Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-07-22
State Items.


richer by the death, few days since, Of
Joseph Battell of New York city, of the
class of 1923.
Oliver Pelcha, boy Is years old,
was killed at Clark & Boardmans saw
mill, at Milton Falls, last week, by get
ting caught in belt in rapid motion,
The Second District Congressional
Convention is called at White River juno
ton, August II. BY vote Of the last
convention, the town caucuses are all to
be held the same day and hour, and the
committee have fixed Saturday, August s,
at A p. m, as that time.
"A few days since, as Mr.. A. NJ. Will
ley, of South Burlington, was getting hay
on the farm of Rev. T. +. Stuart, assisted
by hired man and his little boy about 8
years ef age, the pony with which the boy
was raking was attacked by large snake
of a veuomous kind, aud apparently bitten
number of times. The pony began to
swell on and about the breast almost I'M
mediately, the saliva ran from his mouth,
his eyes appeared dull and he appeared
stiff in his joints, and not inclined to exert
himself. But large dose of olive oil
with good portion black-strap and CO.
pious bath Of spirits soon restored the pony
to better state Of feeling. The boy SAYS
the snake was largo and of blush shade
10 color.
The store occupied by Johns. Daily,
dry goods merchant and Geo. w. Gibson,
jeweler, in Rchford, was broken into on
Tuesday night of last week and about
$1,000 worth of watches and jewelry be-
longing to the latter taken. The store
was entered by an east window, which was
fastened with nail; the window was
made to slip up. Some parties living near
are suspected and are being watched.
MIR. Geo. L. Eaton of the Danvile
Star, in company with another man took
$50 trout weighing 35 pounds, out Of a
Peacbam brook one day last week.
On Saturday last Newport boy 16
years old, named A. A. Lane, was taken
to the Reform school for abuse offered his
father and mother and others.
The portrait of Horace Fairbanks,
procured by the citizens of St. Johusbury
for the Atheneum, has been placed on ex-
hlbition in the art gallery.
Although the grass was badly win
terrified in some parts Of the State, the
copious and frequent rains have insured II
good hay crop, If there is ony weather to
secure it.
MIR. j. Fl. Malvin, who lives in the
south part of Bakersfield was the owner of
two fine well.matched twin colts. two
years old, and Eve year old horse, which
on Sunday evening, 18th inst, were in the
pasture with his other horses. When his
hired man went after the cows Monday
morning, he found both colts dead. The
other horse was not much better off, and
died 10 the afternoon. Their remains bore
unmistakable evidence of poison, and the
stcmachs have been sent to Burlington for
analysis. This is a serious loss to the
owner, who valued the colts at $500, and
had refused $500 for the horse All the
circumstances 60 clearly to show that the
poisoning was maliciously and willfully
done.
A Woodford clergyman was pointing
a moral in a recent sermon by reference
to the Mill River disaster, and, in course
of his remarks said, .'t was all owing to
that dam reservoir" Some of his hearers
objected to such profanity, but 1t is ex-
planned that his intentions We're strictly
honorable, he having concluded, after u.s.
ing tie word dam, that he would substi.
tute for it the logger word, which he did
without any pause.