Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-30
state N-esuS.

We sec il reported that Hon. Q. W. Will
lard proposes to return to journalism on his
retirement from public life.
N. 7. Sprague, Jr., has offered the dairy
mems association 800, if they will hold
their winter meeting at Brandon.
We see it stated that Henry Ward Beech
er will fulfill his lecture engagements at
Brandon and Brattleboro in the second
week in November. At Brattleboro the 9th.
The Passumpsic railroad company have
cut down the pay Of the section men 10 per
cent, and the shop hands per cent to COM
mence Nov. ]. They have also reduc ed the
working day of the shop hands 2 hours,
making it eight hours instead of ten.
Remember that every Denison or McLane
man who stays at home next Tuesday makes
the majority against Poland one less. Vo-
tiers of Vermont, let us hear from you
through the ballot box. When Poland was
defeated in September a cry of joy went up
from the friends Of reform from Maine to
California, aud from the Canada line to the
Gulf Of Mexico. Let us supplement that
by showing the old Green Mountain State
decidedly opposed to salary grabs by our
votes next Tuesday.
The Dairymen's Association held its an-
nual meeting at Montpelier last week We'd
nesday, and reelected the following officers
4. d. Mason, Richmond, president II. c..
Gleason, G. II. Hubbard, Springfield, g. s.
McAllister, Enosburgh, VICE presidents; D.
s. Bliss, Georgia, secretary and treasurer.
j. 4. Hollister was chosen secretary pro
TEN. 1t was voted to ask the legislature
for aid to publish the transactions of the as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Sprague of Brandon, invi-
ted the association to hold their winter
meeting at Brandon. Any place desiring
the winter meeting Of the association should
make application within ten days.
In the hearing before the committee at
Montpelier on the Cornwall contested cleo
ton case last week Thursday evening, Mr..
Il. j. Phelps counsel for the contestant,
charged that certain papers in the possession
of Mr.. Roberts, counsel for the sitting men,
Der, had been surrepttiously obtained from
Mr.. Eldridge Mr.. Roberts replied that
the accusation was willfully and malicious
ly false, whereupon Phelps, who was sitting
near Roberts, rose very suddenly and made
a pass at Roberts with his clinched fist. The
blow would have taken him squarely in the
face but for the raised arm of Mr.. Roberts
by which Phelps FIST was turned aside.
Roberts and Phelps then closed in, and for
an instant there was a disgracefu scene be-
tween the two counsel who werc parted by
the interference of members of the commit.
tee and spectators. Quiet was at once re-
stored, aud the hearing proceeded without
further interruption.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Several car loads of apples are being
shipped from Western New York to New
Haven, and sell for SO to $3.50 per barrel.
A Bristol correspondent of the Messenger
writes that a man is travelling through that
part of the state, perpetrating petty swim
die by selling preparation which purports
to be silver plating Tor table cutlery, etc.,
but which proves an unmiLigated fraud.
Nathan Rider, Of New Haven, has just
sold his farm gao acres) together with
tools, hay, and stock, to Theron Sturdevant
for some Sll00 They change places i'm
mediately, Mr.. Rider renting the place now
occupied by Mr.. Sturdevant on the street.
CA LEDONIA COUNTY.
Charles Chase has sold his farm in Sutton
for $4,000. Mr.. Chase returns to his old
farm in Wheelock.
Selim Doyle has sold his farm in Burke,
known as the Collins place, to Woodbury.
Marshal, for $1,000
s. n. Doyle has sold his farm in Burke
to w. Marshall, Of Sutton. Mr.. Marshall
takes possession Immediately.
Allen, l4-years-old son of A. j. Dexter
Of Passumpsic, while trying to get on the
down freight train a short distance below
Passumpsc, when in motion, Wednesday
was thrown violently down, striking on hi
head and receiving serious injuries.
Widow Mary Newell, aged sixty.foul
years and living alone, has during the past
summer taken care Of good garden and a
COW. raised between forty and fifty chickens
and since the middle of July has spun l75
skeins Of yarn, wove 100 yards cloth, and
kint four dozen socks.
A horse of IIangdon Kendall, of Passump
sic, valued $3.50, became frightened when il
the hands Of Mr.. Chase and ran into
shed in Concord, and began kicking which
he continued until the cords of his legs wer,
completely mangled up, and the horse spoil
ed it was killed Wednesday.
The Sabbath school at Wheelock Villag
gave free exhibition at town hall Thursday
evening, Oct %, good audience beinJ
present they gave us the best Of music anC
speeches by persons Of all ages, from tn
venerable grandfather Of sixty-seVen to thu
grandchild OF three, all very good, especially
that of the little folks.
As the Montreal day express train cam
into LYndonville one day this week youn
disciple of Bacchus started forward aoros
the platform to meet it, Being in rathe
obivlous state he reached the edge of tn
platform before he knew it and went head
long upon the track, landing on his ear be
tween two ties few feet in front of the en-
gine. Our reporter says this was the frs
time he had seen man literally stand o
his ear. Our hero resumed perpondicula
position, remarked that he knew what b
was about, and was led by the conductor il
to the baggage car,
, Tho pastoral connection of Rev. j. "
J Buzzell with the Baptist church at PassumE
SIC closed last Sunday. Several of the poe
, pie of the parish, wishing to present him
testimonial Of their respect, made him