Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-06

The grand jury has indicted the Rutland
county Jail In very vigorous language IL
is "a disgrace TO the county" is CONSTRUCTED
in the worst possible form, and without the
remotest opportunity Tor ventilation, aud
how the health or life even" of prisoners can
be preserved "is to us a wonder"
People at the depot last night were wit
nesses Of most pitiful sight. A young man
Of twenty.six, who by his appearance was
evidently one Of the laboriag class, sat on
settee trying to lull to sleep tiny baby OF
fourteen months while around him we're olus-
tered three other little children, the Oldest
not more than six years old His name was
Francis Duprez and he came from Dandy.
About week ago his wife deserted her
home and family aud ran away with gay
old Lothario, over sixty years old, named
Langlys, from Bennington. He said no did
not know where she had gone, but he was
taking his little ones 10 Montreal hoping 10
find homes for them there, where he had
formerly lived. LaDglys is said to be man
of considerable property and leaves family
Of grown up children who are quite respect
able,-Rutland Herald, 26th.
William Barrett Of Woodbury. was found
guilty in the superior court at Montpelier,
OF rape and incest with his l5.year-old
daughter.
Joseph Warren editor Of the Buffalo Com
mercial, lately dead, was q native Of Water
bury, and graduated from the University Of
Vermont in 1850.
Mabel, daughter of N. Il. Brown, Of
Mortified, on her way to school, fell and
drove slate pencil, which was in her pocket,
into her thigh two and a half inches, when
it broke of. 1t has been removed, but leaves
an ugly wound.
The land case Of Cochran VS.. Elliott both
Of Mortified, tried in the Washington county
court, last week, resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff. The controversy WAS over line
involving land worth S100. The costs of
the trial will not be less than $500.
Zebina Camp, and old and respected clti.
zen Of Montpelier, aud formerly sergeant
alarms, was run away with, the Goth, and
thrown on pile Of rocks in Middlesex, re-
ceiving injuries on the head from which be
will probably die. He was run away with
and severely injured by the same horse last
week, which be purchased of gypsey horse
traders.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The will of the late Edwin Evans of
West Brattleboro bequeathes $4,000 to the
Universalist Publishing House, Boston.
The Bellows Falls reform club has scan.
dalized the quiet village by opening its
readng-room, Sunday, to play chess, check
ers, backgammon aud domines.
While in fit of insanity, Chandler Cobb
Wilmington young man, en- route for Min.
nesota. fatally shot himself through the
head few days since, at Detroit, Mich.
Lyman G. Aldrich of Westminster, has
raised during the past year from thirty
coarse wool ewes, forty lambs, which he
sold for $3.50 each, amounting to $3.50
Tho wool raised upon the same sheep was
sold for S52.S3. Total, S232.S3.
The Wiudham County Reformer is re-
sponsible for the statement that in one enc
Of the building owned by Wlndham county
and in which is situated the Jail, n deputy
sheriff is engaged in the business Of selling
intoxicating liquor in violation of the laws
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Two men in Woodstock captured 81 coors
in five nights.
Fred b. Husc of Hartford husked "A
bushels Of corn in one day.
The other day man named Lafrauces
who worked for Mr.. Alonzo Todd of Proc
torsville, stole horse, wagon and $40 worth
Of groceries from his employer and dissp-
peared.
One day last week. as George Russ oil
lartland, was driving cattle, he picked I
stone of about the size of heu's egg ant
threw it at yCarliug heller, hitting her ii
the head and killing her instantly.