Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-03-28

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Mrs. Melinda Stowell, wife OF Mr.. G.. $.
Stowell and mother of Col. +. S. Stowell, of
! Cornwall, died last Wednesday, aged nearly
20 years The deceased had lived with her
husband for above fifty years, and the oc-
reavement comes with crushing weight to
him who is now left alone.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Arlington peg factory made 1856 bar
rels of shoe pegs in single day last week.
At this rate we should think the business
would soou peg out"
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
There will be calico ball at the Avenue
House, April 10.
The Groton Millerites designate April 10
as the last great day.
There will he select Rosette Party and
| Promenade Concert at Town Hall, St. Johns
! bury, Tuesday evening, April |.
Dea Chesley, OF Sheffield has lost one of
his fingers, amputated rs the consequence of
frost-bite and subsequent Inflammation.
The Sheffield sugar makers are waiting
| for II flow of sap, hut unless they get thaw
they will earn all the sugar they make.
AN Evening with the Religious Prose-
writers, will be the subject of the lecture mt
the Church of the Messiah next Sunday even
! ing
Beane's Singing School will give II concert
of vocal and instrumental music ut the Town
Hail. st. Johnsbury Friday evening. March
2S
Judge POLAND has been appointed one of
the visitors to the military academy mt West
Point on the part Of the House of Represent
tativrs.
The Lyndonville Dramatic Club give two
entertainments ut the Town Hall. st. Johns
bury, on Thursday and Friday evenings,
April 3 and 4.
A big black dog knocked down a little boy
on Prospect Street, and hurt him consider
ably though he did not bite him. Big dogs
should be- more careful.
Ladies' complain of II man-they decline to
consider him II gentleman-who makes big
tobacco puddles at the Baptist Hall, st.
Johnsbury, on Sunday evenings.
We hear of denizen for eleven years OF
Railroad Street, st. Johnsbury, who made
his first visit t } the vicinity of the scale works
this week, and he had to be carried there
The oyster supper at the NJ. +. Church,
Sheffield on the 81, may he called II success,
considering the weather, taking about $50.
The proceeds are for repairing their church
Frank Streeter, Of st. Johnsbury, goes this
week to Charleston ILL.,, to teach in II high
school there He has made good progress in
his studies at Dartmouth College and will
graduate in the class of "A.
Rev. Isaac Hyatt has gone to Montreal "a
look after the affairs OF Mr.. VIM. Hyatt his
uncle, who was found in II closet smOthered
after the recent fire there. The daily paper
which gave notice of his discovery, gave nc
particulars except that gold watch and two
or three hundred dollars were found on hi.
person
As the eastern bound train on the Port
land and Ogden,burg Railroad Saturday eve
ming approached the bridge over Moose riv.
or half II mile east of St Johnsbury. the bag
gage aud passenger cars were thrown from
the track. The train passed the whole length
OF the bridge. smashing ties and completely
demulishing the track. The passenger ca
was somewhat damaged, aud had ii gon,
three feet farther must have been precipitlt
ed INTO the river One rail passed in at tn,
forward end Of the car aud found lodgem en-
across the backs of the seats. Fortunatel,
there was no one seriously injured. The en-
CINE passed safely and proceeded with mails
! and passengers.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
. Butcher Boy took first money Friday al
4 ternoon, at Burlington, in the uot for tn
: purse Of 500; Orphan Girl the second, an,
) Ira Allen the third.
The medical department OF the Universit
Of Vermont, began to give its couI Sc Of pull
lie lectures on Thursday morning. The elias
: already numbers thirty members,
: DIR. and Mrs. Hathaway. Of Milton, wer
D the recipients Of Il pleasant surprise on IN
occasion of then" silver wedding" Wodnes
4. day evening, March l2 Some 1870 friend
from Fairfax, Georgia, Colchester, Willisto
i and Milton, came together, and joyful tim
K was had, albeit, nm accident to the Dr. h
4 being thrown from his sleigh, threatened f
c. time seriously to mar the happiness of III
o. occasion. A handsome service Of silve
o consisting of thirteen pieces, and large caL
deliberately frosted and surmounted with 81
yer coins were chief among the testimonial
of regard presented to the happy pair II
usual ceremonies and speeches were folowr
by the accustomed merry making, musi
e &C., and the affair went off in the plensanto
g and most perfect style, TO the satisfaction
q all. We regret that our limited space tn
% week does not permit us to give place to
a fuller account kindly forwarded by frien
% We offer our congratulations to the DIR. wi
is warmly interested in agricultural matter
and consequently Il hearty friend of Il
FARMER.
LAMOILLE COUNTY,
~ The recent death at WolGott. of Ida, daug
=; ter of G.. V. Peck, II girl of eighteen year
IL. caused much excitement, which ut leng
ST. ST. led to action ON the part of the authorize
At first her decease WIS attributed to
-, but the different stories relative 10 the ma
y, ter, some of which were traced to her oy
family, led people to suspect that somethi
was wrong. Hence a complaint was entc
ia ed to States Attorney Niles, who caused
IT. post mortem examination to be made a
is the physicians unanimously agreed that 5
nd died from the effect Of an abortion ii
family denied all knowledge of the matt