Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-05


and fatally stabbed.
A little nine-year.old girl has travelled to
Searsport from Pennington, Mimi, alone,
her only credentials being letter from
Masonic lodge, stating that her father, when
living, was member and that she was an
orphan. When asked how she got along.
she replied, EVERY one have met Z have
been Masons.n -.-..-
The latest development in the contest over
the question whether the railroads shall paw
the tax assessed by tho law Of 1874 is bill
in equity, fled by George u. Ward. of Bos-
ton, prominent stakeholder and director in
tho Maine Central railroad, in the United
States circuit court at Portland, to restrain
the officers from paying, aud the state treas.
urer from collecting, the tax assessed ON that
road. The bill is based on the ground that
the act imposing the tax is unconstitutional.
lfpr NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Salmon Fails manufacturing com.
pauy's mills began running on full time, Mon
day, without reduction Of wages
The Hillsborough county agricultural so
cioty held meeting at Milford last week,
and it was stated that large quantities of APP
Piles are yet on hand 10 that vicinity, Mil.
ford alone having 1000 barrels in store, and
also that, owing probably to the severity Of
the winter, the appetites Of the people here
aud in England are averse to apples.
Horace Chase, Of Hopkinton, died, yester-
day, at the age Of SO. He graduated at
Dartmouth college in 1914, and soon went
into practice of law at Hopkintou. lie was
postmaster of Hopkinton for II years from
1929, Judge of probate 10 Merrimac county
% years from 1888, and for three years was
assistant clerk OF the House Of Representa-.
tives.
MASSACHUSETTS
Gov. CASTOR has appointed Thursday,
April 8, as Fast.day.
Boston has contributed S65I0 for the re-
lief Of the Kansas sufferers.
Dartmouth fishermen took half ton Of
cells from Aliens pond, the other day, with.
in circle 80 feet in diameter.
Tho corporation of the Eagle mill at
Taunton have yielded to the demands Of the
strikers and work mas been resumed at for
mer prices
The Fall River school committee recon.
mend that the senior class in the high school
appear in American calico on the day Of
graduation, instead of costly dresses, as has
been the custom.
Mary O'Brien, of Lowell, who has been
receiving state aid of 81 month, on ac-
count OF the death Of her son ip the army, is
found to have real estate taxed for $500
and for which she has been offered $4,000,
besides $1,000 in the bank.
WORCESTER, Mass, MAR. LIST. The Sons
of Vermont" tone-year.old organization
Hon. Clark Jillson, President, born in Whit
ingham, VI. g. Il. Hildreth, born in Brat
tleboro, VT, and Ira G. Blake, born in
Pcacham, W., Vice Presidents; S. V.
Stone, born in Eden, VT, Secretary, do.
ceased y and james s. Rogers, born in Dan
by, VT. Treasurer; will hold their 2nd an
nual reunion in this city the evening Of the
9th There will be addresses from the
President and other distinguished sous Of
Vermont also tabeaux representing ancient
Vermont scenes, with elaborate scenery and
implements. Supper and a social hour. All
Vermonters are invited, throughout the coun-
ty Of Worcester, although the organization
is confined to this city.
Ira f. BLAKE, Sec. pro tenn.
RHODE ISLAND
The Woonsocket rubber works have shut
down for an indefinite period, aud their sus1
pension will be great loss to the town, y
more money was brought into it by THIS
mandatory than by any other.
A Glenham family named Clayton, con.
sistiug of the parents and several children
were recently found lacking enough clothing
to cover their nakedness and having had
nothing TO eat but small allowance Of
meal for several days. During tho recent
cold weather one child had frozen to death
The father had been out Of work for some
months, Oh account of sickness.
CONNECTICUT.
Bret Harte is writing longer story than
he has ever yet written, to be published by
Hartford firm and sold by subscription.
Arnold & Sanford, jewelers., and proprie'
tors of the lottery under the name OF the
grand dollar sale which hourished fol
some days at Stafford Springs, have been
obliged to stop the lottery part Of their bus
mess, complaint having been made against
them by John Brown, a grand juror. Or
finding out tho law they settled, paying &C
crued costs, rather thaH stand trial.
The trial Of James Il. Latin for the muir
der of Ellen Lucas at Bridgeport, October
2, in the superior court at Bridgeport, is thu
first one in which person accused of a CAPT
tai crime has availed himself OF the statute
passed, last year, whereby a prisoner may
elect to be tried either by court or jury
Latin having chosen the former.
The wife of Thomas Murphy, of Ansonia
died last week Monday, from a wound which
it was supposed she had received by falling
on the ice, but there is little doubt now tha
she was killed by her husband, about Il
years old, who is insane. Her daughters ties
titled at the coroner's inquest that, on Fri
day, they went home and found her gu thu
floor, bleeding from a wound in the head, anC
she told them that their father had hit hel
with an AK, on being asked to get q pail o
water. Mr.. Murphy has been arrested.
Mr.. Wheeler, of Oxford, was aroused from
sleep, the other night, by the barking OF hi'
dog, and found his house on fire, Rushing
out, he gave the alarm and returned to fnd
himself cut off from reaching his wife, who
tMO uuyS poiVlo' heu pOou NV"n"ON.
. smashed in a window, through which HI
reached his wife and babe, but the wife wa
!. carried to a neighbours three.quarters Of .
: mile distant. and, in the excitement the babJ
! was carried to another neighbours in anothe
y direction. The other members Of the famil
escaped, but the faithful dog, which save
! the family, persisted in the flames.
Which is the subsidy party2 Who prac
l tically believes in a lavish expenditure o
the public money Who believes in retrench
t ment and economy? Let the facts answer
n The house committee on the Pacific railroad