Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-04

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asbestos varies in length from two to forty
inches and resembles unbleachcd flax, wher
found near the surlac e, but when taken ut d
greater depth, it is pure white and very
strong and flexible.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Orion Barnum's house ut Monkton was
burned Friday, during his absence Mt Boston
and everything destroyed.
A Middlebury man has shipped over on,
hundred ears Of pressed hay during the win.
ter.
The Secretary of War advertises that the
Champlnin Arsenal at Vergennes, will b,
sold by public auction on the 9Th of June
next.
Leicester, after swallowing two pennies, tried
the end Of an iron bolt with nut on il, and
is still likely to live u while longer.
A. &. Fassett, of Hancock, has COW that
had six calves in less than three years. A
Taylor, of the same town, owns merino
eve that gave birth to eight lambs in twenty
months. Prolific place that Hancock
CALEDONIA COUNTY,
f. +. Root, of Shniliell lost u valuable
cow last week.
The Antiquarian Supper at the Baptist
Hall netted 500.
b. 4. Squires, of Wheelock, has II nice
PAIR of steers, not quite one year old, we igh-
ing 1850 lbs.
Maui GAn,ars al HE In ha baI al
circular saw in Carpenters sash and blind
shop, ST. j., Wednesday.
IAN Evening with the Religious Prose
writers" will be the subject of the lecture nj
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday even.
ing.
DIR. j. N. Norcross, of Philedelphia, Pa, Il
graduate of Jefferson Medical College, takes
the place of DIR. j. NJ. Currier ut McIndoe,
| Falls.
The friends of Elder Stiles of Sheffield held
AN oyster supper at his house the 2sth ult
leaving the receipts for the benefit of the FL
der.
The Caledonia County Ministers meeting
will be held Mt the Free Baptist Hall, st.
J"lnspuiy, Mpu'laJ' Aplu 'tl' Ut ~ " Nloth
| 4. NJ.
The Singing school concert given in st.
Johnsbury Friday evening and repeated by
request Saturday evening, was rare treat
to the few who attended it.
Charles Mcclellan, OF Sheffield village, is
about to move on to his farm on the Duck
Pond road. Chas. Cook. who has carried il
on the past year, has gone to Lyndon.
MIR. Ira Harvey has bought out the West
India goods and grocery business of u. c.
NJ. Howe. lie takes possession rs soon rs
invoice is taken and the rooms put in prop
or repair.
Edward Everett Hale, editor of the Old
and Ncic, will deliver the eighth lecture OF
the Y. NJ. G. A. course at St Johnsbury
Town Hall Tuesday eve, Apr. sth. Subject
" He did his level best"
A man driving Frank Bingham's team met
with quite II runaway accident near Elyville
Wednesday evening. Attempting TO turn
upon the railroad crossing the sleigh run
ner caught, the horse became frightened, and
tipping out the driver ran with the sleigh up
on the railroad bridge where he fell through,
smashing the sleigh and badly bruising him
self
1t Is with sincere regret that we learn Of
DIR. Adgate's leaving st. Johnsbury to en-
gage in practice at Hnrdwick. DR. A. is n
skillful, faithful, kindly man, having few
superiors rs a family physician anywhere
We cordially recomm end him to our readers
in Hardwick. They will find him, both
professionally and socially, II most valua bl e
acquisition to their comm unity.
The funeral of Rev John F. Palmer was
attended ut his late residence in Waterford
ON Monday last, Rev b. NJ, flllotson oilicia-
ting He died March %, aged 10 years and 80
days lie was the oldest clergyman in the
UuiversaIist denomination. He was well
known in this section of the country, rs an
able preacher and II truly christian man. lie
WAS highly esteemed by all who knew him
His body was taken To Barre for burial, where
he formerly lived, aud where his form er
wlie was buried.
DR. Fronch, Sec of the Board of educa
ton, met the Superlntendeuts of Caledonia
County NJ the Court House IN st. Johnsbury,
March 26, to make arrln gements for Teach
ers' examinations, NC. 1t was voted that
candidates Tor teachers tho coming year
must be examined in the following studies :
Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar and His
tory; each examination Ia consist off, writ
ten rs well AS an oral exercise. On each
subject 20 questions were adopted to be used
in the written part of the exam nation, 10 in
the spring and 10 in the fall. The spring ex
animation occurs on Saturday, May 3D.; the
fall on Saturday, Nov. 18th. Ga each day
the written exercise is to commence at 9
o'clock, A. NJ. and oral at 2, r. NJ. The
standard Tor qualification are Candidates
must pass an oral examination satisfactory
to the superintendent and an average of IS
per cent. on the subjects of the written ex-
animation, no candidate to fall below so per
cent. on the written examination on any one
subject Certificates will be used bearing
not only license but also the per cent. Of
questions answered ut the eXami nation. The
Teachers Institute will he held the first
week in June.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
IIawley Judson, of Huntington, has sold
his three legged colt to II Troy man for $500
A 10 year old sou of l.. Allen, of Shell,
burne, has caught 200 muskrnts during the
last four months.
The Essex farmers club holds its meeting.
on Tuesday of each week, at the Town Hall
Essex Center Some very interesting discus.
sions have already taken place, and those
yet to come promise to be still more usefu
and instructive.
ESSEX COUNTY.
DR.. l.. w. Hubbard has left Lunenburgh
aud bought II place ut Lyndon, where he goe,
into the practice of medicine This leave,
Luenburgh without II physician. II is fine
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