The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-24
STATE NEWS.


harbor at Burlington.
George f. Nelson, of Derby Line,
took dose of choral, by mistake,
Wednesday afternoon, and died in
twenty minutes.
Sarah Spencer of Montpelier, who
has been living with Joseph Cole at
Marshfeld, has shot herself dead be-
cause Cole had tired of her.
There is an old gentleman living in
North Hartland, and has always lived
within less than two miles of the rail-
road, but as yet has never seen the in
side of a car.
An aged citizen of Proctorsville re-
members, that 73 years ago the 9th of
this month snow fell to the depth of
two feet, ard did not go off entirely
until the next spring.
Judson Goodnow, of Brandon, was
recently waylaid, knocked down, and
severely injured by hired man whom
he had discharged from his employ.
The assailant escaped.
The large numbering mills of the
Groton Pond lumber company at Gro
ton Pond, were totally destroyed by
fire Wednesday, including two cars
loaded with lumber. Loss heavy.
Wednesday last while the Middle
bury rifle club were practicing target
shooting, George Brasson, boy oils
years, standing near the target, was
accidentally shot. He died after great
suffering.
The religious interest in Bennington
is reported as increasing and spread
ing to the remote districts of the town,
and some of the cases of awakening
are from families several miles from
the village.
During the first nine months of the
present year there were &C failures in
this State, with aggregate liabilities of
S472, 463. For the corresponding
months, last year, the figures were 81
and 81 ,030,930.
The Burlington and Lamoille rail
road has opened up quite a lumber
trade for Burlington. One firm ship
ped hundred thousand feet to Port
land week before last, and have sever
al orders untitled.
The annual reunion of the Vermont
Cavalry Regiment will be held at St.
Johnsbury, December II, and the
meeting of the reunion society of Yer
mont Officers, at the same place, on
the day following.
James f. Owens, of Fairfield, has
issued challenge to any man in the
world, regardless of size, weight OF
strength, to wrestle, collar and elbow,
best two out of three falls, for purse
of from 81 900 to $4,000.
This season, in the garden Of Sam
uel Thompson, Proctorsville, was
raised from one pumpkin vine ten
good and two imperfect pumpkins, all
weighing 301 pounds. The vine and
it's branches measured 1853 feet.
The st. Adams Reformed Mems
Club have resolved, as follows: "That
if any person is known to supply any
member of our club with alcoholic
drink and we can prove the same, we,
as a club, will do all in our power tc
bring the guilty person or persons tc
justice"
About three o'clock Monday morn
ing of last week, L. w. Knapp, Of
Mortified, with his wife, being or
their way to Elmore, were driving
through the old Arch Bridge in Mont
pelier, when Knapp claims they were
shot at, and that the assailant struck
Mrs. Knapp with club or cane.
On Monday of last week the cattle
train parted above st. Johnsbury Cen
tire, and the rear part consisting of one
or two cars with the saloon dropped
behind some distance, and when thu
forward cars Stacked up, the rear car!
ran into them with tremendous force
The first notice the drovers had of any
) difficulty was when the two parts o
the train came together. The notice
f was served with so much emphasis
that they needed it at once, and pro
ceeded forthwith to pack themselve
in pile in the front end of the saloon
N. X. Campbell was ciphering out
problem in interest, but he stopped a
once, got down on the floor, slid pas
the stove when a side jolt pointed hin
towards the door. When the Car stop
ped, seven or eight feet of Campbell
r body projected from the door ant
looked like the arm of derrick pro
iecting from the confusion. 1t was a.
done in a second, but nobody was Sc
riously injured. Gale, the conductor
was badly Jared, but not demoralized
, AS the train due Burlington at TWEEN
ty minutes past seven, Thursday morn
ing, was passing through Shelburn,
, ran over a man just the other side c
the village. Nothing was known {
the accident by the train men until tn
S train arrived in the depot in that city
= when one of the watchmen, attempt
n ing to grease the locomotive, pickle
up fragment of flesh which, secon
Il later, was recognized as part Of
d human body, instead of piece Of ia
it low, as he supposed it was. On il
e vestigation it was found that the loct