Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-13

st. Adams, was burned Sunday afternoon
with n good share of the furniture aud four
or five hundred bushels Of oats. Loss about
$500; insured for $4,000.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
A little boy, a soa Of NJ. II. Darby, OF
Alburgh, was badly kicked by a horse in
the face, a few days ago. 1t knocked out
several teeth and broke the upper jaw.
N
j. j. Thomas, of Belvidere, while chop.
ping wood, directed an unlucky blow, and
cut his foot badly.
The other day Bradley Page, while pillow.
ing at Jefersonsville, unearthed a den Of
some 100 snakes; 80 were killed.
Mr.. Sweet has purchased the Godfrey
place in Stowe, and A. 2. Hawse's farm, to
secure the ore, which, IL is expected, they
will soon work.
ii. l.. Noyes' horse ran away at HYDE
park, Monday, and considerably damaged
the wagon. The Ne,osdealer in telling of it
says the a~xletree aud " shaves " were broken.
The Morrisville folks are to have a new
hotel. 1t is already commenced, and the
people are going to mako tho builder a pres
ent Of a few hundred dollars as a thank Of
iering.
j. Dufie, Cambridge, is preparing for
sugaring by building a sugar house. o.
w. Page lately finished, by gathering the
larger part of his buckets into hcaps.-CHi
zen.
The work of building the Lamoille Valley
railroad between Hydepark and johnson, 8
miles, is progressing iavorably, and it is ex-
pected tina. the cars will run to johnson by
December.
One day the past week while Il. l. Mann
was polishing axes at the emery wheel in
the axe factory OF &. II. Mann, Waterville,
the wheel became l%oosened and few cut oil
the gearings, striking the side of the shop
several feet distant. Had the wheel gone
the other way Mr.. Mann would have been
instantly killed, as it was making several
hundred revolutions per minute.-Citizea.
VIM Melendy is the champion farmer Of
Cambridge. His farm is $50 acres he
keeps 30 COWS, 10 swine. besides a large
herd Of young stock. He uses a power
churn, which makes 240 pounds Of gilt edged
butter at a time. He taps 2600 trees and
is fitting up his new sugar house with all the
modern improvements, an evapnrator of the
largest size, Gillett's heater and pans. A,
a proof of his ent erprise he subscribed 5000
to the Lamoille Valley railroad.-Ciizen
ReunI on at Ohnson
Tuesday evening Of the previous week the
present and former students of the johnson
normal school met to enjoy once more a so.
cial reunion. The alumni having previously
met to transact necessary business, the pub
lie exercises Of the evening were opened
with prayer by Rev. MIR. French. Their
following music was an address containing a
Just and beautiful tribute of love aud affec.
ton to Silas II. Pearl, the first teacher of the
normal school in johnson. The. beloved
teachers favorite piece, "Safe within the
Vail" was then sung by the choir. Miss
NJ. A. Burlington then read an essay pleas.
antly looking into the future of certain
former students. We trust that some of the
fair speakers L" prophecies " will prove true
ID. L. Hodge, a former graduate but now a
rising young dentist from the Queen City
made a few brief remarks, saying, among
other things, that he was not a good speech
maker ; his auditors, however, thought diff
ferontly.
john NJ. French, Of the Waterville high
school, then delivered an address to tn,
alumni on The Ideal Teacher" 1t wal
an eloquent and stirring appeal to teacher.
to strive after higher results in their voca.
ton. We wish it could have been heard b,
o..u, 49, - A. A.. -. II l-- Il
coming winter are to minister to the mora.
aud mental wants of the ninety thousauC
children in the Green Mountain State. Mr.
French is a Christian young man, enjoying
an excellent reputation as an instructor.
Then came the social reunion. What .
thrill does the word send to the heart. Com
panions in study now engaged in the battle
of life nave come back to this dear old almi
mater to meet beloved classmates. They re
count experiences, compare notes, and to tn
sweet strains Of organ and violin the yOunl
man and maiden promenade the old hall
which has in the pleasant past reGchoed tC
their eloquent lips on graduation eve. Nov
and then they think OF loved associates, SOM
in distant states, and others with the absen
teacher who have gone to meet the Re
deemor. And thus the parting hour draw
nigh. They all joined in singing, "Shall W,
Gather at the River" aud then " Sweet By,
and Bye" when they gave the parting han,
aud separated to meet one another again il
the deep joy Of the heavenly reunion.
HARRY NJ. SHERMAN.
ORLEANS
Some one has been stealing pork il
Greensboro,
South Barton has a new depot and freigh0
and ticket office.
Marcellus Way, of Barton Landing, los
a good COW by choking, Saturday.
Chicken and turkey stealing are unpleas
antly common of late at Newport Center.
A little son of d. l. Dutton, Browning
ton, fell and broke his arm Oct. 81.
John circuit had IN .ankle caught in tn,
Grandey saw mill, Friday, and %severel.
jammed,
Oats sold at auction, Oct. %, in Brown
ington, for so to So cents and hay at 81
per ton.
Forest Grange, Bloomington, disposed o
n car load Of salt and nails, Saturday, at
saving of over 500 from regular prices.
j. l.. Edwards has sold his house and al
acre Of land at Derby Center to q. Hazel
tine, for $500. He will remove to New
port.
George Fuller has sold his place at Yves
Derby to b. Cummings, for $1,000, an,