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CONTEMPT CASES FINISHED.
Judge Taft Has Given no Decisions in
the Rutland Liquor Cases.

Rutland July A.-rhe hearing in the
contempt proceedings against local liquor
dealers for alleged violations of injunc-
tions which have been in progress before
Chancellor Taft since Tuesday evening
were finished this afternoon With one
exception all the contempt cases were
heard. None of the petitions Of the state S
attorney for temporary injunctions were
heard at this time.
There were four cases heard to-day as
follows: State VS.. Frederick Richardson
and c. II Brisin, State vs.. John and Will
liam Dusan, State VS.. Patrick Gilran and
State VS. Barrett.
age was not punished for his acts but his
case was held open. The case agains t
John and William Dugan was ntcrestir L
showing how the clerk" subterfuge was
used
Their council introduced as evidence a
certified copy of warrantee deed which
transferred the property in question from
Kate and John Dugan 10 William W.
Howe, July 26 1900. Also a lease OF the
property by Howe to James NJ. Bell, Dec.
H. 1900. Mcmahon testified that William
Dugan and fimself were employed rs
clerks at the store in question by Thoma
Dirnum as agents for James NJ. Bell from
May until September 1900. He was en-
ployed by John Rarrett.
The hearings ended about O. clock. On
motion OF the States Attorney the case
of State VS.. NJ. H. Dugan and Henry
Strubbo for contempt was continued. The
case of the State vs.. G. IA. Laler for 4
temporary injunction was held open AMI
af'idavts will be filed with the oh ancellor.
No decisions were given to-day nor will
any be made public Until Chancellor Tart
has received all the evidence. lie viii
come to Rutland later to make final dis
position OF the cases.
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there in a very thoughtless mood were
YOU not?' Capt. White replied he didn t
think he was.
beginning the cross examination the Wit
ness said he could not remember who ac-
copipanied him into the Fosburgh house
when making the investigation nod could
he recall Just what he did. At several
points he said that at the time it was told
he believed the story of tho family about
the burglars.
The witness didn't just remember" IN
what room the defendant told the story,
and admitted it might have been the room
where the body of May Fosburgh lay.
In response to sharp questioning Capt ain
White admitted that his attention was
called to various articles Of overturned
furniture by the members of the family.
He didn't remember having examined a"y
thing to which his attention was not first
called to by some one.
II did not give 1t a thought" he said,
when Mr.. Joyner ashed how he account d
for the presence of the single shoe found
on the stairs.
Officer Daniel Flynn was called and sworn
He was the man who found the single
shoe shortly after the police arrived at
the Fosburgh house. He aided Capt
White in search of the premises. His
testimony was much the same. Officer
Flynn said he met the defendant on the
front stairs and went up with him. The
officers were then introduced to the elder
Mr.. Fcsbureh. who announced that burg
lars had been in the house. The witnes 3
related the story told by the defendHn mt
and father about their encounter with the
burglars, but gave nothing new. He next
testified to finding the shoe at the top of
the stairway, in a bundle of clothes. He
identified the shoe. which was placed in
evidence. He declared that the defendant
denied that the shoe belonged to him. Mr.
Foshlrgh saying there was not a button
shoe in the house. The shoe was dry and
the witness did not see any broken castors
on any of the beds. but saw the brown
hat and large revolver which had been
found.
Before the witness was allowed to step
down, in answer to question concerning
the shoe found in the house, he said tt, re
was nothing about the appearance of the
article to attract attention more than any
other shoe.
William r. Gardner. assistant manager
OF the Fittsfold Electric Light Company
whose home Is nearly opposite that Of the
Fosburgh house said he heard cries Of
"police," about 90 o'clock the night May
Fosburgh was killed. that came directly op-
posite the Fosburch house. He looked
around and saw that everything was quiet
and Went back to bed. He said there was
an arc street light quite near the F'osburgh
house
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VERGENNtS.

