Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-27
WILMINGTON.
FORGER HALL GOT MONEY AT
BANK.
Secured a Large Sum, Probably $25oo
to $500, but it is Believed the Loss
VIII be Triflinc.

Referring to the attempt of Israel
l.. Hall to negotiate a note with forged
signatures at the Shelburne Falls bank
the officers of the Wilmington savings
| bank at once began to look up matters
as regards several notes which Hall
| had discounted for the past few
months. They were astounded when
| it was learned that the bank held sew
eral notes amounting to $500 to $500.
the names of the surety having been
! forged by Hall
Three names had been used by the
! forger-Henrv w. Barber. a thrifty
! farmer of Wilmington; Henry NJ.
Roberts of Jacksonville and Charles
! II. Waste of the same place. Mr. Bar
ber's name was on the larger part of
the paper. Hall had been doing con
siderable business in this vicinity and
! had bought a large number of cattle,
! paying good prices and as a rule meet
ing his obligations promptly. He has
kept his bank account here which was
sizeable and generally showed a bal
ance. He had had a good many notes
discounted here for the past few years,
signed by some of the best men in
| Nottingham and Halifax. He repre-
scented that the signers were secured
by chattel mortgages on the cattle
bought. which was found to be true.
The notes were genuine as found bv
the bank people. and in this way Hall
gained the confidence of the finance
committee. opening the way for the
| forgeries as noted.
The bank at once placed an attach
ment on all the personal property be
longing to Hall or Mrs. Hall, in whose
name the business for a year or more
has been transacted. and will probably
realize enough to nearly cover the
loss. although it is difficult to tell at
this time what complications may
arise. So far as we know. this is the
first time in the history of the bank.
which covers nearly so years that the
institution has been victimized by a
forgery. The officers naturally feel to
regret the occurrence very deeply and
will do all in their power to bring
matters around all right. With sur
plus of over $4,000 the loss will be
very trifling.
Hall was adiudged insane when
brought into the court at Greenfield.
Mass. last Friday and was taken to
the insane asylum at Northampton. a
despatch from Shelburne Falls stated
that he had a note of $1,000 in a bank
at BrattleborO and that he hoped to
settle it in case he obtained the money
by forgery at Shelburne Falls. but so
far as can be ascertained he had no
dealings with the Brattleboro banks.
Miss Daisy Streeter is at work at
the Vermont House.
Miss Claire Brown of Albany Is
spending her vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Kidder gave a
party to a few friends on Wednesday
evening.
Carl s. Barnard married Miss Rena
Goodnow at Nottingham on Wednes-
day and the couple went to New York
on their bridal tour.
o. f. Butterfield was called to
Searsburg on Wednesday in a case of
assault and battery. The case was
continued and will come up for hear
ing early in January.
Rev. Mr.. Riegel being absent, the
Universalist pulpit was occupied by
Rev. Alice X. Wright of North Adams
on Sunday morning. who delivered a
very appropriate discourse. taking as
her text Luke Ii: 81.
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mill belonging to Burt Chellis of Glare.
mont, n. H. which has been operated
in the east part of the town for a year
or two, and it has been shipped to
Springfield, Vt, where it will be oper.
ated this season.
Miss Leone Russell was taken i'll
with the measles on her return from
Boston. and was obliged to remain in
| h.. 80 D., e.,
Wright. She is rapidly recovering and
will return to Wilmington in a few
days.
The annual meeting of the Wind
ham County Board of Underwriters
was held at Brattleboro on Monday
the 23d and these officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, f. L.
Walker. Bellows Falls treasurer. c.
F. r. Jenne, Brattleboro; secretary
c. NJ Russell. Wilmington: rating
committee, L. D. Taylor. f. S
Leonard, John Brosnahan. The next
meeting will be held at Wilmington in
July or August.
The annual meeting of Social lodge
No. 3S, occurred on Wednesday and
these officers were elected: w M
Orrin r. Buell.; S. w, H. l.. Bray:
l. Il
Barber; secretary. j. H. Goulding;
S. D.. H. E. Mann; ]. D., Frank G.
Chaffin; S. s.. H. E. Corkins; ]. S.,
Frank l.. Allen; chaplain, C. NJ. Rus
sci; tyler, L. T. Page; marshal, j. H.
Kidder Installation will take place at
the next regular meeting
The following appeared in the North
Adams correspondence in the Spring,
field Republican Wednesday: Jared
Sage, a Wilmington (Vt) farmer, who
also does something in the butchering
line at this season of the year. is at
the hospital suffering with blood
poisoning of the hand. While he was
dressing an animal few days ago his
hand was cut or scratched by a bone.
and the result was blood poisoning.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Brown, who has operated on
the hand twice, pronounced the case
a very serious one.
Appropriate Christmas services
were held at the different churches on
Sunday. At the Congregational
church a fine musical program was
presented including solos, both morn
ing and evening by Miss Faith Wilder
Kidder of the New England Conserva-
tory, Boston. Exercises were held at
the Universalist, Baptist and Congre-
gational churches on Tuesday evening
and at the Methodist on Wednesday
evening. Christmas trees, laden with
presents for ALL were in evidence and
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