Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-28
that all can have II picture of this novel train
for their sterensoopr.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

that all can have picture of this novel train
for their sterpusoopr.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The selcctmen If st. Albans have nego-
tiatcd the new court house loan bonds at
per cont. The rate authorized by the vote
was eight per cent. The Messenger says
they were all taken in one lot by some per-
son out of town, though there were II plenty
Of offers ut home ut II higher rate of interest.
A boiler explosion in the tnnnery of Hen
ry Stoarns, of Fairfax exploded on Tuesday
the 18Th scalding and burning Mr.. Will
liams, formerly of Westford. who was in
Stearn's employ so that he died the next day.
Williams was found in the wheel pit, where
he was thrown by the force of the explosion.
The boiler WIS an old one, used simply to
force steam into the tan pits for heating pur-
poses, and its bursting was probably due to
the small size of the pipe, inch, which did
not carry oflthe ste am MS inst il was genert-
ed IN the boiler.
Heman Hopkins, Jr., Of Montgomery, has
lately made sale of the following Shorthorns:
To II. +. Mead and j. W. Sheldon's estate,
Sheldon. the bull Frankli n" 10 months
old, sire Napier 1859, dam Lady Frank
linz by " Rising Star " 1889.
To Geo. g. Head and Henry T.. Kingsley,
Montgomery, the one-yoar old bull l." North
Star" sire "Risng STAR" 1889 dam " An
nette " by Duke of Putneyn
One bull calf sire Napier" dam Bright
Eyes" sire " Duke of Putney."
One hefer calf Lady May 3D." sire INA
pier dam Brigham Young 76lli" and
heifer calf " Christine" sire " Napier" dam
Augusta"
To W. J. Towle of Franklin, the two-year
old bull Major White" sire Rising Star
Cd" dam Madonna" sire " Rising Star
5l29.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mr.. Sias, of Charleston, has purchased the
Willard McNeal farm IN Sheffield. Price
$1,000.
Mr.. Lilly is intending to remove from
Newport to Quebec, about the middle of
March. Mr.. Lilly is II good tailor aud New
port will be sorry to lose him, and his esti-
mabe lady. Those who AFRO wanting clothes
made or patterns cut will do well to call soon,
We have tried Mr.. Llly's work aud have
never found better.
Opening of a New Road"
Editor of FARMER: A feeling akin to dis
gust came over me. on reading in the last
Cdledoniaa under the above caption, the ed
itorial item in regard to the completion Of
the Clyde River Railroad. The gratutous
insinuations AS to the meaning of the &c,'
would lead one almost to the conclusion that
the acting editor of the Cdlcdonidn had
been ildulging in little of Camps harmless
lemonade. were it not that one familiar with
the honest Deacon can detect the object of
the writer. The facts were, between two
and three hundred gentlemen, the invited
guests of Col. Foster and other friends of the
road, came to Newport upon that occasion
over the new road, the last raIl having been
laid tho night before. Mr.. Bowman, with
only a few hours notice, had prepared an ell
egant dinner, which was eaten with keen
relish always due to fasting and long ride.
They enjoyed the Inequalities of the Mem
phremagog House for couple of hours in
social chat and Mutunl rejoicings mt the
completion of an enterprise for which they
had labored SO long and hard. They then
returned to Montreal and their homes on
the route leaving the pleasant impression
that they were gentlemen and entitled to be
treated rs such
ONE Who WAS THERE.
Newport. Fcb "a, 1873.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
There will be Farmers Meeting with
the Board of Agriculture, &c. at Brandon,
Tuesday and Wednesday March I and ..
Four sessions will he held beginning Tues
day p NJ, ut 80. ut the hall of the Brandon
| Farmers Club,
A Rutland man thinks bears are about the
best stock man can raise. The meat of
one he sold in New York for $50. For the
hide he was offered 800, aud he received a
bounty of SIS each for those he raised,
which, with the bears grease, will amount
to the sum of 800.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The subscriber in Cabot who inquiries
about the Poultry World Is informed that it
is published in Hartford. Conn. lie can get
superior turkeys of II. A. sumner, Brandon,
| VT.
The ties for the Montpelier " Wells River
Railroad are being scattered along its entire
length, and the work of laying the track will
be commenced and vigorously prosecuted as
soon ~ spring opens.