Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-30

WITS. Nlibou JUS Dttn uulutnitttu 70 jail
to await trial for poisoning the Kendrick |
family at Lebanon.
Curtis Wilson, of Bethlehem, was found
burned to death in his sugar house, Mon.
day, with his head lying in the FIRE and
nearly consumed.
The wooden mills Of Whitaker Brothers,
Littleton, have suspended work for the pres.
emit. A quite large supply Of cloth is on
hand, but sales are rather slow.
Every democrat returned as elected
representative from Manchester has been
served with notice that his seat will be con-
tested, on the ground Of a deficiency in the
number Of ratabe polls.
One Of the bonds stolen from the Souhe.
gan national bank at Milford by masked
robbers, October 10, was recently found in
tho woods near New York city in a sealed
bottle with tin case, aud beside Il was the
dead body Of a man. The matter is under
investigation.
1t is thought the Now England fair will
be held at Manchester next fall. A meet
ting Of the officers of the New Hampshire
agricultural society was held at Manchester,
last evening, to determine whether or not
the $1,000 asked by the New England
society shall be raised.
William j. Moore, of North Littleton, on
the 10th met with sad accident at KEEL
loggs mills, Concord, VT, by tooth Of
circular saw breaking, and striking him 10
the eye. The piece remained in the eye.ball
ten days and on removal it was found TO be
three-fourths by nearly one-half inch iu
width. He is now slowly recovering.
Elkanah Lane, Of Keene, being at the
Beecher trial, the other day, was much
troubled by policemen commanding him to
"get down from that settee," as standing on
tho chairs and settees is not allowed. He
finally convinced them that he was stand
ing on the floor by proving that he was seven
feet tall.
Frank Benoite, a Frenchman, refused TO
pay his fare on Saturday from Peppcrell to
| Nashua on the Wooster and Nashua Rail-
road, in consequence of which he was arraigu-
ed in the police court and fined SO and
costs-total, 1915. The fare is only thirty.
FIVE cents, and Benoite had plenty of money a,
which he shook insultingly in the conduct
or's face.
MASSACHUSETTS.
The autopsy Of the body of Mary DEM.
ehy, recently found on the track Of the Old
Colony railroad at Savin Hill, shows that
she was dead when placed on the track aud
was probabl murdered. Her husband has
fed.
Women are now employed to some extent
to run the mules in the Lowell mills where
the men have struck, and they succeed very
WE'LL The mule spinners of Lawrence have
uni ted to assess themselves two dollars per
month for each member Of the Lowell
strikers.
Mrs. Henry Gibbs, of Wareham, returning
call at a neighbours, was surprised to see two
large rats jump out the cradle of her 6ves
months old child, and on investigation, found
that they had badly torn one shoulder and
arm, aud would probably have killed the
child had she been gone half an honr longer
The question OF establishing vegetable
market at Boston has been decided by the
selection of the property Of the Mercantil,
wharf corporation. The vegetable growers
are to occupy $4,000 feet Of land enclosed
by Richmond, Clinton and Mercantile street,
aud Atlantic avenue, so soou as it is graded
and placed in order for the reception Of
stalls. This work will be commenced al
once. The Mercantile wharf corporation
give lease to the city for three years, aud
give bond that, within one year from May
they will sell the property TO the city at 9
price named. A large number Of the mar
ket gardeners heretofore occupying the lRad
of the India wharf company have, however,
decided to remain there.
CONNECTICUT.
A professional gambler was Heeced out Of
$1,000 in private club at Hartford, recent
ly, after having gone in with the oxpecta
ton Of making big strike among lot Of
green youths.
NEW YORK.
Matthew Westbrook, of New York, pur
chased barrel Of sugar from L.. Stiuer, an
upon finding it eighteen pounds short pub
lished a circular styling Stiner Il Sons the
champion light weight firm Of the country
and now Stiner sues Westbrook for libel.
A shocking tragedy occurred at Rockville
last week. A,drunken fellow named Laferty
first killed his grandmother and robbed her
of $3.50 which she had laid by for hel
funeral expenses, and then followed it up
the next day, by going to the house of George
Vanuoy, few miles distant, and shooting
Miss Vannoy because she would not MARI!
him, and then her mother. Going into tn,
yard he met Mr.. Vaunoy and let fly bul
let at him, which, however, missed its object
He then wound up by blowing the top of hi
own head off. Miss Vannoy aud her moth
will recover.