Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-04


raj the other highland he wasn't dressed
in mourning either( p)--says the Monitor.
The Police Question sunk entirely out
OF sight IN Newport, Monday evening, and
the cypress hasn't word 10 say. Uncle Jos-
Sc VIII have to look elsewhere for job.
Mrs. Moses DE Etc, of Jay, n few days
since accidentally spilled some lye, which
spaItcrcd into her i,Icc and eyes As yet she
has not been able 10 Soc and IL is feared
that the injury will result in the loss of both
eyes.
Pul. llorsford. of Massachusetts, has Dccn
makingnn exploration Of the Asbestos depos-
ITS in Lowell and vicinity. There is large
demand for this mineral for various ncchan-
ical and chemical purposes and the YER
mont ashestos rs the best and the deposits
the most extensive known IN America. II
will bo large source Of revenue to our peo.
plc when properly developed.
Mr.. +. Boynton, OF Westiicld. WAS Kicked
by u horse in the stable of II. q. Brown last
Wednesday. lie WIS talking about II trade
on horses and was examining with that in
Wow whom the horse objected to so critical
an examination and lot fly his heels taking
the young man in his side and sending him
across the stable. lie WAS carried into the
house and WAS unable to speak for some
time, and is not yet able to work.
June 23d there were number OF accidents
in the south part Of Troy and adjoining per-
tons of Newport and Coventry. II. Turner
broke leg in Telling tree, and another man
nj the same work was hurt in the face by a
limb A quarrel about hitching u yoke Of
cattle to n shade tree resulted in blood and
blackness for nose and eyes, and worse than
all j. q. A. Wheeler lost all his buildings
and most of his household goods by fire. Mr..
Wheeler has already received his insurance
amounting to $500.
Snow, the murderer of Stanton, says he
got the liquor he had been drinking from the
town agent OF Greensboro. He says he pro-
cured three quarts there on the 23d, and he
has been known to get liquor there before.
Shall Snow be called upon to pay the penal
ty VI his crime. and the man who sold him
the liquor in violation Of the law be lefi I'M
punished, to ply his trade upon new victims?
Those who do not believe in the improve
ment Of stock will DO well to visit the herd
owned by A. G. Il +. Phillips. Of Glover.
They have full blood Durham bull, dan. Vt
two years old, sired by ii. G. ClevelAnd's
=" Young Hen," and out OF full blood Ken
lucky Durham COW. He took the first pre-
MUM at the Orleans County Fair As cali
and yearling. Now weighs 1895 lbs. They
have recently bought of fl. G. Cleveland the
full blood Durham calf. "Sir Blanche" pay.
| ing for the same high price as stock of this
kind always demand. They have full blood
Durham heller that now, ut / months, weighs
900 lbs Also pair of grade Durham steers
that weigh, at one year old, 1900, pure white
and handsomely matched.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland Globe thinks they have tn,
Colorado potato bug in that section. The
description 1t gives of the insect shows il moi
to be the dread devastatOr, hut the more
harmless three lined potato bug, which cal
always he found by close observer in any
pottto field, yet rarely numerous enough tC
do much harm. The Globe says. A" " the,
are the COloradobu bugs they will grew ms larg,
as finger nail" which shows unf,n,iliarit,
| with the insect world. members of which
don't grow after assuming the perfect form
Efforts ARE being made for general reun
! ion of the Vermont soldiers Of the rebellion
at Rutland. commencing August 0. and con
tinuing three days. in regular encampmen
ON the county fair grour DIS. The reunions
! have hitherto been confined TO officers. bu
this movement aims in getting In the ranl
and flo rs well.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The foundation walls Of the two new wing
to the Vermont Insane Asylum, ut Brattle
boro, are already laid. and tho masons mr.,
now engaged in raising the brick walls. Tn,
addition will BIO n much-needed improve
ment
Over 800 head Of cattle were unloaded nj
the Cold River cattle yards, naar Below
Falls, on Saturday and Sunday. One traiI
was Texas cattle. all in the best order; thu
balance were from Chicago. They wer'
shipped to Boston on Monday.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Chester has struck it rich in the way o
soapstone, lately. The stone brings 500 pc
ton. delivered Mt the cars.
Sometime since we cut off from our ex
change list that ineHably stupid print tn,
Woodstock Standard. In affected ignoranc,
of the fact Greene sends us postal card re
questing us to discontinue the FARMER. New
er was request more easily granted.
We noticed lately at White River Junction
and elsewhere the finely got up posters of thu
4th of July celebration at Bethel They were
from the great poster-printing establishment
of Hiram Atkins at Montpelier. and we say
rs an expert. that in mechanical or artistic
point of view they are very rarely squaled b.
similar work from the best city offices.
That sassy young man who runs the Wood
stock Post thinks we painfully remember
+" our remark of last winter upon the imprO
priety Of drumming for newspaper subscri
bers while under pay from the stats as mem
bcr Of the Board Of Agricultural He give
us credit for more Careful reading OF hi
valuable sheet than he ought, since that "re
mark never came under our eye. lift ha'
we should have remarked In reply that W
have neglected no duty rs member Of th
Board Of Agriculture to attend to our owl
business. That is all tho public can requir
of Its servants. But rs further matter .
fact, we never, in Woodstock or elsewhere
when in attendance on meetings of the Board
asked anybody to subscribe to the FARMEE
though we had perfect right to do 1t IL W
chose. 1t is astonishing how jealous som
of these little editors back In the hills are q
any one whom they suspect Of poaching O.
their dom aims,
Hiram Powers, the American sculptor
died at Florence Friday morning. Mr.. Pow
ers was a native Of the State Of VERSION
born at Woodstock, on the Goth of July, 1906