The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-10
STATE NEWS.


Der, 1897, to December, 1898, as fol-
lows Addison county, December Z,
1897, Start; June 7, Thompson. Ben
nington county, December 7, 1897,
Taft june Z, Rowell. Caledonia
county, December 7, 1897, Tyler;
June Z, Munson. Chittenden county,
March s, Thompson; September l3,
Ross. Essex county, March Is, Ross;
September 20, Taft. Franklin county,
March 8, RowelS September 10, Tyler.
Grand Isle county, February Is, Row
ell; August 80, Tyler. Lamoille coun-
ty, December 7, 1897, Munson; April
26, Start. Orange county, December
Z, 1897, Ross; June Z, Taft. Orleans
county, February l, Tyler September
7, Mnnson. Rutland county, March
8, Stars September Is, Thompson.
Washington county, March 8, Munson;
September Is, Start. Wlndham coun-
ty, March 8, Taft; September 13,
Rowell. Windsor county, December
7, 1897, Thompson; May "a, Ross.
General terms of the Supreme couls
will be held at Montpelier January IL,
May 10 and October IL.
The Boston and Maine shops at
Lyndonville have an order for 600
new freight cars.
Town Agent Collision Of Lyndonville
received shock one morning not long
ago when he opened a $50 case Of
brandy which he received the proceed
ing night to find in it nothing but a
block of wood. The case came by
freight and truckman carried it over
to Mr.. Collisions shed. Where the ex
change was made is mystery and the
railroad company has hired man n
look it up.
Ira Smart of East Wallingford was
found dead in his bedroom few morn
ings ago. He had taken laudanun
with suicidal intent.
Gov, Grout.has reappointed Collins
Blakely of Montpelier member OF
the state board of pharmacy for {
term of five years, and Fred A How
laud member of the board Of libra
~ commissioners to succeed himself
for the same length of time.
n. Nj. Bruce, As years Of age, ii
the employ of the Fall Mountain
Paper company of Bellows Falls, me-
with what seems likely to be fata
accident last week while at work a
one of the mills. An elevator fell OF
him, striking on his neck at the base
Of the spine The surgeons think thu
spinal cord is dslocated. His entire
right side is paralyzed. He has ,
wife and three children.
Reports from the Spring field golt
iniae i'll Dridgewater say that u u
foot vein Of pure quartz has just beer
uncovered which assays $50 Ia go!t
ard about 50 in silver to the ton
This vein was struck about a quartz
Of a mile from the old workings OF
the same brook. Just how much o
this gold bearing quartz has been un
covered is not learned, but there i
enough in sight to make DR.. Fagnang
the president of the company, yer,
enthusiastic over the prospect. Tn
same vein, though narrower, crop
out at several points higher up on thu
hill. A force of six men is now q
work there and DR.. Fagnang say
that large number of men will b
put on if the strike holds out. New
machinery will also he purchased, tn,
company already has crusheg, an'
the work of development thorough,
done. r. B. Perkins recently sole
his farm in that vicinity, on which
considerable gold is supposed to b'
hidden, for $4,000.
Frank Place, formerly residen
of Barre, moved some time ago ant
among the property taken by him t
his new home in Whitefield, N. Ii.
was cat. The latter evidently die
not like his new surroundings for ii
a few days he was missing. Ii
about two weeks from the time hi
disappeared from Whitefield b,
showed up one morning at his forme
home on Silver street in Barre, mucl
to the surprise of those who thel
lived in the house. The cat haC
come distance of over 120 miles.
j. w. Wilkins of Stowe has tn,
clay pipe which was owned ant
smoked by Gov. Chittenden with th,
Indians during the governors hlstori
cal treaty with the aborigines il
which be secured possession of Thu
section of country. The pipe il
white clay with stem about IA in
ches in length.