Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-10

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promptly and carried motion to adjourn
over to Monday, before the democrats arrived
They met the democrats in the corridors
they were going out, aud their discomiitur
on learning what had been done was painful
to behold. The affair is conceded to be tho
smartest thing Of the session. The commit
tee to investigate the affairs of the National
Savings Bank Of Concord is to be composed
of men who have never before examine,
them, and they are to report TO the governor
and council within the next 20 days.
The lightning struck barn at Dover be-
longing to Charles w. Virgins, the othel
night, aud, having demolished az expensiy,
vane and ventilator, went down through a
NOW Of hay and two or three scaffolds. Ii
the barn were three stalls side by side, tw,
OF which contained valuable horses, leaving
the third vacant, which the lightning enter
cd, completely wrecking it. Close behind
the horses were two hay forks, both which
were drawn from the handles, tine of one
being melted. The floors, with almost
everything else in the track Of the bolt
we're thoroughly shaken up, and beam o
foot square was broken. The barn, how.
ever was not set on fire, nor was any of the
numerous persons near it hurt.
MASSACHUSETTS.
Joseph Weston, of Portland, Me-, had
his pocket picked of s500'at Boston on the
Fourth.
A boy only nine years old was picked up
drunk in one Of the streets Of Newburyport,
the other night.
The cooperative foundry at Somerset has
suspended until August l, throwing 80 men
out Of employment
John COnor had eight $40 gold pieces
snatched from his hand by newly.found
"friend" at the Lowell depot on Monday.
John Kenuington's boot and shoe factory
at Worcester was badly damaged by an in.
cendiary fire, Sunday morning loss about
$40, 900, nearly covered by insurance.
Frank Hilbert, Of South Boston, fell from
derrick used in constructing the soldiers
monument at Worcester, Friday night, aud
died from his injuries Saturday morning.
Mrs. Michael Kerns, of Worcester was
shot in the neck Saturday, by some person
unknown, and cannot recover. The ball en-
tered the back of her neck, and she was
completely paralyzed.
A lot Of debris was placed on the track Of
the Lowell and birmingham railroad, near
the birmingham station, Tuesday, to wreck
the morning train from Lowell, but the train
brushed it aside, and no harm was done.
An old lady in a town of Worcester Coun.
ty lately refused the gift Of load of wood
from tree struck by tightening, through
fear that some Of the "auid" might remain
in the wood, aud cause disaster to her kitch.
en- stove.
Robert Templeton, who killed his wife at
Webster, some two months ago, while drunk,
was arraigned before the supreme court at
Worcester, Monday he pleaded guilty of
murder in the first degree, and the case was
adjourned until October 5.
Boston has but one ice company this year,
and consequently the price is double what it
was last year, when there were two. There
is deal of complaint, too, that short weight
is given, and that the article doesn't get
around in good season in the morning.
With governor, legislature, United
States senator, and eleven congressman to
elect, liquor riddle still unguessed, an ele.
plant Of tunnel still to be stabbed, and a
dreadful Cyclops Of a Butler liable to issue
from his cave at any moment, it must be ad.
mitted that Massachusetts, has her hands full
this summer. People who are fond of poll
tics are likely for once to have surfeit.
Jacob Fowlc, being of an accommodating
turn Of mind, aud DESTROYS Of turning MIN.
BILE penny, recently concluded to open tip
pling retreat in Three Rivers (Palmer).
Things went on swimmingly for a few days,
till Constable Palmer made swoop upon
him, Friday, and captured his entire stock.
acob was fined at court to the tune Of 500,
but he couldn't raise the neediul, so he Ian.
guishes in Jail.
One day last week, the 6shing.tug A. w.
Hathaway, Capt. Nickerson, belonging to
Joseph Church 4 Co., of Little Compton,
pursed up about 5000 barrels of menhaden,
and when they supposed they had them Sc
cure, the fish started in mass off shore,
towing the steamer after them some 10
miles, when the fishermen cut the seine clear
and let them 60. This singular enterprise
on the part Of tho rascally menhaden OK.
plains why that fish has been so scarce in
The market of late. They are getting too
sharp to be caught.-FaH RiUer Ne,os.
RHODE ISLAND.
Several arrests of prominent business men
!. Newport for selling liquors aud tobacco
without license were made very suddenly,
asst week, and created great CONSERVATION.
The Social Mill at Woonsocket was
burned Wednesday afternoon. The mill
lsed $4,000 spindles and 1000 looms, and
Employed 700 hands. Loss about 100000.
Z is to be rebuilt Immediately.
A burglar entered the house OF William
Jhase at Providence on Saturday night, and
Abbott Eddy, 4 brother of Mrs. Chase,
aised an alarm, whereupon the burglar gave
i'm wound that will probably prove fatal.
drs. Chase, hearing the cutlery, was so fright.
ned that she died from the rupture Of
Hood vessel, or heart disease. She was II |
ears old, and daughter of the late Judge
EDDY.
CONNECTICUT.
Judge Stoddard, of New Haven, evident.
means to make m example of some of
hese fellows who throw stones at trains of
ars. Edward 0'Brien has been fined $50
Or stoning freight train, but he goes to
Ill for lack Of cash.
George IL. Reynolds, of Mystic, hearing
omebody getting into his house about l
clock on Saturday morning, asked twice
no it was, aud, receiving no reply. fired a
istol at him. The man was hit in the
reast, aud proved to be Charles Carlson,
no lived in the house and was returning
ome. He heard Reynolds challenge, but
as too drunk to answer it. The wound is
kelly to provo fatal.
NEW YORK.
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