Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-09

Henry Marsh; Tunbridge, O. q. Whitney,
S. O. Armstrong. Total receipts of society
the past year $500; old debt paid $3.50.
Permanent improvements made in buildings
and fixtures $1,000. Present indebtedness
Of the society about $4,000.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
On Saturday, Dec. 9th, at West Charles
ton, one Philip Agar got a little whisky
and revolver and said he was going to
shoot three persons in the village; then
went to Mr.. McNeal's and threatened to
shoot his wife. She gave the alarm and he
was soon arrested and put under 5000 bonds.
Failing to get bail he was kept in custody
of officer A. j. Morrill, until Sunday eve
ming, and while locked up in his room took
his BEDFORD and let himself down from the
upper story, and left for parts unknown.
The Ladies of the Frewil Baptist So
ciety OF West Charleston will give an oyster
supper at George W. Hamlltons on the eve
ming of Jan. Dist All are invited.
Our Glover correspondent has no impor-
tant events to report excepting big thaw
Mr.. Thompson, Of Irasburgh, delivered
his lecture (Joan Of Arc) here last Friday
evening to good audience.--The next
meeting of the "Glover Lecture Association"
will be next Friday evening, when all per-
sons who have FIVE cents to part with are
invited to attend.-Our reading club has
been organized for another, the fifth, year,
with only about twenty MEMBERS should
be double that,-giving each member a
chance to read eight or ten different mag
aznes for the small sum Of one dolar-a
good way to get great amount OF reading
for little money.
Another Glover correspondent says:-
Cows sold from S27.00 to $3.50 at the
auction Of Q. G. Hardys estate.-Mr. To-
rem Gorham has leased his farm to Mr.. Shedd
for three years. Mr.. GOrhsm moves to
Coventry. estley Scott has purchased Of
Lasias Wiley the house occupied by DR..
Templeton for sS50.-Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall Fayes celebrated their golden wedding
New Years.
J. G. Hunt, of Newport, killed hogs
Nov -, that dressed 2l55 lbs. They were
lG months and three days old. Two sows
raised, each, a litter of pigs last summer.
VIM. Magoon, of Newport, has an ex.
traordinary biddy for which he has refused
s25. She is accused of laying eggs nine
inches in circumference.
The firm Of Baker, Robinson a. Clough
commenced running retail store at New
port about fifteen years ago. Selling that
out they opened a store at the same place.
That they sold and then put in wholesale
store at Lennoxvile, p. q. Now, they ap.
pear again at Richford, but we think they
are still in operation at Lennoxville. The
partners are Luther Baker and son, }. c.
Baker, of Richford, Orville Robinson, Of
Newport, and &. r. Clough, of Lennoxvile
Eugene Whipple wrestled with John
Stevens at Newport Center, and broke biz
leg
The Newport Congregational church is
without pastor. Rev. w. g. Somerville
has gone to Coventry.
The citizens Of Coventry have formed q
Library Association by paying S. each
About one hundred volumes have already
beea purchased. b. +. Tower is president
Loren Soper treasurer and librarian.
1t Is stated that the will of the lat,
Greenleaf Boynton, of Coventry, gives the
Congregational church in Coventry Sl70C
for the purchase of parsonage; to the A
b. G. f. Missions, $1,000; to the American
Home Missionary Society, $1,000; to tn,
American Missionary Association, $1,000
to the American Bible Society, $500; L
the American Tract Society, 5000; to tn,
American Congregational Union, $500; t.
the American Education Society, $500.
Warren Mitchell has sold his farm IN Gov
entry to Aaron X. Lunt, of Charleston, fol
$4,000.
The smoke stack Of the Greensboro steam
mill fell last week, aud it will cost 5000 t.
800 to repair damages.
Mr.. A. Il. French has sold his farm il
the west part Of Glover to man from John
son, for $4,000.
Gov. Converse will be present at tn,
meeting of the Board of Agriculture, at
Irasburgh the 18th and 18th.
At about 5 o'clock in the morning Dec
81, the Jail was discovered to be on fire
When first seen the FIRE had made consider.
able Roadway, but was promptly extinguish-
ed by the neighbors who were quickly rallied
to the rescue. 1t is not known how the fire
originated. The wind was blowing perfect
gale at the time, and had not the fire beer
discovered when it was, it might have pref.
ty thoroughly removed the county buildings
-MoHitor.
Il. NJ. Carpenter, of Westmore, has mare
80 years old that just now is hauling cord
wood, and goes 20 miles day.
MyrOn w. JOslyn has sold his house al
Barton to b. NJ. r. Nelson, and gone to
Boston, where he is employed by the pa.
tent medicine firm of Geo. c. Goodwin &
Co.
The Barton depot was broken into, Sat.
urday or Sunday night, and the money draw.
er robbed of a few pennies, and about sac
worth Of tickets. An entrance was made in
to the freight depot, through window, and
from this into the ticket office. The desk