Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-01
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Seme 100, 900 900 feet Of lumber was ship
ped, last year. from Ottawa to Lake Cham
plain ports, and quito or over oOO, OOO, 900 will
he forwarded The present year.
The boys are fast mastering their forces all
ever the State TO march en- Rutland in solid
column on the 9Th of August next for the
three days jubilee. Advices from all the old
veterans give encouraging reports of the in
terest taken in their several communities by
the ex-soldiers one and all, who say " Wen
be there to sce."
ADDISON COUNTY.
Fifteen hundred dollars has been raised
for the purpose Of increasing the library Of
Middlsbury College.
Miss Euphemia Tucker, of Weybridge, was
recently Frustrated by sun-stroke, while in
the field gathering raspberries.
Our correspondent, G. G. Pringle, has been
appointed one Of the delegates to the Amor
lean Pathological Society meeting.
A trial of "a liquor seller In Granville, the
other day, at which States Attorney Lucia
WIS present, disclosed the alarming fact that
witnesses are not to be believed. Several
testified 10 personal knowledge that liquor
had been sold by the respondent hut jury
of six men, under oath, found him Not
gully"
Col. S. N. Warren, of Orwell. recently
met with serious accident, while riding to
his field on u moving machine. His horses
became fright ened and ran some distance,
until finding them compl etely unmanaEea-
BILE, he attempted to jump from the machine,
but struck 1t in such manner ms to break
both bones in one leg, besides badly injur-
ing his ankle.
The Addison county farm Gin Charlotte
advertised in'ths weeks FARMER is most
desirable one, and Will be sold low and on
favorable terms for private reasons entirely
disconnected with its roal value and desira-
bility. We have seen the place, and can rec
ommend it to any east side farmer who
would like to settle in a good fruit region,
among the very best Of neighbors.
On the 18th inst, Orrin l.. Beckwith, an
employee of Henry Parsons Il Co., of East
Middlobury. was arrested on suspicion, and
made full confession that, while receiving
monthly pay from his employers,for his SER
vices in the transfer of coal, he was also re-
cciving n reward OF Sl5 per month from the
manufacturers DANES Stevens and VIM.
CALVIN for measurement in their favor. lie
refunded to Parsons S372. which had been
thus wrongfully appropriated by Stew ems and
Calvin, and received his discharge.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bennington is to have new Congregation
al church, costing $4,000.
The Stark House ut Bennington was sold at
auction, last week, for $4,000.
Bennington is to have firemen's muster,
August Is, with 5000 in prizes.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Green Mountain Grange, St. Johnsbury,
meets tomorrow, (Saturday) afternoon.
For pictures, picture frames, albums, &C.,
call on james Berry, under Hall & Fletcher's
store. He sells as low rs the lowest.
Cr,ndall Il Montgomery. of Hardw lex,
have sold % car loads of western corn with
in IA months and have five m ore on the
road.
G. w. Cook offers for sale his house, shop
and harness business. See advertisement. -
A good chance for any one in want of bust
ness.
The very fine and valuable horse, young
Hambletonian. owned by Sylvsnus Owen,
of Waterford died Saturday the Goth inst,
from Il breach.
DIR. j. N NorcroSs, of McIndoes Falls,
and DIR. A. r. Stokes. of st. Johnsbury, re-
| C.o, Nf Inhn In
five gallons Of water from an encysted tu-
NOR. The operation was entirely successful
and the patient is doing well.
NJ. j. Quimby and Eli Msccham, who live
in Ide's block, corner Main and Prospect
streets, had little unpleasantness Sunday
afternoon, resorting to blows. Wednesday
they went before Justice Howard and were
fined S5 each and costs. Quimby appealed.
j. G.. Hovey, of st. Johnsbury, with three
boys all less than 10, and "a days hired help
last week cut cured and put in his barn %
good two-horse loads of hay in fine condition,
and had Saturday afternoon for recreation
and the boys think il wasn't much of u week
for hayipg either.
c. j. Houghton has put in a new safe Of
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cinnatI. 1t was made to order, is 81 inches
high and is very conveniently arranged fol
slowing away yaluables. There are two
pairs of doors, the outer ones, which are o.
double thickness being secured by n combi'
nation lock. The cost is about $500.
The Roman Catholics are about erecting .
school house for the accommodation of the
male pnpils attending their school (now
numbering about so. 1t is to be GO Al
and will stand just south of their church
Tho plans, which were drawn by Mr.. /.
Packard, oVerseer'of the Fairbankses' build
ers. appear to be well calculated, and thu
! building will not only fill want which the,
I have felt in the want of room for their grow
/ ing school, but will be an ornament to thu
place.
I George IL. French, of McIndoes Falls, wa
hauled up this week by States Attorney Ma.
for Illicit sale of liquor, convicted OF thre
ofienses, and fined S51O2 and costs. lie mp
pealed. The oflense consisted in selling
D Johnson's Calisnya Bihers, which are man
! uflctured by Henry q Co., Burlington. We
4 are glad to SEQ that the sale of intoXicant
under the name of "bitters" Of yariOu
kinds, which has been so long prac
tised openly with impunity in defiance ofth,
liquor laws, is recognized by the courts rs
i punishable offense. and hope Mr.. May will
u not stop here.
b CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
. The boys at the Vermont Episcopal insti
tiite at Burlington contribute the f" Roel
Point Cadet" to the journalism of the state.
John FinlaY, who lives in the west part o
the town Of Richmond, had horse, value'
6 at $500, killed by lightning during the storm
!, of Monday evening, July IA.
Z The annual fair Of the Agricultural SOcie
ty of Chittenden county and Champlain Val
Law Horticultural Society will be held n