Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-04

n-tu 90, WIN ~ North Trey, where
m.r, wi,ow, as.rs. ntr' rs.
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Il r .ewpo l. la. GU lt- Of that
woi known go Il tOr a pc 81 three or five
years from ~ ne, atl urr. The pop
ulariiy of ort asn ~ resort an
nually Incl q. and NJ. / ,Wman's skill MS
IL landlord Is 90; lud to isiu.. lare of cred
II therefor.
|. ID. r.. Collins, Ell, c G iftsbury, has
rented his farm lOrat 80 years to +. G.
johnson, of Hardwick. VINO has already tab
en- possion. During the past fall and wintc
Mr. Collins has sold full blood Cotswo
sheep to the following individuals Mr..
Gray of Gilmore, Mr.. Bailey of Wolcott, Mr..
OTIS Sawyer of Irasburgh. Thomas Smith OF
Greensboro, Chandler of llardwick, and G.
G.. Smith of Corinth. Also Devon calves to
Thomas Smith of Greensboro.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland Herald has II column descrp-
ton of the new Catholic church in that
place. now nearly completed. which is called
St. Peters. The huilding is 100 feet long by
II feet wide, with a tower 200 feet high. Its
cost is about 100000 and it will seat 400
people.
Bctscy Bruce an old woman from Wal
lnglurd. was found mt Troy, recently, in
deranged condition. and returned to her
home. She claimed to he ~ the city after
some money deposited in one of the banks by
her son.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Small pox has appeared in Montpelier.
There are five or six eases on Barre street.
Capt. Clark, postmaster of Montpelier, and
Hiram Atkins of the Argts, had II set-to on
the streets of that burgh, Saturday morning.
Particulars by telegraph and otherwise were
forwarded to numerous daily papers al of
them bearing evidence of being from persons
unfrendly to the " sassy" editor. We await
IIram's account OF the affair. 1t is good
"ad." for the Argus, any way
Hon. Clark King, OF North Montpelier,
writes to us in regard to the butter quotations
in the FARMERS special reports from St. Al
bans and Vergennos. lie wants us to tell
him why they can sell their butter Mt those
places at from 81 to ~ cents, when the best
butter makers in Washington County cannot
get so much in Boston, by from four to six
cents. He says" Will you please state
where they sell their butter in Vergennes to
get A. cents ut home.n and thinks it would
pay Washington County farmers to ship to
Vergennes, Instead of any city market. Per-
haps our Vergonnes and st. Albans reporters
can throw some light on these questions.
The farmers of South Cabot have formed
u Farmers Club. Officers, Louis PIquin
Pres. Lewis French, Vice Pres. John Austin
Sec. l.. A. Pnquin, Treas. The club has two
standing committees. II committee of ar
engagements aud committee of trade; j. A.
Hills, John Austin and Lewis French com.
of arrangements, John Austin com. of trade
The objects of the club rs set forth in its
constitution, are lst, the acquisition and
dissemination of agricultural knowledge. 2d,
the promotion OF friendship and acquaintance
among neighbors. 81, the Improvement OF
its members in conversation. composition,
and public reading and speaking. lth, the
improvement OF farms farm implements,
stock buildings, aud every department of
agriculture. 9TH, To secure the cooperation
of ITS members in trade when practical.
Next meeting first Monday evening in May
subject tor discussion: "Our Grass Crop
its Importance and the best Method of Cul-
tivation." Subject for essay. by j. Austin,
The Labors Of the Club during its Vacation
wINDHAM COUNTY.
a Wilmington man, while on visit, fell
asleep. as usual. His wife and her friend,
who were quietly INDUCING in u pinch of
Lorillard's best, proposed to give hun a
pinch. They took about a tablespoonful,
aud as he drew in his breath held it under
his nose The explosion was similar to a
30-horsc power earthquake. He is an anti
tobacconist to the backbone now, and he
don't sleep i'll his chair when he Is visiting
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Plymouth has the champion hunter in
Horace Pinney. He has this winter caught
thirty-two foxes, several skunks and few
TaccOOns.
Pieuro-pneumonla Is prevailing to an
alarming extent in Chester, and IN many
cases it has baitled the skill Of the physicians
and terminated fatally.
1t Is announced that seyera. families who |
went from Ludlow last fall aud settled in |
Minnesota aud Dakota are ABOUT to return,
having seen enough Of winter IN the North
west.
h. b. Thomas, Of Windsor, has young |
ram whose wool is nearly straight ike II
goats hair, aud has alternate patches OF |
white and black, where It is white being as
white as the driven snow, and Wherever black |
as black as jet
A section man named John Smith was rUu
over and instantly killed near Cavendish,
Thursday afternoon. lie was shoveling
snow rom the track in a cut, and, III at
tempting to get out OF the way OF Il train,
slipped and Tell under the wheels.
The Lyndon Union says The Vermont
Journal, A'trOra, Chronicle, Valley Farmer,
etc., ETC., had 81 OF our locals, last week.
only one Of which was credited to the Union
Mclndoe makes a good paper, and with as
little trouble to himself as any man we know
Of But he has so many papers, you know,
that he has to spend most Of his time chang
ing heads.
passenger train ran of the track near
Gassett's station, Friday, and while stopping
to repair damages freight train came
along, stopping just in the rear OF the passen'
ger train. shortly after another freight
train arrived aud ran iuto the first, pushing
that into the passenger train aud smashing
eight or ten cars, one passenger car aud three
engines, but no one was seriously hurt