Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-03

with seventy.hve students.
Wesi6eld boys are fond of amusement.
Some Of them undertook to demolish a
school house lately il was fun for while
but it cost them Sl25 10 the end.
The Monitor this week quotes it's subscribe
ers at 80 each under the. head Of Boston
Cattle Market.
Miss Ina Brdgman Of South Hardwick,
gave lecture last evening, ut the Congrega-
iional church, on the subject Of "Women the
hope OF the Temperance cause" We have
never been very enthusiastic over female
lecturers, but we must admit that the men
in these parts, that can hold so large an
audience in such breathless silence, as did
Miss Bridgman last night, are very scarce
She has clear, ringing voice, and prououn-
ces every syllable so distinctly, that there is
not the least difficulty by those in the back
part of the house IN hearing every word.
Her argument was in favor OF giving to
women the ballot, but was not put in the
strong.minded style. Everybody seemed sat-
s6ed with the lecture, aud the female por-
ton OF the audience were "all carried away"
Miss Ida Bridgman, sister OF Ina, also read
temperance poem entitled "Tho Wolves"
that would have been received with applause
had it been any other than sabbath evening.
Barton Monitor.
Somebody who wanted little midnight
fun crawled into the old gristmill at South
Craftsbury one night last week, raised the
gate and set the whole thing in motion at
fearful speed. 1t walked the inhabitants
who found the mill locked and the miller
was a mile away.
John l.. Edwards is the centennial lawyer
for Orleans county. The late term of court
was the one hundredth he has attended,
including both thu county and supreme court.
He commenced with the June term, lS43.
Prof Couant gave a lecture at Newport
last Saturday evening upon the difference IN
the character and working of the district
system and the town system of schools.
Rev John A. Haley, Congregationalist,
is to be ordained at Derby, March 10.
Prof Magner the horse trainer, exhibited
at Derby last Friday. and the Express inti-
mates that he took $500 there for giving
lessons in horse training.
Rev j. II. Thyug preached his farewell
sermon at Greensboro last Sunday, and re-
moves to Brattleboro.
A FIVE years old daughter OF Joseph
Jacques OF West6eld while playing on a
scaffOd fell through, her head striking on
the axle of wagon and crushing in her
skull. She was taken up for dead, but be-
gan to show signs of life in about two hours.
| A I,sK 80 har
recovery.
The firm of w. G. Gilman & Son, dry
goods deal ers Of Newport, has been dissolved.
The elder Mr. Gilman is dangerously i'll.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A ffightiul railroad accident occurred at
South Wallinglord, Wednesday night of last
week. in which Mr. 9. H. Bissel and his son
William Il. Bissell Of Chicago were burned
to death, and four other passengers were
badly bruised aud cut. The sleeping car
was thrown from the track and down an
embankment by broken rail. The stove
in the car was overturned. Immediately
the fire began to kipde, and in two minutes
the car was in flames. There were two con.
ductors and ten passengers in the car, among
whom Hon +. +. Woodbridge OF Vergeuues
and the Bissells. Three or four emerged
from the front door and the remainder, with
the exception Of William Il. Bissell, were
helped out Of the windows in the side Of tn,
car lying uppermost. Young Bissell wa:
caught BY some Of the debris IN the car and
unable to extrcatc himself, called for help
The elder Mr. Bissel was almost the first
man out of the car. He was dressed with
the exception of his coat and boots. Hear
spot nearest the part in which he lay, and
called out "lor Gods sake get an axe" MI
Il. q. Bailey who works in Kelley's mill
ran up to the mill aud got one he was mo-
gone a minute, but before he returned Nj
Bissell had climbed to the top Of the car Snd
rcentered one Of the windows. The FIRE had
burst out and all was still. Thus persheC
G. II. Blssel in noble and fruitless effor
to save his son. He was about forty year
of age, a native of central New York, anC
had formerly lived many years in Vergenncs
He was a nephew of Rev H. f. Leavett
formerly of Vergennes, and married Eli
Bixby, daughter Of VIM X. Bixby Of Yer
GENES For a number of years he has bee
in the hotel business, and was then proprieto
Of the Sherman House in Chicago. He wa
generous, kInd-hearted man, universally
esteemed, an excellent business man, au
, leaves a fine fortune. None Of those VIII
escaped from the car were fatally injured
; Mr. A. p. Pitkin Of Hartford escaped withou
clothes and lost a 5000 gold watch. NJ
t and Mrs Francis j. Tierney Of Montreal lo'
A | Al oIoIh;nc, NJ Wnndhr,d,a Loaf al
It clothes, AMI went home with borrowed Goa
4 aud oyeralls. The scene of the burning {
S the car is one that may be but family i'll
r agined The wrecked coach rested on il
G two ends, leaving several feet OF space b,
5 meath the center. As the thin portion Of II
$ car burned away, leaving the strong, irol
bound oak iraIse 10 relief, the body in ii
central part OF the car could be seen. Fir
It the floor broke through aud the lower llmt
Or fell down, the bones exposed. AfterwarC
IN the body was seen, the intense hre peallr
Of the flesh from the back and ribs, which we
) in turn reduced to cinders. Tho remai
consist mainly Of part of the trunk, wi
the tissues shrunk down and oharred to theI
in These are about twelve inches in length, Al
a three or four inches in diameter and a
of black. The remainder of the bones IRE CT
r cined perfectly white and are in small piec,
c. and generally indistinguishable as to form
character. The larger portions Of the bon
/. of the body were reduced to impalpablc ash
- that could not be recovered Mr.. BIsse
~ the elder, had insurance Of $4,000 on
10 life.
n. Brandon is ngtating the question of wat
IS, supply. They estimate the cost at 5000
'rt Brandon village is growing fast, nOtwiI
standing the "hard times" The demand
We houses continue. Thirty have been bu
of within the past year, and an average Of
many for the past four years.
nd The Brandon Union says that "crcu
at stantial evidence exists which might pre-
led sufficient to convict some of Rutland's d
kol;o.l ;ncondiariaa Ipt tha ID n,