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

sweeping OH the engine ptailofih. saw
any person. They think the man
must either have suddenly sprung up
out Of a cattle-guard, or thrown him
self upon the track. 1t is said by
those living with him, that he had been
out Of the house only about fifteen
minutes and had been acting strange
~ for several days. The top of his
head. and both arms, were cut off,
and the body shOckingly mutilated.
The semi-annual meeting of the
New England Association of School
Superintendents will be held at Bos-
ton, on Friday, Oct. &c. Among the
papers presented will be one by Ed |
ward Conant, of Vermont, on 'lIow
to Constitute Teaching a Profession"
These subjects, the half time system,
school statistics, and industrial educa-
ton in the common schools, will be
topics for discussion.
Bennington is again agitated by a
genuine sensation: this time, however,
the principal parties are of the "bet-
ter" class. The facts are as follows
a young lawyer not long located in
Bennington has tempered with the af-
fections of the wife of one of Benning-
tons most honored citizens. Result:
The citizen and his unfaithful wife
have agreed to disagree, and now eth
er reconciliation or divorce suit is in
order. The latter is the most to be
expected.
If Dame Rumor tells the truth,
Frank Patch, of st. Johnsbury, has
proved himself rascal. He has been
paying his addresses to young wild
ow, who had by close economy saved
about six hundred dollars. Under
pretence of making payment on a
farm that he had bargained for, he OBJ
tanned this money and Immediately
hired a team to take him to Barton,
taking with him his household goods
and a young Miss of II or Is years.
He was last seen in Montreal, and it
is supposed that he has gone to Cali
fornia.-CdledOnian.
There is much excitement at Fair
fax over the attempted murder of DR..
Brush, a well-known physician, by
Julia Coffee, who fired at him four
times as he was passing her house, but
missed him. They were engaged to
be married, but as the doctors chill
dren objected, he married another wo-
man, and to prevent breach of
promise suit allowed Miss Coffee So q
month. There has been much bitter
ness between them, and the doctor, it
is said, threatened to ruin her if she
did not leave town. Miss Coffee has
been tried before Justice and acquit-
ted.
The st. Johnsbury CdledOnidn is
responsible for the following: Last
summer Hiram Russell, of this town,
planted a piece of land to, common
corn, expecting to cut it up and use it
for fodder, the rows were put about 2
1-2 feet, and when he hoed it he
did not thin it but let it grow thick.
When the time come for cutting it up,
he found so much sound corn that he
thought he would husk it instead of
using it for fodder corn. He began
husking, and kept on husking, until
he measured out 20 bushel baskets
full of sound corn. lie then had the
piece of land measured, and found
there was only quarter Of an acre.
If any one has raised over 280 bushels
of corn to the acre, let him speak.
The land was rich. Does not this in
dictate that the average farmer thins
his corn too much, or plants too far
apart.
In taking down the Jail at Danville
the workmen found, carefully conceal
ed on a little projection in the privy
vault, the key made by Bristol Bill,
and with which it is said he unlocked
all the cell doors and let all the pris.
oners together. 1t came to the keep
er's notice that this was done, but the
key could not be found, and remained
in it's retirement for twenty-sever
years. This key is curiosity. The
shaft, which is eight or ten inches long
is an old tin dipper handle. filed with
zinc, which Bill tore up from under
the stove and melted and run into it,
thus making it heavier and stronger
A cross-piece at the end made of the
same material gave chance for pur
chase. The part Of the key thai
turned the lock was made of tin tubes
; also filled with zinc, and strengthened
by ten penny nails in the center, driv
en- through the shaft. Altogether il
is pretty formidable key, and is ;
good piece Of workmanship, consider
the tools and appliances the maker had
1t was doubtless Bills intention to un
lock the outer door also, but he was
unable to reach the lock through thu
"diamond."
At early hour Wednesday morning
tramp attempted to commit suicide
at the station house, in Burlington un
der the following circumstances Tues
day evening he applied at the station
for lodgings, which were given him
Early Wednesday morning he got VI
and dressed himself, went into cor
ner of the main room and quietly pro
ceeded to cut his throat with triang
ular piece of glass. AS the bloo'
F flowed he wrote in blood with his fling
err, upon the wall: 81 have sinned
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