Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

occupied by Mr. Sawyer and his wife.
They had little tougher work with the
servant girl, but she was overpowered. after
a violent struggle, and gagged. When all
had been secured at the house, the robbers
led Mr.. Sawyer to the post-office by the
rope around his neck. threatening to kill his
babe il he resisted or made an cutlery. They
got the keys at the post-oflice by cutting
through pane Of glass with diamond,
and then made short work of clearing out
tho valuables in the bank. Mr.. Sawyer was
led back to his house, and after placing
bands Of wood across his body aud screwing
them TO the floor, the robbers dsappeare
as mysteriously as they came. .
MASSACHUSETTS,
Mrs. Lucretia d. Holmer was burned to
death at Boston, Saturday, her clothes catch
ing fire from stove.
The state prison contained 700 prisoners
on Saturday, the largest number ever con-
fued there, aud there are not enough cells
to accommodate all.
Massachusetts, will be even more disgraced
in the election of Dr. Aver, than 10 the re-
election Of his patron and monitor, Gen But
Ter. Butler at all events has brains -
Springfield Republican.
There is tribulation among the conducts RS
and other employees of the Boston aud Maine
railroad over the discovery Of corrupt prac-
tices among them, and a conductor and a
baggage master have been discharged for
specializing in tickets.
A young man named Thomas Scott was
arrested at Boston Sunday for forging the
name of the chief Of lodge of Good TEN.
plars in Springfield to paper recommending
Scott to charity and hospitality at the hands
of the order. He was taken to Manchester.
CONNECTICUT.
We notice one factory that has not shut
up shop on account of hard times
The Wllimantic linen company have re-
Gently added $1,000 spiudles to their ma.
chinery and will! soon have 10000 more
They are now running 10000 spiudles, Civ.
ing employment to 600 hands.
The temperance people are going to pu
tickets in the field next month for officers to
be elected in April, which looks like taking
time by the iorelock. Norwich runseller
are going to tight the no-license law.
The Mathushek piano company of New
Haven has just completed at cost of $4,000
a system Of apparatus for extinguishing fir
which must prove very effective. The wa
ter-pipes are so distributed throughout tn
buildings that no space IL feet square
without them, and at short intivals there ar
projecting sPouts with caps soldered owe
them. If a fire breaks out, the heat vii
melt the solder and one or more of the cap
, flying of, water spurts from the pipes;
tire-alarm whistle, too, is so connected wit
the pipes that, when the cap is melted of
an alarm is blown. The employees of tn
concern have been so drilled that they kno'
just what to do when there is an alarm.
; NEW YORK.
: Sxty.two cases of diphtheria in Ne
York city last week, nearly all fatal.
A number Ct men and women were hel
I, for trial, Tuesday, at New York, for ind,
cent behavior in a dancing class, bail bein
fixed at from $3.50 to $3.50.
There was q disgraceful row in Ne
/ York in the custom house Monday afte
, noon, during which one Of the clerks thr e
/, an ibkstand at the agent Of one Of tn
European steamship lines with such fatal o
feet as to knock him senseless and spl
his head open. No arrests.