Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-16

An attempt, fortunately unsuccessful, was
made to throw the West Concord train of the
p. q o. road from the track mt switch lust
the other side of East st. Johnsbury, on
Tuesday morning. The bolt of the switch
was knocked out and the rails pried over, leav-
ing the target all right. This was on n curve,
where the engineer could not have seen il,
but the section hands discovered IL and had
It replaced before the train came along. The
tracks of the two men who committed the
act were found. II seems, therefore, that
we have men among us DESTROYS to become
willful murderors of the worst sort.
CuITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Margaret Shambo of Williston, is rs
years Of ago and the mother OF % children,
(no twins), has had one husband, and works
for IS cents week. Not one of her children
can aid or give her home.
Prof. Collier sails for Europe on the l4th
inst We learn that the Chair of Chemistry
in the University and S. A. c. will be filled
during his absence by Mr.. Beverly $. Burton.
Mr.. Burton is graduate ofthe Sheffield Sci
enhlic School ut Yale, where he took very
high rank
The legal gentlemen to whom the citizens
of Burlington referred the question of their
powers TO bond IN favor ofthe Northern YER
mont and Lake Champlain railroad, have
reported that the city has right to bond UNI
der the general enabling act, passed at the
last session of the Legislature, provided the
road is built under the general railroad law,
and not under any specific charter.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Nj. Il. Sabbath School In Lunenburgh
was reorganized on the 4th inst. Hiram A.
Cutting, Superintendent; j. G. Webster,
Ilascall Pebbles Assistant; Charles McFar-
land Librarian and Secretary. The School
is in lourishing condition and the attend
ance quite regular.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Geo. A. Cheney, Of Stowe, has beaten nil
the sugar makers in town, making 500
pounds, and six gallons of molasses, from
100 trees.
AT the last session of the Probate Court
held at johnson, the principal business was
with an estate in Wolcott that has been UNI
der probate for forty years. G.amoille COun-
ty was not then organized, and the estate was
first probated in Orleans County, Wolcott
then being in that county.
Deacon Solomon Montague, of Cambridge,
es years old, walked nearly two miles, to
take charge of the erection of building, set
ting out the frame himself For half CEN
tury he has drank no liquor; never has had
the doctor but once; never had the head
ache; never was member of Congress.
nor candidate for any Office
ORANGE COUNTY.
Rev. DR.. Mexican, of Bradford, 50 years
old, is writing history Of the town.
Col. w. G.. Veazey, of Rutland is engaged
to deliver the address on Decoration Day in
Bradford.
| Senator Zach" Chandler, of Michigan,
Bradford.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Il. Hoyt, of Craftsbury, has lost fine colt.
Albany decides on Saturday whether to
bond for the railroad.
This is called the poorest sugar season in
25 years in Glover.
Irasburgh library is thriving and has now
300 volumes.
| DIR. kimball, of Coventry, was thrown
from his carriage last week, breaking sever
al ribs.
| Patrick Ruin has the mail contract from
Barton to South Albany ria West Glover and
| East Albany fnI four ypara
| The lonesome fellow in Irasburgh Jail has
/ got n mate, VIM. Hughes committed for OBJ
tanning goods under false pretences.
Lowell is awake on the railroad question.
At the meeting on the Sd unanimous vote
was given for the Midland road.
The steamer Nora has commenced her
trips on the Lake. The Lady of the Lake
will start out about June |.
A little French girl fell out of an attic WIN
dow % feet from the ground in Barton last
week. without hurting her bit.
At the railroad meeting, at East Albany,
May 3, II committee was appointed to have
the creek route from Craitsbury to Irasburgh
surveyed.
Jack Douglass, a Barton man, has caught
275 muskrats around the rivers in Newport
and Coventry, in \ three weeks trapping
excursion. He sold the skins for $50.
Coventry has u railroad meeting, May %
to see about bonding or taking stock. Be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 has been already sub
scribed.
Capt. Alexander w. Davis, of Glover
starts this morning, (May 49, on six
months canyassing trip through the State
for the enterprising proprietors of the Ter
mont Farmer.
(All tho above items ARE taken or condens.
ed from the M0HttOr.)
The Newport House is being enlarged and
improved
Wesley Foster, of Charleston, had horse
die very suddenly on Saturday.
VIM. e. Taplin, of Irasburgh, has lost two
COWS and Loren Dewey one.
Harvey Lewis has sold his farm Oh South
Hill, in Glover, to S. A. Sargent, for $1,000.
Hon. j. l.. Edwards is going to build t
house in Newport adjoining tho Methodist
church.
The entorprisng landlord of the Memphre
magog House has engaged Blaisdoll and In
gals band of six pieces for the summer,
: Beams auction was a successful one. Thu
work on his new hotel goes bravely on. Ii
will be three stories high, besides basemen
and French roof.
Amasa Scott, Esq, Of Craftsbury, planted
potatoes among the drifts May 6. We shall
publish soon an account of Mr.. SCOTS greR
success in some important branches of farm
ing.
, RUTLAND COUNTY.
L. II. llendee, of Pittsford, has bough
his brothers half Of the farm they have beef
jointly managing, for 800.