Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-30

auld acquaintance be forgot !" extended
your correspondent an invitation 10 attend,
which was accepted. There were present a
goodly number Of the tillers Of the soil aud
others, a .gopdly presence 10 enter into. AT.
ter listening to the rehearsal OF quite a mum.
Der Of songs by the grange choir, dinner was
announced. The company adjourned to the
6remen's hall adjoining. That dinner did
credit to tho taste and skill Of the ladies Of
the grange The oysters were unmistakably
oysters, every mouthful Of which proved the
skin Of the cook. The pastry was not only
passable, but indispensable, and tho appe.
titles Of the company did justice to the pro-
visiopS placed before them. i
After dinner, F. Powers called the
meeting to order, and Jonathan Lawrence
read a sentiment ." Our system Of taxation
aud its effects on the interests Of the farmer.
The sentiment was responded TO in remarks
BY Mr.. Arnold Ball, Of Lyndon. In re.
spouse to =" The salary grab and its effect
on the country, F. b. Gage, in the absence
of the oratorrexpected was called out and
made some radical remarks, giving his views
on the subject. Il. L. Hovey followed with
interesting remarks. 1.-The Public Press
aud its course in regard to. the Patrons OF
Husbandry." John Bacon, I'd. handled the
subject undeptandingly. His views were
interesting and entertaining.
The Green Mountain Monthly, the Jour-
nal of the grange edited BY Jonathan Law.
renee and Mrs. Il. V. Powers, was we'll pre-
sented and had several able papers. The
exercises were interpreted with grange
songs, by the choir, closing with three
cheers for the pillow, spade and hoe. "
It good thing to go into such COM
pauy, Mr.. Editor. Why, sir, as soon as l
entered the hall, | was just as good as any.
body, who is no better than /, thing that
cannot be said outside Of such institutions.
Ii is a fact patent to everybody that Ameri.
can society is cursed with as many clans
as ever Scotland was. These clans rarely
come together in genuine, social intercourse.
II christian churches have the power to break
up this condition of things they fail to do it,
Indeed l fear that many Of them foster the
spirit. f~n
Among the Patrons it is not so. They
shake hands with a heartiness that has heart
in it. They are cordial with downright
cordially. There is no sham under such
friendship as one meets there. If such in.
situations were more patronized clannishness
would soon disappear from society. Hence
the grange is a place for social and moral
Improvement. 1t is equally good place to
acquire mental instruction, for the inter.
change Of thought and every day life exper.
fences. II is good place in which to from
up the intellect that 1t may wage the war of
civil and political life successfully.
If any Of the readers Of the FARMER wish
to do good thing for themselves and So
eiety, let them enquire into the purposes Of
the institution and they will join the Patrons.
The dance and supper in the evening was
we'll attended, very quiet aud orderly and
gave the guests the best Of satisfaction.
+. b. GAGE
cHTTTENDEN COUNTY.
Scarlet fever is Prevailing in Milton, as
Stunning very malignant form, nearly one
half Of the cases proving fatal.
On the 3lst of January, Francis f.
Gonyon, of Colchester, was thrown from a
sleigh rendering him insensible and fractur.
ing his skull 50 that seven pieces Of bone
were taken out, leaving hole an inch and
half in diameter. A small portion Of
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of DR.. F. b. Hathaway, Of Milton, aud
DR.. s. w. Thayer, of Burlington, on the
eighteenth day from the injury the external
wound was healed, and there was no sore.
ness nor pain or pressure, nor has he had
any pain at any time from. the wound. He
was dressed and could walk around his
room saying that he never felt better in his
| life only little weak. The case Is q re-
markably successful one.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. G.. F. Predmore, superintendent Of
the Vermont Horse Stock Company has sold
his ive-ySar.old FLY, " Vermont Belle" to
Boston party for $1,000 She is Ethan
Allen stock from G. A. Holabird's Ethan
Allen"
Richford grange was organized at Rich.
ford last week, by Deputy Eben Thompson.
Officers S. G. Marvin, Master; NJ. 4.
Smith, o.; S. w. Leach, L.; II. b. Noyes,
s.; G. G. Smith. AS; II. Sykes, c.. V.
NJ. Gof, Sec. W. b. Mckinney, G.. X.
Mrs. G. Sears, c.; Mrs. II. Sykes, p.
Mrs. G. NJ. Fuller f.; Mrs. j. T.. Smith,
L. A. s.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Alanson Henry Harvey has been appoint
ed Postmaster at East Alburgh vice Miss
Alice Brownson, resigned
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
John Danvers, of Eden, left for Kansas
between two days. He forgot to settle for
his newspapers before leaving
Deputy L. s. Griswold, Of North HYDE
park, organized grange at Stowe, Jan. 90
X. r. Wait, master; 0rlow Judson, secre.
tary.
John Griswold, of North Hydepark has
exchanged his village property for Sewell
Newtons farm at johnson Plain, paying
81 $780, difference.
ORLEANS COUNTY,
The annual railroad ball is this year to
be held at the Bellevue House, Newport,
Wednesday evening, Feb, IL.
The Derby dancing school donated Rev.
j. G. LorimSr $50, as a token Of their APP
probation Of him as a minister and a man.
j. A. Joslyn Of Browington, lost a valua-
BILE horse last Wednesday by lung fever. 1t
was one Of well matched SPIN worth $500.
A decree in chancery lodged in the Derby
town clerks Office measures twenty-three and
a half feet in length, and is closely written on
legal cap. I.
Orleans Grange, ut Clover, meets Sutur-
day afternoon, this week.---Seholars went
to school on skates last Friday.--Rev. Mr..
Palmer, Of Wells River, lectured to fair
audience last Monday evening. Subject,
Reading.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A little son of Frank Baird, Of Pitts
ford, fell int brook last Friday and was
drowned
David ParmentSr'S little boy, Freddie,
had his left arm caught in the wood planer
| of tho Hvdavilla Nomnanv and drawn in