Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-09
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been elected president Of the Vermont life
insurance company, vice Russell s. Tat Of
Burlington, resigned, and will move TO Bur-
lington.
Three young ladies, after a three years
novitiate, received tho black veil OF the
Sisters Of Mercy, at st. Mary's Cathedral,
Burlington, Sunday. The services were Of
the most imposing character aud we're wit
messed by vast congregation.
Hoo. Lucius Il. Chittenden has been invi.
ted to deliver the Fourth Of July grafton at
Burlington.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Milo Gray's farm buildings at East Con-
cord were burned on Friday. Insured for
$500.
West Concord people had successful
bear hunt on Monday Bruin was surrounded
by sharp shooters. He was coal black aud
weighed 1870 pounds. =
Last Sunday night Mr.. and Mrs. Milo
Hutchinson disappeared from their home at
West Concord. They probably objected to
appearing before the Caledonia county court
now in session..
Fire caught in the forest near North Con-
cord on Friday, ran with fury over a large
tract Of land and consumed large amount
OF p. a. .. wood. The heavy rain of Sat
urday changed the scene.
j. @. Webster Of Lunenburgh tried to
hang himself the other day, but was pre-.
vented. He then attempted to cut his throat
but made poor job Of it. Business troub.
les are assigned as the cause.
On the 9th inst. w. A. BIancher Of North
Concord was taken before Justice w. Q.
Lewis on complaint Of town grand juror for
helping the water wash out ID. Colby's new
dam at North Concord, bst the court decided
that the evidence was not sufficient to hold
Blancher for trial at county court.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The wife Of Charles Butler Of Highgate
was murdered last Friday night by q hired
boy named Tatro. Mr.. Butler went TO the
village and when he returned found his
wife lying dead in pool Of blood on the
floor her head having been cut open with an
axe. The boy Tatro was away after help.
He said tramp attacked Mrs. Butler and
finally struck her With an axe, cutting her
head open and instantly killing her. The
boy Tatro was covered with blood, and as
he could not tell straight story, he was
arrested. He is about 90 years Of age.
Mrs. Butler is about the same age and has
been married two years. The theory is that
Tatro attempted TO outrage Mrs. Butler !;
that she resisted him with all her power, and
that Tatro feared an exposure unless he
took her life. .#ht
LAMOIBLE COUNTY.
Miss Orcenia Foss of Hydepark has OBJ
tanned a judgment for the sum Of $4,000
against the bond of her dishonest and bank
rupt guardian, A. b. Shedd of Boston.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Barton talks of having a celebration on
the Fourth.
Willis Salisbury dug up nine silver tea
spoons in Geld in Barton. They had APP
parently lain buried many years. .r %.
j. N. Webster has obtained twenty black
bass weighing from one to two pounds each,
and put them in Bellewater pond. Nlr
The annual meeting Of the Danville Bap.
tist association, will be held at Derby Gem
ter, June Il and %.
Geo. b. Brewster, f. p. Church, Willie
Locke and Walden Priest Of Irasburgh are
each building large barns this summer.
The house of ARA White in Craftsbury
took fire last Saturday and was damaged to
the amount Of 5000.
Orleans County Conferences of Copgrsga.
tional churches meets at Coventry June ID
and IA.
Smith French and family have removed
from Derby Line to California.
The docket for the September term of
Orleans county court contains 299 cases, the
largest number for several years. Surely,
the Patrons have got something to do in
Orleans county.
The Irasburgh Congregational church has
called the Rev. Mr.. Smith after giving him
a fve-year's trial ..' ..'
Hollis and Simeon Clark are building two
large tenement buildings at Rock Island,
and have just been TO Portland for part Of
their materials. Several tenements 10 these
are already engaged. There never was a
better time to build as everything is cheap
Six persons joined the Baptist church at
Newport last Sunday by baptism.
Rev. Horace Stiles OF Albany baptized
eleven persons by immersion, last Sunday.
The South Eastern lost over 100 cords OF
wood by 6re at Newport Center last week
The dwelling house of Martin Carter al
Newport Center with nearly all the house.
hold furniture and clothing were burned
last W, dnesday.
Geo. w. Day of Beebe Plain left wifi,
aud daughter lately and eloped with the
wife Of Rev. Mr.. Wingate who is now in Aus
tralia. The twain are abiding at Littleton
N. IL.
A little thirteen months old boy, son oil
Albert Webster Of Irasburgh fell a few
days ago striking his head upon nail that
stuck up through board. The nail entered
the skull, penetrating the brain to the depth
Of an inch aud half. With considerable
difficulty. the mother pulled the board from
the little boys head, and strange to tell, tn,
child is now recovering and will doubles
get we'll. '|F
Mrs. Sarah G.. Wiley, wife of w. +
Wiley Of South Troy, committed suicide OIL
Wednesday, May 81, by cutting her throa
with razor. She had been i'll for som,
months, with symptoms of insanity, and 10
the last three weeks had expressed fears il
regard to being insane. On the afternoon 0
her death she was missed from the hous
aud was discovered behind the barn by he
little sou, who alarmed by the sight Of
bloody wound in his mothers throat, ran Il
notify his father the mother, still able L
speak, telling him not to go. The fathe
sent the boy after physician, and saw hi
wife as he approached infict more scriou
wound which severed the jugular vein, an
caused immediate death. She was dlugh
ter of the late j. @. Kittel Of Sheldon.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
John CONTAIN was drowned at Montpel lei
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