Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-18

other day, aud set fire to the hay with match
Is to see Il burn" Loss 5000; insurance
$3.50.
A young man, calling himself Rogers, who
sold horse and wagon ut Burlington. the
other day. under suspicious circumstances
has been arrested, under the supposition that
he Is the one who lied from Walden, recently
with considerable stolen property. lie was
brought to st. Johnsbury and lodged in Jail
on Wednesday.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The 4th was celebrated by picnic at
North Victory. A good many were present
and all enjoyed n good time.
The prospect for fruit in CRANKY, is very
good. Grass will not be an average, but
other crops are looking nicely.
Orville Lawrence has commenced to build
a new saw mill on branch of the Moose
river, known as the CRANKY stream.
Under the new arrangement tho mail to
Guildhall now starts from CRANKY in the
morning, and returns in the afternoon. In
stead of coming in from Guildhall at noon rs
formerly.
| GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
1t has been extremely dry here this sea-
son, and the hay crop will be light.
Calvin Mcbride is putting up the largest
barn in the county--45 x 1870, with basement.
Henry MacOmber, of Grand Isle. ON Tues
day night Of last week caught four stur-
geons, one of them weighing 100 pounds.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
w. 4. Moulton & Co., manufacturers of
Wooden Water Tubing, are doing lively
business this summer.
Prof. +. G. Hathaway, principal Of the
Morrisville Graded School, and member of
the State Board of Education, died on Sun
day afternoon, at his home in Hardwick.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Alberti +. Hyde, of West Derby, who was
some months since arrested and lodged in
Jail at Chelsea for attempting TO cash forged
drafts ut St. Johnsbury and Wells River,
WAS arraigned ut the recent term of Court in
Orange County. lie plead not guilty, and
trial was postponed till the December term.
The Chelsea National Bank having been
removed to Barre, the people of Chelsea have
established another bank and elected rs
their cashier Mr. John Clark, II young man
lately clerk in the First National Bank of
st. Johnsbury. Only about six months ago
the removed bank chose young man in
this bank as its cashier. Mr.. Geo. Hopkins,
recently in the counting-room Of Fairbanks
Scale works, has been given the place left
by Mr.. Clark.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
There is talk of re-opening the iron mines
at Troy.
The hay crop of Greensboro, contrary to
fears, will be an average one.
J. j. Burdick. of Greensboro, has sold his
stallion, Peacock to G. NJ. Gray, of North
Hyde Park, for $500.
The folks who prayed for rain have turned
their prayers the other side out, and want
haying weather.
The house OF George Annis, in Albany
was struck by lightning and burned July 10.
Insured for $500.
Mr.. Raymond's yatch, Oracle, neat little
propeller about 40 feet long, was launched
at Newport on Tuesday.
At the Albany town meeting last Thursday,
it was voted to aid in the construction of the
NJ. II. Il b. r. r., by taking stock to the
amount of five times the grand list.
The Lady Of the Lake is to make two trips
day through the lake, making close con-
nection with the cars on tho Passumpsic and
Eastern Counties railroads at Newport.
The Strawberry festival of the Congrega-
tional ladies Of lrasburgh, on the 9Th. was
very pleasant and the receipts, some ESQ,
will go to purchase a chandelier for the
church.
ii. w. Baker, recently landlord of the
Frontier House North Troy, has been APP
pointed express agen. on the South Eastern
Railroad. He has charge of the mails be
tween Newport and Richford until mail
agent is appointed.
l.. w. Clarke, Esq, of Charleston, has
been appointed Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue for Orleans and Essex counties He
held the Office Of Assistant Assessor from
September. 1862, till the office was abolished
May Goth, 1873.
A man can leave Newport ut SIS A. NJ.
reach Montreal at 10, remain until 3.I5 and
reach home ut s.55. Or he can leave at 5.l5
A. M. for st. Adams, connect at Richford
with the morning train over the Missisquoi,
arrive there about and stay until 420 and
then get home at $50.
What a pity Uncle Jesse wasn't on hand
in the uniform of Chief of Police TO seize
those wines, "rich and rare" that the Express
tells OF with such gusto, when they were be-
ing transferred from the train to the boat at
the celebration. But what would have be-
come OF the A" feast Of reason and flow Of
soulPn
The Louisville Library Lottery, (advertis-
ed in the ErpreSS) had its third drawing last
week. There were 100000 tickets sold at
$40 apiece. The capital prize of 800, 600 |
wasdrawn IN Louisville (of course) and Hen
ny Bass, liquor dealer, who owned three
fourths Of the ticket, says he shall devote hls
$4,000 to the enlargement of his business |
Such is the result of an "cntcrprise" which is
permitted to subsidiso II newspaper whose cd
itOr with unpaid bar-hlD nspires 10 be one
OF the Pandanjarums OF temperance.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland Herald wants n soldiers mon
ument in that city.
A three hundred pound bear was trapped
at Sherburne on the 4th by Gideon Cotton.
Rev, John 4. Smith and wife are on a visit
to Rutland, the former home of the latter,
after an absence of ten years AS missionaries
in Eastern Turkey.
Chauncey X. Williams, for three years
connected with the Herald, and for the past
seven months its principal editor. on Thurs
day took charge of the Rutland Daily and
Weekly Globe as managing editor, as well as
editor-in-chief. Mr.. Williams Is a pains-ta-