Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-20
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Deputy Boyden organized four oranges
last week with over 400 members. \ good
weeks work in numbers, and we believe Mr..
Boyden has been very careful in the selec-
ton Of his material. The Woodstock Post
says over 10 names were rejected in that
village.
The Rutland Herald advocates the perma-
nent establishment of the supreme court at
Montpelier, instead Of the present system, by
which the court is held in the fourteen different
counties and four out Of the seven judges are
compelled to make an annual tour Of the
whole state, to their own personal discom-
fort aud the delay Of business
Notwithstanding the current talk about
hard times, State Treasurer Page authorizes
the statement that larger proportion Of the
state tax was paid into his office before the
9th inst.-thc time when the discount Of four
per cent. to collectors expired--than has
been paid at this date during any year Of his
eight years service as state treasurer.
The amount Of grain, in bushels, shipped
from Ogdensburg over the Central Vermont
roads in 1873, was as follows: Corn, q
334, 226 wheat, 637 ,205; barley, II ,62l !;
oats, 50, 527; total 3,104,579 bushels; be-
ing gain OF 1884, 1926 bushels over 1872.
There was also shipped in 1873, of flour,
lll,6S4 barrels of apples, 1896 bar
rels.
About twenty Of the leading breeders OF
Ayrshire cattle in the northern section Of
the state met at tho Weldon House, st. AL
bans, on Tuesday of last week, to organize
an association for the improvement OF that
stock aud otherwise promote their interests.
A committee of five was appointed to pre-
pare articles of association and bylaws, and
report at an adjourned meeting to be held at
the same place on Tuesday, tho Oath inst
1t is contemplated to publish state herd
book, and to take such other action as may
be necessary to protect themselves against
bogus pedigrees, etc.
The Vermont papers that get their home
news from the Springfield Republican are
apt to be somewhat behind the times. Last
week they were informing their readers that
there were SO "divisions" Of the Patrons Of
Husbandry in the state, while the standing
list in the FARMER showed sixty-nine oranges
to which the present week adds 10, making
to date 70 oranges in Vermont, divided as
follows: Caledonia County, 70; Orleans
7; Washington, l2 LamOille, g.; Frank
lin, 10; Windsor, 3; Ghttenden, 4 Or
ange, 7; Rutland, 5 Grand Isle, ! Wind,
ham, q Bennington, ! Essex, 2; Add
son, 2.
At the late term Of the Supreme Court in
Bennington County the Court made high
" important decision which affects every
town in the State, and settles the law in re
gard to the liability of town in case of Ger
tain accidents upon the highways. The
court holds in substance that where two par
ties are passing ia vehicles along a highway
within the state both proceeding in the sam,
direction, and the hindmost reins out to pas
the other in case of injury resulting to thu
passing party, the town in which the acct
dent occurs is liable to him in damages, pro
yided he exercise ordinary care in attempt
ing to pass In other words, that the tow
must keep their highways in such condition
that vehicle may safely pass another whicl
holds to the middle Of a track. The case up
on which this decision was rendered arose Il
the town of SALISBURY, near the State line
One Mockler in the night time refined gu
aud passed the vehicle Of Mr.. Percy, an,
in attempting to get back into the middle o
the highway his carriage was injured. Mock
Ter sued the town, and the decision referre,
to holds the town liable.
The Convention Of Oranges al Montpelier
Thursday, March 3, the Oranges of Cen
trail Vermont assemble at Montpelier, anC
invite the attendance Of the order from al
parts OF the State. 1t will be specially 70