Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23

Image owing 10 lne lnIcDSc uhrkueSS OF tue
evenings Of the past week, by the colliding
Of teams. No one was seriously injured, but
considerable damage done to wagons. The
stage horses became frightened on Saturday
evening while standing in front of the hotel
and ran away. Lyman Churchill came near
being killed in attempting to stop them.
Earle thinks the state couldn't riahtfully
interfere if we saw fit to give away hun.
dred or more copies of the FARMER for
year. That is correct, but if we started
paper through the support of the people of
Lamoille County, and told them 50 per year
was as cheap as we could sell the paper to
them, aud then sold it to people in another
part of the state for S1.25, we would not be
surprised if our friends at home called the
thing unfair. That is what Earle is doing.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Hon. L. N. Oushman, of Irasburgh, the
county clerk, is dangerously ill.
The Baptist church at Lowell is to be
painted over inside, 500 worth.
Ralph Erwin has bought Enos Chamber
Inns house at Newport Center, for $3.50.
A. b. Joslyn, of Bloomington, is expert
menting in the deep and shallow setting Of
milk.
Willie Mason, of Glover found bee tree
from which 10 pounds of honey was taken,
the other day.
Samuel Tinkham, of Bloomington, is using
a subsoil pillow. Hope he will report results
to the FARMER.
The up mail train last week Tuesday kill
ed valuable mare and colt belonging to
Gen. Grout, of Barton.
A house on Lowell mountain, on Amos
Netcaf's land which was unoccupied, was
burned last week Wednesday night.
A. +. Stockwell, of Barton, who took
several premiums at the Barton fair is go.
ing to increase his swine and his dairy.
Al Carter, of Irasburgh, was drowned
last week Tuesday evening, while attemp thug
to cross a river in boat without oars.
Coroden Cummings, of Newport, has rails
ed from six and half bushels Of seed, on
four acres of ground, 1873 bushels Of wheat.
Edwin Allyn, Of East Charleston, slipped
and broke his ankle the other day. III has
been peculiarly unfortunate this summer,
and we heartily sympathize with him.
Chester Bulls, at Newport Center, has
been digging in his cellar Of late, aud few
days ago the house fell into the cellar, the
uuderpinniug having been undermined.
Charles Remission, Of Barton Landing,
paid So and costs for getting drunk last
Friday, aud John Sears paid $40 and cost,
for furnishing the liquor.
At the Greensboro town meeting held on
the 10Th, 100 per cent on the grand list was
voted to defray the estimated expenses of
the town for the year ending March LIST
1875. Also ID per cent was voted for a
winter tax.
Amasa Scott, of Craftsbury, 50 years old,
jumped from train of cars while in motion
at Boston last week Wednesday and broke
his right thigh. He was taken to the Mas.
sachusetts general hospital.
Ira Wyman, some two months since,
stepped upon a rusty nail and thrust it into
his foot. He has been laid up from the
effects of the injury ever since, aud is now in
SO bad u condition that fears are entertained
that he will never recover.-Monitor.
Tuesday morning about two o'clock Lang
q Stevens starch factory at East Charles.
ton was burned. The fire caught in the dry
house. Mr.. Daviss shed caught fire and it
was only by great exertions that his build
ings and several others including the church
we're saved. Loss about $4,000; no in.
surance.
A Charleston man named James French
started from Troy for home Monday evening,
but before he got out OF the village he ran
into another team aud both teams were
somewhat damaged and the drivers thrown
out French's horse took the South East.
ern railroad track towards Troy, until he
got to the open work of the bridge, when he
fell and was killed. The carriage, which was
a top buggy, had the top pretty well smash
ed and a shaft broken The horse belonged
to Mr.. Robinson and the buggy to j. g.
Page. French was arrested for drunken.
ness and fined 50, which he paid with the
costs.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Judge Wheeler has allowed the bill Of
exceptions filed by the counsel Of Phair, and
they will be argued before the Supreme
Court in February.
Mcssrs. A. w. Gray 4 Sons are literally
overrun with business and are thousands OF
dollars behind their orders. Their horse
powers sell, you see.
Most of the slate companies in the vicin-
ty of Fairhaven have suspended work on
roofing slate and many others say that they
must stop soon, as they cannot compete with
the trade in Maine and Pennsylvania, unless
the legislature gives them some relief in the
matter of railroad tariffs.
Burglars entered the house of Mr.. Quin,
q Washington street, Rutland Monday
night, through cellar window. They Gu.
tered Mr.. GUMS bedroom, took his cloth
ing, the pockets Of which they relieved Of
1925 into the cellar, where they left the
clothes. They helped themselves to boun-
tiiu lunch before departing. There is no
clue to the thieves.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Nice fall butter brings 40 cents at Plain
field, and extra summer lots about the
same.
The suit of Forrest L. Green aud wife
against the town of Woodbury. for injuries
received through neficiency of the highway
resulted in verdict that plaintiff recover
! costs.
To the credit of the agricultural society
be it said they did not allow any pool-selliug
at their fair, and cider and ale vendors, as
well as the ''round wheel Of fortune" man,
we're not allowed.
Oct. 18th, an insane woman named Dix,
residing in Planfeld, threw herself in front
of train of cars on the Montpelier and
Wells River road near East Montpelier and
was run over and killed.
Ira Richardson, of Waitsfold, has recov-
cred 5000 from Grandey & Skinner, of Bar
ton, for selling him a clapboard machine
which he claims was not in as good working
order as they represented.