The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

That boy did not cruelty club the
mule, he only hitched him near the
bee hive and then backed him around
close to it and let him kick.
There are eighteen Republican ex-
cuses why Ohio went Democratic, but
Ben Buffers is probably the most lu-
cid. He says: "She went because
she did, and damfcare. ~
"Ten Brock" musing in his stall
Neigh, but suppose | did have the
stomach-ache; I'm the first horse that
ever made a Congress ADJOURN
Louisville COWier-Journdl. But many
an ass has won that honor ahead of
him.-BoSton Post.
Charles f. Richard, Hartland mil
Ter, aged 80, disappeared from his
home September 8, as did Alma O.
Spaulding, his wife's younger sister,
and the two were last seen September
10 travelling east from Claremont, N.
II. Mrs. Richard is left in distress
and poverty with two children, aged
six years and four weeks, and would
gladly receive news of her husband,
who is of medium height, slight build,
light complexion with blue eyes.
Snow, Johnnie, give me sentence
containing noun, and a pronoun re-
lating to it," jennie looked up at the
ceiling, and then at the floor, and, fl
nally, almost in despair, glanced out
of the window. Then his countenance
changed, and, pointing to some fowls
in the street that could be seen from
the school-room, exclaimed: "Them
is hens, and they're all She's"
The man who stole a Westinghouse
has an equal in the enterprising thief
who tried to make away with one of
the five performing elephants at Gill
more's Garden, New York, one week
last Thurday night. A Waterman
discovered the theft and secured the
huge beast just as he was being led
away. 1t is thought that the plan was
to main the animal so as to spoil the
set.
| Frank Warren, who has been at
work at Bethlehem during the sum-
mer, hired his fathers team, Friday,
the 26 ult., to 60 to Bethlehem to set
tie up for his summers work, but went
to Littleton, sold his team to "Win'
Richardson for $3.50, and with young
lady named Wilder from Bethlehem,
left for parts unknown. Officers. are
on their track, Warren left wife and
two children at Lunenburg.
During the cross-eXamination of the
plaintiff, the following pointed COLO
guy took place between him and the
defendants attorney: ''Were you ev-
er in Albany" "Yes, SIR" GLOW
long were you there2" "Six months,
sir" "Were you in the penitentiary
at that timer" eyes, sir; but l new
er was in the Assembly, sir" The re-
joinder was enjoyed by the spectators,
who remembered that the attorney did
once occupy seat in the House, and
the court officers slaves vainly beat
for order for several minutes.
A very sad and shocking accident
occurred at Cowansville, z. O., re-
Gently. Peter Cowan, Jr., sheriff of
the district of Bedford, and a young
man named Barry, were out hunting
in the vicinity Of Cowansville, and be-
came separated. About dark, as Bar
ry was coming toward the edge Of the
woods, he saw something moving be-
yond thick clump of bushes, about
twenty feet in front of him, and TAX
ing it to be partridge, he fired. I'm
mediately after he heard a groan, and
on goingsup found the body of his
companion on the ground with terri.
BILE wound in the temple, the whole
charge having taken effect at that
point. He Immediately started fol
help, which he found close by. Every.
thing possible was done for the wound.
ed man, but he died within two hours
from the time of the shooting. Cowar
was prominent man in the district
and Cowansville was named in honor Of
his family, He was about thirty-eight
years Of age, and leaves family
His companion, Barry, is almost dis
tracted.