The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-03-06
STATE NEWS.

The annual course Of lectures in the
Medical Department of the L. V. NJ.
commences this week.
Alma Crockett of Barre, 30 years
old, recently attempted suicide by tax
ing laudanum, aud a doctor saved her
with difficulty.
Mrs. +. p. Clay of Thetford lost q
gold ring about four years ago, and
has just found it in some tripe from a
recently-slaughtered steer.
Over 3O,OOO,OOO feet of spruce logs
have been contracted for, to be deliv-
cred during the spring in the upper
waters of the Connecticut.
The Directors of the Farmers NIu-
tual Insurance Company have elected
Mr.. George Leslie, as Treasurer, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Samuel Wells, Esq; and Hon. Tor
rey +. Wales, as Auditor.
At Cambridge Junction, the other
day, Frank Spaulding's double team
broke through the ice in the river and
were got out with considerable difficult
ty; and it was some time before Mr..
Spaulding could be resuscitated.
Bakersfield has voted to accept the
Brigham fund of $4,000 for a high
school. OF this amount, S30,000 be-
queathed by the late Peter Brigham OF
Boston, will be used in the schools
support, and the remaining $500 has
been given by Mr.. Brigham's sister,
Mrs. Jacobs, and other Boston par
ties, to erect the building.
Spencer Joslin, Of Huntington, aged
about 80 years, and Mrs. Demar,
about the same age. have left for parts
unknown. Joslin has a wife and two
children, and Mrs. Demar has hus-
band and two children. She took one
3-year-old child with her. Joslin took
the cars at Richmond. and Mrs. DemaI
at Vergennes. Joslin sent note
from Richmond to his wife, saying that
he was going away, and he hoped she
would prosper.
A COW belonging to Samuel Ed.
wards, of North Montpelier, recently
gave birth to a monstrosity, having
the body and nose of calf, and for 6
forehead a bullet-shaped protuberance
seven inches long. Both fore feet an6
one hind had three toes, and the other
but two. The upper half of the tail is
red, and like that of q calf, with the
rest of it the color and size of that of g
pig, and the headquarters also resemble
those Of a pig.-Free Press.
Tuesday evening of last week,
the quiet village of Waterbury was
startled by a shooting affair. Mr.
!
George II. Stranahan, Jr., most in
telligent and Industrious young man,
has, for the past three years paid his
attentions to Miss Martha f. Dem
mon. Last Monday evening Miss
Demmon assured her lover that she
could not receive his attentions any
longer. That night they parted as
friends; but the next evening they
had another interview. There were
several persons in the sitting room,
across the hall from the parlor. After
conversing about an hour, Miss Dem
mon started to leave the room, but
as she stood in the door way, declin.
ing again to receive him, he drew a re.
volver and fired. The ball pierced the
lapel of an ulster which Miss Demmor
wore and hitting a large button be.
meath it, glanced and lodged in the
casing of door, Miss Demmon dart.
ed into a closet near by and the friends
rushed toward the parlor. Another
shot was fired and a third, when Mr.
Demmon secured Mr.. Stranahan. The
third ball Stranahan evidently intend.
ed for his own heart but the wound in.
ficted was slight. Stranahan is now
under arrest. All the parties concern
ed in this sad event are most highly
respected. Miss Demmon's sister was
shot at Montpelier three years ago by
her lover, who Immediately killed him
self.
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