Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-15


hFbor, w., $4,000
"a MAINE.
James M. Lowell was sentenced 10 death
at Lewiston on the 9TH for numbering his
wife '.------'--.-.--
Three shops Of the Buropeau and North
American railroad az Oldtown we're burned
on Thursday night Of last week loss about
$4,000 fully insured GA Yff
Three fellows who got into freight car
at Portsmouth on Wednesday, to rob Il,
we're locked in aud given free ride TO Port.
land, where they we're arrested. II
The grand jury at Portland has found
bill against Austin Leonard, Of Windham,
Tor incest with his daughter. % years old,
who brought the complaint and claims to
have borne him two children.
The authorities Of Belfast have yielded
to the petitions Of the praying women, and
refused to grant any licenses to billiard sa-
looms aud the inn-holders are so demor-
allied that they haven't applied for licenses.
Hiram Craig, Of Augusta, 70 years old,
who was worth about $4,000 and was one
Of the founders Of the Baptist church in
Augusta committed suicide Friday night
by hanging hi,nself in a barn with trace
chain.
John Holland, Of Limerick, mixed arsen-
c with meal 10 poison rats on Wednesday
aud his servant used it to roll fish ia; 80
j ohm and his wifc aud two children got the
dose they intended for the rats, but they
will probably all recover.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
There are 90 persons in Chester over 70
years old, 10 over 80, six over 80, aud one
100 years old.
The Concord women have resolved that
praying in saloons does no good. but they
are going to wage "quiet, unrelenting war
fare"
Charles Stipson, Of Stratford, about go
years old, committed suicide on Thursday
by hanging himself to cross-beam in his
barn
Frank Currier and James O'Brien we're
sentenced TO three years each IN the state
prison for horse stealing, at Amherst, last
week atH
Charles ellis, formerly postmaster at
Hilsboro, has been sentenced to two years
III the state prison at Concord for ro6biug
his post-ofice in 1872
A car load Of trout is about to start from
Charlestown for California to supply the
streams for which the car load that was
wrecked on one OF the western roads, last
year, was intended.
II. II. Hunter, of the firm of Hunter Il
Co., Of Hinsdale, publishers of the Star
Spangted Bonner, pAidA due Of $3.50. for
sending obscure publications through the
mails the other day, and $4,000 bonds for
future good behavior. .a..l.. .....t....
james H. Smith was sentenced at Ports.
mouth, Tuesday, to one years confinement
10 the stats prison, and George n SimOus
70 six months in the jAil at Manchester, for
breaking the United States seal from a
freight car end stealing barrel Of -four.
A lot Of rats were found, the other day,
10 hogshead that had been left open ia =
store at Exeter. The store cat, having
been notified, climbed to the edge Of the
hogshead, but, after surveying the situation,
dumped down aud ran out at the door, short
~ reappearing with another cat. The two
looked ut their foes and retired, soon coming
back with third cat. They nov seemed
satisfied with their force, and made an at
tack, jumping into the hoeahead. The cats
had, however, miscaiculated the force OF
their enemy, and two were killed. the other
being taken out in season to save it's life
MASSACHUSETTS,.
James Wright, si Jamaica Plains. was
robbed Of $3.50 on the cars the other day.
A bill for a separate prison for female
convicts passed the lower branch of the leg.
islature Tuesday.
John Hooper, big shoe manufacturer Of
Marblehead, who had failed three times be-
fore, suspended on Wednesday, with liabil.
tiles Of 100000.
Mrs. Sawyer, an estmable lady OF Ora.
cut, fell dead Saturday morning Just after
returning from walk in the garden. 81,
was 70 years of age.
The United States government formally
entered suits against jordan, Marsh 4 Co
at Boston on Wednesday Of last week claim
ing 81 ,O0O,O for the alleged violations oil
the Importation laws.
Arrangements have already been made
for series of six symphony concerts by
lhomas's orchestra at Boston, next season
on the same plan that he has followed Al
New York, the past season.
A bill has been introduced into the house
to exempt the property OF women, owned in
} their own right from taxation, and another
to confer the elective franchise on womeI
paying a tax on 5000.
The petition of Alice Mason Sumner, tn,
divorced wife of Charles Sumner, TO be al
} lowed to resume her maiden name, Alc'
Mason, was granted by Judge Ames of tn,
Suffolk county probate court at Boston
Monday
The young men of Worcester held
) meeting Saturday night aud discussed tn,
! feasibility of organizing for the purpose o
iurthering political reform. They declare
determination to steer clear of the presen
party organizations.
A addressed woman on one Of the car
} OF the Eastern railroad recently asked
J lady to hold her baby while she retired 70
few minutes, but the woman didn't put il
All appearance again, and the child is now II
I the home for motheress babies in Boston.
: The sub-master Of the Charlestown hg
: school threw dog which had strayed int
n the schoolroom out Of third story windo'
e to brick walk the other day, where it wa
e killed by passenger to end its misery, an
the municipal court and the school commtte
a have both called him 10 account. He ha
I paid Zoe of $40 and costs aud will proba
n bly, lose his position.
8 The temperance movement took ne'
e turn at South Boston on Sunday, when a
e the evangelical ministers preached on tn,
T subject, aud the women established them
y selves in the vestibules of the churches wit
tables aud pledges to receive sgners. Prob
n ably from 1900 to 1000 names were record
i ed.