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VERMONT NEWS.

VERMONT NEWS.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Greeley meeting at Bennington was
small one. Capt A. b. Valentine is the onl!
Republican in town of sDy prominence, who ia
vorr the liberal movement.
East Dorset is engaged il furnishing the stoni
for new Bank Building on Wsll street, New
York City
All but four thousand dollars Of the amount
required from Bennington to build the Wslloom-
sac Railroad has been raised.
The NORTH Star ia a neat little monthly paper,
published at Bennington, bearing the names Of
Park Valentine and Sister, editors and proprie-
tors. They are little folks, who show early
genius for journalism.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Hall s Fletcher of St Johnsbury have caused
suit &c be brought against Moses Kittredge for
defamation Of character, aging their damages 1t
$4,000.
A young man by the name of George GroWse,
went over Mclndoes Fails, recently, on log
and came out safe. He jumped snd caught hold
Of pile Of eigings and the log parsed on. He
said to be tne second one who ever went over
the falls and came out alive.
Drenan Bros hotel and Msek's grocery in
hardwick, was visited recently by the officers Of
the Law, and quantity Of liquor seized Dren-
an BrOs. were prosecuted for selling; plead gull
ty to two offences, and were fined $50, which
with costs, amounted to S57l0 o. NJ Hatch,
proprietor Of the grocery. plead guilty to one
offence Snd Was fined So and costa
Amass Morse of Hariwick, received quite
severe injury by a horse swinging round on him,
knocking him against drilling machine, in
juring him severely.
A young nan named Black had three fingers
Of his right hand saved off in Daniel Beckwith's
mill in West Burke, last week Black was
night workman, and shout four O'Clock in the
morning be became so SLEEPY that he ost him
self for moment, AMI wAkei TO find his fingers
gone.
The Grange Of Patrons Of Iiusbsndry At West
Danville. IL IN a ilqUrishing condition. L nun
bers about 40 members, and twelve more are OF
be Unlisted the next meeting There : being
fitted up nice hs!l, which Will be ready for use
this month
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The lalies Of STsuton gsve an ice cream fes-
tival on the evening OF the aJin, at Good lem
plAr's Hall, for tae beueat Of the Swauton
Cornet Band
heifer. only fourteen months Old, belonging I
to Essstus Tabor o: Sg2n.on recently gave birth /
to fue calf
A disagreeAble fight occurred st SRanlon May .
27th. John McMAhan went into DeN5el's sa- /
loon and ordered liquor, having been in twice
before that day and been served without paying.
This time DsNoel refused him. but he got hold .
Of the bottle and the light ensuel, DeNoel call
ing to his all the clerk. They got McNcun out
doors, AID be carries Two black eyes as the .
result. while DeNoe lost HE whiskey and had
his window smsshej No arrests we're made
David Fsirchili, an influential and highly
respected citizen Of S.. Al5aus diei on Noldsy
last. agei - years.
kaptrt hsve been mueucei on the Catholic
church at Eaoshurgh Falls
nan named Clark, in the employ of y.
Wait At Highgate Center, was found dead in his
bed SUNDAY morning. = post norton examtua-
ton failed 10 reveal the cause Of his death Il
is faid he had been drinking the previous even
ing.
GRAND IfLE COUNTY.
North Hero farmers are going into the bean
and onion business quite extensively this season.
Nearly 1000 acres have been planted with beans.
and several farmers have from half an acre 10
two scres of onIouE
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Healy Cady Of Stowe, rent hir hired man on
Monday oflsst week, to get wagon from under
shed that set On 3 side hill, requiring . plat
form 10 get to 1t. The man backed the horses
On to the plank, and vas putting the ro'e Of the
wagon through the neck yoke when one Of the
horses broke through the platform and fell dis
Ance OF ten feet. drawing the other one after il.
mere they aid until partition was cut through.
6hen they were led out on a hay NOV, jumped
Town four feet more. and Led out to the road
strange TO ssy, the horses were uniuiureI, and
worked all day.
