Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-08


bdtStreetsr will ~, we'll.
A great prohibition crusade has b'vu in
progress ~ Rutland for some weeks. AMI
shows no signs Of abatement. The officers
| entbeir rounds every day couascating what |
little liquor they can find, and they seldom
fail to fnd some. A new feature s that
parties are 6ned twice for each offsnse, on 90
for selling and again for keeping with in
tent TO sell. John Caden, Of the frm OF
J. Il T. Caden. is in jail on q three-months
sentence Tor selling 900
The wife Of James Carney, Of West Rut-
laud, got up before light Tuesday morning
with her child only few days old, and, 60
ing to brook near the house, lay down mi
with the child in her arms, aud both we're
drowned Her husband, who was with her
in bed, did not know when she left but
found her lying on her face in the brook,
about 6 o'clock. Both Of the child's arms
were broken, when the bodies we're dscov-
cred The crime is somewhat unusual
one, and, as no cause for it is known, the
woman was probably in ct Of insanity.
10 mid-winter some forty-seven or forty
eight years ago, man By the name Of
LOOMS. living in Pawlet, VT, died after \
long sickness, leaving wife and two chill
dren. Expense Of sickness aud loss Of the
wages fol- daily labor made inroads upon
the scanty stock Of money and provisions,
80 much 30 that the widow was compelled to
ask temporary assistance from the town.
The high official refused her request, took
her little all aud threw her and the children
upon said town as paupers Mrs. Loomis,
with broken heart aud worn out by attend
ing to her husband during his long sickness,
gave up the long cherished wish OF being
respectable woman, and remarked that the
town Of Pawlet should not want for pau
per for City years. Mer children became
respectable and good housekeepers, and often
times offered her good home, but she ut
terly refused to accept their assistance. On
making the remark that the town Of Paw.
let would not be without q pauper for
fifty years, she said she belonged 70 4
family who never died short Of 100 years,
and the majority lived years beyond that.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In Calais, Harvey Ainsworth lost sugar
house by FIRE last week, also a quantity OF
strip, wood, pans &C.; Ere supposed to have
caught from the arches.
Rather an Improbable speculation was
that of W. j. Whalon Of Waterbury, who
went to Canada aud bought 5000 horse,
but OF returning entered him at custom
house for Sl05. The animal was seized,
snd Whalon bought him back at auction for
1912. sFIl 2I0 fhlid0.iM
In Waits6eld, hay is worth about Sl5
per ton corn 81 10 and oats go cents per
bushel.--The rage in this valley u for
Durham cattle and Joslyn cots.--Wiid
pigeons are plenty. Does that mean good
year for r,ising wheat or starvation out
Vest Sugar. making has. closed up.
Some have gathered their buckets and 9th.
ers are going to when the snow gets down
so they eau.
A Letter from Mad River valley.
Dear Farmer. If the ''alminax" are cor
; rect this is the first day Of May-the day
3 when gay parties OF boys and girls are ex-
I pected to be, if not dancing around the May
! pole crowded with flowers. at least ex-
: ploring the woods for the trailing Arbutus
9 and Anemone but il it were not for the cal
9 endar. no one would suspect that II were moi
March instead Of May Isn't it just posi-
bio now. that the "aminax" makers have
made mistake and slid us along month
or two ahead Of our proper timer Or hasn't
h SEINE big land slide or earthquake, or some
\. thing Of that sort. carried us up into the po
lar regions without our knowing itp Ger
tain il is there will be no May-Day partie.
to day. unless in the parlor by wHrm fire
!, 1t is too cold even for sugar party for IN,
| Il. s,,t O..
|. well. it is hard TO say hoso Deep for It don't
!. lie still long enough 10 br measured. Tn,
4 prospect now in for n lovely time sugarinI
4 of in dog days. but 1t is not best TO set oul
!, hearts omit. for there is no telling what VA
n carries "OId Probabilities" may commit be
Il fore that time. 4 3D..
O. Farmers are beginning TO look ut tho dI
Is minishng hay mows with some desponden
I, ey. and when springs work will be- done 1
10 Is problem, for they have had no chance u
It begin yet. Work must necessarily b,
e crowded u good deal when favorable wealth
" or comes, for there will be An unusua
al amount of fencing to do, by reason Of tn
1t high winds which have Frustrated grea
We deal of fence, and there has been no chanc,
I'd towork ut il yet
10 As SION ~ tie weather VIII per'nit' "orl
'n will be commenced in earnest ON the new
Is Congregational church IN Waitsiield Ii
,, y TO be located near ). ID. hastings house
~ aud very near tho M p. Church r"centl
~ built and the society purpose TO build
- commodious house OF worship May pros
perlly attend their efforts.
b. Rev f. Folsom Of the NJ T. Church goe
TO Waterbury Center and Rev. D. A. SheI
10 burn recently T. f. OF the montpelier dl'
trict' takes his place. l....r....... ....
. Tho l.. q, of u, II. OF WaitSiielu hAv