William Crosby and Carlos Pude had
quite an eNpero nee with the freaks OF elrc-
tricity during the storm Of Wednesday af-
ternoon. They We're al work in the cellar
of w. W. Watts house engaged IN scttiny :
a furnace WI en- a current of electricity
followed the wires of the Electric Lieht
company. which had been thrown over en-
iron pipe for the time being, and jumped
from them to Mr.. CrosbYs back, tearing
off the leather OF his suspenders and from
there running down a soldering copper
that he was using to tho ground without
injuring hin in tho least. Mr.. plude vas
only slightly shocked.
On account OF his wites poor health.
Rev. Mr.. Shaw has been obliged to resign
his pastorate OF the Methodist church at
Monkton. MIR. and Mrs. Shaw are at
Grand Isle for few days, and will then
60 west. The monthly business meeting
of the Epworth League will be held in the
Methodist church at PdntCn Sunday even
ing.
The hay firm Of c. o. Walker & Co, OF
this city lost IL tons of hay which WIS
in their hay barn which was burned at
Niddlebury July 10, Their loss Is
estimat ID at over s2D; insured for S2lN
Stanley. son OF Rev and Mrs. Charles
Worrick. who has been i'll for long time,
is very low.
The strong Hardware company have de-
cided to close out their business In THIS
city
Stanley Worrick tho only child Of Rev
and Mrs Charles WorriCk, died at the
Methodist parsonage in this city Friday
night OF tuberculosis of the spine after an
illness OF over one year, aged 23 years. lie
had been a great sufferer from the disease
but had borne the pain with patience and
forutude and made n strCng fight for life
Prayer was offered AT the house Satur-
day morning by Rev. r. r. Davies after
which the body was taken to Scohario
county, New York. for interment, whore
he Was born. Noble Ball will accompany
the parents. The parents have the deep
est sympathy Of the whole community in
their bereaN NcmeHt
Augustus c. Blood was arrested and
brought before Justice +. NJ Moulton
Saturday charged with being drunk the
previous Monday, He plead guilty and
paid the fine. lie disclosed on a man who
he said came to where he was working on
the grounds of Woodbridge Hall, Col
Walter SCranton's summer residence at
the lake of whom he bought quart of
! linuor. of which he took drink and af-
terward drank some cider which he had
at home which made too large n Jag for
him to carry. The disclosure not being
satisfactory to the court he was placed
in jail over sunday to mediate. Monday
| morning he was again questioned as to
where he procured the liquor and repeat
ed the same story and he was dis
charged.
Saturday night the Vergennes Creamery
Companys building was broken into but
ant kt tnu G % hax l.
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VERMONT.
Local Items Of Interest From All
Parts of the Green Noun
tain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
The Winooski Valley, Villages up North.
From the Island in the Lake to the
Passumpsic, Along Otter Creek
and by the Shores of Waite
River Covered by Special
Correspondents.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIDDLEBURY.

