The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-05
STATE NEWS.

A Liberal church is to be organized
at Barton Landing.
Charles Brown, resident of Bris-
toll, VT, was fatally shot last week
Tuesday morning, while attempting to
burglarize the store Of Patterson and
Mathewson.
Rev. Mr.. Stiles, a Freewill Baptist
minister, died at his residence in New
port Centre, on Saturday, Aug. &c.
He lad been out of health for several
months and his death was not unlock
ed for.
A young damsel of Ludlow sent
twenty-five cents and postage stamp
in reply to an advertisement that APP
peared in a Boston paper of chow to
make an impression" and got for her
answer "sit down in a pan of dough"
The Spring Grove camp-meeting at
New Haven, VT, has been very large
ly attended this year. On Sunday
the rush was immense, the ground not
being large enough before the stand
to afford even standing room for the
throng.
Carrie, youngest daughter of Judge
Pierrepoint, Chief-Justice Of Vermont,
was married last week to Albert II.
Cobb of Chicago, formerly of Brooklinc,
Mass. Senator Edmunds, Hon. f.
j. Phelps, Trenor Park and other dis
tinguished guests were present.
Mrs. William Curtis, of Greensboro,
was recently missed from her home,
and was found the next day at the
house Of Russell Hoyt, in Craftsbury,
her appearance indicating that she
had walked all night. Her mind had
been unsettled for some time.
A man bearing the credentials of q
Presbyterian minister, Theodore Sch.
mitzler, and claiming to be a mission.
airy to the Germans Of the Green Bay
and Lake Superior region, is passing
ing through this and other states col
lecting money for his mission. We
have good reason to believe him utter.
ly unworthy of confidence. He is pro.
badly crazy.-RutlG,,d Herald.
Tuesday afternoon Patrick Stanley
a brakeman on the Burlington and
Lamoille Railroad, was thrown under
a dump car loaded with gravel, in
Jericho. His right leg was badly
crushed and cut off, about half way to
his knee; three fingers Of bis right
hand were severed; his left leg was
cut in four or five places; the abdomen
was severely bruised, and there was
also internal injuries. He was taken
to his home in Burlington, and at last
accounts was still living, buthis chances
for recovery are very slight.
SHOCKING ACCIDENTAL most af
fecting scene occurred Sunday night
at Hartland. While the people were
attending meeting at the school house
two children Of Mr.. Bold aged five
and seven were left at home. Taking
some matches they went to the barn
and accidentally dropped match on
the hay, and in few minutes all was
in blaze. The oldest boy escaped
and ran for help, but before succol
could be obtained it was impossible tc
enter the burning building. The Faith.
er chung frantically to his Oldest boy
while the mother was almost crazed
with grief, as the other child persisted
in the flames before their eyes.
AS the s 80 A. NJ. train from Salem
N. Y, was rounding curve near Paw.
let, VT, recently, Sumner w. Hitch.
cock, the engineer, noticed Martin
Laydon's young child, l IL years
old, playing on the track, and made
every attempt to stop his engine. The
pilot struck the child, however, anG
it disappeared, but it was soon rescued
from under the engine, unscratcheC
and unframed. This is the third chile
that Mr.. Hitchcock has run over since
he has been engineer on the RUTLAND
and Washington road, but all Of then
escaped without injury. He does moi
promise, however, to let the next one
off so easily and has decided objections
to people pasturing their children OF
the track.