Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-07-22
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was recently shot at SiskiyOu, Or. No other
specimen has ever been discovered in this
country, and this is probably an abnormal
case of II black or grizzly, silvered by disap-
pointed ambition or domestic troubles.
a hen belonging to Mrs. Fisher of Stnunton,
Ind, recently laid an egg in another woman's
yard, and n dispute arose rs to whom it be-
longed. which resulted in II fight, in which
the sons of the parties joined Mrs. Fishers
son whipped his man and then held his moth
er while Mrs Fisher broke her back with IL
club.
John +. Cromwell of Lexington, Ky, has
just recovered ut Coldenham, II small village
about seven miles west of Newburg, y. Y,
IA valuable trOttlng mare which was stolen
Fl ON him in 1866, and is so well pleased with
the successful close of his five years search
that he does not propose to take any steps
against the parties implicated in the affair.
\ wedding was spoiled in California by
the non-appearance of the bride and II large
number of people were sorely disappointed,
us was also the eXpectint bridegroom. Ev-
erybody was on hand promptly ut church,
and waited, and waited-but, To- the bride
came not The ladys courage had failed her
ut the last moment, and she obstinatcly re-
fused to wed.
\ Great harrington. Mass, girl announces
in the advertising columns of the local paper
that she takes this method of informing Il
certain young man, that the next time he de-
sires to gaze upon her IS mortal minutes,
without wimking his eyes. she will consider
herself highly favored if he will close his
mouth, and not sit there like II young robin
awaiting the parent bird
At II meeting of the spiritlullsts ut Sagn-
NV, Mich, on Sunday evening, Moses Hall,
one of the speakers, said that when II little
hoy, he could see faces around his bed every
night, and knew they were faces of those in
the spirit land. His mother reproved him by
telling him to Ego to sleep, for nothing allied
him but worms" The Enterprise prof;lncly
adds 1--WE guess mother was right
A moral against old men marrying young
wives is forcibly illustrated in the case OF
Andrew McCready, aged 80. who recently
welded II woman of 80, near Pittsburg. lie
undertook to correct her one day, when she
knocked him down with ilat-iron and
danced on his devoted head until life became
extinct She consoles herself with the fact
that he will never correct any other woman.
1t is not often that II man can turn to good
account the fact of his once being II convict
but fellow named Scott, who was recently
arrested ut Philadelphia and taken to Ohio
as II murderer has proved one of the most
effective of alibis, by making il clear to his
accusers, that ut the time the murder was
committed, for which he was arrested. he
was serving out II term of Imprisonment in
the pcnitentiary.
They have discovered new means OF
grace ont West. you want to he saved, 60
; ont into the road and kill the first stagc-driv-
; er that comes along. John CAVES of Indi-
ana, has tried it, and certlies to its complete
success. 81 stand this day." he says, 81 re-
deemed Christian from sin. believe if
l had not killed that old stagc-driver, / would
t be in hell this day. | was drinkin' myself tC
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