Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-07
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Gen. w. w. Grout will lecture on Robert
Burnes. in the Universalist church at West
Concord, next Monday evening.
In Sheffield, one of Geo. Ranney's horses
kicked another one and broke his leg last
Monday.
b. b. Shattuck has sold to Chas. A. Syl-
vrster, house and lot on South Park ST., for
the consideration of $4,000.
Mrs Kendall. from Greensboro, has
bought out Mr.. Kendlll's eating saloon on
Railroad st.
Rev. Mr.. Spencer gratefully acknowledges
the receipt of II sewing machine, with nll the
attachments.-a gift from his friends here.
Rev. p. n. Granger, agent of the State
Temperance Society will lecture at the Hall
in Bank Block Main St, on Wednesday
evening, March TO-
Mrs Shango's house. ON Maple ST., took
fire in the roof on Wednesday morning, but
was discovered in season IN he easily eXtn-
gushed
The third lecture of the temperance course
ut Passumpsic. will he delivered by Rev.
H. A. Spencer of ST. Johnsbury, Tuesday
evening. March llth.
The Elm Star Troupe perform at the
Town Hall Friday and Saturday evenings.
A Massachusetts paper says;
This show performed in our village last
evening. and gave us an exhibition which
fairly exceeded our expectations. The per-
formers, who were few, were multum ia
parUO, and the amount of labor performed
on the stage was almost Incredible.
Tickets for sale at Binghams and Ran
dalrs.
Deputy Gile met with several of the enter
prising farmers of Lyndon, Feb. eth, and
organized Enterprise Grange No. p. of
II. The following officers were elected
Charles Ingalls,. Master.
Geo. l.. Mntherson, Oversecr.
A. Morgan, Lecturer
A. Eastman. Steward.
r. S. Hoyt. Assistant Steward.
+. 5. Nelson, Chaplain.
H. II. Holton, Treasurer
\. l.. Ingalls,, Secretary.
ID. Wiley, Gate Keeper.
Mrs. A. W. Morgan, Ceres,
Mrs. II. II. Holton. Flora.
Mrs. Charles Ingalls,, Pomona.
Mrs. A. Eastman. Lady Assistant Steward
The farmers of East Lyndon and vicinity
met Feb. 27th, to inquire into the propriety
OF organizing II sub-grlnge of the Patrons
of Husbandry. Jonathan Lawrence, of Pas
sumpsic, General Deputy of the National
Grange, by request read lecture upon the
objects, aims and intentions of the order
which was listened 10 with attention. After
short time spent Ia asking questions and
making explanations, the meeting voted to
proceed to business The books were
opened and lorty-elght persons enrolled their
names as charter mombers. No previous
Grange in Vermont has started with so large
membership, and we predict for them IL
brilliant future. The credit of the prelim-
mary work is largely due TO b. /. Leach,
Past Master of Star Grange, ia Sutton. Har-
mony Grange No. - is the name of this new
Grange. The following officers were elected
Feb. eth, 1879
John A. Smith Master.
John Mitchem, Overseer.
Geo. NJ. Park, Lecturer.
II. l.. Wolherbee, Steward.
G. A. Leach, Assistant Steward
l.. w. Russell, Chaplain.
+. II. Graves, Treasurer.
IL. IL. Morgan, Secretary.
F. X. Newton, Gate Keeper.
Mrs. H. l.. Wetherbee, Ceres
Mrs. ID. Young, Pomona.
| Mrs. j. A. Smith, Flora
Mrs. f. Newton, Lady Assistant Steward.
ADDISON COUNTY.
| The cheese factory ut Orwell was built In
1867, aud enlarged in 1871 Thirty-live hun
dred chceses were manufactured the past
season ut an average weight of fifty pounds
each and in size fourteen inches by eighteen
inches Total amount of cheese, l75 200
pounds. Seven hundred boxes were shipped
TO London, and the rest to Boston and New
York, bringing about thirteen cents per
pound, net profit
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Edward Mott, of Alburgh, has sold his
farm Of two hundred acres to George d. and
Giles Sowles, for $4,000. George Lyman
has sold to Peter Labro seventy-two acres
for S3,625.
The following is the amount of hay ship
ped from Alburgh station during the last six
months August, 1872, "a cars, September
62 cars, October, 40 cars, November, 10 cars,
December, ~ cars, January, 1873, 80 cars,
Total, 2l8 cars, or, as near as can be est.
mated, 1000 tons, which, at the average
price, SIS, per ton, makes the snug little
sum of $50 900. The above does not include
hay shipped from Alburgh Springs depot
which has shipped about the same amount
nor several lots shipped by boat, Thus, over
100000 worth of hay has been shipped
from that town for market during the last
year and although one Of the smallest towns
on the line Of the railroad, il is claimed to be
the largest hay market in the State.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Mes,rs True a Richmond, the new pro.
prictors of the old meat market at Newport
seem 10 mean business. They have added
u full stock of vegetables aud provisions