed at $500,
which was furnished by the respond.
ent's father, in-lay, Daniel Ahern.
An appeal was taken to the county
court.
G. J. Bell, president of the Maple
Sugar Makers association, writes
that the "maple sugar and syrup pro-
duct for Vermont for 1897 was 49,
100000 to 100000 pounds, one
third increase from 1896 and double
the product of 1895"