Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-17

q slip between the cup and the lip there
fore the fair will probably be on the old
ground, and will be more acceptable than
ever now that the NJ. a. w. II. r.. r. is
completed which runs within few rods Of
the ground, making it one Of the best loca.
lions TOR fair there is in the state.
Prices.-Last june il was remarked to
me by a gentleman Oh the cars outside Of
Caledonia County that the merchants of St.
Johnsbury held goods of the same quality
from ten to fifty per cent. higher than mcr-
chants OF adjoining towns. Con.
North Montpelier, VI.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The town Of Newfane is remarkable for
having moved It's village completely From
li9l to 1870, it was on Newmarket bill, an
eminence from which so townships and dis.
tant mountains in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, were visible. The village
consisted Of courthouse, Jail, meeting
house, 'academy-the first academy that
Windham county ever saw-two stores, two
hotels, and variety of shops, such as were
found in all New England villages at an
early day, and about twenty private resi-
dences. Not trace Of this village in the
shape of building of any kind remains, to-
day indeed, as long ago as 1861 there was
not building left standing which stood in
the old village. In 1925 the site of the
public buildings was changed from Anew
fame Hill" to what is now called Fayetteville,
q village two miles east Of the old center, in
the valley Of the Wantastiquet river.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Kendall Taylor has been postmaster at
Proctorsvile for the past Ii years, during
which he has sworn to his accounts, every
quarter, before the same magistrate.
Reports are that Mr.. Woodcock, an old
Californian, is having considerable success
ia digging gold in Plymouth, near Tyson
Furnace, and that his mine yields from S25
to $50 per day.
Look out for "horse shed" enterprises
when you see SO prominent man as Hon.
Luke p. Poland about Windsor, ia company
with the mayor and postmaster, as he was
on Thursday Of last week.-Argus.
Charles L. Spoonor, living in the west
part Of Bethel, left the field where he was
moving, last Saturday, and, going to his
barn, committed suicide by hanging himself
from beam. He was about 80 years Of
age, and leaves wife and two children. 1t
is rumored that an imaginary family troub-
lie caused the act, he being naturally of
jealous disposition. 1t is singular circum-
stance that man by the name of Allen
Barret hung himself in nearly the same
place in the same barn, two or three years
ago.
Judge Poland is again q candidate. His
opponents are we'll understood to be Col.
John b. Mead, of Randolph, and Judge II.
II. Wheeler, of Jamaica. Col Mead seems
TO be the most talked of as the opposition
candidate. He is in the prime of life.
He has seen very little public life, having
been in the lower branch of the state legs.
lature two years. He saw something of
military life, leaving the state as ID ieuten-
ant and rising by promotion to the colonel
cy of his regiment, the Eighth Vermont
Volunteers. He is by occupation farmer,
an active granger, and strong temperance
man. He is what might be called self
made man. In point Of ability he is not
the equal of Judge Poland. How much
support he is likely to get from the grang-
ers remains to be seen, but he will beyond
doubt be supported by them.-Quechee Cor
respOaidence Argus.