| During the storm of Wednesday morn
ing bolt struck the old James Y. Burns
place on the outskirts Of the village on the
Weybridge side. The electric fluid ripped
up the shingles and passed through the
house. taking its adicu by the front screen
door and the door with it. In passing 1t
gave "A shock to the eldest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor, who now oCtu
pies the place and the girl is in ser Gus
condition, being partly and it is fear, d
permanently paralyzed.
Work on the village reservoir will be re-
sumed again this week after n month )
shut down, which was caused by shore
ness of help as the men could get more
pay haying.
Miss X. c. Garland, who has been TAX
ing care of Mrs. George Langworthy, who
is slowly recovering from ii severe attack
of typhoid fever, was called to the home
in Underhil OF her father, who Is danger
ously i'll.
Fred Mayo. who was recently a United
States soldier in the Philippines and who
was discharged with the rest of his regi-
ment about two months ago. is seriously
i'll.
Monday. market day, did not bring very
big crowd to town. as most of the farmer 5
are haying. Butter brought II cents and
eggs IA cents
Kirk j. Piper. youngest son of Aaron J.
Piper and late a member Of the Marine
Corps in the navy, is home after serving
his term of enlistment and being honor
ably discharged. He was at Samoa during
the troublous times and altogether, during
his term OF service, has seen some OF the
world and the people in 1t.
The Langworthy family will hold their
| l1th annual reunion of the family Aug st
l. 1901, at the home of Holum Langworth!
| West Edneston, y. Y.
| Rev. Edward +. Holton, a missionary
from Italy has gone to Amherst. Mass,
after few days stay with Prof \. +.
Howes, a former classmate when in col
lego.
Peter DeVne has gone to Burlington for
a weeks stay with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X Carr and son Reid
L.. have returned from 10 days outing
at Thompsons Point.
Glenn White has returned from a
months stay in Boston.
Mrs. Lewis Skiff and the Misses Sophie
and Elizabeth Wilds have gone to Knights 5
Island for a few days outing.
Mrs. James McMann and Miss Agnes
Hughes have returned from a two weeks
stay in Pittsford.
Oliver Severance Is making extensive
repairs on his residence
Miss Rctia Munroe has returned from n
months stay with relatives in Boston and
vicinity.
Carl Sterns has returned from a few
days stay In Cornwall
Miss Corinna Stlckney Of Ticonderoga,
n. y, is in town for a 10 days stay with
her mother.
Miss Beatrice Miner has returned from
a week. stay in Weybridge.
Edward Higgins is slowly recovering
from a severe illness.
Hon. David Burke Of New York is in
town for few days stay with relativ, $
Mrs. Joseph A. Peck has returned from
a weeks StaV Lake DunmOrp
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ing the trial.
After the Jurors were discharged for the
term, and after this motion was filed to set
aside the judgment and vcrdicts, Juror
Hancock. also of this panel, at the request
OF the States Attorney saw him and vol
unteered to see some Of the other Jurors
OF said panel regarding the question Of
the state Attorney treating tho said
jurors with cigars. The states Attorney
offered to pay him for mis- services In that
regard but he refused to take anything
and nothing was paid him. How much
Hancock did by way Of seeing the ether
Jurors or what he asoertained from them
was nOl shown.
The States Attorney from all the evidence
appears to have had no purpose TO in any
way INFLUENCE the said Jurors actions in
the performance of their duties.
As soon as the attorneys had examine d
the facts and had secured n few amend
ments of little consequence, John w. Cor
don opened his argument on behalf of tho
respondent Donovan Both parties pref icr
to have decision made in County Court
and States Attorney lIoar commcnc d
his argument Before he had finished court
adjourned for the day.
Earlier in the day the electric power case
of j. s. Niles VS. Montpelier and Barre
Traction and Power Company, which has
beer before the various courts for two
years was continued again on motion of
K A. Hoar for the defense.
In the case of James Ingram VS.. Jennie
ingram, petition for divorce on the
grounds of dcsortion. the case from Barre
which took so long to try, the petition was
dismissed Exceptions. John W. Gordon
for petitioner.
a decision was rendered on the motion
1or new trial in the case of I. II. p Row
ell VS. Estate of Lewis. Petition for new
trial was denied. Exceptions taken by de-
fendant. John w. Gordon for the plaintiff
and Hon. II. A. Huse and George W. Wing
for estate
IN Goodwin VS.. Goodwin, petitioner NOV
eo TOT custody of child temporarily with
OUT prejudice until the case could he con-
sluered next term. Petition was granted
John Wing for petitioner.
n case of Goslant va Lane. f. w. Smith
or Wells River was appointed special mas
ter to report the facts
IN Demeritt VS.. Parker, John w Gordon
or Barre was appointed special master of
agreement of counsel
George w. Grover vs. Clarence Huntlcy
referred by agreement of counsel to Geo
". Wing
homas j. Deavitt, executor VS. John
H. NlnsIow and trustees, jonathan Ross
appointed special master
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taken. Sunday night the door was again
forced open and about 30 cents in penni,
that were in the money drawer was stolen.
No clue thus far to the thief has been
found.
| Miss Helen Hulburt who was taken III
with typhoid fever while ON a visit to rela-
! tives in Bristol has recovered and returned
to her home at her sisters Mrs Fred Jor-
dams of this city.
| Miss Mary Tappan who has been in tho
employ of Clarhson Il Co., of Burlington,
for the past few months, spent Monday
| night with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dam
iol Tappan of this city. Tuesday morning
she left for Leroy, N. Y, where she will
spend her two weeks vacation with her
friends, Mrs. Walter Given. On her return
TO Burlington she will enter the employ OF
II. w. Allen & Co.
Mrs. w. Moore of Manchester n. H., AMI
Miss Helen Pickering of Portmouth, n. H.,
both of whom are prominent in the educa-
tional interests of New Hampshire arc
visiting their mutual friend, Mrs NJ l..
Woolsey at st. Taul's rectory.
/ Mrs Patrick Whalen Of New Haven de-
! pot died Tuesday evening at the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington where an
operation was performed on her last Satur-
day.
Rev. NJ. L. Woolsey rector of St Paul's
church of this city returned Wednesday
from three days missionary tour that
he has been making in the northern part
of the county with Rev w. r. Forsyth
| OF Middlebury
city are making their annual visit to Mr.
and Mrs. l.. o. Thompson. Mr. kraus -
IAN extensive importer and exporter of
!furs
| About 25 persons from here went on the
excursion Wednesday to Island Park un-
der the auspices of St. Peters Court of
Foresters of this city.
Miss GeneVieve Goss and Miss Grace =,
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KILLED HER BABY.
Young Unmarried Woman of
East Granville Charged With
Serious Crime.
FULLY DEVELOPED CHILD.
Fractured-The Mother Claims it
Will be Held as Soon as the
Woman Receivers.

