Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-04


to leave. Stanton answered that he was in
the highway, aud he guessed Snow wouldn't
hurt him there. The latter responded :" I'll
show you whether will hurt you or not, p" and
turning into the house, took down his gun
loaded with medium sized shot, and fired Il
directly Into Stanlon's face, ut u distance of
about forty feet Some forty Of the shot
struck the victim, who had hut tiue To throw
up ms hand crying " don't shoot me-" before
he received the charge. falling forward upon
his scat and dying almost instantly. post
mortcm examination shaved his features
terribly mutilAled and that seven or more
shot had entered the brain. Snow put up
his gun and then went to the wagon, pulled
the body of Stanton upon the ground and
covered il with u blanket which he took from
the wagon, then returned TO the house and
told his wife and daughter uhe latter about
fourteen years old, who had stood vt the
window and Witnessed the whole affair, and
from whose evidence before the examining
court the above statement is made up,) to go
to the neighbors aud tell them he hail killed
II man. He was soon after arrested by Con-
stable Patterson, and on Sunday brought to
st. Johnsbury, where on Monday he was ex-
amined before Judge Howard and fully COM
united for trial. Stanton's body was also
brought here, and buried in the Catholic
cemetery on Monday. Snsw is reported TO be
an ugly fellow, especially when under the in
fuence of liquor, though his appearance did
not indicate 1t, and he seemed much affected
Mt the trial. He is about 90 years of age.
He had been drinking for number of days,
and had shot several dogs and cats with the
gun. His last previous shot was Mt cat
which he failed to kill, and on rcloadng he
remarked that he had loaded the gun so that
the next thing he shot ut he would kill it. 1t
is stated that he has at other times threaten
ed mortal violence to those with whom he
has quarrelled, and that he has been consid-
cred reckless and desperate character. We
do not know who the accomplish in this
murder was who sold tho liquor to Snow,
otherwise we should name him. Justice
will not be satisfied unless he is punished in
accordance with tho consequences of his
crime.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
On Wednesday morning Of last week the
body of young woman named Hannah
Mobbs was found beside the highway on the
Lee road, in Jericho. The body bore no
marks of violence. A post-mortem examin-
alton determined that death was caused by
poison. The deceased was n VIGOROUSLY bad
character, and had been living for about three
months with one Edwin Thomas. within
few rods of whose house her body WIS found.
An inquest was held in the afternoon before
Justice Erastus Fields and jury of fifteen.
Thomas and his son. ls years old. both testi-
fed that they had trouble with the deceased
the night previous. They further said that
she came into the room where they were
with bottle Of the poison IN her hand. and
told them she had partaken Of its contents.
After remaining nearly three-quarters OF an
hour in n quarrelsonie state, she left tho
house and they went to bed. They claimed
to know nothing further of her until her body
was found in the morning. Thomas said the
poison was some he had kept on hand for
polishing brass and other metals. Although
the suspicious against them nre strong. nei-
ther Thomas nor his son have rs yet been
arrested The deceased was about "a years
old and has parents living in Starksboro.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A trotting course is being made on Fairfax
Plain.
Frank Wood. of Fletcher, dug from his
garden June 90, Early Rose potatoes the size
of hens eggs, tho seed for which were plant
cd April 10. Not bad for cold and back
ward season. He has also pair of twin
lambs which weighed. June 10. ll3 lbs, they
being Just two months old on that day. He
has also sold from April LIST to June 20. 636
lbs of butter, the product of nine cows over
and above what WAS consumed in the fami-
ly. This beats Mr. Abbott's cows, OF Troy.
(See FARMER of June g. lie only made
1000 lbs. from twenty-three cows in two
months and eighteen days, while Mr. Wood
sold 636 lbs from nine cows in two months
and twenty days. Some have questioned
the report from Mr.. Abbott's cows, but it
may readily be credited after this, winch is
strictly true.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Roxbury Russets, grown in the orchards ON
the islands are bringing good prices now.
The State Board of Agriculture will hold -
two days Fruit Meeting in Grand Isle Coun-
ty, ION one of the islands,) in October. 1t Is
expected that there will be large attend
ance not only by the farmers of the county.
but by the fruit growers Of Franklin and
Chittenden counties. Time. place and pro-
sramme will be announced in good time in
the columns of the FARMER. We trust our
friends in the Island County will keep the
matter before the people so MS TO get them
thoroughly Interested. There will no doubt
be fine show ON the occasion.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Stanley, who runs the stage between VOL
colt and Albany, does it with horse that is
thirty-two years old. lie is sound and goSd
yet, but his head is getting gray with years.
The engineers who have been looking out
the proposed railroad route between Norris
vile and Troy make n favorable report, the
heaviest grade not being over 65 feet to the
mile.
The real estate, water power, machinery,
etc, of the Monisville Manufacturing Com
pany was sold at auction on Wednesday OF
last week to Edwards, Stevens ~ Co. OF
Winooski, for about $4,000
Daniel Fuller, of Cambridge, was drowned
in the Lamoille river. near his residence,
while in bathing on the 26th inst. lie was n
worthy and ambitious young farmer, about
81 years of age, and leaves wife and two
children.
The AK factory, in Waterylle, under the
auspices of the Mann Brothers, is Doing quite
a business. They are also engaged in the
manufacture OF doors, sash and blinds, which
business has, until this spring, been conduct
ed by s. +. Wilson, who Is engaged in n sim
liar business in Enosburgh.