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he sion of St. Albans. (From the St. Albana Messenger, Oct 20. St Albans has been surprised-excited At half past peaceable our yesterday o'clock community abock to And in our streets armed ing of was issible divine. Men rushed paralyzed not, One armed They raid mean that greeted the village, sides whom what proceeding the would the ride them to Jumping the the then the does mean those claimed back take still don't God damu keep next The revolvers their the programme was the appearant Fuller six shooter near the shoe shop of Mr Biddad for but his three shoot Paul to ailed other give than Mr E J. Merrison the our large standing the stops of Miss door one the rtb office. with band on the latch of the door, and recer shot through his right hand. which was in his cket, his He to bowels, through staggered the the Messena office. excla I'm shot, press. band at the same time upon his stomach. One the Messenger hauds assisted him drag store of L Dutcher Son, whose medical help isaine lately While this was going on the more southern part of was Main street in looked As great dow he street armed horseman shooting their guns with the greatest impunity silent man and almost came rooming up the street All the banks bbed What do shall was the universal answer About that moment red Captain Conger of First Vermont cavalry who urged citizens arm themselves with bing even with raiders upon exclaimed he them catch During leu minutes time the raiders were sering stealing horses and awing is the most frightful manner Their first descent entered upon and it was to make any look $29 650 in treasury bouds in 500's of 100's, per tender Dent $5.000 coupon legal tender let bearing notes .000 England banks and cy entering the Franklin county Bank, cashier. M by the name of Clark with whom the some work b been for l aboved into the bauk sale turned upon raiders, theu helped themselves all the visible there The amount taken from the bank was Mr into $20,000 the few minutes after, finding vacant and something, when trusting Beardsley from his closely us out The safe was opened, came prisoned somewhat alarmed as may be Albans Bank the the raiders. Quietly they entered ,and the and Messrs. to Bishop Confederate oath. much to the digust of there respectable Mr. men. Breck firm the Wetherbee coming nto the bank at this time informed in insolently band to deposit. by deposits. took and the raidera tbat he money from bim. The raiders then proceeded racsack money department' of the bank, and succeeded in carry ing off large amount Our citizen about this time commenced realizing their position They felt that the invaded earnest. All went search arms. and, indeed. requisition. were town there great marauders, raiders, guas were shot or Confederate quietly proceeded northward twenty minutes company of horsemen number about forty, should judge, organized by Captains and Stranaban others brave Captain Conger and few others having them hich immediately started to pursuit The pur marauders the who to overs on their close kept Sheldon fire the bridge, also the barn or the fire promptly but Alfred extinguished Keith Being closely pursued the party from here they time 10 rob the bank at Sheidon the went the towards Canada raiders directly city where the advance guard the suers them Some jumped from their horses greatest haste, and took for the woods On application to the authorities two the robbers were arrested and in 1008 The Canadian then. with authorities went energy the robbers we this search there learn At writing have been arrested Slab city, near that three and six at Stanbridge, where fifty thousand dollars were before Our town most thoroughly organized. Never has this been the country and the presence of military u m Burlington Montpelier and Brattleboro is safeguard the made An by of An fire the attemps last Hotel American after the villains had found hosphorus Along streets ballet the observe the nd murder rebels bullet four or hotes that wound shot being occasioned determined his the stop raiders glad to be able to say that Mr. Hun sington likely The of the military here last evening, com. mauded order: and the orderly man soldiers during the tright and to day attaches credit to Colonel Benton, Major Barstow and Lieut Burnet We are reliably informed that from sixty to eighty thousand dollars the mosey. taken by the raiders from here yestercay hands the Canadian autho. rities awaiting the action of our State government Times. Burlington the Oct 20. It seems that some days these raider# had been banging the different botels Some of them had the Trement. bers at the American. them had the St. Albana House attracted behavior the their here singular attention the landlord Mr Peice and he viewed them as yet did not dream of their being envoy Jeff. Davis of described tail The is the as leader party built at himself registered good He first about the 10th of October when House two and remained or three be mostly kept his room. but several bitn room his Albaus the morning of October He and talent good education federate officer o high rack of their but we various, place them from thirty to lorty They well will borse pistois and most iceable pattern They each had from one to four of these formidable weapons it After dinner these persons seen occasionally groups, mostly walking carelessly along Maio street the neighborbook of the banks THE Sr ALBA three About Dast half three men young dressed, and evidently men bank All were lain described by our former lowpeman in the director's room These visage Mr. N Bishop. teller and solling pair of pistols. proceeded dr Bishop ran into the room where Seymour attempted to bold the door they were them and, forcing the door Blehop dragge the throat and Mr mour presented with shape of Disto! at his head They an cash of allegmance to the South confederacy and not to divalge any of these hours The leader of the party said here onder the order of General Early. You down in the Sbenendoah valley burned our property and now propose Heymour being extremely about taking cold jun of BOOD brought terms COUNTY According M cashier at time intie after three
