Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04

WARRINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. Irene Fisher has bocn appointed
postmistress at North Faystou.

mrs. Irene tlsner mas Dccn oppOlnteu
postmistress at North Fayston.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Grafton grange has done bus
iness during the past season through
the state agent at a saving satisfactory to
all concerned.
There are eleven oranges whose railroad
station is Chester. These, or a portion OF
them, have lately united in the purchase OF
such goods as arc bought by the car load.
Flour and salt have been bought and deliv-
cred, with this noticeable result, before the
arrival of the Patrons car load salt was
sold at 60 cents per bushel. While the
Patrons we're unloading theirs salt was OF.
ferod at 80 cents per bush by one Of the
leading merchants. Perhaps he would have
done tho same if the grangers had not
bought salt.
A report has been Published ia the Bel.
lows Falls Times and copied into other pa.
pers in the state TO the effect that the Graf
ton grange we're building and about TO open
grange store. The report is incorrect.
The Grafton grange has no intention OF
opening store bus will con6ne its business
strictly to its own members as far as practi-
cable, wherein we think Grafton grange
shows that it is on the right track. The
Patrons do not propose to 60 to storekeep-
ing. That business IS overdone already.
Instead of increasing the number of dealers,
the Patrons and Sovereigus claim there are
already too many Of them, and more than
could be supported If goods were sold at
reasonable profit, and their labor is to DO di.
rected to getting their goods at such small
profits that the surplus Of dealers shall be
obliged to go to work, or starve.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
BENJAMIN G. Weston Of Ludlow died, on
Tuesday, from the effects of being kicked
by horse.
Edwin d. Kendall has been appointed
postmaster at Felchville, and Charles @.
Thornton at Hartland 4 corners.
A Woodstock merchant advert ises Merri-
mac, Pacific, Sprague, American, Dunuell's,
Aliens, Hamilton, aud Manchester prints at
8 cents per yard, Amoskeags at I, and
Wamsutta at g cents, and says they are
first quality both in cloth and colors.
Mrs. Geo. W. Bancroft, Of Woodstock,
while going down steep flight OF stairs on
the Oath, with a basket of clothes in her
hands, fell to the bottom, striking her head
on stick OF wood, causing death in few
minutes. The scalp was cut from the FORE
head to the back of the head and skull frac-
tured, but death was caused by the concus-
sion.
An association under the name Of the
Industrial Works has been formed at
Springfield, the object of which is to furnish
the shareholders with constant and profita-
Bile employment, and supply such as desire
it with a comfortable and pleasant home at
the smallest possible cost. The capital
stock is to be $4,000, and anybody Of good
habits aud manners can become a member
after having bought at least 20 shares Of the
stock 1.-THE shares being So each) in the case
of man and FIVE shares in the case Of a
woman,-not, however, until the person has
been on probation for three months as an
employee Of the company Members Of the
association are entitled to employment ut
any time one-fourth Of their earnings goes
into the capital stock The pay OF each
member is fixed by officers elected by the
association, subject to an appeal from the
rates fixed by said officers to direct vote Of
the association. IL at any time the associa-
ton is not able to furnish steady employ
ment to all the members who desire it, the
hours Of labor are to be re luced 30 as TO
give each the same amount Of work.
GRAFTON COUNTY, N.-H.
Tuesday night Of last week a house owned
by George Brown, in Lebanon, was damaged
about $1,000 worth by dre. Fully insured.
A railroad accident occurred at Woods
vile, on Wednesday morning resulting IN
the death of one man aud the serious injury
Of several others. The rrain was the express
passenger from Plymouth, known as East
mans train, but Eastman was of that day |
} ust as it was coming into Woodsyile the |
engine, tender, and baggage car passed over
the switch when the switch rod broke and |
threw the passenger car off the track. Fred
Brown, Of Lisbon, the baggage master,
stepped out to break up, just as the car
broke couplings and rolled down an embank-
ment taking Brown With it and rolling over
him, breaking many bones aud crushing him
80 that he died in a veryshort time. There
were eight or nine passengers in the car and
all were more or less injured, some Of them
it is feared faa!ly. We understand that no |
blame is attached to any one. 1t was one
of those unforeseen accidents that no ono
could help.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. q.
Forty-ive crates of crockery were seized |
at Coaticook, recently, for alleged infractiou
of the revenue laws.
W. G. Alcorn, tailor at Coaticook, left |
the place week ago Saturday evening,
leaving good number of creditors.
The building on Rock Island occupied by
Bates plating establishment was almost en-.
tirel destroyed by fire last Tuesday.
B. Smith has bought the Hollis Clark
place in Barnston for $1,000, and John
Smith is managing it. John raises the best
garden seeds and dogs in the Eastern town
ships, and good many Of them.
And now, by way of variety our whiskcy-
ridden village presents the sad picture, this
week, Of juvcnilcs-boys from to 10 years
Of age-bcing carried to their homes in n
state Of intoxication Coaiicook
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