Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-27

Deputy Deming, of Berkshire, assisted by
members Of Frontier Grange, Of East
Franklin, organized grange with so mem
bers at Franklin, Feb Is. The officers are
as follows: II. @. Gates, Master; p. Hors-
kin, o.; j. II. Hubbard, H.; II. s. Will
lard, s.; d. j. Gates, A. s.. II. II. Cleve.
land, c.; $. II. FELTON,, Sec. Il. II. Bell,
T. j. T. Hefflop, G.. X. Mrs II. Pratt,
Cores Miss Della Richards, r.. Mrs h.
Hubbard, f.; Mrs NJ. j. Ods, H. A. s.
Regular meeting, Wednesday after full
MOON Next meeting, March 4th.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Scion s. Clark, Esq, of South Hero, has
been appointed States Attorney for Grand
Isle County.
Deputy Ell Barnum, Of Milton, organized
a Grange Of the Patrons of Husbandry at
North Hero, Feb. 18th, with the following
officers: Master, A. X. Hibbard Over
seer, ii. w. A,lon Lecturer, Il. Hibbard
Chaplain, Rev. j. Hitchcock Secretary o.
p. Knight Membership, 33, all farmers
except the chaplain. The application for
the Grange was signed by some Of the best
farmers in town, including Judges Allen and
Knight.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The State Normal school at johnson has
opened with 80 scholars.
Referring to q colt in Hartford, Conn,
80 years and months old, supposed to be
the Oldest in the country" the Hyde Park
NetcSdealer says "'Kit,' a mare fair,
fat, and forty owned by Hon. l.. II. Noyes,
of this village, is alive and well, and not un.
frequently seen on our streets"
Mr.. George A. Harris, Of Stowe, a few
weeks ago sold a colt foaled last May to Mr..
Wakefield, Of st. Johnsbury, for $3.50.
This colt was sired by Tattersall, kept on
the Malvern Farms Of A. w. Griswold in
Morristown. The dam of this colt has rails.
ed several very fine colts One foalcd IN
1872 sold at four months old for $500 I;
one at eight years, her first colt, sold for
S1l5U, and is now owned in Kansas where
ne is valued very highly as a stallion he is
known as Hen Harris. The dam is known as
Mollie Harris. Mr.. Wakefield bought at
the same time one colt, foaled June IL,
1873, for S175. This colt was out of
four-years.old mare, AMI she out of Mollie
Harris, and was sired by Buckingham. A
few days later brother Of Mr.. Wakefield,
from the same place, was so well pleased
with his brothers purchase that he bought
Of l.. J. Town, Of Stowe, one colt foaled
last August, and paid 5000 This colt was
also sired by Tattersall.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Jonah Loomis, of Braintree, has supe.
rior flock of 100 fine wool sheep, and
among them a buck that sheared last spring
81 pounds of wool.
Mrs. Martha Grow, widow Of a soldier
of the Revolution, died in East Randolph,
February l4th, at the ripe old age of 90
years and II months.
Mr.. G. b. Wells, Of West Randolph, is
reported as being successful breeder of
driving horses He has recently sold a
yearling colt, sired by Monarch, for 5000,
and has been offered $3.50 for younger
one from the same horse. He has now
fine three-year-old colt, sired by the "Polard
horse" that promises to be very fast
The store of Messrs. Tewksbury 4 Sons,
Of West Randolph, was entered by two burg
lars Sunday morning at about three o'clock.
They blew open the safe. The Boston ex-
press train arriving at the time of the OK
plosion, they became alarmed and fed with
out obtaining anything of value. The store
was set on fire by the explosion, but was ex-
tinguished without much damage. A re-
ward is offered for the detection and con-
viction Of the burglars.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
ID. & g. S. Skinner have started in the
hardware business at Barton Landing.
The Bloomington grange holds meeting
on Saturday, Feb. %, at o'clock p. NJ.
Hay is reported plenty in Bloomington,
and no sales. Cows are selling from s25 to
$50 per head.
G. A. Drew, of Newport has bought the
sash and blind factory Of II. F. Pillsbury in
Barton.
Davis & Son, Of Newport, boot and shoe
manufacturers, have established n branch of
their business in Barton.
Thirty-four births, twenty-five marriages,
and thirty-nine deaths in Barton, during the
year 1873. Must be good deal of uDpro.
ductive property there.
Job Allen, of Craftsbury, will build a
barn the coming summer, one hundred feet
long and fifty wide. Craftsbury has many
large and first class barns.
In Glover, Prof. Smith, of Dartmouth
College, will lecture Friday evening, March
q. The lecture association will have So
ciable this friday evening. family
Of Il. ID. Wiley was saluted by a l0I pound
er (boy) last Friday.
Charles Calkins, a boy Of seventeen years,
Of East Charleston, was arrested at Island
Pond last week, for stealing 500 from one
Warren Hardy, of the same place. He has
plead guilty aud is now at jail at Irasburgh,
awaiting sentence.
The somewhat famous case of Freeman
vs. Somers and Rowell came to an end this
term Of court, by decision in favor of the
defendant. The lawyers fees on both sides
amount to about as much as the value of the
farm. If the parties had only been grangors
II. Il. Wheeler, of West Charleston vii.
lage, who has been for some time past in the
employ of the late f.. G. Merrill, was arrest.
ed last week, on charge of having money in
his possession, belonging to the estate of
said Merrill, which he refused to surrender.
lie was taken to Jail.
In Jay, Vim. Blair has sold his farm to
j. Blair.-Alpheus Stigle has returned to
town, moving on to the lickiorI larm.-
While Chas. Day was assisting to load a
log 8 inches in diameter, it got the better
Of him aud rolled completely over him. No
bones were broken, however, although he
was severely pinched.
The friends Of the Marshfold, Hardwick
Il Black River railroad held meeting al
the town hall, in Coventry, on Thursday, the
10Th of February. The attendance was
large, and much enthusiasm was shown
The Hon. Mr.. Graham, who represents the
Canada road, was present, and made some