Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-13

stolen goods, on being asked If he had any
thing to say in his own behalf addrosse the
court as follows "May il please your Hon.
OF, L have but little to say. have had my
trial and the die is cast | have four little
children, helpless and poor, aud a delicate
wife that pleads for me. Your Honor.
presume, has been or is now the father of a
family, aud knows the feelings of a parent
l can truly say that had it not been for the
cursed and damnable traffic in rum | should
not have been here This is the first time
ever stood before q court charged with
crime. For this reason hope the court
will be lenient."
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Hon. Il. A. Sowles, Of St. Albans has
prepared for the Vermont Historical Society
a very elaborate account Of the st. Adams
raid aud the litigation connected Herewith.
st. Adams has another 6rst-class sensation.
A good-looking young fellow calling himself
A. Is. Parker, Jr., son of wealthy Bosto.
MAN, and newspaper reporter, who has
been spending money freely for weeks past,
turns out to be forger, and has escaped
to canada. He had obtained some $500 on
checks which he had induced the landlord
OF the Weldon house to endorse.
About seven years ago the husband of
Mrs. Margaret Redmond, of Burlington,
died, leaving her without means and with an
infant daughter on her hands to support.
By the advice Of friends she placed the child
in the Catholic Orphan asylum in Burlington
from which place a home was obtained for
her in the family of Lewis Bourgeois, of St
Adams. A year ago last winter Mrs. Red
mond demanded the return Of the child but
Mr.. aud Mrs Bourgeois refused to surren-
der it. The mother then obtained writ of
habeas corpus, and got possession of her
child in March, 1875. Mrs. Bourgeois OBJ.
tanned the consent of the mother that the
child might stop with her, and kept her until
last week Tuesday, when Mrs. Redmond
who had just married again, called to take
the child home. A difficulty arose, however,
for when it came time to go the child had
mysteriousy disappeared, evidently in COM
panY with Mrs. Alouzo Eadden, grandmother
of Mrs. Bourgeois. They were traced to
Abcrcorn, p. O., where they were lost sight
Of, and the pursuers were compelled te re-
turn. 1t is said to be the wish of the child
to remain with her foster parents, who have
always treated her kindly, aud to whom she
was devotedly attached.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Contractor Hogan has paid the workmen
on the Lamoille Valley railroad, and the
work of laying the iron is to be vigorously
prosecuted by three gangs Of track.layers
and two ballast trains. Track laying has
begun beyond johnson, and at Sheldon iron
Is arriving rapidly. Swanton is expected to
be reached in about two months.
ORANGE COUNTY.
An amateur dramatic club has been formed
in West Randolph.
Victor Magoon of Chelsea, had his leg
broken just above the knee, while scuffiing
last week Wednesday.
A Tuubridge woman is suffering from
peculiar and exceedingly painful affection of
the optic nerve, which makes it impossible
for her to close her eyes.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The people of Holland think they felt a
shock of earthquake on the 22d ult.
T. j. Beadle Of Troy will realize Sl40O
from twenty acres Of potatoes.
Orleans county liquor dealers have lately
been assessed 1892 in ines and costs.
John W Drew, the temperance reformer has
organized a reform club at Barton Landing
with go members.
Elder, T. Burpee, the Derby line Nursery
men, are doing an immense business. They
cold ha nf 10
$500 worth of trees.
f. Il. Sargent Of St. Johusbury. general
agent for the Ktna Life, paid Mrs. Bartlett
Bryant Of Derby Center, 1851, the amount
OF insurance in that company on her late
husbands life.
The Derby Line wife murderer, Hayden,
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide by
hanging, on Wednesday night Of last week,
by tying one end of silk handkerchief
around his neck, the other to an overlay
overhead. He was discovered in time by
Sheriff Hodridge, and confined in dungeon
below.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Several contributions have been made in
Rutland and other towns in Vermont for
the relet Of yellow fever sufi erers at various
points.
The hose race fever is epidemic in Rut-
land 1t has five regular hose companies,
and now the boys have organized centennial,
No. o."
NJ. G, Hayes of Rutland who has been
under indictment for arson, in firing his
store in the opera house block, was recently
discharged, no evidence being produced
against him.
In the Rutland county court, the other
day, Henry Lee, for assault, with intent to
kill, was sentenced to six years in the State
prison William Kinney and John Hannah,
for robbery to five years each, and Jacob
Cartrige, larceny, to two years.
A. w. Gray & Son of Middetown, man
ufacturers Of horse powers, have, we under
stand, made inquiries as to moving their
works to Rutland if the Brandon scale works
are removed. There is also file mansfac-
tory in Claremont, N. H., who wish to re-
move to Rutland on the same condition.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Montpelier has 60 men 70 years of age or
over.
w. j. Thurston of Worcester has been
arrested for brutal outrage on the daughter
Of John Slattery Of Middlesex, and held in
$500 bonds for trial
Mr.. Serene s. Pratt, formerly of Burling-
ton, but for month or two past connected
with the st. Adams Advertiser is now tho
"local" on the Montpelier Argus.
The jury in the trial of Asa Magoon for
the murder of Streeter at Barre about
year ago, returned a verdict ofmurder in the
first degree, The circumstances are too
fresh in the minds of our readers to need
repetition here. The evidence was mostly
circumstantal, The evidence for the defence
went to show that Streeter had nuarreled