Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-13

to hail from the vicinity Of Hartford, Conn.
No clue TO his accomplish has been found.
The pair Of cattle sent to market from
Randolph by Mr. Crocker, weighed 300
pounds and not 2l00 as given last week.
At Vershire the copper mining company
is running force Of 400 men, and getting
out some 900 tons Of copper ore month.
Mr. Chandler Richardson has sold his
farm in West Braintrec to Albert Fits. Al
SO Mr.. Duran Snow his farm 10 Francis
Flint
The listers Of this county will meet at
Chelsea on Wednesday next March 49, Tor
the purpose of equalizing the appraisal of
personal property.
The Waits River singing society held a
concert at the Union church there on Thurs
day eve, the Goth ult., giving general salts
faction. BY request, the concert was re-
peated at West Thompson. on Friday eve,
the 18th inst.
A valuable horse. the property Of Gilman
Folsom. of Chelsea, was injured quite badly
on the 4th lust, occasioned by defect in
the highway, between East Corihth and
Waits River, the defect caused by the late
high water A suit at law is talked oil.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Glover lecture association will have a
sociable this friday evening.
s. w. Allen, Of Irasburgh, has returned
from his Virginia tour.
John Bush, of Greensboro, lost his only
horse Of cancerous disease Of the stomach.
Orleans Grange, Of Glover, will hold a
special meeting tomorrow Saturday alter
noon.
Mr.. Kent has leased the old Allen farm
in lrasburgh, now owned by S. W. Beau
clerk. for another year.
Martin J. Miller, Of Greensboro, has deed
ed his farm to his brother and Allen Spier
on account Of poor health.
Prof Smith, Of Dartmouth, lectured at
Glover last Friday evening on "New Eng
lands" said to be the best lecture ever de-
livered there.
A partridge comes regularly from the
woods to the dwelling of Augustus Paddock,
in Craftsbury, and is fed with crumbs by
his little children, who much enjoy the visits
of the forest stranger.
A. II. Mcleod has sold one.half Of the
grist mill and dwelling house that he recent.
ly purchased at Barton Landing to james
Cameron, of st. Johnsbury, who has gone
there to take charge Of the mill.
The Montpelier, Hardwick & Black River
r. X. has already got subscribed over s46,.
600 Irasburgh, $4,000; Coventry
$500; South Troy $4,000; West New.
port, $1,000; Albany, $1,000; Crattsbury
and Ilardwiek, $4,000; and in two weeks
there will he some $4,000 or more north
of the z. Il D. II. r., aud meeting Of tn,
stock holders will he called as soon as posi-
BILE to organize, says the Monitor.
Lake Grange, of Newport, was one Of tn,
first organized in the state, but like to-
many of the first oranges they iabored un
der disadvantages that it was hard to over
come. A new interest has been awakened
and new board of officers elected, whC
we're duly installed Monday evening last b,
General Deputy Jonathan Lawrence, o
Passumpsic, who gave them the necessar.
instruction TO enable them to take thei
place with credit among the oranges Of tn
state Charles lde, Master; g. Cummi ng,
Secretary.
An old bachelor 10 Orleans County VIII
is human aud parsimonious, strengthen
himself against matrimony in this way
Thinking over the subject seriously he Sc
the table in his lonely abode with plates 70
himself and an imaginary wife and FIVE chill
dren lie then sat down to dine, aud rs OF
ten as he helped himself to food he put tn
same quantity on each Of the other plates
aud surveyed the prospect, at the sam
time computing the cost. The result of hi
examination was so discouraging that he re
solved not to marry. But what led the oil
coon to count on 80 many babies is what hi
neighbors can't understand.
In Jay, b. y Paine has purchased tn
Chittenden land, comprising 1000 acres, 70
S3500.-H. Davis, Of Westford, hS
moved ON to the old johnson farm, he hirin
II for the present year. THE thaw was
severe that on the 4th it carried off tire
bridges, AMI gang Of men were engaged 1
two others n good portion Of the day to kee
them from being swept away by the Ice
The town raises 100 per cent. on the gran
list for town expenses. w. Blair has sol
fine pair Of young cattle for 1920, and
D. Elliot two quite good COWS for S32 ~
} Robins seen the 4th, aud a frog on ii
9th
Mrs. Cornelia Hunt, widow of Lyman |
Hunt, Of Craitsbury, has moved into Mr.
w. A. Hyde's house in Albany, aud in tn
connection correspondent of the Monte
relates a touching little story 1t must
remembered that Mr.. Hunt died the first
the winter. Mrs. Hunt has little girl, Ii
: tie Lola" Just big enough to toldl
about aud as they were about moving 81
was made TO understand that they were x
, ing home, Sure enough, and after arriviu
: at the house, this little child was observe
t earnestly aud carefully searching every moo
Q and corner, and at last, as IT in despair ov'
: her fruitless search, turned to her moth,
and said Mamma, cant find my papa
: Poor little Lola
o RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hon. Samuel II. Kellogg, Of Pittsford, r
J ceived his 18th election as town clerk Ia
week.
All the ~ workmen in the Pittafo
quarry have struck because a foreman tn
D had sworn never to work for was placed
er them.
Mr.. Mark Lewis, Of North Poultney,
u about to erect IA cheese factory on his farI
He contemplates manufacturing cheese fro
i two hundred cows the coming season.
;, The unusual interest in the town meetiI
at Rutland manifested itself ia the large vC
poled, 300 more than last year. The CT
Is Sens ticket was elected over the temperan
. candidates.
The Sprague clique was routed at !
annual town meeting in Brandon. N.
= Sprague, Jr., presented himself as cant
- date for first selectman, and though
g friends had electioneered for him four Weel
D. he was beaten out of sight.