Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-31
state N'esUS.

The Rutland and washington Counties
producers association signalized their meet
ing at Poultney, Saturday, by appointing a
committee to examine into the propriety Of
appealing to the next Legislature for laws
regulating freightage on railroads.
Judge Poland who has been about the
state considerably of late, reports clover a
good deal winter-killed, timothy taking its
place to a considerable extent. Other friends
in different parts Of the state report the same
state Of the grass crop, most Of them expect.
ing an average yield. Hops are pretty gen.
orally failure.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Crops generally look finely. Hay crop
more than an average. Some Early Rose
potatoes look little rusty.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The temperance men have nominated n
full county ticket. For senators, NJ. e..
Remington and A. J. Gray. The result Of
the contest is now in much doubt.
A Woodford clergyman was pointing q
moral in recent sermon by a reference to
the Mill River disaster, and in the course of
his remarks, said, at was all owing to that
| dam reservoir" Some Of his hearers OBJ
jected to such profanity, but it was explain
ed that his intentions were strictly honora-
Bile, he having concluded, after using the
word dam, that he would substitute for i
the longer word, which he did without any
pause.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Waterford republican town caucus
will be held in the vestry at Lower Water
ford. August 8, at four o'clock p NJ, to
elect delegates to the district convention.
N. X. Campbell, Of Sutton, the we'll
known cattle buyer, and wife, celebrated
their silver wedding Wednesday. $50 Of
their friends enjoyed very pleasant time,
and went home leaving some $500 worth OF
fine silver ware.
The town OF Hardwick has passed resolu-
tions requesting whoever is elected for their
representative next fall to use his efforts to
secure such change in the law as to compel
all persons travelling over highways aud
bridges to do so at their own risk. The
town has been pretty severely muicted for
careless accidents, aud this is a good move.
Joseph Thorne, q colored man residing in
Barnet, was taken crazy last Monday and
left home, and was not found until Wednes-
day evening, when he was found in a field
three miles from home. He had been with
out food all the while. He was taken To
Brattleboro Thursday night. Domestic in
felicity is supposed to have had something
to do in causing his insanity.
A short time ago couple of large hawks
enjoyed themselves hugely catching chickens
in the dooryard of b. Somcrs, of Barnet (?)
They having killed an old hen and Toasted
while on it, were frightened away, when
his son fixed trap and caught one Of the
hawks. 1t measures four feet from tip to
tip of wings. The boy is trying to catch
the mate, which keeps around, but is shy.
A Waterford correspondent writes One
of my neighbors told me the following
which think too good TO be lost. "My
wife told me she should be out Of -four one
day last week. said had hoped it would
last until haying was over. paid eleven
dollars for tho last barrel. My wife went
to a neighbours for a call, took up the VER
MONT FARMER, read McLeod's -four notice
and borrowed the paper for me to read.
tested the matter by going to the village and
getting better barrel Of -four for SO thar
paid Sll for before. put the two dol
lars saved where it would do the most good
by going to the FARMER Office, subscribing
for the paper, aud paying for it in advance
and think ii every farmer would do the
same he would be the richer at the end O.
the year"
A little over a week ago Mr.. John Mitch
EN-, Of Lyndon, found valuable colt hum
in his pasture. There was a board fence
running up and down the hill. The colt hAC
undertaken to jump this fence about mid
way between the posts and slid down to low
or post, the board crossing just forward o
his hind legs. His forward feet touched on
one side aud hind feet nearly touched OF
the other nearly his whole weight resting on
the fence. He remained IN this position Al
hours, until found, Large pieces of Aesl
on the abdomen and sides rotted and cam
out. The colt is now beginning to improv
and it is hoped he may be saved. Mr.. NJ
thinks his profits in farming this year viii
come a little short, having lost a good year
ling colt aud so sheep aud lambs from dis
ease.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
: james Gilmore, Of WinoOski, had hun
I bred goslings aud turkeys killed, during
recent hail-storm.
The convention of boiling temperance re
pubicans at Essex Junction, Saturday, b
the the testimony of its opponents, was r'
: spectacle in numbers aud strong in the char
aotor and standing of the men who compose
4 it, while its nominations were "mch az
9 command respect" from the regular part
Q organs. Samuel Huntington, Of Burlington
a j. Fay Miles, Of HInesburgh, and Willial
/. V. Reynolds, of Colchester, were nominate
y for senator's, aud resolutions were adopte
, declaring that the bolt was forced "by Ii
nomination Of candidates iraudulently an