Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-16

died at Lincoln on the 3rd inst. under cir
cumitances that lead TO the suspicious Of
foul play on the part Of her step-daughter
Callers who inquired for Mrs. Beach were
told that she was up stairs asleep. Others
went later in the day aud found the house
locked. They effected an entrance and
found the chamber door also fastened so
that she could not have got down, and the
step.daughter had gone TO neighbours. A
post norton examination disclosed no dis
ease 10 the vital organs or brain, and moth
ing that would cause death. The stomach
and brain are to be examined, after which,
| il the evidence warrants, the authorities Will
take further action in the matter.
The Middlebury corpet band have received
their new uniforms which are light gray
very nicely trimmed in gilt. Their hats are
black morocco with white tassels, and the
whole is very neat and tasty.
The venerable Judge Samuel Swift, Of
Middlebury, for many years Judge OF Pro-
bate and County Clerk of Addison county,
died in Middlebury, the 9Th, at the adj
vaced age of 80 years.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Stephen Rice of SALISBURY, 92 years old,
persists in working daily in the field, and
makes trip Of several miles to the village,
several times month.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
AFRO Jeuness has sold the Richard Jen-
ness farm in Sheffield TO Fred. Kimbal for
1928.
nr,oo ploLa N ,o,no, man of Chafhald
was last week carried to the insane asylum
at Brattleboro.
T. II. & S. q. Harrington, Of Walden,
have exchanged farms, the latter taking the
home place with his parents.
Mr.. N. A. Bangs, of Hardwick, recently
fell from staging at Hoyoke, Mass, and
suffered injuries sufficient to lay him up from
work.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Winooski Lodge No. 81, l. o. Of o. Il.
was instituted at Winnoski on the 9th inst.
by Grand master John Retting, Of Brattlebo.
no.
One dealer in Burlington has sold 1870
bushels of strawberries the present season.
Deacon Harmon Hall of West Bolton, a
prominent and esteemed citizen, died of small
pox on the 9TH inst.
Burlington has seen rarity, for these
parts. During the thunder shower, Friday
afternoon, a water spout was seen in the lake
just outside the breakwater. 1t was estima-
ted to be about thirty feet in diameter and
reached from the water to the Clouds The
water spout moved slowly northward and was
lost to view behind Rock Point.
The cheese product of Burlington and
vicinity is unusually large, this year, and
within the past week single buyer has
shipped 1000 boxes for the English mar
ket
ESSEX COUNTY.
Work on the new depot at West Concord,
is to be commenced very soon.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A meeting of the citizens of st. Adams
was held at the scene Of the Ball murder
June 80, when it was decided to form a
vigilance committee who should pledge them
selves to seek out the murderer at once with
all their power. They met again July s,
and voted TO take measures for the erection
of monument over the grave of Miss Ball
Hon. Asa Reynolds, of Alburgh Springs
drew $1,000 from st. Adams bank on the
9Th, and while doing business at the ticke
office Of the depot, laid the money, wrapped
in newspaper, down and forgot to take ii
when he left Tor the train. He hasn't seer
it since.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Daniel Macoy of Oneida, N. Y, who was
on a visit in Cambridge, committed suicide
the other day, at his sons residence. Mr.
Macoy had been in feeble health for a long
time. Not feeling better, in it Of despoud
ency he arose from his bed before the rest o.
the family and went to the privy, where hi
was found about I o'clock, a. m, hanging
by the neck, dead.
DIR. Morgan, Of johnson, was released iron
the asylum at Brattleboro a few days ago
but the excitement of seeing his family an,
friends upset him and he had to be take
back again.
AY. NJ. G. A. has been formed at John
son and they have opened a reading room.
The boys at johnson celebrated by shoot
ing fire balls at each other across the street
Samuel Morgan has secured S72a year in
crease of pension for j. w. Farr, of FOL
colt, and $3.50 year for widow Pierce O
Morrisvile.
ORANGE COUNTY.
William NJ. Alvord and wife Of Brookfel
celebrated the Goth anniversary of their maj
riage, few days ago, on the same farm an
in the same house where they have live
during the whole period, some go person
being present, five of whom were at thei
wedding.
The daily paper at Bennington has sus
, pended publication, after an existence Of onl
a few weeks, for want of sufficient encoul
agement.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
John Bean is putting up a barn in BaI
ton 50xl0O feet with cellar under the Who'll
? Among the many wounded soldiers TIL
were at the soldiers gathering, at Barto
we're two who were shot through the hea
8 One of them lost an eye, and the other
8 nearly blind from the effect of the bull
n that went plump through HIS head. Amor
the relics Of a hundred years ago, was
musket made in l776. Lewis Albee
Morgan, 6ler, and VIM. Graves of Ba
u ton, drummer, played together at miit
c ry meeting in Barton 40 years ago, and IN
again after the long separation, bringing I
d same instruments, and Joined in the mus
9 with as much animation as in their boyho
o days.
= Jonathan Elkins, of North Troy, has ere,
ed 200 saw mills since he was sevente
K years of age, and put the machinery il
40 grist mills.
t. While hiviug swarm of bees last we
n Mrs, A. s. Clary, of Greensboro, was so So
- y stung about her face and neck that |
rs was nearly despaired OF, but she had preser
of mind enough to plunge her head into
p tub of cold water which probably saved
=. life.
,e On Sunday evenings religious meetr
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