Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-10-08
State Items.


proud posscssor of giant sun-hower.
which is covered with lis blossoms.
a Bennington farmer took the trouble
to count the kernels in a stock Of Indian
wheat aud found 200.
The steam mill at Newport village
has been sold to Newton Bros. Of Hol-
yoke, Mass, for sl6, 900.
The town OF Barnet is going for Jay
on a pauper case; child about four
months old because lis great-grandtather
once lived in that town.
Mansfield & Stevison's foundry build.
ing and contents at Rutland were burned,
early Sunday morniog. The fire is sup.
posed to have been caught frcm melted
iron.
the farmers of pawlet are giving up
sheep raising and gone into the manufac-
ture Of cheese. There are already four
cheese factories in the town aud five more
near its limits.
A little boy in Montpelier, who fell
a distance Of II feet, Wild ago, ana
escaped auharmed, had his arm broken
the other day, by a big pumpkin which
rolled over him.
Joseph Cutting of Castlcton, a freight
brakeman, was killed near East Castleton
Thursday, being struck in passing through
a bridge while standing on the top Of a
car
"A man named Staples recently died
in Marlboro, aud it is limited by his
neighbors that his death was caused by
brutal pounding from three rufians of
that place, whle drunk.
Two boys Of Barton undertook to get
free ride to St. Johasbury during the
Fair. They secluded themselves in po-
tato car, the conductor lock ed the door
and they went through to the Junction,
aud they paid their fare from there home.
-Danville is having lawsuit at Mont
pelier, this week. with Mrs. Hubbard
Durgin, who was injured on the highway,
two years ago. TweHty.three Danville
witnesses have been summoned to tell
what they know about the matter.
INSTANCES where persons assembled In
this state, ION the FIRST Tuesday in Sep
tcmber." 10 attend frceman's meeting, are
given in the papers. Among them one
or two at Brattlcboro and two or three in
Castleton.
"A new iron foundry and machine
shop is to be erected at Bellows Fslls by
Mcssrs. Osgood & Barker to be run by
steam. The building is to be 50xS9
feet, and will be ready for use 10y the LIST
Of November.
Roswell Farnham of Bradford and
Reuben G. Benton of St. Adams have
been elected members of the State Board
of Education, in place Of the late Judge
Steele, aud +. G. hathaway, also deceas-
ed.
2 The store-house Of the Brandon man
uflcturing company at Brandon was en-
tirely consumed by fire, Saturday evening
The building contained about $4,000
worth Of finished scales, which we're also
burned. The total loss is $50, goo; in
surance, $4,000. The fire was inc endia
ry, and at one time looked so threatening
that Rutland engine was summoned and
dispatched on special train.
On the 9th ult., Charles Bailey
brakeman on the Montpelier & Wells
River r. R., met with serious, if moi
fatal accident. In passing from 5. Rye
gate towards Wells River. and before
entering a bridge, he put his head out O
the door of the baggage car to leok afte'
hand car that was following aud hit hi
) head against the bridge, fracturing hi
skull. He has since died.
A citizen of Burlington, by thu
name of Smith, having business at tht
freight depot, the 30th ult., hitched hi
horse to the rear end of freight train
In an ungrateful memeut the train moved
away and with it the htching Tost. The
, horse followed on as best ho could, unit
! he ran into pile of lumber by the road
side. when the shackle broke and the tralr
went on. Mr. Smith regards the transac
tiol as altogether providcntial.
As Thomas Perry Of Jericho wal
: unloading corn on Judge Peck's farm, Fri
aay afternoon, small boy Of his jumped
forward and tried to pick up an ear 0
. earn. ond in SO doing. was struck by thu
, hired mans fork, who was puttiOg thu
corn into the barn. The tine going int
his face directly under his eye. The chile
was ;nsensible for several hours, but Dr.
Broemley thinks that he will not loose HI
cyesight, as was first feared