Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-20
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The next annual meeting of the Vermont
Dairymen's Association will be held in st.
Adams, Jan. %, % and "a, 1873.
The Vermont State Spirituallst Associa-
ton will hold u quarterly convention in st.
Adams, on Friday Saturday and Sunday,
the 18th. 18th and 10Th of January, 1873.
The cstimable wife of Gov. Converse died
of apopleAy Mt Woodstock on Saturday even
ing. The honored Executive will have the
full sympathy of the people of Vermont in
his deep atlliction.
1t is expected that the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad will be completed by
July, and it is rumored that it will be leased
and run by the Boston, Concord and Mon
treal railroad.
A sensible act passed by the Legislature
provides that freight wagons carrying more
than three tons in weight and less than four,
shall have the RIMS of their wheels ut least
four inches wide, and il carrying moro than
four tons, five inches. The law does not APP
ply to wagons used for farming purposes eX-
cluslVely, nor TO stage-coachcs, or pleasure
wagons and the sclectmen of every town
may allow the use of felloes of less width
provided, in their opinion, the highways will
not be greatly injured.
ADDISON COUNTY.
+. L. Pembcr, of Granville, raised this year
is ut the iutc of 1000 bushels to the acre.
The Post Office Department has establish
ed Post Office ut Shorcham station, on the
Addison railroad, to be called East Shore
ham. Charles w. Platt has the appointment
of Postmaster.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Burlington boys have written n compo-
stion" to the mayor, asking for one street to
coast on.
The planng-mill of the Burlington man
ufacturlag company was burned, Tuesday
morning, the fire originating from the iric-
of pulley connected with the main shalt.
The lower story was occupied by Shepard
Davis Il Co., and the upper story by Matthews
Il Davis, observation-disclosures loss $4,000
Insured for $4,000.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Passumpsic
Farme. s. Club. will be held Mt the schooroom
in Passumpsic village, on Friday, Dec. 27th
ut 81 O'Clock Z. NJ, for the choice of officers
and for public discussion. Subject, "Does it
pay to raise corn in Vermont ut present pri-
ces?" Ladies and gentlemen respectfully in
vited. JONATHAN LAWRENCE, Sec.
A Farmers Club was organized Mt East St.
Johnsbury last Friday evening Ira G..
Smith was chosen President, Franklin Girls
void and J. G.. Ilovey Vice Presidents, and j.
Rislcy Secretary. The club will meet ut
IIurlburt's Hotel every Friday evening ut 6
o'clock Subject for the meeting this evening,
What is the best method of feeding stockPn
Mr. Risley kindly informs us that he will fur
nish reports ofthe meetings for the FARMER,
The cheese factory scheme is progressing ia
vorably.
Luke Buzzell, of st. Johnsbury, shipped one
of his Giant water wheels to tho West In
dies on Wednesday. One of the best quali-
ties of these wheels, their not being impecdod
by ice, will hardly come into play there. but
thoy have onongh more valuable points 10
ensure the purchaser perfect satisfaction.
DIR. II. S. Browne, of st. Johnsbury, has
been appointed Examining Surgeon for Pen
sions.
Mrs. Leonowens lectures this, Friday, even
ing in st. Johnsbury, in the Y. NJ. G. A.
course. Probably there will be no more in
tcrcstlng lecture during the winter rs her
subject relates TO her peculiar experiences
during the long residence ut the Court of ST.
am. The Burlington Free Press speaks of
her lecture in that city rs brilliant, witty and
delightful,
The Reading by Mr.. Churchill last week,
well attended and gave general satisfaction.
Josh Billings drew crowd ut his lecture,
Wednesday, and those among his audience
who believe II wicked to laugh sinnod no
You'd all reasonable hope Of redemption.
Mr.. w. b. Drown of Sheffield, Is suffering
from an affection of the face which his friends
fear may prove ofa cancorous nature.
j. Oin Ingalls, sends the following item
to the UliOn Friday, the Goth of Nov,
the day of the first big snow storm, | missed
three Of my turkeys. After hunting for them
Saturday gave them up IA lost, On Tues
day afternoon last, happened to ho crossing
n drift over brook running near my barn
and slumped through four feet into the bed
of the brook. Aflcr drawing myself up
looked down the hole, and there stood one
of the turkeys, all right. After digging with
n shovel for about half IN hour found the
other two, oil in good trim, having lain un-
der four feet Of snow from Friday until Tues
day night
The Lyndon U'iton gives long account Of
hog-killing scrape at the Center, in which
for their own safety, the parties thought best
to let the animal loose whereupon his pork
ship started for the river with the crowd af-
ter him. The pursued jumped into the
stream, and disappeared beneath the ice.
There is nothing strictly new in this item.
We road of similar scene in the biblc,--buI
though the stories be similar, the sources
from which Yo obtain them we confess vary
considerably,
Tho UnivorsalIst society Mt West Burke
celebrate Christmas ON Tuesday evening, 2ltl
inst, by g hislmas Tree and Exhibition, to
which n small admission Is charged for thu