Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-25
GENERAL NEWS.
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A singular and almost successful attempt
was made last week to rob the Hochelaga
bank, on st. Francois Xavier street, Mon
treal. The burglars effected an entrance To-
to the vault, aud then by the use of an air
pump applied to the top Of the safe drew
powder into the bottom of the air chamber
in the door. They miscalculated the strength
Of their powder, however, and got 10 too
much. The windows of the building we're
blown out, doors broken, the wall cracked.
aud the safe door swung inward and cranped
in its place in such way that though tho
burglars could see the valuables inside they
could not touch them, and were Obliged to
fee without obtaining a cents worth Of
booty, although there we're some 100000
in the safe. They left their entire outfit of
burglars tools scattered upon the floor.
The American Dairymen's Association
will hold its tenth annual convention at Uti.
ca, N. Y, on the 18th, 18th and 14th of
January, 1875. The subjects for discussion
will embrace all the leading topics Of inter-
est TO the modern dairyman and manulac-
turer. The commercial relations and out.
look of the dairy; stock feeding and milk
production improvements in dairy build.
ings, and in butter and cheese making, will
receive special attention. Various other top
les Of interest to the dairy, which the exper.
fence of the year has developed, will come
before the convention. The following speak
erS have been engaged to deliver short sug-
gestive addresses, to be followed by discus
sion: Prof. @. e.. Caldwell, Cornell Uni
versity DR.. Il. l.. Sturtevant, Mass. j.
II. Real, Pa; q, l. Sheldon, j. Higgins,
o. G. Blodgett, l. w. Miller, w. Spauding,
N. Y; j. Wilkinson, Md. j. NJ. Peters,
Butter and Cheese Exchange, N. Y; G. L.
Morrow, SEQ. N. w. ID. A. aud Ed. Wes-
tern Farmer, Wis. Il. w. Stewart, Ed.
Live Stock Journal, N. Y; Hon. H. Lewis,
Pres. State Agricultural Society, N. Y. Tho
convention will also be addressed by the
President and other members Of the ASSOC
citation. Dairymen, or others having facts
or suggestions which they deem pertinent,
are solicited to bring them forward without
special invitation. The convention will be
called to order at ii a. IN. Of the first day,
for preliminary business, aud discussions op.
en- at 2 p. IN. Tickets for admission to all
the sessions Of the convention, 81 and 75c.
extra entities one to membership for 1875,
aud the Annual Report. For Annual Re-
port without membership, 81. A meeting
interesting and profitable to progressive
Dairymen is anticipated.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR, President
L. b. ARNOLD, Sec.
Rochester, N. Y, Dec. Is, 1874.
MAINE.
The Portland common council has tabled
the order passed by the aldermen for buying
Cats wharf for the convenience Of the
Grand Trunk railroad.
MASSACHUSETTS
The Fall River cotton mills, which have
been running only four days per week, will,
it is said, commence running on full time,
January l.
A little fellow broke out crying in Bos-
ton school, the other day, from sheer hunger,
and it was found that the family to which
he belonged had lived for several days on
oatmeal mixed with little water, while, the
night before, they had made their supper
from the contents Of 4 neighbours swll.bar.
rel.
Some Of the Fall River cotton manufac.
turers think that the policy of running on
two-thirds time has been mistake, the ef.
feet having been, not TO enhance the price of
goods, but to stimulate production on the
part of manufacturers who didn't 60 into the
agreement. 1t is said that 100000 spin
dies have been changed over for the produc-
ton of prints, instead of wide goods, at Fall
River and vicinity, since the movement be-
gan.
CONNECTICUT.
A daily prohibition organ at New Haven
is talked OF, aud $4,000 of the $4,000
necessary to start it has been subscribed.
Several thousand young salmon from Cali
fornia, to be used in stocking the rivers OF
the state, arrived at Bridgeport, last week.
The silk mill at Warehouse Point occu-
pied by the Leonard silk company and the
Barber & Chaplin silk company, and cover
ing, with the LIS and out-buildings, about
two acres of ground, was totally destroyed,
with its valuable contents, by an inccndiary
FIRE, last week Wednesday evening, thus
throwing some 200 hands out OF employment
and involving a loss Of considerably over
100000.
There is great excitement at Waterbury
over the murder of Frederick Becker by
William Ervan on Tuesday night Of last
week, and for time threats Of lynching the
murderer were made. There had been
dance at the house of the victim, and about
midnight, Eryan, who had been drinking
freely, refusing to pay as much as was asked
for liquor he had drank, was ordered to
leave, Becker enforcing the command by
coming toward him with stick, when Ervan
drew pistol and shot Becker dead When
arrested and told that Becker was dead, he
said with an oath, ale ought to have been
in hell, years ago." Ervan is but IL years
old.
NEW YORK.
A fellow in New York bit off a compan-
ions ear during fight and has been sen.
fenced to 10 years labor in the state prison.
He evidently hadn't as much money as
Stokes.
A man by the name of Asa Brewster, an
old resident of Whitehall, while crossing the
lower bridge a week ago last Sunday evening
about eight o'clock was seized by two un-
known roughs and robbed of some $40. AZ
ter securing their booty the two scoundrels
made off at the top Of their speed. 1t being
very dark, Brewster failed to recognize
either.
Congress.