Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-31

nf agriculture in our State, which forbodes
progress and new era. This IS certainly to
he desired. There has been certain out
ward appearance of antagOnism between me
various associations for the promotion OF the
interests Of farming, while none existed ~
reality. Acquaintance with the work each
proposes to accomplish in their sphere, and II
better individual acquaintance will bring
about n harmony Of feeling and union IN
work, that will place our Board Of Agricul-
ture, State and County Agricultural Soce-
ties and the Dairyman's Association among
the most useful and promotive institutions
of Vermont. Hasten the day. II. c.
ADDISON COUNTY.
MIR. Lewis Hope, of Middlebury, the past
week, sold gelding horse of Lambert breed,
to party from the State of New York, for
the snug sum of Sl400. The horse is II very
fine ANIMAL and was, IN the opinion of good
Judges, worth the sum realized.
There is u religious sect living in Bristol
who wash each others feet. They sit in
rows, back to back, when they perform their
washing service. They discard pork alto
gether, and live principally on beans, brown
bread. and salt water trout. Saturday they
keep sacred, and work on Sunday. The wo-
men wear trousers, or something like the
Bloomer dress.
The County Agricultural Society met Jan.
10, and elected the following officers: Geo.
Hammond, Middlebury, President; n. }.
Allen, Forrisburg, Chas. Sanford. Orwell,
Vice Presidents; Albert Chapman, Middle
bury. Secretary; N. p. Barbour, Middle
bury, Treasurer; $. b. NJ. Cowles, Now Hal
ven, r. Bailey, Bridport, f. J. Mathews,
Middlebury, Il. S. Wright, Weybridge, Frank
ID. Barton, Waltham, Directors. The Reg
lister says: George Hammond Judge Allen
and A. Chapman each in turn asked to be
excused from serving in the offices to which
they had been elected, but the meeting re-
fused to excuse either of them. During the
discussion that arose from this action of these
gentlemen it appeared that they have the
opinion that there is want of Appreciation
in the public of their services and the sacri-
fees they are making to sustain the Society,
and make its fairs creditable and paying,
and that there is II great lack Of interest and
an unwillingness on the part of the commu-
nifty to sacrifice time or money to assist the
officers in their thankless task of endeayOr-
ing to make the Society and its fairs living
institutions, of which the people in the conn
ty may feel proud, and they still feel their
situation very embarrassing one IN cndeavor-
Ing to sustain the society, unless the commu-
nifty can be made to feel that their co-opern-
ton is absolutely essential to its future life.
Placed in position not of their own choos-
ing, nor Ivy their desire continued, they feel
they have n right To ask of the community
more substantial aid and comfort than unjust
criticism and general fault finding for fail
ures that are the result of bad weather, or
from the want of cooperation in the very
critics themselves, and they still feel that the
community must give some substantial evil
dencc that they wish for, and will sustain u
fair, before they will take the responsibility,
risk and labor of getting up and carrying
through one this fall.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Trade with those who advertise. They
are whole-souled people and will give you
good bargains.
The ladies of the Free Baptist Society gave
an oyster supper at their hall on Tuesday
evening Net proceeds about $1,000.
Mr.. Dana Rowoll, of the firm of Howard
Il Rowoll, has gone to Florida with his
brother Christie who is out of health.
The eighth annual Railroad Ball occurs ut
the Avenue House, Friday evening, Feb. I.
All trains carry for half fare. The invita-
tons printed in colors by Rowell, are neat as
pin.
The seats in the new Univcrsalist church
We're nearly all bid off last Saturday, Mt
prices ranging from 500 To $50 for one years
rent. The few remaining will probably be
soon taken.
4. II. Mcleod Il Co. have rented rooms
in the basement Of Wards block and are tit
ting them up for wholesale and retail flour
and grain store in connection with their mill
at Paddock's village
Dempsey Il Cocklen from West Burke
rented the old Casino shop on the AvonUs
and opened an uphostering establishment
and after brilliant career of u day or two
failed up and left.
The engineer, fireman and brakemcn onthc
mail train of the p. Il o. running from ST.
Johnsbury to Hyde Park are having a vaca-
| ton in celebration of the completion of the
road TO the latter place A good time for q
vacation, with the mercury ut 35s below, Say
/ they, hut their "subs' find railrosdiRg cool
busness,
| A country wedding took place at the Ave
nue. House on Sunday evening in which the
| backwardness of the groom and bride was
more than countcrbalanced by the for
/ wardnesS of few Boston drummcrs who
| figured a good deal more conspicuously in
the ceremony than the parties themselves.
/ A rascal whose name we have rot learn.
ed, got off the train at Massawippi the other
day taking valiso belonging TO George
/ Rowland, u brakeman but he didn't enjoy il
great while before Rowland caused him to
surrender, aud come down with stamps to
the amount of fifty dollars for his little in.
advertoncy.
Allen s. Baton has been appointed post.
master at Stannard vice Edison Weed, re-.
signed.
An oyster supper takes place ut Hurlburt',
Hotel mt the east village, Friday evening
Jan. 81 In connection with the Farmers
Club. An invitation is extended to all. espe.
cially farmers
A sawmill and box factory near Wen,
their contents.
Star Grange No. IA, z. of H., Sutton, held
a public meeting at their hall, dan, ~, which
was fully attended The Grange is in d
hourishing condition. Although there ar,
less than 80 members, they are alive and
mean business. They made up bill of gro,
ceries amounting TO Sl25, presented it to
their merchant, got his best figures, but con,
cluded to order from Boston. The result
was II saving, after all bills were paid, of 8.
per cent on the entire bill, The series e
intellectual features of the order doubly pay
all the expense of tho organization. The
farmers of any town in the State can do the
same, or better even, if they would take hold
of the matter in earnest l..
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The free Press admonshes the Montpelier
Freeman tn be more careful about its geog'
raphy, and not put Winooksi in Essex lounty
But the Free Press has not told MS what
county Rye is in.
ESSEX COUNTY,