Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-25

from some OF Tie pest hooks IN AddlS0n
county. This shipment was destined for the
Pacific coast.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Shepard Dalrymple, of Readsboro, was re-
Gently blown from load of hay by gale at
one end Of the bridge over Deer6eld river,
and went down an ombankment 40 feet high,
without injury.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Brockway Bros. have bought out Sewelrs
carriage shop, st. Johnsbury.
The Good Templars have about as bright
and active lodge here as can be found in
the State.
The p. L. o. Freight train west Of St.
Johnsbury got of the track three or four
times Tuesday.
j. w. Shanks, division master on the
Passumpsic road, has rendered his resigna-
ton, to take effect May /.
A brakeman on freight train had his
arm broken by falling from car, north Of
Lyndon. Monday morning.
Meetings at the Town Hall by Ed. Nc
Kinstry and wife next Sunday, at 1870 A.
NJ. and las and 1880 P. M.
The sugar house of Albert f. Lawrence
one and one-half miles west Of Passumpsic,
was burned Wednesday morning, April %,
with contents. Loss S175 insured for $50.
Jesse Marshall, of West Burke, had made
Monday, the 14th, from 240 trees 2OS pounds
of stirred sugar. He uses Posts patent
spouts which he claims has had something to
do with his success.
A washout at the south end Of the "high
bridges" north of Barton, has delayed the
trains since Tuesday obliging them 10 carry
by. Trains will probably run over the place
to-day,-Thursday.
John Gilmore, of St. Johnsbury Ctr, has
opened harness shop in the room formerly
occupied by Bowen & Burke's barber shop.
Burke occupies part of the room formerly
occupied by L. W. Rowell, Bowen having
retired from the firm.
L. w. Rowell has enlarged his shop by
adding the room lately occupied by Solomon S
millinery store. He now has as conveniently
and we'll arranged an Office as any in the
country. Besides his printing Office he has
a salesroom where he makes stationery a
speciality, although he keeps confectionery,
&c.
Deacon Riley Woods, Of Passumpsic, has
hen that lays eggs. Ono of them sent to
the FARMER Office this week measures seven
inches in circumference the small way, and
eight aud three.eight% the long way. II
weighs At ounces down weight. The deacon
is merciful man, aud does not challenge any
body else's hens to beat this egg.
In the way of sharp-shooting, Peachau
women seem to put their husbands in th'
shade. Mrs. S. Ladd had shot six crow
with her husbands rifle at last accounts ant
was patiently waiting till she should miss on
so that he might shoot, according to agree
ment Another neighbor, Mrs. NJ. Hunt an(
husband, were shooting for the center nail il
target ten rods distant and had twice graz
. ed it, when Mrs. Ladd drove the nail HON,
: at her frs. shot.
The p. & o. now has FIVE engines, sever
t passenger cars, sixty fat cars, ten stock cars
. twenty box cars and Eve hay cars. A few
! passenger cars have been ordered, aud NOR,
engines will be needed as soon as tho road
extends farther. Passenger trains now rur
rs follows From st. Johnsbury to Yves
Concord 25 a. m, and 4.45 p. m. From
1 st. Johnsbury to Hyde Park 4.45 p. m. Oh
: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays mix
q ed train leaves st. Johnsbury for Hyde Park
4 at ITO am. The present pay roll number
r 275 men, and has numbered as high as 500
. exclusive of contractors men. So men are EN-
: ployed in the shops, yards and as engineers
t Between st. Johnsbury and Hyde Park there
are 10 depOts, and there are three building
exclusively for freight.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Thomas Gill, of Underhil Center, die
: last week, aged l0l.
An apple tree feled by Alexander Greniel
Of West Charlotte, last week, struck and in
stantly killed his son, l3 y ears Ofags.
!, FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Chapman Smith, we'll known drOver, dieC
in Richford last week. He had hold severa
:, offices of trust in this town, and was esteeme
a good and reliable citizen.
). A Grange of tho Patrons of Husbandry
= was organized at East Franklin, on Thur
g day evening, the 10th, with fifty members
to be called " Frontier Grange" This is til
first Grange ever organized in Franklin Cour
ty, and the largest ever organized in tn
State.
Charles 0sgoOd, Esq, of Milton, has sol
his Ayrshire COW Whitley, to DR.. F. B. Haiti
away. Whitley was imported by the MOI
trsal Agricultural Society and sold to o.
/ good and others, by o. P. & I. A. DAVE
IS Lachins, p O., May 2Sth, 1862 was fl
teen years old in March, and dropped h,
u calf in December last, and averaged throug
January AZ pounds of milk day.
e Mr. TOwle, agricultural editor Of the Me-
! sengsr, says; ave have been arOun
i among the butter buyers with view of tcs
ing personally the quality of the article at