Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-07-15
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and distant mountains in New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, were visible. The
village consisted OF court house, Jail.
Westinghouse, academy-the first acade-
my that Windhan! county ever saw-two
stores, two hotels, and a variety Of shops,
such as were found in all New England
villages at an early day, anG about twen-
ty private residences. Not a trace Of
this village in the shape of building Of
any kind remains, to-day; indeed, as
long ago as 1860, there was not building
left standing which stOodin the old village.
In 1925 the site was changed from "New-
fame Hill" to what is now called Fay.
etteville, a village two miles east of the
old center, in the valley of the Wantasti.
quot river. At the centennial the ad.
dress was delivered by Judge G. X. Field,
the well-known anedotist, among the sto-
ries told by him In it is the following, as
given in the Montpelier Argas BY
strong peryersion of legal principles it
was supposed by our ancestors that who
ever married widow who was admins.
tratrix upon the estate of her deceased
husband. represented iusolvent, and there
by possess himself Of any property or
thing purchased by the deceased husband,
would become an executor de son tort,
and would thereby make himself liable to
answer for the goods and estate Of his
predecessor. Major Moses Joy became en-
amored Of Mrs. Hannah Ward who was
administrators. To avoid the unpleasant
penalties of the law, on the morning of
her marriage with Major Joy, Mrs. Ward
placed herself in closet, with a tire-wo.
man, who stripped her ofall her clothing,
aud when in perfectly nude state she
thrust her fair, round arm through "a dia-
mond hole in the door of the closet. the
gallant major clasped the hand of the
buxom widow, and was married in due
form by the jolllest parson in Vermont.
At the close Of the ceremony, the tire-wo-
man dressed The bride in a complete ward
robe which the major had provided, and
caused to be deposited in the closet'at the
commencement of the ceremony. She
came out elegantly dressed in silk, satin
and lace. and there was kissing all around.
The Caledonia County Republican
Convention was held at St. Johnsbury,
July 81, and put the following ticket in
nomination -
Senator-Charles Rojers, Jr., Wheel
ock, and Rev. P, N. Granger, Peach am
Assistant Judgcs-John Bacon, I'd,
St. Johnsbury, and A. o. Harris, Lyndon.
States Attorney-W, 2. Smith, St..
Johnsbury.
Shcriff-W. Il. Preston, Danvile.
High Bailif-J. A. Kenaston. Shelf
field.
Geo. Idle of Lyndon, Il. L. Hovey of
St. Johnsbury, and j. Y. Darling Of Gro.
ton were elected County Committee. The
w. Farmer says the result is a full and
complete victory Of the farmers and tenn
pcrance men of the county.
AN OLD LANDMARK GONE. The "old
elm" tree at Fort Cassin, by which pilots
have been guided in entering Otter Creek,
was, on Tuesday blown down. A scar on
It's trunk, tradition says, was made by a
British slot during their attempt to ascend
the river to destroy McDonough's heet, in
the war of 1912. Another tree was blown
down, at the same time and place, crush
ing two row-boats belonging 10 Mr.. Il. Ad-
ans. Other trees on the premises were
Frustrated, and several on the banks of
the river.
On the LIST of July, Harvey Haynes,
of Ferrisburgh, who has for some time
run the ferry between Chimney Point, VT,
and Grown Point, N. Y, launched novel
little steamer on the Waters of Lake Cham
plain. Her length is thirty feet, breadth
Of beam eight and one-half feet. and she
draws about two feet Of water. Although
her builder has never studied ship build
ing, his natural genius in that direction
has enabled him to furnish vessel of fine
model and with promise Of speed and
safety.
DROWNING ACCIDENTAL drowning ac-
cident at Mechanscsville, June 9th. Mr..
Cbas. Collins and Elijah Hemenway, his
father-in.law, were fishing at Chase's pond.
when the former took an old sap.pan
which was lying near the shore, and which
the boys had used as boat, and put out
on the pond with it. The insecure buoy
capsis ed, throwing Mr.. Collins into the
water and he was drowned before he
could be rescued. Deceased was twenty.
five years of age and leaves a wife and
one child. His remains were taken to
Chester for interment.
b. & L. r. r The citizens of Essex
are showing their interest in the proposed
BURLINGTON & Lamoille Railroad. They