Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-28
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was that some Of the listers were Baptist
dcacons, who were too conscientious to return
less than the full value Of property.
Application will be made to the next Leg
stature for the formation of new county,
to be composed Of all or some Of the follow
irg towns Landgrove in Bennington county
Londonderry, Wndham, Grafton, Rocking
ham, Westminster, Putney and Athens in
Windham county Weston, Audover, Chos-
ter, Springfield, Weathersdeld, West Wind
sor Baltimore, Cavendish, Ludlow, Plym-
outh and Reading in Windsor county.
The soldiers reunion opened at Burling-
ton, Tuesday, with favorable weather aud
every indication of grand success. Among
the first on the ground were 90 Vermont
veterans from Fitchburg, Mass. The lao
train brought 80 from st. Adams. Some Of
the Lamoile County boys came in the af-
ternoon. The p. NJ. train brought two
car loads from Rutland, and several more
came from along the Rutland road at 1920.
About 8, nine car loads came in from the
east The largest delegation on this train
was from Caledonia County under Captain
p. d. Blodgett. The various delegations
were received at the depot gu their arrival
by Assistant djutant-Gcneral Geo. Il.
Davis, with st. Mary's band, of Burlington,
and marched to camp, where they were re-
ceived and directed to their quarters by
Adjutant- 6 eneral Henry. The soldiers are
all delighted with the camp, aud pronounce
it the best camp they have seen in Vermont
The scenes in camp in the evening brought
back freshly the old times in Dixie. Some
squads had brought their own rations, aud
before their tents might be seen hung over
little fires the familiar old tin cups black
with smoke, heating water for their coffee,
The moon shone softly over the camp aud
the whole made picture worthy an artists
pencil. About 500 soldiers spent the first
night in camp.
The Democratic District Convention for
the second district was held at White River
Junction, Aug. 81. Organized by the choice
OF n p. Bowman, of st. Johnsbury, for
president, Hon. Phiander Perrin, OF Ran
doph, aud j W. French, of Hartland, vice
presidents, aud Il. \ Wardner, of Windsor,
for secretary.
Hon. p. Perrin, Gen. H. S. Partridge, and
p, I. Baldwin, were appointed committee on
resolutions.
The following district committee for the
ensuing year was elected Orange County,
Alex. McLane, Fairlee, VIM. Mann, Ran
dolph; Windsor County, l.. S. Partridge,
Norwich, p. D. Dean, Barnard; Caledonia
County, j. NJ. Weeks, Lyndon, N. p. Bow.
man, St. Johnsbury Windham County, j.
IL. Williams, Jr., Bellows Falls; b. F.
Sleeper Westminster.
On motion proceeded to ballot for a can
didate for member of Congress, whereupon
Hon. G. N. Davenport, of Brattleboro, was
unanimously elected.
The following resolutions were reported
and adopted:
ReSolred, That we fully adopt aud ap.
prove the platform Of the late democratic
state convention.
ReSolred, That we approve the nomina'
ton of G. n. Davenport for representative
to Congress from this district, and will us,
our utmost endeavors TO secure his election.
ReSOlred, That in Luke =. Poland, the
nominee of the republicans Of this district
for Congress, we see choice specimen Of
those members who make rascaity respecta.
bic in Congress- as manifested by letting of
the big rogues of Mobiier fame and by his
attempt to deal a blow az the liberty Of the
press in the late Congress.
Therefore we believe it would greatly i'm.
prove the next Congress to leave out Luke
p. Poland and place an honest man in his
seat
1t was voted that all future conventions
be delegate conventions.
Hon. p Perrin was appointed a commit
tee to notify Mr. Davenport Of his nomiua-
ton and ask his acceptance.
ADDISON COUNTY.
A boy about twelve years old, son Of
Rolin Foot, of Cornwall had his hand cut
off by moving machine on the 18th.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Samuel Mills, of South Ryegate, is putting
up new house and shed.
Andrew Gilflun, Of South Ryegate, i,
building neat farm house.
VIM. Hayes was fined SO and costs, and
Benjamin Kicker $40 and costs, for liquor
selling in Groton, this week.
Samuel Wheeler, of Hardwick, was fined
SO and costs for assault on A. T. Judevine
last week, aud placed under $500 bonds to
keep the peace.
Charles Woodward, who seems to havu
been the man who took Curt Harvey's mon
ey week or two before Curt threatened
bloody Vengeance against the FARMER fol
speaking dlsrespectiuly Of him, now anguish
cs in jail in St. Johusbury.
Elisha Davis, an old and highly respected
citizen of Sheffield, committed suicide las
Friday, by hanging. lie had dangerou,
cancer on his shoulder blade, and it i,
thought the fear Of dying from the cancer
drove him to do the deed. Ho was abou
eighty years old.
WIN. Carrick, of Barnet, has been fgur
ing on the profits of sheep keeping. He find
that one of his sheep eleven years old la
raised him twenty lambs worth on an aver
age 81 apiece, while the wool has paid 70
her keeping leaving $50 clear profit on on
sheep in eleven years.
The Orleans County Fair Ground Com
pany invite Sutton aud Sheffield to partici
pate in the fair to be held at Barton on tn
last two days OF September. These town
can compete for premiums, and will be al
fordod the same rights and privileges a
though they were Of that county.
If any Of our subscribers would like t
take the middlemen's organ at reduce
price they eau do SO by joining club whic
Il. II, Il II, H. Ide are getting up at Pa
sumpsc The principal feature of the pape
is the assiduity with which it devotes itscl
to the advocacy of the rights of the poo
merchants who have been so abused by tn
avarieious farmers, aud who have so lon
been selling goods at cost, just out of a pal
riotic desire to see their town grow 1t
called the Vermont Catizen. Price 81 o.
per year, or to parties outside Of Lamoill
County 1925,
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.