Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-05-06
VERMONT ITEMS.

VERMONT ITEMS.
MtssING.-Mr Francis Taylor. an Irish
man from St Adams, W., arrived in North
field on the 9th of April, and there left his
wife and children, while he should go and
look for work among the farmers. Since that
time nothing has been hcrad from him and
any person giving information at this Office Of
his whereabouts, will confer great favor on
the bereayed wife and children Of the missing
man.-Norihfed Messenger.
30 The wife of Thomas Wells of Bellows
Falls was seriously burned on Saturday eve
ming of last week, by having two fluid lamps
turned into her lap, the fluid ignting, setting
her dress on fire which was nearly consumed.
But for the timely arrival of aid, She must
have persisted Her left hand and arm, neck
and face were severely burned but she is now
in fair way of recovery Persons using fluid
lights cannot be to careful with them.
FnE.-Wc regret to learn that the house
and furniture, barn and other buildings of n.
G.. Pierce, Esq. Westminster. were DESTROYED
by fire on Monday last. Two vauble horses
persisted in the flames --Beio,cs Falls Times.
10 The Caicdonian relates the following
story: "A boy only eleven years old was So
Letting work in a neighboring town the first
of this week, who told the following pitiful
story He says he came from Sheffield, over
twenty miles and that his name is Sewel
Simpson-that his father was addicted to
strong drink, and abused the family so that
his mother and children ran away to escape
violence
/ SAD AocrnEST.-Wc learn that Hon. Leon
ard Keith of Barre, had his leg broken by the
kick OF a horse, on the 9th ult. 1t is but
about year since he had his arm broken by
a rut in the highway.-Freeman.
Nor DRowNED.-A little lad named HAYS
came near drowning by falling into the branch
on Tuesday, but was saved by the exertiuu.
of Peter Graylin, young man who had the
courage to nearly drown himself by picking
the boy up after he had sunk. - Freeman
~ Mr.. j. w. Moore, of Bellows Falls
Vt, is laboring diligently upon the seconJ
volume Of his "EncyclopWda of Music,
which has occupied his attention for the La,
five years.
~ The following patents were issued from
the United States Patent Office during tn,
week ending April 26th, to Vormonters
}. w Goudell of East Wallingford, for i'm
provement in steam spading machines Emo
Stevens of Barnet, for improvement in ma
chinery for accommodating and transmittin.
power.
! Mr.. MILLER HEARD oF.-We are mucl
gratifed to learn, as we do by note from
Hon. +. Wilson of Hinesburg. that w. NJ
Miller, Esq, whose unaccountabe disappear
ancc from his residence and family, at Sus
[, pension Bridge. few days ago. caused mucl
painful anxiety to his friends. has been hear,
of 1t appears, from the brief note of Judg
= Wilson, that under some mental alteration
+ he had wandered down into Kentucky, whenc
q intelligence Of him has been communicate
> to his friends. Judge Wilson adds Hi
: family have gone to him, and we hope vii
n find him safe We earnestly unite ia tn
a hope burlington Times, 10th.
VERMONT STocK.-Wo learn that A. {
u Palmer of Charlotte has disposed of his Blac
Il Hawk horse Napoleon for handsom
sum, to go to Pittsfeld, Mass This hors
is well known in this ncighborhood, havin
+ taken four prizes here and in New York. am
r, we are glad that he is going no further off -
Free Press,
A THEf CAuGHr-ln Brandon, on tn
23d, Joseph Gardner was fined $40 an
" cost for stealing wood from his ncighbor'
{ pilcs.-Free Press.
d 10 The body Of French Canadian wa
!. found on the land of Henry Gillett, ESQ. {
IS Richmond, on the llth He lived in Boitor
and has been missing about three months
2. A YANKEE WoMAN's PERsEvERANoE.-
The Cleveland Herald says that Della Wei
stcr, the Yankee school ma am who has bee
Is driven out Of Kentucky two or three time,
?, put in prison once, and robbed of her pror
" erty there, because suspected of abolition scr
u timents, has lately arrived in Madison, Ind
10 ana. with thirty families from Massachusetts
y and intends TO start shoe factory on he
" farm in Milton, Kentucky. Whether sh
will be allowed to stay there remains to /
\ seen.
- ~ President Buchanan completed III
n sixty-eighth year Of his age ON the 23d III
is Mr.. SUMNER IN FLoRENoE.-A core,
c pondont writing from Florence, under Ii
date Of April I'd, says -
j. "Hon Charles Sumner is here, absorbe
l. in art, but looking worse than | expected
n He is obliged to lie in bed until noon to re.
d his spine, which still troubles him greatly.
I0'Gen Morris decination Of the Cor
d sulship to Hayre has elected the folowing.-
y "Well what's This precious bit Of news
: About which folks make such paayeri
Why, MoHis-Nho has wood the Muse
80 long-'ays he's not going 10 Havre."
&c ASPARAGUS A REMEDY FOR HYDRoPHc
{, nIA.-Eat the green shoots of asparagus raw
II sleep and perspiration will be induced, an
It the disease can thus be cured in any stage ,
5, canine madness. A man in Athens. Greece
!. was cured by this remedy after the paroxysm
had commenced.