Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-04


has the best site in the county for tho shire
at kimptonvilc, a small village on tho line
Of the Midland railroad. The village con-
sists Of one dwelling house and part of an
other, cooper shop rake and starch factory.
1t has about fifteen inhabitants when they
are all at home. The rake factory could
easily be changed into a court house, and
could be fixed to run the court by water,
thus saving the expense Of tho sheriff. and
perhaps judges. As for Jail we should not
need any, bindfold the prisoners when you
take them up, and they never would find the
way back, as a live editor got lost there last
year.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
In the Rutland police court on Saturday,
the fines imposed for intoxication amounted
to s4l 80 for selling liquor, to Sl35. In
each case Of prosecution for selling au APP
peal was taken.
Hugh Hughes, Of Poultncy, has shipped
during the past week twenty.one car loads
Of slate, which is going to England. Mr..
Hughes is the only slate producer in western
Vermont that is now shipping slate to that
country.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais had a severe hail storm last Sun
day, breaking windows and doing other dam
age In some sections the ground was white,
and some of the hail stones were large as
birds eggs.
In the suit of A. w. Brooks and wife
against the town of Montpelier, the arbitra-
tors, Hon.. w. II. II. Bingham, Hon. Josiah
Wood, and Hon. John l.. Mason, have
awarded the plaintiffs the sum Of $500 and
costs.
A young man from Barre was arrested in
Montpelier for breaking open trunk and
stealing the contents on the cars, between
Wells River and Montpelier. lie was odg-
ed in Jail at Montpelier over night, aud
brought up for trial next day. States At
torncy May, of st. Johusbury, appeared for
the plaintiff, and the boys father came with
him and brought j. A. Wing, of Montpelier,
for counsel. The young man was fined, and
given some good advice, which it will be
well for him to hccd.-MeSSehger.
There will be basket picnic at tbs Mad
River Valley fair ground, in Waits6eld,
Saturday, Sept. II, to commence at 10 A.
NJ. Tue oranges at Waterbury Center,
Duxbury, Moretown, Waits6cld and War
rem, have voted to attend All other neigh
boring oranges, and the public generally are f,
invited to attend aud take part in the fes-
tival. Bring your baskets well filled with
eatables Col. j. b. Mead, master Of Ran.
dolph Grange, j. H. Blaislell, Of Crescent
Grange, Il. h. Andrews, of Eagle Grange,
aud other prominent members of the order
will deliver addresses.
The Washington County Agricultural
Society offer in premiums at the county fair
at East Montpelier, Sl3S6.50, which is
divided ameng the different classes as fol-
lows Horses, s73; cattle, $3.50 sheep,
S2Sl swine, SIG poultry, s25 fruits and
vegetables, $780, 5; dairy, sugar, honey,
bread, &c, S2475; flour, grain, aud seeds,
ll.50; agricultural implements, SAT do
nestle manufactures, S34; mechanic arts,
Sll F.; field crops, SIS; miscellaneous and dis
cretionary premiums, So agricultural trot
ting" $3.50. The horse trot Is yet consld-
cred by its devstees of so much Importance
| that they secure the lions share. Other
wise, the premium list is good one.
Two fatal accidents occurred on the Mont
peicr and Wells River railroad, Tues lay.
The first one happened near the pit, in Plain
| field, aud resulted in the death Of u young
man named Davis, brakeman on the gravel
| train. Davis was standing on n car with
his back toward the engine, aud by sudden
| jerk of the train was thrown on the track.
and run over by eleven cars. He was fear
I fully crushed, aud when discovered was
almost unrecognizable. His age was about
nineteen years, aud he leaves mother and
sister living in MarshGeld. Mr.. Davis was
universally respected, and was an exemplary
and Christian young man. The second acct
dent occurred near Kinuey's upper mills,
in Marshfeld. 1t appears that an employee
in ballasting the road named Murdee, in
endeavoring to get on the gravel train when
in motion, seized hold Of a stake upon the
engine, which giving way let him fall upon
the track, and one car ran over his stomach,
killing him instantly. His ago was sixty
five years.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Ascutney Grange last week received a
bill Of harness names at a saving Of twenty
to thirty per cent.
An attempt will be made at the next Sos
sion oftho legislature to have Windsor and
West Windsor reunited.
Work has commenced on the Woodstock
railroad and cars arc to be running from
White River Junction to Quechee village
by Jan. |.
Last week Tuesday afternoon Jonathan
Willis had both bones of his right leg bro
ken by stone rolling upon it AS he was lay
ing foundation wall in Woodstock.
Miss Clara Blackmer, daughter of Harri-
son Blackmer, Of Great Darlington, left her
home on Sunday night in her night clothes
for some unknown cause. She is about 10
years old, has attended school in the village,
and was very modest in her appearance.
A pretty big story Of 'hai-storm comes
from North Bridgewater. There was a
perfect yOlley of hail, on Sunday, over u
patch of land mile and half long and a
mile wide, aud the crops we're completely
destroyed. The loss will amount to several
thousand dollars. After the storm, they
say, the hail lay five or six inches deep on a
level, and by the side Of the roads aud il
bitches the drifts were two feet deep. Will,
the stones averaged the size Of robins egg
Next day, they could DO shoveled by the
cart-load.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, II. q.
A son of James Ciley, of Barnston, fel
from load of hay few days ago and struck
upon a pitchlork, sending the tines into bis
inwards. lie is reported doing well.
Avah Tyler was seriously hurt by
stick of wood which flew from a saving ma
chine which he was tending striking him II
the abdomen, last week Tuesday. His HON,
is in the north part of Stanstead and he wa
at work at Ayer's'Fat.
Some sneak stole a valise full of clothes