Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-14

John Orr, who had just been discharged
from the Mining Company, got filed with
fire water at Capeton, p. O., last Tuesday,
aud got upon the railroad track just before the
up mail train passed He is now where the
twine woodbnetb. His carcass was crushed
to jelly aud could have been put into IL
quart pail. Take warning, o ye suckers Of
rum.--Monitor. ts
As the steamer Lady of the Lake was
leaving Georgeville last Saturday fellow
who had forgotten 10 shake hands with
friend before starting attempted 10 do It
across the chasm between the wharf and the
boat His fellow feeling, which had become
intensified by the ardent, ovescame his eau
ton and he was drawn off into the water,
where, II the wheel had not boon stopped
suddenly, under which he had fallen. the re-
suit might have been fatal. lie will learn
not TO be foOling again after the boat has
started Express.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A workman named Mayhem fell from the
new railroad bridge at Waterbury, the other
day, and was fatally hurt.
The Montpelier manufacturing company
has just sent to Leavenworth, Kan, a beau
tiful carriage to DO awarded to the handsom-
est baby at the coming state fair.
The farmers Of Calais have secured fully
an average hay crop this season, and grain,
with the exception Of corn, is unusually
good. The apple crop is very light.
The town OF Worcester pays its school
teachers this summer as follows In dis
trct No. l, $3.50 per week; No. 2, $3.50 /;
No. 3, 2.16; No. 4, 200; No. 5, $50; No.
6, no school No. I, 1.50; No. 8, $50; No.
o, $50.
At picnic near East Calais last Thurs.
day there came very near being serious
accident The wind blew over tree which
lodged in another, but in 80 doing broke of
large limb which fell aud demolished A..
G. Slayton's wagon seat, but no one was
hurt.
Mr.. Elisha Town, OF Woodbury.. met with
a serious accident on the 9Th in falling i.'om
ladder ain bis barn. Several ribs were
broken and other serious injuries sustained.
The ladder slipped from its position while
ascending it precipitating him with fearful
force to the floor.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Wardsboro Agricultural Society Will
hold their annual fair Sept "a. W. f.
Gleason is secretary.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A Cincinnati liquor.dealer recently visit.
ed Ludlow but left in disgust without a
sale.
A largely attended meeting Of the Wood
stock Railroad stockholders was held at
Woodstock on Saturday, and u resolution
was adopted authorizing the directors to con-
tract for its completion. A meeting of the
directors was called aiterward, aud the work
was let to s. S. Thompson for $4,000, the
contract being signed on tho spot. The
work will begin Immediately.
The temperance agitation in Vermont re.
calls the old story Of John White, who lived
in Weathsrs6eld "whsn new rum intoxica.
ted but did not kill" aud used TO imbibe a
good deal Of it. He was going home FROM a
raising one night, pretty drunk, and, seeing
a figure in the road, he exclaimed. "Stand
to the right, or will split you down" Nc
heed was paid TO his words, and he brought
bis AK down on the head with such force
that it was cut clean in two. The next
morning, he expressed to his horrihed friends
the fear that he had killed somebody ON the
road, and showed the bloody ak. The peo.
pie hurried back over the road and found 4
dead bear.