Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-07


Branerd on "The value of the study Of the
English literature;n Prof. Meitzk on " Music
IN schools /" with discussions on compulsory
education and the Importance of educational
Journals.
The Fifteenth Report Of the Vermont Board
Of Education, due ut the opening of the last
session of the Legislature, has reached us.
IL is bulky pamphlet of nearly 900 pages.
and is the fullest report yet published con-
tanning over 10 pages OF tables of school sta
tistics, for the year 1871 and 1872, most OF
them being for the latter year, together with
"A good amount Conformation on the schools,
school books, town organizations, school acts
of this and of other States, NC, NC.
Two men. belonging in Vermont, giving
the names of Edward Warren and John
Washburn, are in custody ut Worcester
Mass for extensive stealing of butter and
other merchandise from the Boston and Al
hany, Vermont Central, and other railroads
They were in the habit of disposng OF their
plumber in Boston, and also sending II to
j. H. Hatch, Troy, N. Y.
The New England agricultural society held
its 10th annual meeting at Boston, Tuesday,
DR.. Loring presiding and opening the meet
ing with speech The several states then
elected their vice-presidents and trustees, h.
S, Stowell of Cornwall being chosen Vice
President and George Campbell Of Westmin-
ster West, Peeg Winslow of Putney, james
A. Shedd of burlington, +. II. Hoskins OF st.
o. s. Bliss of Georgia, A. D.Arms
Of Montpelier, Thomas Baker of Barton, Hen
ny Clark of Rutland, Austin A. Moore OF
East Berkshire. Trustees for Vermont. The
report of the finances showed the receipts
from the fair ut Lowell to he S3l $50, being
larger sum than ever before received at any
single fair. The premiums and expenses
amounted to S25 1880, leaving q profit OF
S606l. DIR. Loring was reelected president.
ADDISON COUNTY.
February ., Thermometer 300 below zero,
good sleighing, but little pleasure in sleigh
riding, says our Vergennes correspondent.
Mr.. T.. S. Wright, of weybridge, sold re-
Gently yoke of seven-year-old oxen 70 MIR.
+. Wheeler, of Vergennes, for the Boston
market. They weighed $500 lbs, and were
very superior cattle.
The Middlebury Register calls Congress
man Willard fool for trying to Introduce
Christianity into politics, and says we
are also satisfied that he does not represent
the views of the great majority of his con-
stituents in this matter" But perhaps the
Registers bible omits the command, Love
your enemies, bless them that curse you,
&c. 1t is dangerous to be ahead OF public
feeling, even month.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Bennington iai-breaker. sam Lucas
has been identified at Warrensburgh, N. T.,
where he is in Jail, having been arrested
there for stealing u horse and sleigh.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Miss Nina Z. Gregory's readings at Town
Hall, this Thursday evening.
Mr.. l.. b. Flint, started last Monday on a
trip to New Orleans and the West
Valentine ball at Hurlburt's hotel, East
st. Johnsbury, Friday evening, Feb. IA.
The Spring term OF Peacham Academy
commences Feb. 25. Mr. Bunker. is retain
ed rs principal. See advt.
NJ. c. Sheldon has sold his farm in Dan
vile, known rs the old Sheldon farm, to
Daniel q. Mouton, for $2i00.
A. Il e. Cochran of Ryegate, recently sold
rs fat sheep and ia lambs for Sl420, an av-
ertge of $3.50 per head.
The Railroad Ball this Friday evening, ut
the Avenue House, bids fair to be grand
success. Two first class bands make music.
Abundance to gallery, so cents.
The ladies of the Church of the Messiah
Univcrsalist) will give an Antiquarian sup
per in the vestry of their church, Thursday
evening Feb. l3 All are cordially invited.
Rev. b. NJ. Tillotson, by special request,
will repeat his sermon entitled "Shall we
know each other in Heaven" at the new
Univcrsalist Church next Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Clapp, of the firm of Thompson Il
Clapp, Railroad Street, has graduated from
the boot and shoe business, aud accepted the
position of United States mail agent from
Boston to Bangor, Me.
AT the last meeting of the st. ,Iohnsbury
village trustees, the resignation of policeman
Burnham was accepted, and J. W. Lewis
was appointed in his place. Ii was voted 10
require all saloons to take out license, and
close their doors ut ten o'clock
Two of the hands Mt the scale works got
their discharge last week for drunkenness
They told where they got their liquor, and
those who wrought the mischief are admon-
ished TO sin no more. lest worse thing he
fal them.
A. Cochran, OF Ryegate. sent to market in
1872, 64S5 dozen eggs or 90 barrels. all re-
ceived from about ten square miles. Sup
pose Vermont averaged one-half that rate,
it would be some 3,2i2, 500 dozen, or $3.50,
900 eggs.
A course of free lectures on Temperance Is
announced mt the Baptist church. in Passump-
Feb. IL. Rev. II. A. Spencer, Feb. 25, Rev
b. w. Tillotson, March II, Rev. Isaac Hyatt,
March 25, Rev. l.. o. Brastow. Commence
mt % O'Clock. All are cordially invited.
The farmers of st. Johnsbury and vicinity
will hold their usual Festival on Washing
toms Birthday, Feb. -, mt the Avenue House
Hall. The Farmers Clubs and Patrons of
Husbandry unite in this Festival, and invite
the presence of all their brother farmers
their wives and families. Full programme
in next weeks FARMER.
Large hogs in Ryegatc, killed in 1872 -
j. Il. Nelson's dressed els and $40 lbs :;
Frank Gibson's. 675 and $40 lbs. w. j. Glib
sons, 53l and 467 lbs. John Haney's, 500
lbs. A. j. Finley's, COZ lbs w. j. Ilender-
sons, 500 lbs. In all averaging 555 lbs.
Some 40 years ago hogs usually dressed here
from IFS to 225 lbs, and when one dressed
800 it was called large, and one dressing 300
lbs. very large.
We refer our readers to the advertisement
of Hodges anti-fricton horse power IN
another column. In North Danvile, where
this power has been most used, the farmers
speak very iitvorably of il. Albert Stevens
had threshed, Nov. 25, with two horse ma
chine of this patent, 3l2 bushels of oats of "A
heavy growth, cut close mostly with reaper
but some mown by hand on account OF lodg-
ing, and after sweeping up, while 40 bushels
more could have been run, threshed % BUSH
els of wheat, leaving off at sun down.
Tuesday night the arrival of rustic look
Ing couple at the Avenue House, st Johns
bury, gave hope TO the usual crowd around
the big stove that there was "A chance for AN
other marriage festival But the man regis
tered as Geo. &. York and wife, of Lnnnox-
Vile and the pair disappeared for the
night into No @, to the intense disgust of saa.
guine eXpectants. A sensation was not want
ing, however, for with the morning train
from the north came two men in pursuit, one
an officer and the other II ijlthcr-in-aw of the
man, but not father Ia the woman. The
whole party returned north on the II o'clock
train. Before they left il leaked out that the
mans name was Bennett, from some place in
Name whence he departed suddenly with
the damsel, u lass of sweet sixteen. leaving
Q ife and family totally unprovided for, he
having first converted his property, (some
$1,000 into cash. But the father ofhis law
iul wife did not relish having family re-
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