Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-04-20


three years Of age who has been subject TO
catalepsy for several years, while saving
food wood from Spring brook, near bis house,
last Monday, fell in and was drowned. He
had been prominent man in his day, State
senator, county judge, aad town representa-
tive.
As railroad official was passing through
an empty car at Island Pond a few days
ago, he discovered box which ne took and
carried into the depot, where il remained
two days. Noticing an unpleasant odor
arising from II, he caused IL to be opened,
when IL was found to contain tho arm, shout
der-blade, heart and part Of the back bone
Of man. The proper authorities were at
once notified. but as the box bore no mark,
nothing could be done. 1t Is supposed that
some medical student was travelling with it,
and that, finding out all baggage was to be
examined at that point, he left it, preferring
TO travel uDmolested.
Capt. Chas. A. Curtis Of the United
States army has become president Of Norwich
University at Mortified, and Chas. q. II.
Gestrin, graduate Of the Swedish Univer-
sity, has accepted the position Of professor Of
Latin, French and German.
An old democrat in Glover who "salted"
down little currency during war time
has lately concluded that the country is not
going to the "shebung" this year, and unties
his purse strings. He lately paid school
tax Of sl.S0 10 three-cOnt pieces.
A gentleman who was severely afflicted
with cough got up one night recently to
take dose Of Cherry Pectoral, but unfortu-
nately got some Ayers Hair Vigor instead.
He thought his time to dye had surely
come, but providence kindly ordered other
wise.--Monitor.
An effort is being made to increase the
endowment fund Of the Lyndon Institute to
$685.
At the recent meeting Of the school SUPER
intendents of Caledonia county, it was voted
to hold the public examinations of teachers
on the last Saturday in April. Teachers
will be required to answer 65 per cent OF the
written questions, and pass such oral exami-
nation as shall be required by the superin-
tendent.
Dunklee, Fairbanks & Co. have opened a
silk mill at Brattleboro. They make the
best sewing.silk, and will employ or 10
hands.
The Estey organ company are working 10
hours day, and End business good. They
paintingare all the outside cases, which are re-
ported as help in making them water.tight.
DIN Sturgess Of Morristown, was in the
woods, recently, and standing with his gun
under his arm, muzzle up, while two others
were Telling tree. As the tree fell it swung
around, hit the gun, broke tho stalk and dis
charged its contents into the Heshy part Of
his arm. The wound is not dangerous.
The indictment against Edward A. Jewett
for embezzling funds of the United States
government, while deputy collector Of Inter-
nal Revenue, has been withdrawn.
John Patton, convicted for mansaughter
in soooting Barney McCue at Rutland, has
been sentenced to II years in the state
prison.
There is prospect of large attendance
at the Bennington Centennial next August
II will undoubtedly attract the largest crowd
ever assembled in the state.
Wilmington maple sugar is so delicious
this year that one of the clergymen Of the
place really couldn't help taking good bite
in the midst Of his sermon Sunday, and the
congregation smiled and smacked their lips
in sympathy.
Hon. A. B. Halbert of Essex is quite a
collector OF coins. Ia his collection is an To-
teresting and valuable series of silver coins
Of England, extending back over $50 years,
to the time of King Henry Ill, and nearly
complete for all that period.
A letter from one tramp to another was
picked up in Fairhaven, VT, the other day,
which closed as follows gu won't ketch me
in this stat agln my advis to u il tn 60 box
to york stat ceep clere of vermont fur it il
not good hum fur sensitiv tramp" ~
The body of Bancroft, one of the victims
of the recent tragedy at East Montpelier
was taken to Woodstock for burial. Ar
buckle was buried on Thursday. Short, the
other victim, is still alive. The ball has
been found and removed, and there are good
prospects of his recovery.
Hon. A. b. Halbert, Of Essex, has now
in his possession powder horn which form
erly belonged to bis maternal grandfather
Captain Samuel Bradley--who died in rs.
sex in 1S34-and was carried by him in the
battle of Bennington, August 10Th, l777.
John Farrell, Of Rutland, was recent,
fined seven dollars and costs for burying a
horse near brook where several familie:
obtain water for domestic use.
Leander Thomas recently had a needl,
taken from his knees, which is supposed Il
have been in his body 70 r forty-6ve years.
Rutland had case of infanticide recently
A box was found floating down East creel
which was taken out aud opened aud the
body of child two or three days old was
found laid in coal ashes and covered with
papers. There is no clue to the perpetra,
tor.
A meeting of the stockholders Of the Ver
mont and Canada railroad is called for a
town hall, Bellows Falls, at IL O'CLOCK
April 25th., "to take such action as may b
, then deemed proper in regard to the plan Q
: reorganization Of Vermont Central aud Vel
mont and Canada railroads. submitted b
the Central Vermont railroad company, anC
to take such further action in relation to Oh
disposition of the Vermont and Canada rail
road, by sale or otherwise, as may be deeme
expediept."
/. The town of Brattleboro has voted 80
J. to 252 to aid the Whitehall railroad, to tn
8 amount of $4,000, which will be paid ia
!. animal installments. Farley Starr, S.
0 Herrick and j. M. Tyler are the commi
r sioners TO carry out tho vote according I
q law.
}, The Biokford knitting machine compaI
Of Brattleboro have just shipped their fir
order to France, although they have lor
l. supplied other European countries. Tn,
have just introduced machinery into the
shops for making the needles for their m
chimes, which have hitherto been made at a
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