Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
state N'eIUS.

A survey, by experienced engineers, is
now being made Of the Rutland and Wood.
stock railroad, between Woodstock and Rut.
land, to secure the most feasible route.
The Montpelier Waterman announce:
that after the FIRST of January DR.. Hoskins
will edit its agricultural department The
rumor that Mr.. Willard would accept pc.
sition on the Globe is pronounced unlouuded.
A new time table went into effect on Mon.
day, on the Passumpsic road. An abstract
Of it can be found in another column. While
speaking of this road We would say that the
UariOnlwas correct in complaining of Col.
Merrill as railroad superintendent. He
don't fdrnish tho newspapers with a smash
up once in dogs age. If you want live.
ly paper, with lots Of railway horrors, u
&c, that superintendent must be snapped
off. Besides, the employees OF the road like
him, which is another disqualification.
The following is the official canvass Of the
congressional vote IN the second district
Denison had 1897 votes; Poland 4079 /;
McLane 1924. Poland had a majority of
three votes in Windham county, aud a
plurality over Denison of 344 In Oaledo-
MIA nobody had majority Densons plur-
atty over Poland was 253. In Orange and
Windsor counties Denison made a clean
sweep, his majority in Orange being 1889,
while Poand's whole vote was but 6l7 in
Windsor Denison's majority was 1892 while
Poland's whole vote was 667.
The Senate refused to confirm the nomi-
nation OF o. S. Bliss and Il. d. Mason on
the board Of agriculture, and the governor
nominated G. e. Pringle, Of Charlotte, and
Gardner S. Fassett, of Enosburgh, in their
places. They with the other nominees
named last week were confirmed We un.
dsrstand that there is some probability of
Mr.. Golfers reelection as secretary of the
board. This will give us fully as good a
board as we had before. We would add,
by the way, that instead of saying last
week that the board never had anything to
do with matters pertaining to other branch
es than agriculture we should have said its
work had principally been agricultural, as
the prominence Of agriculture in the state
makes it necessary that it should be. Fully
as much attention has been given to manu-
features and mining as was contemplated in
the act ere lting the board, though those
branches were originally tackled on to the
bill only to secure its passage and get a
board Of agriculture established.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Nathan w. Sanford has been appointed
postmaster at South Dorset.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The friends of Rev. John Bole will make
him donation visit on Tuesday, Dec. -
All are invited.
Samuel Wheeler has sued A. L. jude
vine, of Hardwick, for SANDER, putting his
damages at $4,000.
Geo. NJ. Dean has traded the grst mill
at Burke with Collins French for the old
Doyle farm, lately owned by David Wishart,
on West Hill.
Mr.. A. j. Dexter, of Passumpsic, has
just had cancer cured. 1t was treated by
his vile after the prescription which her
father, the late Dr. Reach, used with so
much success during his lifetime.
Monday morning we saw Sylvanus Owen
with about ton aud half of fat hogs life
was extnct) which he was taking to the
store OF Il. a. Il. Fairbanks x Co. Mr. 0w-
en- has sold about two tons of pork this sea-
sou, and we are inclined to the belief that
pork can be raised in Vermont.
John X. Dunn, of South Peacham, can
60 to the head on owls. There was row
in his turkey roost the other night, and in
the morning he found dead turkey partly
eateH. The next night the father of all
owls accidentally stepped into one of Dunn s
traps. He weighed twenty pounds and
measured four feet seven inches from tip to
tip.
Amelia, an insane daughter Of Rev. Lew
is jenkins, attempted to commit arson Mon
day night by setting FIRE to the Methodist
meeting house and the dwelling house OF
Carlos and Wilbur Godding in East Burke.
Godding discovering the fire, mistrusted who
set it as she had attempted it before, jumped
on his horse and overlook her before she ar
rived home. 1t was near midnight, and
Godding's wife detected it by the smell of
fire from an old frock. The fire 10 the meet
ing house went out.
County Court.
Not having secured reporter, we are in
debted to the courtesy of the CaLedOnian for
an advance proof Of its report.
Hon. JoNA. Ross, Presiding Judge,
Hon JONI BAooS 3D. Asst Judges.
p. d. BlOdgett, Clerk,
w. II. Prestos, Sheriff.
Walter p Smith, States Attorney.
Petit Jurors Barnet-Alex. Gammell,
Alex Blair, Jr. Burke-Thomas Fairbroth.