Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-01

uVluiuk coW ny rope Wnlcu ne nhu cuto-
lessly tied around his body, the other day
when the COW suddenly started, throwing
the boy upon the ground, breaking his u ok,
and dashing his brains out.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
In Walden, Joseph Yaw was kicked last
Thursday by a colt which he had been il
the habit Of Fostering, breaking his nose
breaking tooth, and nearly putting out an
eye.
A large rock rolled down upon the p
Il o.. track at the Crane ledge last Friday
night. 1t was discovered by the section
men, and was pulled away by an engine, de.
laying the Saturday mornings passenger
train only few minutes.
Seven young men from Concord and Wa
teriord left to-day Thursday for New York
city, the most of them to engage for tn,
Kuickerbocker Ice Company. Their names
are, Tho. Bckford, Cad. and Landon viii.
liams, George aud Frank Chase Geo. Hurl
burt and Emmett Grant.
In Sheffield, Charles Ingalls, has a call
that weighed l46 lbs. at two days OF age
Mr. Ingalls, never brags but he thinks tba,
hard to beat.-A foot Of snow with high
winds on Sundsy.--Eugene Bickford il
building au addition TO his barn, Of 36x4C
which will make the whole 76x40. Robert
Mcdonald is doing the work.
David Niles, an old dancing master, 5t
years Of age, formerly of Sutton but lately
Of Burke, was arrested at Barton, Monday
and tried before Justice Trul at West Burke
on Tuesday by Elisha May, states attorney
for an attempt to commit rape on the person
of his wife's daughter, aged ID, and fol
want Of sufficient bail was sent TO board
with sheriff Weeks for while.
Edward p. Warner, Of DanVille, lost bis
sugar house by FIRE last Sunday with 1000
lbs. of sugar, set Of joiners' tools and th'
best set Of sugar house equipments in the
county. Loss about $500. The cause Of
the fire is a mystery as every precaution had
been taken to prevent it, aud the building
visited and found to be all right only an
hour before the flames broke out. Mr.. w
has rebuilt aud is now rushing business
again. He had made $500 lbs. when the
FIRE occurred.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There is a man los years old named A
Peneau, living in Sheldon; he has been
blind for 30 years.
The Burlington convocation of Episcopa
lians opens a quarterly session Of a week al
Highgate, next Tuesday.
Martin A. Seymour, of st. Adams, died
at Burlington on Thursday He is the mar
whom the rebel raiders treated 80 severed
aud locked up in the bank vault, when the,
went through the institution in 1864.
DR.. John Branch. of St Adams, wa
called up Saturday night by villain who
dealt him three heavy blows with a clut
and then escaped The doctors wounds ar,
likely to prove fatal. He has offered a re
ward of $1,000 for the arrest Of his assail
ant.
II. W. Dawson, of Fairfax, has bough
Of j. W. Carter, Randolph, thoroughbred
Jersey bull calf. The dam came fron
Massachusetts and is good sized jersey
COW four years old, and an excellent mixer
The sire, owned by N. L. Boyden, Esq.
Randolph, is the celebrated bull Carl,
owned formerly by Hon. b. H. Steele, lat,
Of Hartland. Dawson is a thriving younI
farmer, and we wish him success in the en-
terprise of improving his stock.
LAMOlLLE COUNTY.
The firm Of Neyes Bros, dealers in gen
eral merchandise at Hydepark, failed las
Monday for $4,000. Assets are estimates
at $4,000.
The Lamoille County grangers' conven
ton was held at Hydepark last Thursday
10 the absence Of l.. b. Sherwiu. maste
Of Central Grange, Hydepark, the conven
ton was called to order by Luther Griswold
master Of Gihon Grange, No. Hydepark
and the following officers were elected
Seymour Harris, Master, Malvern Grange
4. q. Sherwin, Sec'y, Central Grange
james Parker, o., Gihou Grange 4. 4
Allen, L., Malvern Grange; IL. H. Collins
s., LamOille Grange; james Davis, A. s.
Malvern Grange Daniel Smith, G., Malvern
Grange; William S. ThOrp, T., Malvern
Grange; Harrison Circuit, g. K, Contra
Grange; Mrs. Il. Il. Allen, Ceres, Mrs
Henry Smile, p; Mrs. James Davis, +
Mrs. Daniel Smith, l.. A. s f; after the cleo
ton Of the officers the convention was open
ed in due form, after which l.. b. Sherwil
made some remarks in relation to the bust
ness, and q recess OF one hour was haC
for dinner
After recess the commercial work of the
state executive committee was discuss
ed. In relation to the appointment OF a
county commercial agent remarks were made
by Il. Il. Allen, X. s. Page, Henry Smile
A. Raymond, l.. b. SherWin, Luther Girls
void, W. S. Thorp, Harvey Taylor, W. w
Delano, David Randall, Henry Harris, an,
others. The question being disposed Of
other matters pertaining to the interests Of
the grange were discussed very ably by
many Of the members OF the differen
oranges. Each of the oranges of the couu
ty was well represented, many being in at
tendance. Had the roads been in goo,
condition, | think the town hall would
hardly have been of sufficient size to accom-
modated them. The discussions we're al
most unanimous, and the best of feelin,
prev allied, while the occasion did not fail ;
give the encouragement that the movemen
had been and would be success.
WILLIAM s. THORP.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A locomotive on the Montpelier and Well
River railroad jumped 20 feet down al
embankment near Wells River, Monday
night, aud George Lyan had an arm broker
aud received bther injuries.
West Braintree Grange is prospecting fine
ly aud many are knocking at its doors
Last week they received their first lot o
groceries from Boston, and it made quite
sensation among outsiders One middlema
threatened to report them to the collector o
internal revenue at st, Johnsbury for keep
ing store, but the grangers didn't scare
bit. As though farmers can not buy wher
they eau buy to the best advantage 0p
position only strengthens a grange by max
ing its members more firmly united
Daniel Flint has sold the farm lately occu
MED by his father IN Jaaner Flint for Q70O