Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-04-15

department OF the University Of Vermont
at Burlington.
Mr.. l.. s. Hills, proprietor of the
Waterbury Hotel, has sold the hotel to
Dir. A. F. Ely Of Hartford, CT.
The house of James Brown Of Ply
mouth, was burned on Sunday evening /;
loss S25c0.
Rufus Mead, United States Consul
at Corll,o, Nicaragua, Sho died, recently,
was editor Of the Midllebury Register
from 1858 to 1865.
Wilmington is agitating the question
Of building u railroad to the Hoosac tun-
mel, or some other n~eighboring point in
Mass.
Governor Converse is quito indis-
posed He has been for some time con.
fined to his house and his recovery is re.
garded as doubtful.
The last Star says that Philip Phil
lips, the sweet, devotional song singer, is
to be at Danville during the coming Meth
odirt Conference, due notice of which will
be given.
-Leauder Warren, a prominent citizen
of Niddlesex, died April 9th, aged 80.
He served four terms in the Legislature,
and had filed many other positions Of
trust.
The good people of Hincsburgh raised
on Wednesday slS5, to enable Rev. G.
E. Ferrin to 90 TO Philadelphia, to be op-
Grated upon for the cure of facial neural.
gia from which has long been a sufferer.
AT ReaGsboro, the women belonging
to the Good Tomplars Lodge have been
visiting and talking with the leading clti-
zans Of the town, and in nearly every case
obtained their signatures to the total abb
s~,inence pledge.
"A brute in Coventry was treated TO
a free ride on a rail on u recent Saturday
evening, because he persistently abuses
his wife. A short time ago he deliberate
ly creased her best dress all over to PRE-
vent her going to church.
Zen, S. b. Hazeltine, SO years old.
was elected town clerk of Bakersfield, this
year, for the 54th time; in the town
meeting that elected him (by a unanimous
votel there was not a person who was
present when he Was first chosen.
The Burlington City Council has re.
elected City Attorney Start, though the
Free Press says that he has disgroced his
office by violation Of official duty and
gross personal immortality.
Somebody has offered to furnish
$4,000 to start a temperance store at
Burlington, but a writer in the Free Press
suggests that, instead, a company be formed
to establish an institution where young
people and others who have no good homes
can resort for amusement, instruction and
general Improvement.
A Rutland farmer who had colt for
sale, the other day, let a couple of young
men drive off a little distance to try him,
they leaving 500 and a gold watch
for security, but they have not returned,
while the watch turns out to be oroidc
and the money " queer"
Mrs. Joseph Smith Of Salisbury died,
last week at tho age of 80, having been
sick for so years, during 30 Of which she
was unable tie feed herself or turn over in
bed last summer, she read the New Tes-
meDt through, though she could not turn
the leaves herself
The dwelline-housc of Philemon. Still.
son of Lincoln, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday of last week. and scarcely
anything was saved. There was no insu-
rance, and, as Mr.. Stilson is not able to
bear the loss, his neighbors are already
in the woods. telling timber, and propose
to assist him in putting up another house
as soon as possible.
-Thetemperance excitement runs high
In Bakersfield. Daily meetings are being
holden, and great progress has already
been made. A committee Of twcnty-fo1r
has been appointed to enforce the law,
and over one hundred of the best citizens
nd taxpayers have obligated themselves
&c support them in their work. About
one hun1red and fifty have signed the to.
tai abstinence pledge. Both of the hotels
have voluntarily closed their bars
A dispatch received last saturday
evening by Mr.. John W. Hayes, of Bur-
lington, brought the said intelligence that
his brother Eddie" Is years of age,
who went West some months ago, aud was
employed as a government teamster, was
that day killed by a team about 40 miles
from Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory. His
ontimely death is q sad blow to his aged
father and mother and other relatives.
His remains will be brought homo for in
terment,
"A 6endish attempt was made on life
and property in Barre. AS John Wheat
OF and his hired man were standing in
front of the arch in the sugar house, an
explosion took place and a missile passed
between the two men and through the
open door. The suppositlon is that the
wood was loaded, and a cartridge so ar.
ranged as to destroy whoever was attend
ing the fire. Little injury was done, cx-
cept the destruction Of a portion Of the
arch, and some burning Of the sap pans.
John Brooks Of Brattleboro, who was
fatally injured three weeks ago. by falling
from a load Of hay, died Tuesday of last
week.
All the surviving persons injured by
the explosion at the Messrs. Bradford's
mill at Benningtod, are nearly or fully
recovered. jesse Fl. Fields, the severest