Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-07
STATE NOTES.

| rofC ECIdu Allen is now SafrlSOneQ by
one company of the Eleventh infantry.
William H. Boynton post, G. A. R., of
Mortified has secured Senator William
| P. Dillingham; as it's Memorial day ora
tor.
! Work in the quarry Of the Columbian
Marble company in Proctor, which was
suspended during the winter, has been
resumed by a number of men. 1t is ex-
pected that in few weeks from now it
will be worked to the full extent again
| A movement is on foot for making a
large game preserve on Mount Anthony
in Bennington. 1t is understood that the
parties most interested are John Wool
| Griswold and Seymour Van Santvoord Of
Troy and James G. Colgate of New
York.
i Troops F and G of the Fifth cavalry,
which have been stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen for several months, has gone to
Fort Grant, Arizona. There were two
trains for the transportation of the
troops, one of ten cars with horses and
baggage and one of four sleepers for the
| ITO men.
! 1t is announced that the case of Re-
ceiver d. d. Muir of the Mechants' Ma
tional bank against the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty company of Balti-
more, in which the plaintiff sues to re-
| cover $4,000, the amount of Cashier
Charles w. Mussey's bond, will not be
tried at the term of the United States
circuit court now in session in Burling-
ton. w. B. c. Stickney of Bethel, at
torney for the Fidelity company, will ask
for continuance until the May term of
court.
"a man in Coventry thinks he has
found petroleum on his farm and will
bore for oil in the spring. What he has
found is probably oil and gas from de-
caying vegetable matter which have
fooled many poor man with visions of
sudden wealth, though all the state will
hope that his greatest hopes may be
| realized. Great riches have been dis
| covered in much more unpromising
places than Vermont and the exploita-
ton of the mineral wealth of Vermont
has only just begun. Says the ST. ohns-
bury Republican.
The Boston q Maine railroad has re-
Gently had an official going over the diff
ferent divisions of the road, measuring
| the height of the highway bridges over
the railroad tracks, This information is
necessary in order to prevent the loading
of cars of lumber, bark, etc. higher than
they will clear. These figures differ in
different divisions. This official recent
ly went over the Connecticut River and
Passumpsic divisions, but no particular
ly low bridges exist on that part of the
system.
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler has handed
down decision on the petition of the
contractors, O'Brien & Sheehan to have
| the Champlain Construction company adj
judged in contempt for not complying
with the order of Chancellor Taft for the
payment of certain help in the construc-
ton of the Rutland-Canadian. The case
was heard in Rutland before l.. E. Water
| man, special master, and on his report
Judge Wheeler holds the company has
violated the order in refusing to pay the
contractor. E. NJ. Goodale, and his helm.
Also in not paying Engineers Bostwick.
| Burnap and Hustis. Judge Wheeler's
order gives the company 80 days to paw
the sum in arrears amounting to about
$4,000 and costs.
Newton Clarke of Shrewsbury. who
| was arrested by Humane Officer w. w.
| Tower, was arraigned before Justice
| Newman Weeks last week charged with
neglect in feeding and caring for his live
stock. He pleaded guilty and was fined
50 and costs, amounting in all to $40.
He also gave Mr.. Tower guarantee that
the stock would hereafter receive better
treatment. l. II. Grant of West Rutland
was arraigned before Justice Weeks on
the charge of working horses unfit for
service. He pleaded guilty and was fined
50 and costs, amounting in all to 50. 30. He
agreed not to use one of the horses until
it was considered fit by Officer Tower. In
a stock train of seven cars which passed
through Rutland there was one car in
which the cattle were badly crowded and
several were transferred to another car
A feeble cow was also found down and
she was taken from the car and killed by
| Officer Towers orders.