Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-17

Ocsb hhoeIeu iahu IN VOWn, LOT So,OUO.
Frank had the misfortune to break que Of
his water wheels on Wednesday, and is in
town to-day to purchase one Of Buzzell's
which he believes TO be the best wheel rum
ming.
Mrs. Nathan Remission, Of Greensboro, has
in her possession three manuscript sermons
written in 1718-19-20 by Rev Timothy
Edwards, father of President Edwards, and
greot, great-grandiather Of John Ellsworth,
her former husband. The writing is very
fine aud some Of it is nearly obliterated.
The manuscript has seen hard service in the
one hundred aud City odd years Of its exist.
ence, having apparently passed through
both fire and water.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
In q sash and blind shop in WallinRforJ,
are four workmeu named respectively An
drew jackson bartholomew Martin Van
Buren, tEdgcrtou,) Zachary Taylor (Uook)
and Quincy Adams These are the only
constant workmen in the shop. A good per.
ceutagc Of presidents.
This is how Il Rutland farmer sold his
colt. Two nicely dressed young men came
along aud wanted to sample the colt by
driving him little ways, with the intention
OF purchasing, IT his style suited. Tho
farmer consented and the nice young men
started of, leaving an elegant gold watch and
500 in money. Just as a matter Of form for
security. They didn't seem to come back,
however, and on examination their collateral
proved to be oroide as to the watch and
"queer as to the money. So the farmer
calls it that he sold his colt.
Charles Q. Backus, a workman in the rail.
road shops at Rutland, while undressing on
Tuesday night Of last week had left COM
mon bar.room tumbler upon hard bot.
toned chair. His feet becoming entangled,
he fell striking upon the tumbler, which
stood bottom upwards, with such force as to
drive the lumber up into his bowels. Drs
Goldsmith Pond aud Fox removed IL after a
long, tedious aud bloody operation Wednes-
day morning. II was found that the pa.
tient in his frantic effort to remove the tumb
Ter by seizing it with pair Of shoemaker's
pliers had broken the edge Of the glass
leaving sharp, cutting edges. He died on
Thursday. He was thirty-6ve years of age
and leaves wife who is at present il
Brainerd, MINI. Mr.. Backus was a volun
teer from this state in the late war, and wa
known in the army as the " Vermont Gil
ant "
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Eleven divorces were granted at the recon
term of court.
Barre appropriated 81 500 for its centen
nia celebration on the 18th of June.
Patrick Conway of New Haven, Ct. ha
sold his farm in Moretown to William
O'Neal, Tor $4,000.
Leander Warren, a prominent citizen o
Middlesex, died April 9th, aged SO. II
served four terms in the Legislature, and ha,
filled many other positions Of trust.
Lemue Richardson, the great Nmrod o
Barre, has in his possession a powder horr
given to him by his grandfather, which h
says was in the old King Philip Indian Wa
of 1875. 1t is % inches long Som,
one destroyed $500 monument in Harr
ington's shop one night last week.
John Young, of Worcester, was tried 70
selling liquor the other day. He plea
guilty to three ohenses and was fined $3C
and costs The state also received some 81
or eight gallous of his liquor.--A. A
Bliss. landlord of the Worcester House, wa
tried before Justice Brown the 10th inst
for the same offense. He plead guilty t
four ofenses, aud was fined forty dollars an'
costs.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Between 400 and 500 names have bee
secured to the temperance pledge in Roches
ter.
Ludlow has appropriated S40O for it
centennial celebration, which takes place OF
the 18th Of June.
+. l.. Il Il. W. Odds have gone into banL
ruptcy. Their liabilities are over $50, OO(
aud their assets $4,000.
The gold mines at Gaysvillc will be g,
tensively worked this summer, aud some at
tention will be paid to the magnetic irO
sand, which is obtained in large quantitie
and has proved, on account Of its remarks
BILE purity, to be Of considerable value.
Tracy Block, at Woodstock, narrowly e,
capped damage or destruction by fire on Sa
urday Myers discovered fire in his sho
which damaged his patterns, etc, about BIZ
and in few minutes would have been undo
good Roadway. 1t is supposed small DO
set the fire playing with matches.
BY the death of Esther Walcott, whic
took place April 4th, Pomiret loses hi,
torical parsonage who was link betwec
the present and the early history of Il
town. Her father, Chas. Walcott, wi
, killed at the raising of the FIRST frame NEE
ing house in town, which took place in l79
Her age was 81 years.
Deputy ID. Il. Boyden organized graut
at Ascutneyville, April 9Th, which has tai
t en- the name of Ascutney Grange. II.
, Dake, Master; A. W. Leighton, o.; Wa
, ter Hicks, L.; o. Quimby, A. s.. Mrs.
W. Leighton, C.; q. g. Gregg, T.; d.
, Hicks, Sec. ii. Mitchell, g. K; Mrs.
Dake, Ceres Mrs. j. NJ French, p; Nj
! Q. b. Dart, f.; Mrs. G. g. Gregg, l.. .
f S.
e Deputy d. Il. Boyden organized gram
D at Brownsville, April 8; name Clean
Grange. u. X. Shedj, Master 9.
Sherman, o.; W. |. Kendall, L.; j.
r Taylor, S.. j. W. Cady, A, s.; Rev.
Kingsbury, Oh. G. c. Wait, T.. II. v
y Read, Sec. II. r. Bronnock G.. k; MI
Mary Wait, Ceres; Mrs G. Sherma
) Pomona Mrs. q. T. Blanchard, Flor
u Mrs. Il. X. Shedd, l.. A. s.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. =.
Ten inches OF snow fell at Barnston Ia
n week Butter sells at % cents. Hops a
y we'll cleared out The highest price o
tanned was 81 cents. Quite an amount
IT potatoes have been shipped south. I
Early Rose brings 10 cents more than 9th
u kuds-There is an unusual amount of sic
ness. Erysipelas, scarlet fever, congesti
"a of the lungs, and fevers are prevalent.
How Convict Made $4,000 in one YeI
Iohn Short the sling Sing convicL W