Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26

tho second grade are little less favored
and the third have pretty rough prison fare.
Promotions are made when deserved. and
the first grade has already doubled its mum.
Der, while several have been DISCHARGED from
the institution. The old iron.barred cells
have been abolished, too, and the policv of
treating the boys like human beings proves
to be the true one.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Frank Courey, of Milford, was thrown
from a horse, last week, and fatally hurt.
Albert Gray got into a quarrel with
Thomas Mahan at Concord on Thursday.
and picking up gun, he said, "If this gun
was loaded, Id shoot you" and discharged
Il at him. A fatal wound was inflicted
Gray was arrested, and plead guilty.
The Atlantic and Pacific telegraph com.
pany, under which the Franklin northern
lines are operated, has contracted with the
new cable company for shore connections
with the cable at Rye Beach. Wires TO
New York by both routes will be built
aud lines will be run to Portland, Me-,
thence northward. The company is making
a contract with the American press associa.
ton to furnish news for several years, and
expect to come into sharp competition with
the associated press, and reduce rates.
Sinclair's license bill provides that the
clerk OF the supreme court Of any county
may grant a license to sell liquor to any.
body whose town has not passed prohibito-
ry act, on application from 10 reputable
citizens, but no liquor shall be sold after IL
o'clock at night, on Sunday, or on a public
day, or drank on the sellers premises. A
state assayer and inspector of liquors shall
be appointed, and anybody selling aaulterat.
ed liquors, or liquors different from what the
brand purports, shall be fined $50. The
penalty tor violation Of the law is 800 for
the first ohense, imprisonment not exceeding
one year for the second, and imprisonment
not more than two nor less than one year
for the third. Persons selling to anybody
partially intoxicated, or minors, are to be
heavily fined and imprisoned, and any one
who sells contrary TO tho law shall be liable
for any damage resulting from the sale.
MASSACHUSETTS.
John II. Hills was arrested at Lowell,
Tuesday, for stealing bank book represent
ing $780, He had drawn $500 on Il.
George G. Whiting, Boston broker, has
been arrested on charge of swindling an old
lady, Sarah ID. Burge, out of nearly sl40O.
Alice NJ. Button, of Lowell, four years
old, was killed by freight train on a pri-
vate track Of the Lawrence corporation, Tues.
day.
A man sent to the Boston custom. house
on Saturday considerable sum Of money
"for duties evaded 10 1873" which has been
added to the conscience fund at Washington.
Charles Summers grave at Mount Auburn
cemetery has no tombstone as yet, but is
marked by stake at its head bearing Wis
itiug card, on which are the words Summers
Grave"
Martin Hoye, who killed Charles A. Git
ford with blow Of his Est ia Taunton,
April >, has been convicted Of manshughter
in the Superior Court, aud sentenced TO the
State Prison for Eve years.
The Roman Catholic clergymeu OF BOs-
ton, who have for long time been trying to
get permission to conduct services in the pub
lie institutions thereabout, have been admit
ted to those on Deer island.
Some of the merchants Of Gardner recent
ly held meeting to talk over the expedien-
cy Of conducting their business on tho cash
principle; they condemned long credits, and
several OF them will sell for money down in
future, though no united action was taken.
A brick block at Ohicopee which DriscOll
Bros. were building for Shea Il Cayanagh
was burned by an ineendiary Ere Monday
morning. The builders held an insurance
policy for $4,000 which covers the loss.
They had just won lawsuit against Shea
Il Cavanagh, and there are suspicious that
the latter had something to do with tho fire.
The prominent merchants, manufacturers,
ETC., Of Northampton, have been examining
patent vulcanized rubber heel and shank
connected, which the patentee Mr.. Childs,
Of Montreal, believes is destined to work n
revolution in the making of boots and shoes,
and have appointed a committee Of IL to
look into the matter and see If North
ampton company cannot be formed to man.
uiacture not only the heels aud shanks, but
also boots and shoes under the patent.
CONNECTICUT.
Salisbury has voted tax Of 5 mills on
the dollar (about sll ,000) to repair the
roads damaged by the recent flood.
William Garvey has been arrested for
stealing the 5000 that Pascal Converse re-
Gently lost, while absent from his office for
few minutes, and he Oonfcsses.
The secretary of the Sharps rife company
at Hartford has the scalp Of Sioux who
was recently brought down with a Sharps
rife by q western farmer, because the red.
skin wanted some Of his domestic animals.
A man named Higgins, about 80 years
old, fell through the passage.way Of on Gle.
vator in Collenders billiard establishment al
Stamford on Friday, and was killed. The
distance was about 80 feet. and his body
striking five floors, as no fell, was terribly
mang,ed.
The labor bureau, which came into exist.
ence about eight months ago, reports that
there are 5l2S manufactures in the state
employing as labOrers 81 ,6S4 men. 20,SlO
women and 1929 boys and girls. The CAPT
tai is sos, 2S1 ,27S, wages S3S,0S7, 1877, The
materials worked up being worth ss6,4l9,
$40 and the products turned out Sl6l ,O65,
474.
The Senate is discussing pretty warmly
bill providing that the officers Of every
corporation shall keep list of all the stock
holders, with their post-Ofice address and
the number of shares belonging TO each, ant
that any officer Of tho concern refusing Il
+ allow any stakeholder to inspect this lis
: shall be heavily fined. Such 4 law nigh
not do any harm in some other statos
. A wel-known citizen Of New Haven hat
a man taken to the lookup on Sunday io
stealing flower. This item is rather sar
castically printed in an exchange. We ad
miro the spunk of that citizen. Each pass
: er by will take "just ono flower" from
shrub standing near the street, and the re
J suit is the same 70 tho owner rs ii one MAJ