AT recent meeting Of the Lamoiue County
Bar suitable resolutions were adopted concerning
he death Of the late Hon. Henry Stowell o.. Cam
ridge. Excellent Snd feeling remarks were :
lsde hy Col Benton Of St Adams Hon. Bliss :
!. Davis OF DSnville. Hon George Wilkins Of Z
towe; P X. Gieod Of Worthwhile; b. a. Bfrr-
am Of North Hyde Park; AID VI. o. Heath Of 4
ohntoa. Inc resolutions we're spreSi on The
ecords Of the court, AID Judge Rejfeid paid a
'eiing tribute 10 the memory OF tIe hcnrred de-
sssei. Z
b $ Waterman Of johnson, lost COW FROM |
7ison caused by eating poke-weei i1 the nss-
ire \
Mrs. Randolph Hashburnc cf Stowe, has maIe :
ON one COW in eight weeks, 20 pounds Of but I
r, besides selling 81 quarts Of milk and using
eanWhile, what Was necessary for the family. ]
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A mountain slide took place near Willoughbv e
Ike in Westmore, on the 25th ult Eve wiz
sses say II came with fearful crash and it
emed that the mountainiwsE shaken to its centre
lie Glide WAS composed principally Of stones,
d come Of them of enormous size, taking the
-gest trees in their course
There has been one death from small pox in
over
RUTLAND COUNTY.
II, Bartlett, formerly of Dandy. is the in
ntor and pstentee Of sn extensive hemmer for
wing machines. an
The Mt Tabor Mineral Spring is to be put in kii
grafton soon, under the direction of its enter 90
sing proprietors, Bond * Sweat I
Pro-. Perkins Normal School at Pou,tnsy is shn
oected to commence July Sth rie
t takes 1000 car loads Of cosl to sqpply the CO.
Sn Of Rutland. The Independent sSys " If CIV
canal Was built, this coal could be delivered 4
Rutland At a ssying Of from SIS 900 to So exl
per year" hes
Alonzo 4. Reed, Ct Benson, has been appointed 50
tom house officer at Benson Landing Large y
cunts Of canada lumber sre stored there and
hippcd to go through the Champlan Canal
outhern markets. About 10000, 900 feet
shipped there annually.
monument is to be erected At the grave in ,,,-
son Of the late Capt John q Dickinson. S.
was sssassinsted at Mariana, Els, April
81.
BRAN Gales Of Poultney, whose right arm is
lyzei, raised ton Of grapes last yesr on
Il patch Of land
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
chAsl Lynch, of Mortified. lately discover
bear aud two cubs devouring sheep in his
ure. He sent boy for his rife, and fired
rsl times at the besr, without stopping her,
'uhs in the meantime climbing a tree He
hired at the cubs, bringing one Of them TO i'zta
round. Being out Of ammunition, he fell
lie tree to capture the other, but it quickly on
lp another tree, which Mr. Lynch also
l. After cutting down the third tree, he r. t'
eeded in capturing che cub alive, and hss
ned 1t in the woods, hoping thereby to catch
Id one Mr.. Lynch came out OF the sdven-
with no other injury than a few scratches
is hSnis. -
WIYDHAM COUNTY.
e BrAttieboro Record gives the result Of an
-iment tried il whiunghsm, last year, as to
potatoes farmer and two young men
lto = discussion, to - whether small po-
E, or large, or cutting them, would produce
'rgett crop, 1ll three differing in opinion n,
armer who claimed that large potatoes IN
ere best for seed, proposed to try the ez-
tent on small scsle, each one planting ac-
ng to his fsvorite theory. Three rows we're
ed aide BY side; the land prepared alike and
ated alike. When dug i'll sutumn, the
let Of lO3 hills was weighed, aud we append
sut The email potatoes, planted one in
sere little less than medium size. and the
let Of these was l56 pounds: product from
potatoes, cut IN two pieces, one piece -
ed in each hill. los pounds; product from