Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-12-30
State News.

!" temperance paper at Waterbury, calle
he the Enterprise.
The shortest day of the year b.
= come and gone, and we are now on tn
: lengtheu,ng side of the dividing liue,-
Look out for cold weather.
: Hon. Robert j Sake Of Shelton ha
been appointed U. S. Consul at St. John,
vice WIN. Harmon. deceased.
The Oldest man in Wheeock is Mr.
e Nathaniel Meserve, 95 years old h
/ still reads without srectacles and hi
memory is still good, freshly remember
a ing persons and things that long ag'
0 passed.
D The Bennington people arc not yc
D satisfied that the boy found there last
summer. is not the real Charlie Ross
, Frank Lewis, the lost boy, uncle, is sat
: isfed that the boy fouul there is mol
Ouaihe, Dut tut ulul VINO ueidincu Tue
boy has written to Superintendent Wal
ling to the effect that he does not believe
Mr., Lewis is capable of judging OF the
boys identity, aud asking that some one
else should DO sent there to look 1T him.
Thomas Trombleau, an employe OF
the South Eastern Railway. was sect to
St. Johns, few days ago, to help brake
on the morning freight. The train should
have left at $50, but did not start until
long time afterwards. But Trombleau,
who was not the regular brakeman, seeing
a freight train starting south, supposed it
was his train and rushed Oh board of IT,
When he got part way across the bridge
he di covered he was on the Central freight
and jumped off, thinking it would be safe
to do so, as the train was not in full mo.
iiou but the next car behind struck him
on the hip, and knocked him through the
bridge TO the ice below, q distance of ten
or fifteen feet. He is badly bruised, but
his injuries are not serious.
Moses Diette, who formerly lived in
Rchford aud Berkshire, but has for the
last few years resided on Pike Hill, near
North Troy, was killed bya kick from
horse Monday morning. Mr.. Diertc had
just watcred a horse, and was leading il
back to the stable as another man was
leading out two.y ears.od colt. AS Di-
cite passed the colt, it kicked him 10 the
stomach with such force that he died al
most Instantly. lie was about forty years
of age, and leaves family.
SAD CAsE.-.Onc John d. Valley a
German frem New York, formerly in the
employ Of Il Turk and Brother, and Geo. |
Buss, left Burlington and went to St. Al |
bans in quest of employment, Failing to
obtain work there, on Tuesday he resolved
to return to Burlington, and, having no
money. he walked the whole distance on
the railroad track, arriving there at about
halfpast seven clock, Tuesday night. in
a benumbed and exhausted condition, and
with both feet frozen, his shoes being fro
zen tight TO his feet. This is Valleys sto-
ry. Buf on the other hand, as it is as
serted by those who should know, that he
wandered off and laid down by the rail.
road track, while Intoxicated was awak.
oned by passing train and returned in
he condition above stated. In every
event the unfortunate man will loose both
feet. A. Is. Lowry, Oversccr of the Poor
sent him back to New York, Wednesday
asst Free Press.
FIRE AT NORTH DASvILLE, -Datlcl
Churches house North Danville. opposite
he saw mill, was burned Wednesday fore.
loon OF last week about l ! o'clock. There
vas quantity oil coru husks N the cham
Der, for making beds. and q strong fire in
he room below set them OH fire and the
hing burned up ike tinder Most o! the
furniture, etc., was saved. together with
Two hundred bushels Of potatoes In the
cellar. A young man from Canada, stop.
ping there, lost a good suit of clothes and
i've dollars in money. A son twelve
years old, who had been sick. was carried
out on bed. A daughter, in getting in
10 sleigh after the fire was ever, slipped
and dislocated one knee, and will be laid
up for some time. She had been at home
caring for her mother who had been ill Of
a fever.
Tals is peculiarly unfortunate family.
The boy carried out on bed, received an
injury to one eye IL baying time. us it is
thought by straw or b.ade of grass. A
physician was called. but inflammation set
IN, and the boy gradually lost both eyes
The neighbors are doing something to help
the family in their extremely.
King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Is.
lands, called upon President Grant and
was received with due ceremony. The
King and his attendants were met at the