The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-09-29
STATE ITEMS.

elect were in the last senate.
b. f. Fifeld of Montpelier has
resigned his position as United States
District Attorney for Vermont.
&C. S. Whittemore, of Wolcott,
sold a pair of 5 months old calves,
that weighed 75j pounds, for $500.
The oldest mhabitant can hardly
remember the time when the water in
Lake Champlain was so low as now.
"A general term of the Supreme
court is ordered to be held at Mont
pelier, on the 26th day of October
next.
White River Junction is to be a
Presidential post Office after October
LIST, the annual receipts having reached
$1,000.
1t is reported that the election in
Jay for town representative is to be
contested on the grounds of illegal vo-
ting.
j. r. Herrfck of Vermont Uni
versity. class o f'47. has become pres
ident of the Pacific University in Ore
gon.
New carpets have been put down
at the State House and a general
brushing up INDUCED in, preparatory
to session.
Prank w. Redfeld, lately with
Scribner's Monthly, has bought the
Fairhagen Era, Of which he was for
merly editor.
The Methodists Of St. Adams
gave Presiding Elder Granger an ele-
giant reception on his return from his
bridal trip.
William D.. Bronson, of East
IIardwick, has sold almost his whole
herd of Jersey and Swiss stock, the
Jerseys go to Iowa, and the Swiss to
Connecticut.
Loren G.. Foss, of East Hardwick,
has sold five calves for $500 recent
Iy /; they were grade Durham the sire
was from the stock of A. and +. Phil
Ups, of Glover. .
The clock in the Montpelier de-
pot tower now is in running order,
and chimes the hours of the day and
displays the hours of the night IN its
illuminated dials.
E. B. True of Ne wport thinks he
has the boss cucumber. 1t is 20 in
ches long and II 1-2 inches in circum-
ference. 1t is the ''White German"
variety and is said to be an excellent
kind.
"A large party of hunters from
Wardsboro and neighboring towns,
surrounded five bears in the woods
last week. Only one, however, vas
killed, the other four escaping.
Hiram Damon of Bellowsfalls has
this season raised handsome samples
of peanuts in the garden of Mrs. John
Billings. He also has there cotton in
full bloom and sweet potatoes.
Mr.. Jerry Keefe of Westminster
turned three good calves into a pas
ture where there was an acre ofpotatoes
upon which Paris green had been used.
A few days later he found the calves
all dead.
The oldest voter of this year, so
far heard of, is Isaac Farwell of Dor
set, who is one hundred and one years
old, this being the eightieth year he
has voted in that town. He is a Re-
publican.
The State Reform School has at
the present time 1875 inmates. The
breeding of FLOODED stock is a success
full feature of this institution, a fine
farm of 131 acres attached affordiDg
excellent facilities in that direction.
The Annual Muster of the First
Regiment, National Guard of Vermont,
will be held at Montpelier on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, October
9th, 9th ana Itn, at camp Farnnam
There will be a review before His
Excellency Gov. Roswell Farnham on
Wednesday.
Mr.. Charles Van Gordon has had
several big apples on exhibition in his
shop, the largest mearuring ID 1-2 in.
in circumference and weighing II 1-2
ounces. They were of the Mamouth
Pippin variety, and were raised by
MI. Arson Howell, of Cornwall.
Walter Aston, a boy of~seventeen
years, recently reaped and bound
twenty and one-half stocks of, wheat
in one day. Who can beat Walter?
Cor. Sargent Jewell of Westmore,
a lad of seventy-eight years, recently
reaped, bound and stocked hirty-eight
stocks in one day. The difference is
probably accounted for on the princi-
pie, that the older the boy the more
lthe work.-Er.