The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-06
STATE ITEMS.

Pierce Starksboro was fatally kick
ed by a horse at New Haven, Satur-
day.
Charles Smith Of North London
derry recently caught three bears IN
as many traps on the same morning.
DIR. ]. Y. Dewey, President Of the
National Life Insurance Company of
Vermont, died Tuesday in Montpelier,
aged 76 years.
Cmpbelrs tub and box factory at
Montgomery Centre was reported
burned june 1. The loss large and
the insurance small.
Monday was the one-hundredth an
niversary of the convention which met
at Windsor in 1777 and gave TO the
commonwealth the name of Vermont.
Henry ArneT of Fairfax, formerly of
Mass, has raised and has now on
hand two tons of cured tobacco, which
he has raised in two years, 1875 and
1876, one ton each year.
The store of Hubbard & Fay atWind-
sor was burglariously entered by
girdling the door panel with a bit, and
clothing valued at some three hundred
and fifty dollars was distracted.
Harvey II. Woodward, the we'll
known hotel proprietor at South
Royalton, lies dangerously ill, having
been suddenly stricken down Wednes-
day last. There are little hopes ofhis
recovery.
Rev. N. F. Cobleigh was dismissed
from his pastorate at Marshfeld, May
.21.-George ii. Parker will close his
pastorate in July with the church in
Felchville.-D. w. Hall Of Acworth,
N H., accepts a call to Bristol.
At Brattleboro' on Decoration Day
james Fisk, Jr.'s, grave received the
usual elaborate and costly decorations
from the hands of former comrads of
the famous Ninth Regiment with choice
aoral tributes from Boston and Spring
field.
The June term of the CALEDONIA
County Court began at st. Johnsbury
yesterday. There are several impor-
tant cases to be tried, among others
that of Mrs. Emma Young for the kill
irg of her two children at Newark last
winter.
Mr.. H. c. Tower of Clarendon,
whose terrible affliction by the loss Of
his two children with his house and
household effects, has been noted,
has received most substantial express
sion of the sympathy of his townsmen
in the shape Of a purse of nearly
$500, raised by subscription.
1t will be remembered that Henry
Gravelin, of Weathersfield, now in
state prison under sentence of death
for the murder of one White, was
charged with burning or procuring to
be burned the farm buildings Of Hor-
ace Weston, of Windsor. Suit was
commenced against Gravelin, and
property to the amount Of $1,000 at
tached. Attic present term Of Wind
sor County Court, Judgment has been
rendered against Grayelin for 5000
and costs.
Tuesdaymorning about seven o'clock
n vouno-@san named Frank PRESCOTT .
Of Orange, who was in the employ of
Mr.. Lord, went to the sawmill Of the
latter to work. He first hoisted the
gate, letting on the water, and then
went below to beltthe shafting while
the wheel was rapidly in motion. In
doing this he was caught by the left
hand. Mr.. Lord, hearing a disturb
ance, shut off the water and went
down. -Four Of .Prescott's ribs were
broken, his skull fractured, the flesh
about the upper left side of his body
was entirely stripped off, and one of
his feet was ground to powder. Every
particle Of clothing was stripped from
his body. One of his boots was found
about rod on one side Of the wheel,
and the other about the same distance
the other side, Prescott lived about
three hours.
Charles II. Allen died at the resi-
dence of Hon. Heman S. Royce, i'll St.
Adams, last Wednesday, aged about
thirty -four years. Deceased was the
son of the late Hon. Ira Ii. Allen, a
nephew of Ethen Allen, and man OF
wide repute and large wealth. He was
educated for the law, being two years
in the Albany Law School and COM
pleting his studies in the office of Hon
H. S. Royce. He represented the town
of Irasburgh in the Legislature in 1867.
8, and in all the walks of life displayed
much ability, conscientious honesty ano
something of the independent anc
dauntless strength of character fol
which the hero of Ticonderoga was sc
famous. He was the last male repre-
sentative of the family Of Allen from
which he sprang. A widow and in
FAINT daughter, and one sister, Mrs. Ii
S, Wade, of Boston, survive him.