Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-24

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to ask his wife that question, and hope he
won't accuse us Of giving him malicious nd
vice.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The lecture of DIR. Cutting, Monday even
ing, on "The Microscope and its Revela-
tions," was exceedingly interesting and in
structive, and finely illustrated by diagrams.
The lecture of Bishop Simpson. of Phila-
,lelphia, last Friday evening, was worth the
whole cost OF attending tho course. Mr..
Simpson is evidently profound scholar,
thoroughly posted on current events, rs well
as past history, and his address was of that
cnnobling, soul-stirring character which kin
dies in the nearer high feeling of each in.
dividuars responsibility, and of the nobility
of our race. The next lecture in the course
will DO by Theodore Tilton, and will of
course draw crowded house, though we
can hardly expect II richer treat from any
source than Bishop Simpsons lecture.
The County Agricultural Society met Jan.
81 Mt tho Town Hall, st. Johnsbury, the
President, G. A. Sylvester, in the chair. A
committee of three from each town repre-
sented was chosen, to report u list of officers
for the ensuing year. Officers elected: G.
A. Sylvester. President; Calvin Morrill, and
Joshua Bemis, Vice Presidents; I. w. San
born, n. M. johnson, and Henry Hastings,
Secretaries; c. NJ. Stone, Treasurer; with
an executive committee of from one TO six
from each town. Mr.. Jonathan Lawrence
introduced resolutions referring to the death
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of David Currier, Esq, Of Peacham, which
were adopted and ordered upon the records
of the Society. The executive committee
will meet in two weeks ut the st. Johnsbury
House, to arrange premiums and make ar
rangements fer the annual fair.
The ladies of the Free Baptist Society will
give an oyster supper ut their hall next Tues
day evening, Jan. %. Gentlemen can pro-
cure neckties and the ladies NICE cake by the
loaf or piece. All are invited.
The choice of pews in the new Universal
ist Church ON the Avenue will be sold next
Saturday afternoon at one O'Clock precisely.
All having any preference ofseats are request
ell to be present. Also in the evening at
o'clock, the church will be open for letting
seats.
DIR. A. X. Stokes. of st. Johnsbury, lost u
valuable horse by bots on Tuesday. lie had
driven to West Concord with the horse APP
parently us well as ever, when it was taken
suddenly and died in half an hour.
Horace Cutting, Of West Concord, lost three
oxen 10y breaking through the ice while draw
ing lumber on the Connecticut river on
Monday.
Union Grange, p. of H., West Danvlllc.
meets next Saturday, ut o'clock.
About u year ago, on the opening of the
Athon@um in St. Johnsbury, the Ladies' La
brpry Association Of that place divided
their library of four hundred volumes be-
tween two places, one of which was East
Burke. The ladies of East Burke mt once
formed an Association, which now numbers
over eighty members. During the year they
have added seventy new books TO the origi-
nal two hundred have procured lamps cur
tainS, and other necessary furnishings for
their library room, and now have between
forty aud fifty dollars in the treasury
Christmas eve they held an oyster supper
with accompanying Christmas trees, which
were well laden with gifts for old and young.
All present seemed to think it good to be
there" Among the pleasing features of the
evening was the presentation to the Society
of thirteen volumes of the Proceedings of
the Ku KluX Klan from Judge Poland also
n note from Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Hall, en-
closing five dollars. The officers for the en-
suing year are President, Mrs. II. NJ. Hall (;
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Mrs. w. f. Godding; Assistant Librarian,
Mrs. W. II. Streeter; Secretary and Treas
uror Mrs. A, l.. Finncy. Also II Book Com
mite: Mrs II. p. Gushing, Mrs. G.. \.
Harris Mrs. II. Burpeo.
Maj. W. |. Henderson, of Ryegate, lately
killed two-year-old which dressed 9l3 lbs.
tho largest ever killed IN Rycgate
lInzcn NJ. Gray has bought the house
known us the Widow Gray house in that
part of Sheffield where the Union says there
are sixteen widows II is rs yet not fairly
understood which of tho widows he intends
to take.
Some thirty or forty of Milo L. Hunters
friends, in Sheffield and Lyndon, gave him
quite n surprise the night of the 18th, carry
ing their oysters and other refreshments
with them. lie being good violinlst made
them all feel young, forgetting to go home
till morning
The canccrous affection of W. Il. Drown,
of Sheffield, mentioned few weeks ago,
proves to be II cancer of the worst type.
There have probably been three hundred
tons of hay and straw drawn out Of Sheffield
the past fall aud winter.
ESSEX COUNTY.
DIR. Adams, of Island Pond. has n COW
from which he has sold Sl07 worth of butter
from May eth to Jan eth, besides supplying n
family of five persons,
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The County Agricultural Society Mt ITS an
nual meeting elected the following officers
&. +. Small, President; j. W. Bryant, p.
, c. Cleaveland, Vice Presidents; +. L. Allen,
Secretary; A. A. Niles Asst. Sec. G. w.
Fitch, Treasurer; levi S. Small, Supt. OF
, Stock; ID. j. Stafford, Supt. Of Floral Hall.
The Society voted to invite the State Board
of Agriculture and Mining to hold n meeting
} in Morrisville, the 30th and 3lst of this
month. by vote the Society merged itself
into the Iamoille Valley Fair Ground Com
panS, giving tndJ company III us properly
and assets. II also amended its constitution
so rs to hold the annual meeting iq October
WORTHWHILE lTEMs.-The Railroad ,Ju-
bilco held at Pages Hall lasts Wednesday
I night, under the auspices of the Universalist
Society was very enjoyable affair and melted
the Society about $3.50 About 100 couple,
participated. The most interesting part o
the programme was the toasts and responses
ut supper. Ex.-Gov. llendeo, Hon, II. II
l Powers, Rev G. w. Bailey, being among
I the more prominent speakers. Delegates
i were present from Hardwick and Wocott
= and many were present from other towns.