The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-01-22


VIM, Swcatman, Boston, tailor a
gdd 60 Years, who hi; resided at Mont
pelier about a year, committed suicide
yesterday by taking laudinum, In a
letter he directed thrt his body be deliv-
erd TO the Montpelier surgeons for the
advancement of anatomical Silence, lie
leaves one son, who is supposnd to be- in
Canada. Financial embarrassment was
the cause of his act,
Robert Tassic of North Hero was fro
zen to death Tuesday uight whire retnrn-
ing home on the ice from Swantom He
was always the first and the last in the
season to venture on the ice. His father
was drowned few years ago, and
brother was accidentally shot.
Judge Robert W, Wright, a fomer
resident of Ludlow, died recently at
Cleveland, Ohio
Efforts are being made to obtain 800
mcnNad women in Vermont to join a
colony going 10 Texas in February.
The library of the University, Bur-
lington, contains 2l,900 volumes, the
Fletcher Free Library $4,000 volumes;
the Marsh library 10000 volumes.
o. MACPHERSON of Rochester, while
wood-cuttiig, was stnck by limb of
a falling tree he was trying to escape
and seriously injnrd. 1t was not though
so at the time but his case is now con-
siderd critical.
Mrs. Henry Courtney of Rochester
took an over dose of morphine and was
kept with great difficulty from theslcep
that knows he Waking. A few lines
stating what she had done were found
inDr. Gums Medical Wosks lying on
her table among his antidotes for poi
sons.
Willihm Smith assaulted W. S. Part
low at Swanton on Saturday morning
with a knife just as Partlow was going
to his barn. Smith struck Partlow three
times in the head. the firsl blow filled
Partbow's eyes with blood, and staggered
him some, coming as it did souneXpect-
cdly. Smith had got in his third blow
when Partlow started to his feet, ran to
fence and tore of a board with which
to strike Smith. About this time Smith
ran away. The two men had some
words while going toa party the other
nigh, but made up again, and Partlow
supposed they We're as good friends as
ever. The States attorney has been no.
titled and Smith will be presented
The river & harbor bill appropriates
$40, 600 for the burlington breakwatcr.
James Sullivan IF Winooski was ar
rcstcd and lodged in Burlington Jail by
ex-sheriT L. A. Drew, upon suspicion
Of being concerned in the Mellor burg
larry.
c. II. Stanford of Vermont, after an
absence OF % years, has just returned
from Australia, found his wife, is rich,
and IS now searching for his parents.
Y. @. Goats says that hckilled live
" striped snake last Wednesday, very
remarkable circumstance in northern
Vermont in the month Of january.
The bridge" still continues to be the
prominent topic Of conversation at North
Hero. The condition of the LIKE thus
far this winter clearly demonstrates the
necessity of a bridge.
\ Nnwnnrt woman has the spieit of
20. One of her husbands creditors re-
ceatly came to move some hay from
premises Occupied under an uncXpired
lease, when she grabbed pitchfork and
charged bayonctts, routing the enemy
completely.
Two patents for electric motors have
recently been issued to residents of Mid.
dlebury one to Chas. G. Peck and W.
II. Chapmanand the other to Mr.. Chaps
man alone. each machine elnbodics a
distinct principle and neither is like the
so-called contact motor invented by
Mr.. Chapman Il year ago.