Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-24

ness leather, 50 constructed that in ease Of
fire the occupant Of chamber can attach II
TO the window sill and descend 10 safety, un-
fastening It by means Of cord and sprug.
A ball j, ,'so attached to the end OF III cord
so that it can be thrown from the ground to
an upper story TO one in distress, and the
ladder be thus drawn up. Fifty feet or more
Of il can be rolled into small compass and
carried in a satche
Ia Greensboro, Allen Corey has sold his
Sharp farm TO Moses Haines for S2700, in
Guiding nino COWS and his farming tools.
John 0lInstead goes on to the farm the FIRST
Of May.--Sumner Pinney has just sold
splendid pair Of horses to MIR. Clark
Of Boston for $1,000 They were
shipped Monday morning week
Thursday, our market day, McClary, the
butter man. bought As tubs OF butter, 1870
dozen eggs at 10 cents per dozen, and tubs
Of sugar at 8 cents per pound. Price Of but
ter % to 40 cents per ID. the latter figures
on contracts up to the first Of May.
The people Of this town are generally very
much disappointed in not securing tie servi
ces Of Rev. Mr.. Fitz, who has preached TO us
Sometimes outside influence needs severe
censure.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Hiram Noyes has been appointed postmas.
ter at Chittenden, vice Israel Clark re-
signed.
A two-story wooden block at Rutland was
fred unsuccessfully last Friday night, the
fourth time within few months.
The shipment of choice hocks OF sheep
from Vermont to the far West has become
quite an important industry, but never be-
fore has flock gone so far as one of 113,
sent, few days ago, from the vicinity Of
Pittsford to Washington Territory, 1000
miles.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Seed dealers in Montpelier complain that
their trade is light this year on account Of
farmers ordering SO generally through their
oranges Their loss is the farmers gain.
Mortified reports fair amount Of maple
sugar thus far. There is also frost enough
remaining in the ground to justify the faith
that the trees will " discount the nectarine
juice sometime yet.---Our grange is in fine
working order.
In Roxbury, j. P. Warner, proprietor Of
the Summit House, aud Judge circuit have
purchased Owen Donahue's farm for S2l00
Jonas Hall, proprietor of the watch
factory, narrowly escaped serious injury on
the 18th. A revolving emery wheel burst
and passed between his arm and his body,
cutting his clothing and injuring him some
what though not severely. Mr.. Hall is the
inventor Of the Universal stalking. tools for
watchmakers use and has all the orders he
can FILL
The barn OF Martin Goodnough, Of Calais,
was burned April llth with about 30 tons
Of hay, tons of straw, 800 pounds of meal,
5000 feet finishing lumber, machine for
manufacturing slaves, 10 hens, pair of
harnesses nearly new, four sleds aud nearly
all his farming tools. The glass in the wind
ows Of his house was broken by the heat of
the fire and the house was saved only by the
greatest exertions. The barn was nearly
new aud insured for 5000, with $500 nsur-
ance on produce. A kerosene lantern was
the cause of the fire.
The town superintendent of Washington
County met at Montpelier, April 18th, and
decided that teachers should be examined for
the summer term in arithmetic, geography,
grammar aud photography in the fail, his
tory is to be added to examinations. The
spring examination is to be held the 2nd day
Of May at Q O'Clock A. NJ. Our correspou.
dent adds that the examination in Calais
will be held in dist No. 3, and that all who
intend to teach in Calais are requested to be
punctual to the hour
In Waitsfeld hay Is selling for about Sl2
per ton. There is probably an abundant
supply for all that will he needed in the
place this spring, but for some reason the
number of farmers who are saying to their
neig hbors, after the manner Of the foolish
virgins, " Give us of your hay for our mows
are fed out, seems larger than usual, and
too often to their sorrow the reply is, 4" Not
so lest there be not enough for us and
you Moral, look out in season for hay as
we'll as oil.---The sugar crop is exceeding
expectations.
The citizens of Mortified, on Thursday
April 18th, performed the melancholy duty
Of attending the funeral of Reuben smith
He died from the effects Of laudanum, Sd-
mnistered by his own hand. The first po-
ton was taken Friday night or Saturday
morning before. He was found in a state oil
nseDsbility, from which he was, by the ex,
ertions of the physicians, In pumping his
stomach &c, in a measure aroused. But
on Saturday night, as his watcher was, for =
few moments, absent from the room, he es
capped through the window, closing the blind
behind him, and went to the barn where h
found and swallowed another dose OF the
deadenng ingredient. He fingered till
Wednesday morning, when death relieved
him from the physical form. Previous t.
this, however, he regained his senses so as tC
realize his condition and what he had done
aud wished the ministers to call aud Sc,
him, aud pray with him. They did SO, and
he also prayed with mighty pathos anC
power and, il the writer has been correctly
informed, expressed regret for what he had
done, and a desire to live and recover
Justice to the memory of one whose physi
cal form we shall see among us no more
seems to require the statement of some Of thu
apparent causes which brought to an un
timely close, an active useful aud busy life
Some year and half ago, Mr.. Smith burieC
his first wife, the mother Of his children
aud the companion Of his early and matur,
manhood. Shortly after this, no bought
fine building lot in one of the pleasantest 10
cations at the Depot Village, on which he
last summer, placed foe set Of buildings
doing large share of the work himself 6n
f shing and completing them finely In DC
tober last he married his second wife, an,
placed her in his new home. A few week
only of married life brought about state o
domestic discord which ended 10 the depart
ure Of Mrs. Smith to her former home, leav
ing Mr.. Smith very unhappy Very lmpul
sive in his nature he strove, by all means il
his power to win her back, but all in vain
She seemed unforgiving, and perversely oh