Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06

President Grant has appointed Thursday,
Nov. 26, day of thanksgiving and praise.
The steamer Lottic Bernard, of Duluth,
foundered 10 gale on Lake Superior last
week Thursday night, and three out of the 10
persons on board were drowned.
The president was "too busy" to see Lord
Dufferin, governor-geueral of Canada, when
he was in Washington the other day. We
find this in democratic paper, but VIC don't
believe it.
1t is stated that the friends of Judge Po-
land are urging HIM as n candidate for a
Judgeship on the supreme bench Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, place which could be
made vacant by the transfer Of Judge Hum.
phreys to the United States district Judge.
ship of Alabama, which Judge Busted has
just resigned.
Fires are raging in the pine forests in the
southern part Of Fairfield County, o., and
on Monday the smoke was so dense in Lam
caster that the street lamps were lighted.
Large fires are raging in the forest near
West Point, n. Y. The forests are on fire
in the line Of the Pan Handle and Central
Ohio railroad near Parkersburg, W. Va.
A FIRE is also raging in the Dismal Swamp,
aud the smoke is so dense at night the light
at Old Point cannot be seen at distance
Of one mile, and the fog bell has to be kept
going. The citizens Of Russell, KY, were
making strenuous efforts, Sunday, to prevent
the fire from the surrounding woods from
burning the town. The woods thirty miles
back Of them are on FIRE, aud great deal
of damage is the result.
MAINE.
The movement for providing the Grand
Trunk railroad and the English steamers
wharf accommodations at Portland has Ia
ken form in petition to the city to make
an appropriation of Sl50,000 for the pur
pose, and it is receiving the signatures o.
the business men generally.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Martin Gordon, of Suncook, fell through
a railroad bridge on Friday evening anC
was drowned.
John Ourrier and Joseph Ruff, who re
Gently placed distractions on the Cheshire
aud Ashueot railroad, near Keene, hav
been sentenced to the state prison for flteeI
aud two years, respectively.
There is man living at the Carroll coun
ty poor farm, who spent all his property II
lawsuit, where the sum involved was onl,
SO, and he had two opportunities to settl
for So, when he knew he was in the wrong
aud admitted as much.
1t has been discovered that there was, il
> August surplus, from which a dividen,
should have been made, in the funds of Tia
: Milford savings bank, which has suspended
= and a committee has been appointed to il
, vestigate the banks affairs, with the expeC
= tation Of finding that some fraud has bee
= perpetrated.
!, Last week Tuesday afternoon some work
Il men on the p. x o. road in the notch nea
\ the Wiley House tamped a charge of pow
- der in the ledge with an iron instead Of
" wooden instrument, and the iron striking iir
= on the rock the blast exploded with tremeI
y dous force, knocking the men in every directio
:. blowing one mans leg almost to splinter
u tearing the flesh of his face, as we'll as thI
i Of companion, aud iAjuring the two so 8
riously that DR.. Towle-who was summOne
9 from Fryeburg-thinks it very doubtful
n they recover from their injuries, and il the
le do they will probably be blind for life.
r young man named Aaron Macdonald, wi
l. was in the rear of these two men, was ser
ID ously injured in the face by the explOsio
m his face and neck filled with the powde
's and the lids Of his eyes SO swollen that
n cannot lift them.
70 MASSACHUSETTS.
7 The Boston Globe has reduced its size al
ID price-the latter TO three cents copy.
L The people of the old Cambridge Bapt