Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-06-20
Tttmnat Eatmet
Sd Jehn.Snry, Yt., Jans 20, ls7s.
state He,ss.

The Vermont medical society holds its
scmi-anuual session at st. Aibans. june %
aud 90.
The Vermont Central railroad invcstsn-
ting conlnittcc will meet again june 26lh,
ut Montpelier to make up their report
The minds of the farmers throughout tho
state have been much relieved, this week, by
abundant showers The grass in the moving
lands looks finely, and is growing well, while
there is more fccd in the pastures than the
cows can cat. and rs natural consequence
q thoy give jolly bunch of milk"
Al st Alhans, on Friday, the Directors of
the new Central Vermont Railroad petitioned
the Court of Chancery that they may bc APP
pointed Receivers of the Vermont Central
road in place of Gov. Smith and his present
associates. The Vermont s.sa Canada Rail-
road asked for delay, aud the hearing was
adjourned till Thursday.
During !, recent "trip over the Vermont
Central we could but notice the advantages
OF the Westinghouse mir brakes, and the
Miller platforms which have boon put ON
the passenger cars OF tho Central. Besides
the saving of time and expense TO the rail-
road, they afford the passengers greater ease,
aud feeling of greater security. We cannot
see why any road should delay their adoption.
The Vermont Dairymen's Association Of
fer a premium of Prize Churn fol the best
lot of 90 pounds of "Prnts," 10 be made by II
member of tho Vermont Damymen's Associ-
alton between June LIST aud September 10th,
aud exhibited ut the Vermont State Fair nj
Rutland in September next. The prize is to
be awarded by committee appointed by
President Root, each exhibitor TO make II
statement IN detail, in writing, of tho breed,
feed and management of cows, and process
of manufacture.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The United States arsenal ut Vergennes
was sold on Friday, in accordance with nm
act of Congress. to John Nj. Dyer, of Sails
bury for $4,000.
George Hammond and Oliver Severance
of Middlebury, who recently went to Caliior-
MA, taking eleven car loads of thoroughbred
mcrino sheep, have sold their sheep at re-
muncr;ltivc rates. and returned home.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
j. :. IIallct, of st. Johnsbury center, has
sold his farm to Wilbur f. Badger for $500.
John b. Guycr has sold building lot near
Caledonia St., Elyvillc, to p. c. Russell. for
$500.
John Emerson has sold building lot at
Paddock's village to Susan L. Badger; con-
sdcration $500.
young man named Cassidy, living ON
Maple St, broke one bone of his arm one
day last week.
Ben Wright, of st. JohDsbury, chopped
his foot with an aN severely last week. lie
is getting we'll.
w. G.. Aver has moved TO st. Johnsbury
having lot his farm in Sheffield for one year
~ Mr.. Ford.
Mrssrs Whitney and Alexander Drake, of
Sheffield, are putting up u horse and sheep
barn 81 10y 81 feet. $500
4 subscriber, at Sheffield, writes that HIM
man Frost has three cows that walk across u
mud hole nn n peeled spruce log that lies
four feet above the mud.
Mr.. Gray, working at circular saw ut the
scale work, was hit in the bowels by Il piece
of wood thrown by the saw last week aud
badly hurt, hut i, now doing well.
Matthews and Pettcngill, Eastern Avenue.
keep first class restaurant, where every
thing is kept in u style 10 suit the most fts
tidous, in connection with their grocery
store.
G. G. Hall, second foreman In the Fair
banks foundry, died of erysipelas on Friday
last, after an illness of only about week.
His remains were carried to Pittsford the
same day.
The p. & o. railroad company has done
good thing by placing signals ut each covered
bridge on their line. The signal consists Of
whip lashes hung from u timber placed over
the track few rods from the bridge.
A brakeman named Chase was knocked
from . freight car by the Passumpsic bridg @,
on Monday. lie was standing in STOPPING
posture when the bridge struck him in the
back Though seriously hurt it is thought
he may recover.
Apple trees north and cast of st. Johnsbu-
ny are badly hurt by the winter, while in II
southerly direction, through Barnet and in
Peacham, it is said little damage was done
by the cold Barron's nursery, in Concord
is reported ms having suffered severely.
The following Is the order of exercises of
the graduating class Of the st. Johnsbury
Academy at the Town Hall, Friday evening,
June 90, at 7.45 O'clock: |. True Manlness,
William S. Boynton; ,. Retrospect and
Prospect, Abbie ii. Dana; 3. RoVerses Of
Fortune, Philip Carpenter, Bath, N. H.; A..
Royal Roads TO Learning, Susie A. liolbrook,
Lyndon; 8. Causes of the Instability Of tho
Spanish Government, Charles Il. Leslie,
Wells River; 6, English Literature of the
Fourteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, Ellen
Il. Chamberlain; 7. Roman Slavery Alonzo
Il. Searle, Thetlord; 8. Possibilities in Ills
tory, Carrie G. Ross; 0. Sncws, not Crutch-
cs, Robert j. Service, Barnet. Presentation
of Diplomas. Music nj appropriate intervals
| by the st. Johnsbury Cornet Band. Benedic-
| ton.
County Court.
Joseph A. Wing, administrator of the es-
tate of Sarah Hooper, VS.. j. II. Darling and
j. n. Hall. On trial when we went to press
last week tho plaintiff claimed to hold the
lot of land and recover the possession of the
same by virtue of u collectors sale aud after
ward the same not being redeemed within
the one year required by statute, the Same
was decided 10 $. g. Hooper, the plaintiffs
intcstate grlnlor and fifteen years adverse
and uninterrupted possession. Defendants
claimed dat tho tax was aDnulled for sever
nj reasons, and also claimed that plaintiff had
not had possession fifteen years, Defendants
deed OF warranty from S. r. Mason, the
original owner of the lot. Verdict for de-
PENDANT; exceptions by plaintiff. j. A.
Wing, Ray, Burke, and Rollins for plaintiff
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