The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-10-30

NEWS MISCELLANY.

The United States grand jury a. Blaekfoot,
Idaho, discharged Saturday, found during their
six days session 20 indictments for unlawful
cohabiatlon.
Julia Crowley, q servant girl, was crushed
and probably fatally injured while trying to
leave an elevator in New York city Wednesday
to escape the insults OF man named Daniel
Mcconnell.
DIR Charles g Am Ende, the Hoboken drug
gist, who by mistake su bstituted morphine for
quinine, and thereby caused the death OF two
daughters OF G + Holtz, has been arraigned
for manslaughter.
Creek Lock, N Y, has a canal horse, "Od
joe" who has saved two persons from drown.
ing within the past three weeks. He jumped
into the water, seized them with his teeth and
clambered out with them.
A prominent citizen living few miles from
Oswego, N Y, IS charged with gathering the
dead bodies of deceased animals from the canal
and surrounding country and boiling the flesh,
on which he has been fattcning hogs and sell
ing the fattened animals for food. The board
OF health will investigate.
Bartholdi, the sculptor, will sail for this
country Saturday on the steamer Amerique
from Havre. He will spend several weeks in
America. He intends to superintend the cree
ton of his statue of liberty on its pedestal; and
to meet the congressional committee in charge
OF the Lafayette statue to be erected in Wash
ington.
The New Orleans exposition is to be opened
Tuesday, November 10, and is 10 continue five
months. The opening day is to he called
American Peace Day, and President Cleveland
and the governors of number of the states are
to be present. as well as many foreign dignita-
ries. Rev Henry Ward Beecher is to deliver
an address on "Peace and Good Will between
States, Sections and Nations"
The island Of Majorca in the Mediterranean
sea has been inundated by heavy rains. Great
distress prevails among the inhabitants.
The Chinese government has unanimously
decided to proceed speedily with the work of
building railways throughout the empire.
The cotton masters of Ashton under Lynn,
manufacturing town six miles from Manchester,
Eng, have decided to reduce the wages of mill
operatives per cent; and II is feared that this
action will result in strike. Two hundred
Thousand spindles will be affected by the de-
cision.
lne severity with which bovcoltng is beng
carried on is shown by an incident which oc.
CURED at recent funeral at Macroom, County
Cork. boycotted relative Of the deceased, to
gether with his family, joined the funeral pro-
cesslon, whereupon the priests and mourners
withdrew. The obsequies were finally perform.
ed by three Catholic curates unattended.
A curiosity has developed this year in the
orchard of K Stuiilebean in Georgia. From
the trdsk of one of his apple trees there issued
a single sprOrt which has grown down about
half way to the ground, and on this sprout hang
ten apples of the Bell Flower Sort which, it is
estimated, will weigh half pound each
Preparation is being made in Morrisville for
the dreaded small poX, and in case it be preva-
lent there the Burke houses on the road to
WOlcOtt will be turned into pest houses. One
is for the use of persons who are able to pay
expenses and the other will be provided for
people who will be assisted by the town.
Geo Howard of North Wocott has sued MIR
Keniston of that place for SANDER, setting dam.
ages at $4,000
Three boys named Burnett, Merritt and
FlOody at st Adams have been sentenced to
the reform school for theft.
Tobacco has been produced as follows in
Vermont: In 1910, $50 pounds; 1860, 12,245;
1870, 72,67l; 1880, l3l, 442.
The creditors of L Shackford, dealer in
harnesses, West Concord, have been offered 30
cents on the do lar by way of compromise.
The barn of P Barry, OF Fairfield, was
burned Monday night with its contents. The
loss will be at least $4,000, with no insurance.
A large barn belonging to c Barry of Fair
field was burned Monday night. The accident
al tipping over of a lantern was the cause. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance.
S S Ordways cottage, at Olcott Falls, was
burned Sunday night. AS there was no one
living in the house, it is thought that the fire
must have been incendiary.
The dsy express train on the Southeastern
railway, from Montreal to Boston, was discon-
tinued Monday, as travel had become so light |
on account of small pox in Montreal.
During recent storm in Westmore large |
rock, weighing some forty tons was dislodged |
from near tho top of Mount Pisgah and came
crashing down from the almost perpendicular
height of $500 feet and lodged in the road
In the fall tournament o. the Dartmouth
Tennis association, which began Monday to
continue over week, the contests to be be-
tween the classes for tue championship OF the
chester, over R..N Fairbanks of st Johnsbufy,
so, and Fairbanks won the second set, So
] Il Snow, brakeman on the freight train
that reaches Rutland from Bellows Falls at
10 p m, was badly injured at Chester Friday
morning. While Stacking cars he stepped into
culvert and fell SO that two wheels passed
over bis leg above the knee. His back was also
INJURED and his recovery is considered doubtful.
Geo Graves, young man who has been in
he employ of Al White at Newport for a year
md half went out fishing in sail boat last
week Wednesday morning, and was expected
)ack at noon; he did not come, nor did he re.
urn at night. The next morning search was
made and the sail boat and his hat were found
loating on the lake. A heavy wind arose in
ne AFTERNOON ana IL is thought ne could not
manage the sail, and got tipped over and was
rowncd. He leaves a widowed mother who
esides in st Adams.
L o Thompson of Burlington was doing some
arpentering work on d w Robnsou's new
ouse last week Wednesday, when he lost his
alance and fell through stair hole and down
Tree flights, striking on bis head and shoulders.
Ihen taken up he was unconscious. ply
clan was summoned, who discovered seri-
as injury to two ribs besides a severe on us
ON to the brain. Mr. Thompson is n, ar go
ears old, but his physician reports that tUe in
ries, though of a serious nature, are not Ike
to prove fatal.
Richard Sutliff formerly OF Fairhaven but
Nv of Hampton, N Y, about Is years OF age,
alked from his home to Farhaven Saturday.
hen he was about to return Mrs Josiah Peck
vited him to ride. As they came near the
ate line BRIDGE not far from Hugh Youns's, a
nawAy team came dashing up behind them
I'd struck their carriage, upsetting and demol.
hing it. Both occupants were thrown out and
IDLY injured. Mrs Peck had her collar bone
oxen. Mr. Sutlitf was considerably bruised
out the head, his collar bone broken and one
kle spraiued.