Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-12


they are about 70 build.
J.R. Cutting, Of Newport, lost a good
COW by sudden death last Sunday, being the
second he has lost this season.
Miss Heath, who was thrown out Of a
carriage and seriously injured at Albany,
died from the injury on Tuesday Of last
week.
The house Of Daniel r. Hunt, Jr., in
Barton, was burned last week Wednesday
night The inmates had narrow escape.
Insured for Sl4O.
Orleans County Good Templar's union
will be held at Beebe Plain, July l, in con-
necton with the Lodges of Stanstead and
Compton Counties.
About Eve o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Of last week the house Of Mr. Luke Car
penter in Bloomington caught ERE while
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter were away from
home, aud was burned. The neighbors saw.
ed most of the property in the lower part Of
tho house.
The FIRST sabbath school in Vermont was
organized at Greensboro sixty years ago
the present month. Now j. l.. Porter is the
only person in town who has been a constant
member Of the school from the commence
ment--Butter % cents last market day,
Eggs ID cents per dozen.
A slight accident that came near being a
serious one, happened at West Derby, last
Saturday. Miss Edwards aud Mrs. New
comb we're returning from Newport, when
for some reason or other the horse kicked
aud when his feet came down they were con.
siderably mixed up with the cross bar and
thills. OF course he was scared and trying
to run in this position was refined out Of the
road against tree and thrown down.
With great presence Of mind Miss Edwards
jumped from the wagon aud on to the
horses head and held him still till help ap.
preached Fortunately no one was injured
and broken thills and cross bar comprised
the damages to the wagon.-ErpreSs.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Several general agents Of moving machine
companies have lately been through this
tewn and the rest of the state, stiffening up
the backs Of the local agents and declaring
that their company will never make any
terms short of regular retail price with the
Patrons Herald.
Thirty.fve of the boys in the Brandon
high school stayed out to see game Of ball,
tie other day, and iD consequence eight of
them were suspended The young men then
held feeble indignation meeting, but the
upshot Of it was that all but the eight sus-
pended have returned to the fold.
Charles Churchill, of Sudbury, found one
of his cows missing q week ago Sunday, and
some of the neighbors helped him find her,
after which the party were treated to cider
they drank too much, aud quarrel ensued,
in which Allen Roberts shot Charles How
ard in the thigh. The parties were arrested
The dwelling Of Mrs. Freesc, on Forest
street, Rutland, was burned Tuesday morn.
ing, and while the people we're taking furni.
ture from the lower story, the body Of the
woman fell through FROM the second story,
A post norton examination showed that
death was caused by wounds in the throat
there being one large wound extending from
ear to ear, completely severing the larynx
and four wounds on the right side Of the
neck. Three of these struck the vertebra
or spinal column the fourth passed behind
that, aud severed the muscles in the bach
part of the neck. The object Of the murder
was doubtless plumber, as Mrs. Freese haC
considerable money. She was disreputabl'
woman, and the house was in bad part o
the village. There is no cew to the perpe
traitor of the crime, unless tracks made BY
bare feet in plowed ground behind the hous'
may have some significance. An investiga
ton is in progress.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Samuel Perry. Of Calais, lost hors
worth 5000, May 3lst.
The barn OF Mrs. Delaney, of Calais, wa
r struck by lightning Sunday Of last week an'
considerably damaged.
A young daughter of Mr.. Adams, o
Mortified, died May 20, and the symptom
attending her sickness left little doubt tina
her death was caused from living and sleep
, ing in the same air with an oleander tree O
some size during the winter and spring.
Martin Sheldon, Of Mortified, before tn
war lin which he lost his healthy slater
and fine man, has had the great misiortun
to lose his reason, and has been sent to Brat
tleboro. lie is a man little past the prim
of life, with wife and two or three chill
dren. 1t is sad case.
) People who have business in Montpelier
will find the American an excellent house +
stop at. The house has been recent
ly repaired and is kept in frst-class OF
der. Everything is done for tho comfort O
guests, and no extortionate prices are charg
. ed. 1t is kept by Chester Clark, and Nj
j. NJ. Bradford is an exception to hot,
:. clerks-courteous and attentive to patrons
: Readers, try the American.
f A Waits6eld correspondent, dating tn
Y 9th, says This is the day when the spor
ing men are trying to find out whose two
a year-old colt can 60 over the track in III
. shortest time.--Spring has been backward
. but corn, oats and potatoes are well in. Cor
and oats are beginning to look green, an
grass is luxuriant, six to ten inches higl
thick aud strong.-The tent caterpillar
are here in force. have tried half-doze
different remedies and at last took soft soa
and hot water in equal quantities, made
swinging swab on the end of pole, dppe
d 1t in the soap, and drew the swab throug
n the crotch where their nests were, and gel
!. orally one brush wrought complete ruin {
,. the homestead and killed the occupants.
n WINDHAM COUNTY.
.. Newfane celebrates its centennial Jul
|. 4th.
5 The lightning went through the larl
% house of II. g. Wiley at Saxtons Rive
Is Sunday night, and entering all the room
ID but two, smashed every mirror aud most
N the lamps, but, stangely enough woms
sleeping 10 room where the windows wei
smashed, though covered with plaster irOI
Of the ceiling, escaped without serious injur,
A fine COW belonging to Charles Smith
g the same town was killed by lightning.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. q.
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