Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-17
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Butter Is now COuNatcoSiu6 ~ 'NN
Of several knots an hour.
The very latest from Oregon is to the
effect that Grover, democratic, Is re
elected governor by about 400 votes. The
friends Of Williams, republican, for Con
gress still have hope in his election. The
vote is very close.
A woman Of Pleasant Ridge, Kan
wea, to catch a horse in a pasture, the
other day, and came back in less thai
half an hour in a state Of frauic excite
ment, and quite SPECIFICS. What SC
suddenly struck her dumb, she had moi
been able to reveal, at last accounts.
The democratic ~inhationists 10 Ohio are
not as happy as they were. Their veneer
able governor, Roaring Bill Allen, has
gone back on them. Like Stephen Thur
man, he is a hard-mouey money man, and
smacks his aged lips over the sound doc
trine Of the Grant-Jo ones memorandum.
A fireman on the New Jersey Midland
railroad, as his train was leaving West
End, opened the furnace door 10 throw in a
shOvel-ful Of coal, when the gas burst out
with such volume and force as to throw
him off the engine. 10 falling he struck
on his head In a %culvert, aud was killed
almost instantly.
The civil service debate. Thursday,
freed a good many minds. Mr.. Willard
Of Vermont, Gen. Hawley ard others in
dulged in troublesome illusions to the
pledges upon which the republican party
fought its last campaign. Gen. Butlor
was on his high horse, as was also most
everybody.
We get at last what purports TO be a
correct cumming up of the recent state
election in Oregon. The democrats have
run IN Gov. Grover and his associates on
the state ticket. The figures for the Sem
ate are, Republicans IL. Democrats g.,
Independents 10 The House stands
Reaublicans 16, Democrats. %, lndepcn.
dents 90.
In som respects a most singular and
fatal accident from tightening occurred at
Granville, Mass, Tuesday afternoon, Al.
fred Hodge being Instantly killed and
Clarence johnson seriously injured, while
repairing a fence near Prun,bull corner.
Young johnson was in the act of striking
a limb from q small tree when the bolt
descended, and the AK, belve and all, was
buried in the earth nearly out Of sight,
The appearance of Mr.. Hodge showed
that a portion Of the fluid must have en-.
tered bis eyes and mouth. as it went
through him and came out Of his great
toe, making a hole through his boot about
the size of a pea. But the most remark.
able incident connected with his death i,
the fact, verified by several witnesses
hat on Mr.. Hodges side is plainly pho
tographcd the tree under which he stood
at the time he was struck. Mr.. Hodge
was so years old. and a Woodworking, in
dustrious man. Young johnson was bad
ly burned, and has not fully recovered thu
use OF his limbs.
Salisbury, CT, never before had such
fright as the recent food gave it. The
alarm was almost as great there as it va!
at Wins,ed, the runor having got int
circulation hat the two lakes GU Noun
Riga. having an area of 1900 acres, haC
broken loose. People didn't sleep mucl
on Saturday night, but on Sunday nigh
almost terrific thunderstorm came up
and the Inhabitants rushed from their beds,
let loose their domestic animals to save
themselves as best they could, and started
for the high ground. The bridges ant
parts Of the roads went off 10 u hurry
The panic was greater at Lime Rock
farther down Mount Riga brook in tn,
same town, and at Lakeville the bells wer,
ruug and a bonfire was built to give ligh.
to those at work. In some Of these
places seem entirely ruined. The Min
s,ed Herald says thar the cause Of all the
trouble was an injudicious attempt tC
avert the danger, the ~gate.kecper at the
Mount Riga dam having ordered that the
gate be raised a little, and those TO whom
be gave The order having opened it SC
wide that the water was uncomfortable
The two lakes on Mount Riga are con
trolled by Congressman Barnum and sup
ply power for his manufacturers.