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

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CHASTITY wound IN the face. The horses
foot had evidently sort Of CHANGING blow,
for beriuning at the forehead il split his
face down through his nose aud upper lip,
and along the lower edge Of the eye, skin
ming of, as il were, one-half Of his face aud
turning il outwards 80 AZ 10 lay it over his
ear. The physicians, after long aud pain
ful series Of operations, 20 restored the up
pearance of the face that no visible dSiOrm-
ity is left, save the bruise aud swelling nat
urally incident TO such an injury.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Eagle Grange" was organized at Der.
lin, March Z, with membership Of 73.
Our Waterbury Center poetica CORE.
spondent is too complimentary. We cannot
publish 80 Mandatory poem, but he has our
thanks for his good wishes.
In Waitstirld aud vicinity, there is good
deal Of sickness, mostly ievers DIR. Il. g.
Hooker dslocated one OF his ankles few
weeks ago but says that he has had more
calls and has driven more miles, in his prac-
tice, since his accident than ever before in
the same length Of time---The Waits
field Congregational society, have decided to
build new house Of worship, to cost from
$1,000 to $4,000. Pledges to the amount Of
about $4,000, tncudipg $500 payable when
the remainder of the necessary amount is se-
cured) have been obtained in less than
month, aud il is expected that the work will
.oon be commenced. Their present church
office is comparatively modern building,
Saving been built in lS45, but as II 10 incOn-
.,enienty located on hill east Of the viii
age, and is needing extensive repairs, il was
deemed best by a large majority to rebuild
in the village. The materials Of the old
church will probably be used in the new, as
far as practicable.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
j. II. Putnam, of Grafton, has lately
bought of H. A. Sumner, OF Brandon, one
pair of turkeys weighing tom 33l pounds,
hen, III pounds.
Several parties at BrattlebOro and Bel
lows Falls now sell kerosene at 20 cents per
gallon. 80 cents are asked for it in St.
Johnsbury.
G. p. Whitney, Of Westminster, has nice
pair OF three-tourths Durham blood steers,
one year old, which grit three feet eight
inches, aud weigh 1858 pounds.
Rev. NJ. II. Harris has consented to re-
main another year as pastor of the Univer-
salst church in BrattleborO. at a salary Of
S2000.-Brattleboro boasts man who
hasn't failed to attend church and Sabbath
school Sunday for 53 years, except when
sick
Rev. l.. J. Matterson, of the Baptist
church, Brattleboro, has been granted leave
OF absence for three months, his society con.
tinuing his salary OF $1,000 per annum, and
supplying the pulpit during his absence.
Barnet Wait, Esq. Of Londonderry, who
is in the seventy ninth year of his age, was
elected moderator at the last annual March
meeting, aud he presided through the day
performing the arduous duties of his Office il
manner that could not be exceled by
younger men.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Edwin Pinney. of Ludlow, is about to start
for California with cargo Of sheep.
There is much sickness in Rochester and
vicinity, and the doctors are busy day aud
night.
The peg shop at Bethel is expected soon
to have two sets of hands and run night aud
day.
A grange was organized in Bethel, March
T. named "Rising Star" II. G. Durham
Master, l.. II. Edison, Sec.
Thomas Dunston, Of Weathers6eld, hal
just died at the age Of l0l, leaving a wild.
ow 81 years old who lived with him Tor "a
years.
The. Post, with its usual muEziness il
matters of fact, attributes the OrlednI
County Monitors views upon the governor
! question to us.
Duane johnson, of Stockbridge, has com.
menced building large cheese factory ii
. the Corners, and has already engaged th'
/ milk of 800 cows the coming season.
: Preston Merri6eld, of Windsor, the veue-
! rable bookseller, died March 9th, at the ag,
t of SO. Mr.. Merri6eld was noted as th,
publisher Of the first Bible printed in Yer
mont.
. The Post has got its courage up again, Il
the point of calling the WatchmGn "heb
domadal." We trust our Montpelier sotem
porary is duly thankful that it was not de
cared to be "parallelopipedon
The tannery company at Bethel contem
plate getting out three hundred hides each
week. This will require the employment o.
an increased force Of workmen. At tn,
present time there are fourteen hands en
gagged in the establishment
, Mr. Alonzo Saxon, wife and babe, o
Weathers6cld, retired for the night recently
leaving kerosene lamp burning durinI
the night they were awakened by violen
explosion, and to find the bedclothes on FIRE
which, with some effort, was extlnguished.
Frank French, of Pomiret, was standing
with his arm resting across the muzzle of I
h gun, few days ago, when it discharged
smashing one arm 80 that it had to be am
putated, and tearing of all but the thuml
and little finger of the hand on the othe
L arm.
The good people of Ludlow are various
: exercised over the advent of new anon
y ally it being none other than that Of a cal
u with two heads, two necks, two we'll anC
fully formed breasts and having six perfect
e ly formed legs-four front or fore legs AM
J, two hind ones.
y At meeting of delegates OF several gran
ges at South RoyaltOu, March 18th, to con
slider the matter OF organizing a count.
council to promote the interests Of the oil
IS dor. A. b. Bixby, Of South Royaton, wa
e chosen chairman; s. +. Slerlin, of Wood
! stock, Sec. pro tenn A committee OF tire,
+ d. w. Fargo, L. Webb and A. b PixbJ
= were chosen to prepare aud present a pla
for the formation Of the council. After du
o deiberation plan was presented and Adopt
d ed. Ten oranges we're represented,
D. Rockingham, says the Times, aud severa
a others in this section voted this year to IT,