Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1872-12-27

youngsters that doad-beatod It ut n Sheffield
donation lately. Tho whole-souled, witty cd
itor of the linton says Of them, in his right
oous Indignation awe have been requested
to insert their names in our skunk list. but
have too much regnrd for our own skunks to
throw them into the company of men who
steal soup mt n donation visit"
The passenger cars ofthe mail train tp, on
the Pass. II. r., Wednesday afternoon. were
thrown from tho track by broken rail
above Norrisville, and the rear car over
turned. Several passengers were reported
to be severely injured. A wounded man
and woman were on the baggage Cur which
came up, tho former injured in the hip and
the latter in tue back. They were carried
up the road. We are told that the lady was
the wife of Rov. Chas. Smith of Chester, and
tho mau II Mr.. Kidney
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Edward Shiette, noted burglar, broke
Jail at Burlington. VT, ut nm early hour Sun
day morning and is still at large. He escap-
cd from Jail ut Salem, N. Y, last fall, and
was recaptured few weeks since I Milton,
VT, where he had committed burglary. lie
Is mn athletic man, five feet nine inches in
height, light complexion, light brown hair
cut short, smooth face and about 20 years
old A liberal reward is offered for his cap
turc.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Widow Zenas Metcalf living in West Con-
cord with Froelnnd Richardson, got out Of
bed last Thursday night, fell in her room
and broke her thigh, which cannot DO set,
she being in very feeble health.
On the morning of Dec. 4, Mary Ann, wife
OF Horatio Ii. Nichols, OF Lunenburgh, left
for parts unknown. Nichols being away on
business, she packed up all the best goods in
the house, including dishes, bedding, car
pets, etc., and ordered the hired man to take
the team and carry her to the Lancaster
depot. He did so, and returned before Mr.
Nichols came homo. Nichols has ascer-
tanned that his wife run him in debt before
leaving, about 500. Mrs. Nichols left
two letters on her fable, one purport-
ing to come from Charles Pratt, saying that
he was ready to marry her whenever she got
free from Nichols. and another from herself
to her husband, saying that Pratt was the
principal cause of her leaving. Union
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Newport and vicinity have been consider
bly, agitated, the past week, over the liquor
question. Tho CLERK of the llaouse" on
his return from Montpelier, taking advan-
.tage of drunken row among some railroad
ers in the street. commenced raid in his pa
per against the hotels. Not being able to get
much of any backing or support from public
opinion Notwithstanding his previous articles,
in which ho gave the village IN which he
lives the character of being under the rule of
the rum power, and IL scene of continual vio-
lence and dsordcrin consequence, complaints
were procured by him against Mr.. Bowman
of the Memphremagog House and Mr. Bean
of the Lake House, upon which trials were
bad on Thursday, and again on Saturday.
Notwithstanding the subpDnaing of u large
number of witnesses, the testimony disclosed
nothing beyond the fact that Mr.. Camp hm-
of the Memphrcmagog House freely. and
that his bill for drinks, NC, remained un-
paid. This he confessed upon the witness
stand, under the croSs-cNamination of law
yer Edwards As he would not admit drink
ing anything stronger than lemonade himself
and rs, although he gave il rs his opinion
that the drinks OF those he treated Cat Mr..
Bowman's cNpcnsc) were dashed he would
not swear to it, the parties implicated were
promptly acquitted by the jury, consisting of
some of the most respectable citizens in the
place. Great Indignation exists in Newport
at the utterly false imputations against the
character of the village which have been
printed in the Express and widely copied by
newspapers in and out of the State. In fact,
Newport is II very quiet and orderly village,
and when, rarely, in consequence Of the build
ing of new railroad in the vicinity drunk
en- disturbance occurs, it is almost universal
ly true that tho liquor comes from elsewhere.
This was proved conclusvely to be the fact
in one case recently tried,-that of Batch
elder.
A violent gas-eXploslon occurred ut the
Memphremagog House. Newport, on sun
day mt dusk, occasioned by striking light
to ascertain the location Of leak in the
pipes. Mr.. Bowman, the landlord, and his
fireman, were both badly though it is thought
not dangerously burned.
CHARLESTON NOTES.-The Congregations
al Society have secured the Rev. w. Her
rick to supply their pulpit the coming season.
lie seems to give general satisfaction, to the
society, and is highly spoken of by all who
have had the pleasure of hearing HIM.
The Rev. 5. $. Nickerson, of the Baptist
Church, is endeavoring to create u greater
interest in the Sabbath school by giving, ms
IN attraction, series of stereoscopic views
of the Pilgrims Progress. The exhibition
is enlivened by singing by the Sabbath
school choir.
Gen. Grout, of Barton, gave II lecture nj
the Congregational Church Dec. IL. Sub
jcct, Burns xhe General rather aston
ished his audience by his eloquencc rs n
public speaker.
Charleston is doing nice little business in
manufacturing lumber shingles, emery
wheels, and artificial stone. j. G.. Page has
shinglc machine that he intends shall cut
about one thousand single per week.
BY the way, this j. c. Page is get
ting to he mighty man in the matter Of
fltting pigs. lie has fatted and killed sixty
one the 10th of December that dressed Sis
lbs. Page is bonstGul.
Artificial stone, manufactured by T.. G.
Merrill, is becoming big business. The fol.
lowing figures illustrate the fact Emery
wheels and saw gummers manufactured
from January to Dee. |, 1872, lO3sl
amounting, at printed list prices, to ST..
576.i7; Size of wheels from | inch to 81
inches in diameter, and from ! inch to IL
inches in thickness /; number of pound,
of emery used, lOi,5l3 number Of pound,
of metallic zinc, 1867; number of pounds o.
oxide OF zinc, 1890; number of pounds o.
muriatic acid, 1864; number of pounds o.
carbonate of baryta, 1850. Mr. Merrill has
general agencies in Boston, New York, Day
ton, Ohio, besides % local agents and TWEEN
ty-six travelling agents. Average number
employed in manufacturing, 7. Tho atten
tiou Of Mr.. Merrill thus far has been giver
chiefly to the manufacturing of omer,
! IL.