Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-09

waterbury reform school, writes TO the
Burlington Free Press and Times in rela.
ton to the case Of the boy johnson, upon
whom lice and filth were so abundant, as
shown at his trial at Woodstock, last week.
He says lice aud kindred vermin are not
harbored at the institution, and johnson
must have brought his with him; and that
all the boys are washed weekly, and supplied
with clean clothing. The officers of the
school earnestly court searching investi-
CATION"
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mrs. Martha Delphy, Of Lincoln, has this
fall on the Green Mountains pulled one end
of cross cut saw to cut one thousand spruce
logs, when portion Of the time the snow
was two feet deep. The Middlcbury Regis
ter says if a man only had such wife at
each end of the saw, logging would be an
easy business.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A correspondent says: | would like to
see Bondville represented in your Benning-
ton county news. Bondvlle is a small Vile
situated on the Winhall river, in school dis
trict No. o, in the town of Winhall 1t has
about forty families, one hotel, one store,
two grocery Stores one chair factory, one
tannery, ono harness shop, one blacksmith
shop, one carriage shop, post Office, one
church, and good school house with hall in
second story. \. P. Graham, ono.half
mile above, on the same stream, has large
steam mill and chair factory, and usually
employs from twenty to forty men, but at
this time everything is quiet. We are ten
miles from Factory Point depot, twenty
miles from Chester depot, aud thirty-throo
miles from Brattleboro.
After full hearing and argument at the
December term of the court, held at Ben
ningtOn, Chancellor Wheeler granted per-
petual injunction in the case of Boynton Us.
the West Rupert Dairy Association, restrain.
ing the association from keeping any hogs
about their factory at West Rupert. The
case goes to the Supreme Court on appeal
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr.. l.. Il. Wood, Jr., of Barton, has just
completed two st. Johnsbury business direc-
tories, one of which hangs in the post office
and the other in the Avenue House. These
directories consist of the business signs of
his patrons very beautifully painted and Or
namented in colors upon glass, the whole be-
ing neatly set in large, substantial, hand
some frame One feature of the thing is
that each individual sign is painted upon
separate plate of glass, so that any one can
be taken out and altered or replaced by an
other as business changes render it desirable.
Mr. Wood is young man of uncommon
genius, and will not fail Of securing n liberal
portion of public patronage.
Union Grange, No. I, z. Of H., West
Danville, elected the following officers for
the year ensuing, at their annual meeting
Dec. y, viz: Harvey Burbank. Master
f. II. Clark, o.; VIM. Clifford, s.; Jason
Cole, Ia; L. Il. Wiley, Asst s.; Mrs. Il. r.
Wiley, l.. A. s.: Geo. Merrill, c.; S. r.
Mouton, T.. Mrs. Aba Adams, Sec H.
HoadIey, &. X; Mrs Al. r. Glldden, Ce-
res; Mrs. II. Hoadley, p; Mrs. Geo. Mer-
riIl, +. Regular meetings held at Earring
tons Hall at > O'Clock p. NJ, on the last
Saturday of each month,
A correspondent at Barnet says that Mr..
Edward Pierson on Monday last, while fall
ing trees in the Brock neighborhood, lodged
one and the top broke off falling back and
hitting Mr.. Pierson on the head, breaking
his skull and collar bone. A boy who was
with him went to school house near by,
aud obtained help to carry the wounded
man home. He has remained insensible
since, and is not expected to recover.
Green Mountain Grange, No. |, Of St.
Johnsbury, will hold levee and oyster sup
per at their hall on Summer street, Jan.
%. Programme next week.
Not being able TO get home-raised hogs to
supply the demand for pork in the village,
our merchants have taken to importing West.
ern hogs. j. Fletcher, Bartlett, Lewis
& Co., and Daniels, Sylvester, & Co., last
week received two car loads most of which
have already found sale. They have order
ed as many more. 1t seems queer that much
of our provision can be more cheaply raised
in tho West and freighted thousands of miles
to US than it can be produced at home, but
such appears to be the fact.
While Jack Ellis, of Sutton, was attend.
ing meeting at Sheffield last Sunday evening,
some mean miscreant stole good buffalo out
of his sleigh.
The entertainments here New Years
night, were theatre at the Town Hall, band
reception at the Atheneum, show of magic
lantern pictures at Academy Hall, and a
ride to Barnet.
Harmony Grange, No. 10, at East Lyn-
don, meets Saturday evening, Jan. II, for
installation of officers.
John Gorham, of Kirby, while drawing
wood last week, was thrown from his load,
striking his head against a stone, and is
now having brain fever.
A Mr. Graves, formerly Of st. Johnsbury
Center, while drawing wood from Mr.. Pierco's
place in Lyndon, in consequence Of the sled
hitting stump, was thrown from his load
and fell near the horses head. One of them
kicked him, cutting hole in his head and
breaking his shoulder.
The officers Of Independent Grange, Shelf
field, were installed Jan. 3, by q. p Owen,
ESQ.,, master of Orleans Grange