Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-08-08
RUTLAND COUNTY.

The money-drawer in the office Of the
Bardwell House, Rutland, was robbed Of
about Sl6O, Friday morning about 4 o'clock,
while the porter went up stairs to call the
guests
Tho marble quarries of Rutland arc now
being worked by ten different companies,
employing over 1000 workmen. The aggre-
gate production is about 100000 cubic feet
per annum, and the stone is principally Of
the simple white or variegated kind, Of an
exceedingly delicate texture and purity Of
whiteness. The annual sales amount to over
million of dollars.
The Poultney Buiietin says: 1.-THE scare
in regard to light hay crop was to great
extent premature. We were informed by
an observing farmer, II few days since, that
the crop would average as heavy as last
year. In his own case his barns held his
crops last year. whereas this year he has al
ready had TO stack some, and has much to
cut YETI
The Soldiers Reunion ut Rutland this
week is reported to BE- great success. Full
ly $500 men and 10 bands of music are in at
tendance. Gov Converse, Lieut.. Gov. TAFT
Gems. Dcvens, Hawloy, Doubleday, Roberts,
Foster, and several other distinguished SOL
diers are among the guests. Col w. r..
Veasey, of Rutland, who distinguished hint
self Mt Gettysburg, has been appointed COM
manding general.
A Castleton man blew worm half an
inch long from his nose few days ago,
which was preserved, and, after four days,
entered tho chrysalis state. and six days af-
ter Matched into large green fly Inquiry
developed the fact that fly had suddenly
entered the persons nose, some time previ-
GUS and considerable difficulty was expert
enced in dslodging It. The egg was doubt
less deposited at that time.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Marshiield will be the largest lumber sta
ton on the line of the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad.
The Central Vermont cattle yards at Rox-
bury arc undergoing thorough repairs, and
running water introduced into each yard.
Oscar Jones, of Montpelier, has just sold
his farm in Berlin to Mr.. Sherburn Of Glover,
for $1,000 IL has been in his fathers and
grandfather's possession for rs years, Maj.
Samuel Jones settling on il in 1877, when it
was complete wilderness.
J. ii. Whitney, of Cabot is the owner of
some excellent cows. b. Burnell. of VOL
colt, visited there recently and he says he
MIXED from one csw pail and half of
milk, aud the pail was large one, too. In
his dairy of fourteen cows Mr.. Whitney has
four others equally rs coed.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Roswell Hyde is appointed postmaster Of
Bellows FaIls, vice A. N. Swain resigned.
Arrangements are making for n grand
horse trot at Brattleboro on the 9th, $4,000
having already been raised for prizes, and it
is intended to double this amount
The Vermont Farm Machine Co., OF Bel
lows Falls. have sold 275 Meadow King
moving machines the present season. and
would have passed the round 300 but for q
delay in freighting.
At Mr.. Cheney's great sale of shorthorns
held at Gaddesly, England, July 10th, the
exported COW Lady Sale of Putney," bred by
A. NJ. Winslow & Sons ofPutney brought the
remarkable price of fl93 los. and his bull
calf El62 I5s.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Windsor County Agricultural Society.
fair will he held at Woodstock, Sept. 81 q
and 25.
The bridges of the Rutland railroad a
Proctorsville are being rebuilt and raised, I,
avoid a repetition of the numerous fatal &C
cidenls which have happened to brakcmeT
there.
Tho Woodstock Post claims the distinction
of beng the only paper in that village which
denounces the trustees Of the Central rail
road. 1t also insists that there is strou;
popular feeling against them in that vale!
which is not improbable. And although
the Post is persistent offender ITSELF II feel:
hurt because we suggest small motives
for its Statements against Gov. Smith
We do not know that maintaining n small
neighborhood resentment can justly be calle,
disproportionately small motive in n small
neighborhood paper. We did not think of i
in that light and it is really quite respecta
BILE. compared to the motives Mr.. Perkins
ascribcs to the editors that do not agree will
him. Yet it hardly comes up to that heroi,
pitch of virtue the Post seems to fancy il ha,
attained, in repeatedly charging that Smitl
and other members Of the ring wer,
thieves" or in alludng to "tuppenny Yer
mont newspapers" We seem to see Perkin
wrapping the folds Of his drcssing-gowl
about him and majestically pacing his sane
tum d Brutus, after getting those happ.
phrases upon paper. No wonder he think
small beer of such q .ftineant hero as Ethan
Allen, when he contemplates himself ms tn,
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