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Notable Vermont and national items noted in brief
A Vermont 92 year old farm worker picks hops this fall. Miss Cushman plans a farewell in Philadelphia in November. Evan Sprague, a chemist under twelve, wins poultry premiums. A Vermont obituary notes fondness for ice cream. A New York firm holds a $1,200 per yard lace piece. Norman Taylor of Woodstock leads state running with a 5 22 mile. Paris Figaro cites servants insisting on la dies. Des Moines court-house haunted by a headless spectre. Patrick Shea jailed after a rescue attempt. Brownsville millionaire Samuel Thompson sent to Allegheny penitentiary. A widow, mother of twelve, dies after bedbug poison fails to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cushman
Philadelphia
Hannah Bowen
Bethel
Vermont
Evan T. Sprague
New York
Norman Taylor
Woodstock
Bazaine
London
King Street
St. James
Napoleon III
Prince Louis
London Times
Massachusetts
Aldebarontiphoscofornia
Boston
Paris
Des Moines
Fall River
Norwich Bulletin
Patrick Shea
Brattleboro
Pat
Samuel Thompson
Brownsville
Wilson
Allegheny
Santa Rosa
California