Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-02-11
State News.

The barn Of L. G. Burke, of Ran.
dolph, together With hay therein, was
burned lately. Loss, about $500.
"A decree in chancery document was
lodged 10 the town clerks Office in Derby
the other day. which measured 23i feet
in length. written on legal cap, and close
y written. too.
AT the County Convention of the
temperance party in CALEDONIA County,
Mr.. Granger was chosen President of the
Society for the ensuing year. and Ephraim
Fl Stone. of St. Johnsbury. nominated
for County Commissioner.
On the piazza of farm house in
Middehury. thirty.onc mice and two rats
were recently found, killed and placed
there by cat during one night.
We understand that the trestle for
the railroad bridge will be completed so
that trains can run over it Sins week. 1t
is now understood that new iron span is
to replace the one broken.
The dry house connected with the
chair factory of Marshall q Paine OF So.
SALISBURY. was destroyed by fire Thurs.
day afternoon. 1t was filled with flushed
stock at the time, and the loss is quite
heavy. No insurance.
On Saturday, Jan 24th, Wheat
Beals, Esq, died, in Swanton aged 90
His father, Adam Besls, was one Of the
Boston Tea Party, and served honorably
through the Revolution. In 1900 he re-.
moved his family TO St Albaus.
A body of water said to cover an
area of two acres Or more, has just been
discovered on the tip top of one of the
mountains in Glastonbury. Some of the
oldest inhahi ants of this town say that
many years ago it was known to be there
and was called the Lost Pend"
President Buckham of the UNIVERSE
ty OF Vermont replies to the writer in the
Rutland Herald, that he has greatly ov-
erstated the disproporlioa between YER
mont boys at Vermont and foreign colleg
es. He says that it is the small henonli-
national colleges which prey upon aud
carry off the youth Of the state.
"A fire occurred on Saturday. the
3lst, by which r. j. Bealle lost his
dwelling-house situated on thu river road.
leading from North to South Troy, togelh
er with large amount Of household eff
iects and personal property. The origin
of the fire is unknown. Probable loss
S2,500. Insured for 81 500.
j. II. Peck, who makes Lyndon
Centre his headquarters, was recently ar
rested for selling liquor. His manner of
doing business was to carry his whiskey
in hel,les and dispense it 10 customers in
that way. He was fined $40 and costs,
amounting in all to $40.
They have been going for the rum
sellers in st. Johnsbury. Harry Jones
cigar store was broken up and Eugene
Burr and Cyrus Hadley having been con-
victed Of the third offence was likely to
90 to jail but fed
- NC UOuSc, etOre anu UdTIl O1 L w
Gate, tax collector of East Montpelier.
who had from $1,000 to $4,000 Of town
funds were burned. Feb. Eth and du.
ring the fire search was made for the mon
cy in his safe. but it could not be found I;
the textbooks. too, were missing. The
fire was set in several places. The build
ngs were Insured for $4,000, aud there is
strong Suspicion against Mr.. Cate.
- Edward l.. Bailey has been arrested
at jamaica for swinding some farmers by
purchasing stock and produce Of them.
paying them in large counterfeit bills, and
receiving good money for change.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lamb and their
son, eight years old. were thrown from a
wagon at Wllliamsville last week. aud the
child received injuries from which he died :,
while til" mother will possibly not recover,
and MIR Lau,b was badly bruised.
On Saturday last two French boys
were sliding down the hill east of the rail-
road station at LynloDviIe, and just be-
before they reached the crossing freight
train drew in, but the boys, under too
much speed to step, shot under the mov-
ing car between the trucks and passed tic
crossing in safety.