The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-11-27

The Bennington Baptists dedi-
Gated their new church last week, and
at the same time cleared off debt of
$4,000.
The receipts of the Burlington
and Lamoille road since August LIST
have been considerable above its ex-
penses.
r. Z. Sprague, of Plymouth,
raised some chestnuts this year from a
tree which was planted in his garden
10 years ago.
st. Johnsbury has been beaten by
Morristown in the Supreme Court,
in case involving the funeral ex-
penses Of a pauper.
The catalogue of Middlebury Col
lege, just issued, shows total Of j6
Students seniors, 10 Juniors, II
sophomores and p freshmen.
"A. c. & A. G. Patch's grocery
store at Richford, was burned last Fri
day night with a quantity Of goods.
Loss, 81, 900; insurance 81, 400.
MIR. John Robinson, a well-to-do
farmer in the east part Of Swanton,
has recently become the happy hus-
band Of third wife within two years.
Mrs. Joseph Lawrence, of Swan
ton, aged about G2, was taken in fit
last Wednesday morning, and died
before a physician could reach her.
The Legislative ball at the pavilion
in Montpelier, last Thursday evening,
was attended by about fifty couples.
Carriers band of Boston furnished the
music.
The Bennington Banner hears a
story to the effect that Mrs. Hiram
Knapp, of that village, committed sui
eide at the Brattleboro Insane Asylum
the other day.
Frank, son Of Marshall Pierce, OF
Putney, shot himself, probably fatally,
through the head Saturday evening, at
his fathers house, during fit of tenn
porary insanity.
There was a reception and ball
at Richmond last Friday evening, given
by the supporters Of Mr.. Barlow,
which was attended by several mem
bers Of the Legislature.
President Smith, of the Cham
plain Agricultural Society, cultivates
l,7j0 acres in Addison County, and
sells farm products to the amount Of
from $40, 900 to $4,000.
C. f. Sheldon, of Stratton, flew
into rage over balky horse recent
ly, tied Il cord around the animals
tongue and pulled it out by the roots,
and he is now out a horse.
A deed has just been left in the
town clerks office in Newbury fol
record that was made and executed in
March, 1914, thirty-four years ago
and has never been on record before
An intoxicated fellow entered {
school house at Island Pond, and per
sisted in helping in the exercises unit
the sheriff was sent for, who convinced
him that his services were not needed
"A Castleton apple-tree bore this
season Is bushels of pound sweets
five bushels of fall pippins, three bush
els of seek-no-furthers, six bushels o
common fruit and two bushels of rus
sets.
The house of d. G. Linsley, a
Burlington, general manager of thu
Burlington & Lamoille Railroad, wa:
partially burned on Saturday last by ;
defective gas machine. Loss abou
S., 900; fully insured.
The wrestling match at Bostor
last week, between James Owens, 0
Fairfield, VT, and Charles Conner, o
New York city, for 81 900 a side, thu
champion belt and the championship
of the world, resulted in victory fol
Owens.
The whole number OF divorces il
this State during the past sixteen year
is reported to be 2,417, or about on
to sixteen marriages. Of the who'll
number, 632 were granted for adultery
941 for intolerable severity, 1877 for re
fusal to support, and the remainder 70
crime.
: President Mason, of the Vernon
: Dairymen's Association, has been ap
| pointed one of the judges of butter an
J cheese for the International Dairy Fai
7 Of the American Institute, which open
l at New York on the first Tuesday j
, December. Mr.. Mason's duties wi
= be in connection with the award G
Y premiums to New England exhibitors
. and we trust goodly number of gu
Vermont dairymen will compete in th
: exhibition.
: The $4,000 fund left to Bakers
S field by the late Peter B. Brigham, G
i Boston, with the provision that $50,
I 600 should be used for school pun
]. poses, and $4,000 for keeping tn
e cemetery in repair, has been paid owe
Il to the town. A handsome schoc
S building has been erected with tn
g $4,000 given the town some time az
d by three Boston sisters, Mrs. Jacobs
Mrs, Kendall and Mrs, Hankinson.