Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-31
NEW HAMPSHIRE.

There is an alarming outbreak Of small.
pox at Newmarket; go cases are reported.
The second annual festival Of the Cheshire
County Musical Convention will be held AZ
Keeue, August II, Is, 10, 20, and 2l.
Adoniram Morrison, of Hill, has been
held for trial on the charge Of firing Widow
Maria Q. Herseys buildings, which were re-
Gently burned.
A double, two.story house, barn and out
buildings at Goffstown, owned by Rodney
johnson and John Green, were burned by
an incendiary Ere, Saturday night loss
$4,000, insured for $1,000.
The grasshoppers are doing immense dam.
age in Boscawen, Canterbury, Franklin and
other towns in New Hampshire. One farm
or estimates that they have injured his hay
crop to the amount of 30 tons, and another
puts his loss at 40 tons. They are now
making raid upon the fruit trees and corn
tassels, devouring the latter as fast as they
appear.
John Gilligan, Of Berlin, laid his pipe on 4
hay-mow in his barn /; loss $500.
As Vernon woman was reading her
Bible, the other Sunday, very large rat
came into the room and took his position in
front Of her, in a very cool and unconcerned
manner. Not having fondness for such
visitors, she took up book and threw at him,
but he didn't bulge. Another book was
thrown, with the same result. All the
books she could reach were thrown, but there
the intruder sat. This was getting serious,
but, as last resort, she tookth bible which
she was reading, aud let it drive full at the
rats head. There was no withstanding the
Bible, and the intruder died without kick
Connecticut is rapidly adding to ia list OF
terrible crimes, the latest Of the list being
the murder Of Charles A. Davis, Of West
Suffield, Thursday night, by Eihu b. Spears,
who then tried to kill himself. Both men
we're low drunkards, and had been drinking
together in the afternoon at Spears's house,
Spears finally getting surly and threatening
TO kill both his wife and Davis, whom he
accused of having seduced her. Finally, he
seized hold Of the woman, but she managed
to get away (; she had only gone little ways
however, before she heard several blows with
an NJ, and soon after the neighbors found
Davis dead, his head almost severed from
the body, while in the house lay the murder.
err with his throat cut, though not fatally
The murdered man was a cigar-maker by
trade, but spent most Of his time in getting
drunk, aud the murderer was OF the same
stamp. Davis was about As years old, and Dor,
on his left shoulder the marks Of blow with
an ak at Spears's hands, only three weeks
ago. Spears will be lodged in Jail as sOOu
as his wounds will permit.
A queer story Of liquor, arson and revenge
comes from Brook Ign, in connection with tn,
burning, three months ago, of the barn o.
Aaron A. Storrs. After diligent attempts
at detecting the incendiary, it now come
out that the fire was set at the instigatioI
of Mr.. Burdick, tho hotel.keeper Of III,
place, and another liquor.seller, who haC
suffered legal interference in their business
at the hands Of Storrs, and vowed venge
ance The plotters, the former of whom il
man Of much property and has at various
times held town offices, procured a drunken
wretch from Provi dence, and, after dosin,
him with whiskey, gave him kerosine ant
matches and piloted him to the barn, which
he fred as directed. The miserable tool il
this crime was very much shocked on beeom
ing sober at what he had done, and now h,
will probably become states evidence. II,
has made partial disclosures touching III,
matter, but there is a net work ofcrcumstane
es aside from those which seem TO involv,
Burdick in the transaction beyond any hop'
| of escape