Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-20
state N-e,cs.

place 80 call the meeting Of the Stockholders,
to elect directors.
The following are the county commission
ers elect, so far as we have been able to get
them Addison, Cyrus w. Wicker, Ferris
burgh; Bennington, A. j. Gray, Manches.
ter Caledonia, Il. II. Stone, st. Johnsbury
Chittenden, james Squier, Charlotte; Frank
lin, Rodney Whittemore, st. Adams Or
leans, S. s. Tinkham, Bloomington; Rat.
land, b. W. Marshall, Rutland Windsor,
$. A. Weston, Chester; Washington, Geo.
o. Boyce, Fayston.
The 50. Adams Messenger says that after
President Brooks made his preliminary ne
gotiation with Gov. Smith for sale Of
the Vermont 4 Canada railroad to the Gen.
trail Vermont Railroad Company, the direct
ors Of the Vermont and Canada refused to
sanction the terms. proposed and the result
was that the proposition was modified 80 as
to more nearly meet their views. The Cen
trail Vermont have considered this modified
proposition, and declined to accedc to it, so
the matter now stands where it did before
Among the seventy-nine churches called
to the ecclesiastical council TO be held at
Brooklyn on the Oath inst. are four in Yer
mont The first church at Burlington, the
first church at Montpelier, the first church at
Rutland, and the second church at St. Johns
bury The call to the council distinctly
states that the question to be brought before
it is not as to the character of the pastor
or any member of Plymouth Church, but
whether that church has observed establish
ed principles Of Congregational polty in re-
gard to discipline, and whether it has not de-
parted from Congregational fellowship in
formally resolving that other churches are in
no way responsible for its "doctrine, order,
and discipline" discaimng all responsible
ty for their course in the same matters. In
short, is the position of Plymouth Church
that of Congregationalism or Independency
ADDISON COUNTY.
Eli Meade, Of Shoreham, on the 18th
inst, shot himself through the heart He
was about GA years of age, and was living
with his son, james Meade. His death is
attributed to domestic troubles and nsani
ty.
Sickness prevails to a great extent IN Lin
coin, the resident physician, A. A. Hire,
having upwards of thirty patients. Many
have the canker-rash, Of which disease, the
FIVE children of q. Garland are now sick,
some Of them dangerously. There have
been, recently, four deaths from canker. rash,
viz Mrs Amos Bickford and two children,
and a child Of Lester Bryant.
Cornwall Grange was organized at Corn.
wall March 10th, by H. Il. Jameson, Iras-
burgh, deputy. 4. r. Robbins, Master E.
o. Porter, o.. A. H. Carr, 5. L. l..
Wright, s.; A. II. Sperry, A. s.; 4.
Pritchard, c.; VIM. Turner, T.; Frank
Hawley, Sec N. Frost, q. X; Mrs. DR..
Porter, Ceres Mrs. r. Landon, Pomona /;
Miss Mary Sanford, Flora Mrs c. Bene-
dict, l.. A. S. A splendid grange of 103
members, we hope the best in the state.
Our Leicester correspondent says that the
prospect for the sugar season in this portion
Of the state, at present, looks ominous
enough. The weather is at this date Mar.
14,) very cold with perhaps an inch of snow.
Several persons have tapped their trees, yet
no sugar to speak Of has been made.-Hay
is plenty, most farmers having quantities to
sell. Prices range from ten to fifteen dol
lars per ton-fner grades at higher prices.
The market for live stock is very dull
but few sales being effected in this vicinity.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. John b. Tibbets has offered over
$4,000 in money aud stone for the erection
Of a Baptist church in Bennington
One of the seectmen of Bennington de.
clared at the recent town meeting that he was
willing to print the town report in full, if i,
took book as large as Daniel Webster
unabridged dictionary!
A Grange of the Patrons Of Husbandry
was organized in Pownal, on Wedn esday
evening, March 1lth, by Y. L. Jameson, Dep,
uty, with the following officers: Thomas
Hoxie Hall, Master; Edgar l.. Walker, Sec.
+. j. Pettibone, o.; Il. X. Stillman, 7.
A. s.. Ladd, s. B. Oscar Baker, A. S.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The billiard saloons in Lyndonvilie have
been closed by order OF the selectmen, backed
by vote of the town.
Sociable and sugar party at the Method
ist Church vestry, West Concord, Wednes
day evening, March 25
Rev. f. II. Chaplin lectures at the Town
Hall next Tuesday evening Subject
Building and Being.
John Roberts, OF Groton, has sold his farm
to Warren Smith, of Tilton, N. H., fol
$500. Possession given Immediately.
Master Eddie Randall, while going
through with gymnastic exercises last Mon
day at the Academy, fell and broke both
bones Of the left forearm.
Fourth annual calico ball at Town Hall
St. JOhnsbury, Thursday evening, Marcel
20. Music by Wiley 4 Aubrey's band,
pieces Supper at st. Johnsbu-y House.
A few of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Arch Daniels gathered at their house Of
Wednesday evening, and with good supply
of glass, reminded them that they had been
husband and wife just about twenty years.
Mr.. Ira Arlington, of st. Johnsbur,
Center, slipped and tell on the ice last Mon
day, badly breaking his left hip bone. HI
is doing we'll under the care of physician
but full recovery in one ,of his age is consid
cred doubtful.
Rising Sun Grange. North Danville
meet at their hall Saturday, March 20, a
O'Clock p. M, for the distribution of goods
and the transaction Of other business OF i'm
portance. A full and prompt attendance il
expected.
The ladies of Temperance Star Lodge viii
have a sugar party at the Center Frida
evening, March 20. Members of Harmon
Lodge and the Temple of Honor at st
Johnsbury are specially invited. Admission
to hall, Zoe.
w. A. Bacon, who has been engaged il
city mission work for number of years, an,
who was for three years superintendent o
the Baptist Missions of New York City, wi
hold a service at the Town Hall on Sunda
L.