The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-11-07

The official return OF the Russian
killed, wounded and missing, from the
commencement of hOstilities 10 the
25th of October is 81 ,9I2.
Mrs. league, of Rutland, so years
old, was instantly killed, last week
Tuesday afternoon, while walking on
the track, by the Saratoga mail train.
She was overtaken by the train as it
rounded sharp curve, where the en-
gineer could not see her.
Emily Powers, daughter of Jason
Powers of st. Johnsbury, IL years of
age, committed suicide by drowning
in the Passumpsic river, ON Monday
of last week. She Is said to have left
letters for her mother and friends.
Cause assigned, temporary insanity.
Two freight trains, on the Central,
collided near Milton last Wednesday,
and third ran into the wreck. The
three trains had 80 cars, many of
which were smashed up. No one hurt.
The cause of the accident is said to
have been that the wet leaves prevent
ed the brakes from acting.
The funeral of John Halsey Cush-
man took place, Tuesday afternoon of
last week from the Second Congrega-
tional church. Fhly 1000 people
were present. The service at the
grave was conducted by the NJ. Il.
Anthony Lodge No. ID, f. & A. NJ,
of Bennington, of which the deceased
was member.
Thieves entered the house of Fayette
Holmes of Sudbury, on Sunday night
of last week, and took about 500 from
his pantaloons pocket while he was
asleep. Monday morning, his empty
pocketbook was found on the door
step, with a note which read: SIT is
lucky you did not wake up, for if you
had we should have shot YOU"
The following statistics were pre-
scented at the state Sunday school
convention Sunday schools in the
state, $50; scholars, church men,
bers, officers and teachers connected
Herewith, $1,000; children of school
age in the Sunday schools, 10000 ;
children of school age in the state,
92, 800; church members in the state,
about 46, 900; attendants upon church
service, 80, 900 state population, $780,
900, of whom 80, 900 are Catholics.
Eugene Carpenter, of Bridport,
stole horse, harness and wagon from
a man named Kennedy, in Poultney,
about a year ago. Since that time
Sheriff Trip has been on his track SO
persistently that he became convinced
that it was impossible to escape and
he came to MiddAebury recently and
surrendered himself to the sheriff He
says he has got through stealing and
made up his mind to be honest in the
future.
The Vermont branch Of the Wo-
mans Board of Missions held it's fifth
annual session at st. Johnsbury, last
Wednesday, with a large attendance
of ladies from different parts Of the
state. Reports of the years work
were presented, and interesting adj
dresses were made by Mrs. Allen Ha
zen and Mrs. Snow, returned mission.
aries. The branch consists ofone hun.
dred and fifty-nine auxilaries and mis-
sion circles, and the receipts of thu
year are over five thousand dollars
being five hundred dollars in excess o
last year.
In regard to the case of Hayden
the wife murderer, whose counsel pc
titioned for a new trial, alleging tina
William Chamberlin of Albany, one O
the jury in the late trial, had previous
ly formed and expressed an opinion
that Hayden was guilty, and that tn
Derby people ought to have hung hin
on the spot, is stated that, lit nov
turns out by the testimony Of the jury
or part of them, that Mr.. Chamber
lin was the only man on the jury VIII
insisted upon verdict of acquitta
very strenuously, there being only on
other who voted for acquittal at tn
first, and he soon turned and vote
the other way.