Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-01-11
Fire in Danville.

Last Sunday, between one and two
o'clock in the afternoon, the dwelling house
owned and occupied by Mr. Addison W.
Preston located about two miles east of
Danville Green, was entirely consumed by
fire, together with the furniture, eighty
bushels of wheat, about fifty bushels of
oats, and other grain, provisions, clothing
&c. Mr.. Preston and his wife were at
church, leaving their aged father and
mother at home-the latter so feeble as to
be unable to sit up-and child about
eight months old. The fire broke out
near the roof; and when the older Mr..
Preston discovered it, he Immediately went
to the room of Mrs. Preston, and with
great difficulty succeeded in dragging her
out of the house upon bed, with the
child in her arms The fire, in the mean-
time, had made rapid progress, and before
any of the neighbors or assistance from
the village could reach the spot, the
building was nearly destroyed Not a
particle of any thing was saved. The
house had been newly erected within the
last two years, Was we'll finished and COM
pletely furnished throughout. The total
loss cannot be less than eighteen hundred
dollars, to say nothing of the great incon-
venience of being thrown out of house
and home" in the dead of winter. We
learn that there was an insurance of S 700
on the house, and 5000 on the furniture
insure in the VT Farmers Mutual
North Star.
Ga There is living in the town of Brain
tree Orange County, Vermont a family of
seven brothers and sisters whose united
ages amount to $50 years, being an average
of II years Two have died whose average
age was II, making an aggregate of 633
years. They all have lived in that town
from their childhood, with enc exception
ANOTHER Bro CRop-Mr. William
Merriam of Glover informs us that he
sowed FIVE and half bushels of oats,
half bushel of peas, and half bushel
of rye upon less than two acres of ground,
and raised therefrom two hundred and
twenty bushels of grain (threshers meas
ure) which weighed over forty pounds
to the bushel. Mr.. Merriam also sug-
gests that we in future, when We have
big crops reported to us, have the parties
sworn upon copy of the Standard, and
then if they tell lie, "cursed be they "
Mr.. Merriam was duly sworn. Perhaps
he tells the truth. Perhaps.-IrasburgA
Standard
DEATHS IN CovENTRY-Fifteen deaths
occurred in Coventry during the year 1860
This was more than double the usual av
erage, but was not occasioned by any pre-
vailing disease. Three died at less thar
three years of age; four, between 10 and
20; two between 20 and 80; three be-
80 and 40; one, between 40 and so; one
between 60 and 70; and two between e
and 500.
Ga A frightful death by burning oc
CURED last week at Columbus, Ohio
Some courtezans had been drinking to ex.
cess, when the clothes of one of then
caught fire and were completely burned of
her back, nothing remaining upon her but
a leathern belt. Her death, says an eye
witness, was awful Those who witnessed
it and heard her mingled songs, curses
and prayers will never forget it.
BUSINESS REvIvING. - The Hersford
Courant says that the extensive mills al
Baltic, and other large mills in that direc
ton, commenced running full time on
Monday.
ca Telegraph wires from the reporting
galleries of the Lords and Commons arc
to be laid down to the Offices of the diff
fercnt London newspapers, so as to serve
up the orations hot from that locality.
egT A man at st. Anthony, Min recent
| ly moved his house on sleds from that
place to Mortified, distance of fifty
miles.