Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-04

Williston and George Toby Of Hinesburg
engaged at South Burlington. nCarly month
ago has resulted in the death Of Toby, aud
O'Neil has been lodged in Jail, under charge
Of murder.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Au old gentleman known as "Paddy
Hammond" Of Swauton received intelligence
recently that he had received $4,000 by
the will Of deceased nephew IN Philadel-
phis.
The house Of John Kellogg at EuOsburgh
Falls was burned Wednesday night OF last
week. A large force OF men collected but
all efforts to quench the FIRE proved unavail-
ing The goods were all saved. Loss heavy I;
insurance s1,700.
Will w. N. Abel of ST Adams receive the
5000 reward offered for the discovery Of
the murderer Of Josie Lapgmaid, at Penn.
broke, n II. LaPage was arrested at the
instance Of letter to Pembroke which was
written at the request Of Mr. Abel, who came
down from the East Hill on purpose to bring
the information as TO circumstances tending
to inculpate him as the murderer Of Miss
Ball, and therefore possibly Of Miss Lang
maid.
George G. Huut, a lawyer, and for many
years paymaster on the Vermont Central
railroad, and we'll known as politician, died
at St Adams, Saturday, from the effects Of
cancerous disease and the recent removal oil
: a portion Of the lower Jaw. He was inspector
Of customs under Presidents Polk, Pierce
and Buchanan, aud was 10 the Legislature
in 1868 aud 1869. Ho was under the sur
geons knife an hour and forty minutes,
and the operation gave terrible shock to
his entire system but from it in time, he
: rallied aud was able to be removed from the
White Mountains, where the operation was
performed, to St Alba1s. Here it soon be.
came manifest that he had an incurable can.
Ger which was slowly but surely sappilG
away his life. Mr. Hunt was born in Far
fax, in 1924.
: LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Hydepark is bad town. Last week s1
persons were charged with committing crime
OF an indecent nature, and FIVE of them wer,
arrested and they gave bail. The sixth, Q
woman, was too sick to DO removed, aud ha
, not been arrested.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A large number of the best periodical,
published are being secured for the reading
room in Newbury Seminary also severa
hundred volumes OF books have recently
! been added to the library. Both will b
= open to students.
The services Of Mrs Abbie B. Bickford o
Keene, N. H., wife Of the late Rev Geo II
Bickford OF the Vermont conference, la
t been secured for Newbury Seminary. Sh
is to enter upon her duties at the commence
nent of the spring term, February %.
A four years old child of Mr. Eastman
living 10 Coriuth died recently, under rattle
" suspicious circumstances and its parent
have been arrested, charged with causing it
Q death.
! STAFFORD has an old lady, Mrs Polly Grit
fin, who will be 100 gears old in April.
q A. G. Reed who formerly lived at Yves
: Randolph has been arrested and brough
4. back to that place on charge Of having Sc
8 fire to W. f. WelliDgtOu's barn some tw
= years ago.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The school house at Craftsbury commo
:, caught fire last Saturday morning from
n Gre left in the stove the night before, b.
l. was saved by few pals of water.
n David Webster of Irasburgh has Just bee
g to Boston where he had a cancer successful
i removed from his face.
W. +. Bowman has rclIuquished his leas
y !. of the Memphremagog House and rune
" says that Lafayette Buck is expected bac
. to run it.
n Bartlett Bryant, proprietor Of bryan
il nurseries at Derby lies Dangerously i'll.
70 At Irasburgh, good four foot birch ar
maple wood sells fer $3.50 per cord.
n. The county musical convention held
North Troy last week was called the be
s. one ever held 10 the county. Prof Jam
er Whitney conducted, and l.. A. Whitn'
ID operated the piano.
81 81 A lady at Newport Center, nearly eigh
- years old, has got several new teeth at
y. others are coming through the gums
- press. Made to order weren't they y
90 Mrs s. d. Underhill Of West6ed b
a carried in her hand about four months
as piece Of needle three-quarters OF an I'M
Mt long, causing much pain. Last week 81
SO extracted it with soap and sugar poultic
RS Coventry has case of excessive punis
to ment. A school boy was compelled to 1
ut an hour behind hot stove while the pei
he piration streamed from every pore, for
I'm offence Of which he was innocent. Becau
lie. he did not return to the roasting busint
ey after recess the teacher choked and stru
ed him until the blood flowed from bis no
mt At least that is claimed by the boys frieu
X, who propose to take the matter iuto q
wo courts.
yer Mr. George B. Brewster and wife Of Ir
he burgh came very near being drowned
,xt Black river last Friday evening. Thu
lch was road upon the ice that had been
ler common use several days by lumber tea
up and general travel, which passed under
his bridge. Friday several persons we're getti
it'll ice from under the bridge, aud although
Kill quested to leave the road in good cOnditi
his took the ice out directly across the travs
'dy path. Mr. Brewster and wife came drv
her up this road at about 0 o'clock in the ev,
Ind ing, and drove directly into the deep wal
eek The horse was drowned, and there was
he marvslously narrow escape Of these estlma
'ws citizens from the same fate. No apology
om a sufficient excuse for such reoklessness,
the less il be good long term in state prison
'ar' RUTLAND COUNTY.
as a. The dwelling house Of Michael WEIGH
H. Rutland was burned last Saturday aiterno
oou while Mr. and Mrs WEIGH were away.
she building might have been saved, but
uu' neighbors we're too numb to give an ala
sue or call FIRE company.
~ Louisa Hosford of Clarendon died a
as days ago after an illness of sixty y,
ILL., caused by internal injuries produced BY
a%y fall when she was nine years old. Dur
~ this time she suffered intensely by spe
'eS and could neyer dioest food eXcent with