Middlebury, July 24..-Addson county has
another sensa' ion in the murder line.
States Attorney James Il. DOnaway was
summoned to the part of Granville knC WIN
as East Granville Monday to investiBat
a charge of infarticide. The woman who
Is charged with being TIE participant IN
the affair is one Nj ry Dumas an unnar-
ried person. aEed about tw,nty-eight. The
child born was a male and a fully devcl-
oped Cne.
The examination of the child's remains
disclosed that il was born alive and that
the ahrasiDns of the head and fracture OF
the skull must lave occurred after n liv-
ing BIRTH 1t is claimed that the child was
born at about two o'clock in the mornin,
ana That nc enc as told of 1t Until about
o clock the same morning. When the
mother OF the suffering woman found her
G1oaning and inquired what the matter
was she was informed that the child was
born but was dead
The old lady found the body of tile in
fant wrapped up in a PRINT cloth and she
at once notified the health officer tiuo-
bard, who went to the house and found
things described. The child had been
having a violent hemorrhage from the
nOstrils and was dead. The mother then
claimed that II was dead at birth.
Mr.. Hubbard at once sent for DR.. w. D
Huntington of Rochester who arrived at
about 10 o'clock Monday morning and
Immediately ma de an examination
Deputy Sheriff T.. V. Hemenway was
Immediately notified by the doctor and he
took charge and took the remains of the
child to Granville village for examination
states Attorney Donaway was then sent
for and Immediately went over getting
there about o'clock Monday afternoon.
Drs. Huntington, father and sor per-
formed an autopsy discovering that the
head showed exterior bruises and under
the skull clotted blood. The Lungs were
also extracted and examined and Shove ed
that they were not those If an unde liver
foetus but those of Il child once alive.
From the developments Mr.. Donaway
made cut a complaint charging the woman
with murder and she Is in the custody Of
Deputy Sheriff H.minway at her nome
awaiting her recONer so that she can
be brought to Middlebury or have a hear
ing In Granville.
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FOR FISHING IN POSTED WATERS
Man Fined $50 and Costs in Windsor
County Court.

Woodstock, July 2i-The jury in the
Windsor County Court is wrestling wi; \
the case Of Alice Chamberlin VS.. Il. S.
Putnam. for an alleged assault In the
case of Edmund Bowen, who pleaded
guilty to completely in the Bethel burg a :
les the respondent was sentenced to not
more than three or less than two years in
the House of Correction. Sentence was
stayed and the boy placed in the custody
of the probation officer,
Dell Desc pleaded guilty to fishing in
posted waters and was fined $50 and costs.
Bills were granted for descrtion in the
following cases; Ella NJ. Wilson VS.. Ly-
man Wilson. Mary Leclair VS.. Winfield C.
Icclair. The case now on trial Is IA contest
over the Will of Ann A. Case of Hartland.
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE DAMAGED,
Several Supporting Cables Pulled Out
of Their Sockets.

New York, july A-About $40 o'clock
this evening number of the vertical
supporting cables of the Brooklyn bridge
pulled out of their sockets and are now
dsngling in the air. The accident han,
pcncd at the north side OF the New York
end of the bridge and this end sageed
from to inches. This completely stop-
ped all street car traffic over the structure
but. after temporary delay pedestrians
and wagons were allowed to proceed The
vertical cables which pulled out were i'm.
hodded in the great cables upon which
the bridge Is hung. What caused the pull
ing out of tho vertical cables Is not
known. The accident caused great excite
ment and the police reserves were called
out.
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LINCOLN.

