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and killed several geese, at the same time
mangling their bodies SO that they could not
be used for food.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Potatoes sell at Wclcott at 80 cents 4
bushel for shipment 10 Boston market.
On Wednesday night Of last week the
dwelling house Of Horace Ellsworth, near
North Cambridge, was burned with all the
contents, save two beds.
Mr.. Charles Cook, farmer "a years Of
age, and living with his father 10 Hydepark,
while at work in the sugar place with him
about 9 a. m. Sunday, was murdered by his
father, who attacked him with an AK, and
beat out his brains. The elder Cook has for
some time been considered harmlessly in
sane. He was lodgel in jail aud laughs
with diabolical delight at his crime.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
School teachers examination Saturday, tho
Doth.
Melvin Drown of South Barton has de-
parted for the Black Hills.
Miss Sylvia Clark Of Glover has Joined
the cooperative labor association at Spring
field. Shows her sense.
The prisoners in Irasburgh jail undertook
to saw out last week. The outside party
who furnished the tools emigrated to Canada.
Newport nipped another fire in the bud on
Tuesday morning. 1t took in the back room
Of Paine 4 MOrso's grocery in Kathan's
block.
The Orne Brothers are running their
scythe factory at Westmore night aud day,
and receiving more orders than they can fill
at that they employ ten hands.
Prof. Il. Harrington is dubbed the centen-
NAL writing master. lie is 80 years old,
and still handles pen we'll and teaches 9TH
ers successfully. Ho is now teaching in
lrasburgh.
Charles Thrasher of Concord an aged and
respected citizen died Saturday night after
brief Illness His last sickness was the first
in his life, in which he needed the services Of
a physician.
The Monitor which has for some time been
owned as well as edited by Geo. ii. Blake
announces the change this week. Mr.. Blake
has shown himself a good editor, and will
keep the Monitor steadily on the path of
Improvement. Mr.. Webster continues the
job printing.
The Express is out this week for Hon.
John l.. Edwards oil Newport for congress.
Mr. Edwards is a good mao, but being a
democrat will not be likely to get picked up
by the republicans. But David's hope is
not so much to elect Edwards as to defeat
Hendee, evidently.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The people of Bradford are talking of pur.
chasing the old Congregational church in
that town and converting it into town hall.
Mr.. j. B. Fisk of West Randolph has in
his possession a remarkable "almanack." 1t
was calculated for the year l763, and is
therefore one hundred and thirteen years old.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Good day labor can be obtained in Rut.
land at seveuty.ive cents day.
Daniel Webster, the youngest of the Eddy
brothers, Chittenden mediums, has been ar.
rested for adultery
The Rev. Charles Boylan of st. Peters
church, Rutland, is now gathering large
quantity Of marble on vacant lot opposite
that church for the erection Of convent
The building is to be S0x50 feet, four stories
high, and built entirely of marble.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Sti llman q. Lawrence of East Montpelier
has been arrested and Jailed, pending
trial in the county court, for the larceny
of 100 pounds Of maple sugar from g. w.
Ormsbee.
Trains on the Montpelier aud Wells River
railroad were delayed Friday evening, by
huge boulder across the track, half mile
above Wells River. One train narrowly
escaped wreck.
Montpelier is proposing the greatest seen.
teunial" Fourth Of July ever known at the
capital.
Since the first of March the overseer of
the poor at Montpelier has supplied the
wants Of ninety-nine tramps nine Of whom
applied for aid on Saturday, April 10Th.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Marlboro is still running sleighs.
A young lady of So. Londonderry recently
braided palm leaf four weeks, and wore
three fingers to the quick, liked to have put
out an eye, besides nearly spelling sweet
temper, and earned 40 cents She took it
all in hair-pins.
Henry Ward Bcecher delivered his lect-
ure in the town hall at Brattleboro last
week Wednesday evening, on "Religon in
Education or the Moral Aspect Of Education. "
1t is SAID to have abounded in eloquent pass
ages, aud to have been attended by the elite
Of the place,
Last Monday evening a tramp came to
the house Of Martin Lawrence near Barton
vile and asked for food. 1t was given to
him, when he demanded meat supper and
used insulting language to Mrs. Lawrence,
who was alone. She was alarmed and called
assistance. Two men came to her rescue
aud pitched the tramp out Of the house
when he drew a knife and attempted to stab
them. They wrested the knife from him.
lie was given severe beating.
The building committee of the proposed
new Vermont State Academy staked out tho
grounds at Saxton's river village on Tuesday
Of last week for one Of the six buildings oil
the institution, and the foundations will be
put in and work rapidly pushed on the build
by the fall term. The buildings will all be
Of brick, and the second one will be erected
next year, when more funds are raised
About $685. 900 are secured for the first
building besides the 100000 fund, the
interest Of which is to be used as salary
for teachers.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Potatoes are worth twenty-throe cents q
bushel and eggs fifteen cents a dozen al
South Royalton.
A monthly Journal whose title, "FIag
ments of Science" indicates its purpose, has
been started at Springfield by Il. ID. Wrigh
x Co. 1t is an eight,pago folio, with ad
yertisments on the last page, and the res
given to invention and discovery in scienc,
aud the mechanic arts. The initial number
looks well, and contains an arrangement o