Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-21

Rutland, VI, also letter written 10 French,
which Is 30 much defaced by the rains that
up TO the present writing but little of il has
been deciphercd, addressed 10 "Monsieur
Bertacot, Redon, - France"
and signed by - Bertacot. IL had
evidently never been mailed or sealed. In
a pocket in his over.coat was found a slip Of
paper on which was written, in a different
hand writing from that in which the letter
was written,--"Mr. Louis Gros, Wooster St.,
1888, New York"
He was an entire stranger TO every one
in town, nor had such person even been
seen about town, except by one man who
saw bin, or q person exactly answering to
his description, about April 10th, one night
just at dark walking along the road leading
to Brantree. How, when or why, he turn
ed from the course he was then following,
and went to this remote part Of the town on
a road used only by few families living on
that hill, and leading nowhere else, and
there committed suicide by hanging with a
silk handkerchief and piece Of flannel, only
a short distance from, and directly in sight
of house, is, and probably will remain q
mystery.
The ticket would seem to indicate, that
fear of pursuit or some other cause led him
to leave the railroad at, or near Rutland.
and by the direction he was seen going IL
might appear that he was making for the
Central X. r. where he might again take
the cars for Montreal, but for some reason
turned again to the westward ard after trav-
cling FIVE or six miles ended his existance
by strangulation. X.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Troy Press says Hon. II. w. Park,
OF Bennington, is worth seventeen millions
of dollars, and is the fourth man in point Of
wealth in the country. His new silver
mines 10 California are yielding $4,000
per day.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
1. H. Wilmot, Of Sheffield, lost a good
COW and good hog last week, and Nathan
Berry lost his last and only COW.
Messrs. Cobleigh & Porter, Of West
Burke, offer to buy one hundred barrels ma
pie sugar and pay in goods or cash.
s. s. Thompson has purchased the super
intendent Perry house in Lyndonvile, and
is putting it in the best condition, it is con-
jectured, for his own use.
NJ. w. Stoddard has broken ground Just
north of the Methodist church at West
Burke, for nice set Of buildings, including
two-story house.
The stores Of g. II. & j. NJ Weeks, Of
Lyndon and Lyndonville, the keys of which
have been in the hands of the sheriff for the
past week, were opened for trade Thursday
morning.
The annual meeting Of the corporators of
the Lyndon Institution will be held in insti-
tute hall at Lyndon Center, Friday, June 4,
at 10 o'clock q. m. The anniversary exer-
cises of the school are held at the same time.
A new dry goods store will be opened in
the Nichols block, Lyudonvile, next week,
Nelson proprietor. Miss Jones in the same
block has enlarged her stock of goods and is
doing lively business in the millinery and
dress goods line.
A man named Wood, who worked at Pea.
body station, Groton, got too much tangle-
foot aboard, Thursday, and Officer Darling
undertook to arrest him. Wood showed
fight. but was finally overpowered and put
aboard freight train going east for Grotou.
Soon Darling missed his prisoner and found
he had jumped from the train while it was
going at full speed. Darling returned to
Peabody station, and some time in the morn.
ing Wood made his appearance and was
again arrested and taken to Groton, where
he had trial by jury, but the jury didn't
agree. Wood was to have another trial the
next day, but by some hocus pocus logic not
fully understood by outsiders, the town grand
juror ordered the case dropped after costing
the state in the neighborhood Of fifty dollars
A wrestling match at East Burke last
Monday was quite an interesting piece Of
sport One j. p. Robbins, formerly Of
, Wolcott, now Of East Burke, had three or
', four times challenged Mort. Richardson. oil
Sutton, formerly of Waterford, to wrestle al
East Burke, and Mort finally accepted. A
, large crowd had assembled to see the fun
. The ball began by Wesley Emerson laying
Walter Counter on his back. james Stew
! art stepped in and threw Emerson. Eugene
jenkins soon piled up Stewart and Clarenc,
Richardson. Eugenes moccasins frightened
, the rest, and the champions went at it afresh
/. expecting the bully would have TO combat
Eugene's moccasius and probably get worsted
Richardson and Robbins commenced playing
pretty smartly, but carefully. Robbins
. knees got dirtied about the second or thirc
pass, but in about 20 minutes Robbins ha,
Mort. on his knees. At the end Of an hou
and ten minutes Robbins was kneeling, an,
five minutes later was standing on his stom
f ach. At the end Of an hour and 6fty-6v
G minutes the parties agreed to withdraw an
quit. Richardson evidently found his mate
!. as we'll as Robbins. One was afraid an
a the other burst not, as the boys said. Not
n lock was taken by either, trip and twitc
!. occasionally. -CoR.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
n The four cheese factories in Milton are j
If full operation, each receiving the milk {
n from 800 to 600 COWS.
q The last spelling match at Burlington wa
d a very successful one in pecuniary point {
10 view, the net receipts being $40, which wi
d 20 TO the home for destitute children.
Orin Shpman wants Victoria WoOdhu
to come and start community " Of the rigt
!, stamp" on his Valcour island property
Or where the fIee-lovers recent experimeI
failed.
80 A one-year-old child of Mr.. Parady, c
o. Burlington, while playing on Monday {
+ last week, swallowed a screw about an inc
:, in length, which lodged in its windpipe an
u caused death by suffOcation.
ESSEX COUNTY.
It East Concord folks decorate the Goth, al
IS have an address from Elder Worthing.
~ II. NJ. Brownell will sell at auction, Jun
70 /, his real estate and personal property
- West Concord.
George Stone, of Lunenburg, .dropp'
dead on the 18th, while running to hou
= that was on fire. Heart disease was su
v posed TO be the cause.
nj On the 18th inst, % young people
~ Il n n u