Mrs. l.. James who has been caring for
her mother, Mrs. j. J. Rhodes. returned
to her homo in Burlington, Monday. Her
father accompanied her for a few davs
stay.-Leslie Butler aud wife are staying
with Mr.. Rhodes and son since his wife's
death.-N W. Morgan came home from
Brandon Wednesday for d shCrt stay with
his parents.-Mrs Leslie I'M had a bad
attack of heart trouble Thursday nisht.-
Joseph Daniels and wife of Huntirrrou
came to town Wedne sday called here hv
the serious Illness of Mrs. DanielS. father,
John Brown.-A barn belonging to Harley
Brown in South Lincoln was struck BY
lightning during the shower Thurs lay af-
tcrnoon and was consumed. His mouse
caught fire from tho barn and was also
burned good portion of the contents "
the house were saved. Loss about s7T in
sured for $3.50 f. NJ. Whitneys store
standing near hv was saved with difficulty.
C. Fl. Purintcns house in the north part
OF the town was slightly damaged by
lightning the same afternoOn.-The Lin
coin cooperative creamery paid % cents
for STANDARD milk for the month OF June.
F. f. Slayton OF Swanton was visitor
at A. f. Morsan's Friday.-Tnez and Ethan
Taylor OF Rutland are guests of their
aunt. Mrs. Lewis Green and other friends
here.-The fresh air children returned
to their homes in Brooklyn. Monday-Mrs.
Alice Stpe had bad attack of neuralgi,
last week.-The W. c. T. L. Will meet n
the library " Wednesday afternoon. July
31st.-The Christian Erdeavor meeting
next Sunday evening will be conducted uy
the missionary committee Of which Mrs.
A l. Brand s chairman. Miss Edith BrtS-
tol OF Gresham Nebraska is the guest OF
her aunt, Mrs c. A. kinsley.-Bert Ross
of New Haven is making some much need
ed repairs on the telephone line here
John Brown is improving-Mi Belle Put
nam OF Gardner Mass. crne Monday for
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NATIVE OF RUTLAND ARRESTED,
VIM. Abar, Recruiting Officer, Charg
ed With Misappropriat iating Money.

Rochester, n. Y, July 2t--WilliaIn
Ahar, one of the soldiers stationed at the
recruiting office in this city has been ar
rested on the charge of appropriating tn
his own use, government money given
him to go to Mount Morris and Dansvillc
and advertise the United States recruit
ing service. He will probably be sent To
Fort Porter at Buffalo for trial. Abar is
a native Of Rutland, Vt, and has been In
months.
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| The collector of customs at Platts-
burg, and the deputy collector at Hogans-
burg, however. kept classifying these
spints, which are imported for weaving
into baskets. as unmanufactured and
therefore as liable for duty of only 70
per cent advalorem. The assistant secre-
tary of the treasury gives lengthy de-
scription of how the splints are prepared
by pounding log of Il black ash tree
with the head of an ak which brooms or
breaks the grain between the thin layers
of solid timber. The splints are cut, split,
shaved, and scraped by hand with an or
dinary pocket knife into suitable lengths.
thicknesses, and widths for the baskets
they are intended for. For use In the finer
baskets the splints are shaven smooth on
either side and are split uniform in width
by drawing them by hand through a gang
of knives driven into FLOCK of wood
called a "spnt splitter" The assistant
secretary goes on to quote learned legal
opinions, including one from Chief Justice
John Marshall, declaring that the splints
are not manufactured wood.
Hon. John Barrett, of Portland, Oregon,
ex-minister to Slam. and a native OF Ver-
mont, Is stopping in Washington for some
days, preparing for his duties as delegate
to the Pan-American Congress at Mexico
this fall. Mr. Barrett now considers him
self a full-fedged republican. although
| originally he abored with the republicans
as a gold democrat.
| a foster son of Vermont has every
promise OF being the next lieutenant gov
ernor of Virginia He is Capt. Joseph f..
Willard of Fairfax, Va, and also much OF
the time a resident of this city, where he
mas holdings in realty worth it is estimat-
ed two or three millions of dollars. HIS
father and two or three uncles came to
this city from Vermont before the Civil
war and amassed large amount of mon
ey In the hotel business. Capt Willard $
father was provost marshal in a section
OF Northern Virginia. and married beauti-
ful southern woman, who had been most
hroent Confederate. The son. n democrat
IN politics, is very popular in Virginia ana
is even mentioned possibility for gov
ernor and United States Senator in years
to come.
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FOR GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO,
Secretary VIM, H. Hunt to Succeed
GOV. Allen-Announcement In
September.

Washington, July 23.-William VI. Hum.
the present secretary of Porto Rico has
been selected to succeed Gov Charles Il
Allen on the retirement Of the latter from
the insular government
Gov. Allen brought with him to Boston
all his household effects when he came
from San Juan and does not expect to re.
turn to Porto Rico. The formal announc4-
mont of the selection of Gov. Hunt. win
he withheld until the regular appointing Mt
Is made, which cannot be before the en-
riration of Gov. Aliens term next Septom-
bcr.
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GREATER NEW YORK GROWING.

New York, July 23.-The latest directory
OF Manhattan and the Bronx, Just issued
indicates "A population in the two bor-
ouShs Of 2,GGi5, or an Increase in one
year of 1850 inhabitants. The estimate
is based upon the government standard Of
lilo persons to each family.