Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-10


Dickey, Rev. M. Truax, aud others followed.
When IL was time to 20 home a special train
took all that il was deemed safe to 20 with !;
the regular mail train came and was literal
" crammed and left with its living burden
OF humanity leaving several hundreds there
to wait the return Of the iron horse 10 take
them homewards Mr.. Manager French do
ing all that one could do, but some Of those
connected with the road completely demon
strated their total unftness for the impor-
tant position they hold, and this is not the
first time that they have done 50, and the
sooner they are weeded out the better il
will be for the company and the public.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The opponents Of Freemasonary held a
convention at Fayetteville, last week, and
nominated Aurelius Howard, Of Townshend
and George Howe, Of Brattleboro, for soma
tors, Il. l.. Waterman, Of Jamaica, for
Satisfactorily, Alonzo Starkey, of Brattle-
boro for sheriff and t. l.. Harrington, of
Londonderry, for high bailiff.
Hunt Burroughs, son Of j. +. Burroughs
and for many years station agent at YER
non, drowned himself on Friday morning in
the Connecticut river. lie had been insane
for some months, during which he had twice
jumped into the North, river at New York.
lie leaves wife and two children.
A Grafton correspondent says: The apple
crop in this vicinity will be failure. The
trees blossomed profusely but the fruit fall
ed to set. Judging from present appear
ances there will be fewer apples than last
year.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Six men driving logs on the Connecticut
river near White River Junction, Friday,
were capsized by logs hitting their boat, and
two Of them were drowned.
During heavy thunder storm at Quechec,
last week Thursday evening, the lightning
struck the telegraph wire, and, entering the
office, melted off some Of the wires but did
not materially injure the instruments. A
window in front Of the desk was blown to
pieces, and q man standing close by was
made deaf By the report, which was like the
discharge Of a cannon.
Windsor Grange has Just received from
the state agent car load Of salt, of $50
bushels, at a saving Of nearly one-third
While it was being unloaded the merchants
Of the place lowered about Offering their
sympathy and condoleEce, expressing their
fears that it would fall short in weight and
measure, thereby raising the aggregate cost
per bushel far above what hey would have
sold the farmers the same article for.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. q.
II. G. Buckland's house in Barnston was
struck by lightning a short time ago, which
passed down the chimney into the sitting
room, tore up the carpet for several feet, and
went through the floor into the ground.
The room had just been vacated.
Our Barnston correspondent writes us
that instead Of one barn and two COWS, as
reported last week, Mr.. Terrill, Of Stanstead
Plain lost two large stock barns and two
smaller ones, pair of very large fat oxen,
and steer, by the lightning of the 2Sth.
The so-called "Barnum's Circus" exhlb-
tied here last Monday to large crowds ag-
gregating 5000 persons. The animals were
jaded and travel.worn, while the human per-
formers made no attempt at wonderful feats.
The clowns compensated for their want Of
wit by avoiding vulgarity. A good summa-
ry Of the whole would be that 5000 tickets
and 5000 ticket.buysrs were sold, and 81.
500 carried away in triumph by third.
class circus, Of which Barnum is or is not
the owner.-Sher6rooke Gazette.
Dominion Day was observed at Stanstead
Junction by picnic Of the Good Templars
and temperance people of Stanstcad, Comp
ton and Orleans Counties. The great TEN.
pcrance orator, Edward Carswell who was
prevented by the rain from speaking there last
year on a similar occasion, was the principal
speaker ofthe day. lie was followed by John
Young, Esq, Of Derby Line, Rev. Mr. Al.
len, and Q. Q. Colby, member OF parliament
from Stanstead County. Mr.. Colby, though
comparatively young man, is one of the
most able in parliament, and he is also that
real rarity, an honest politician. Since his
6rst election he has been daily gaining in
popularity. He has been returned by &C.
clamation, not name being presented against
his, and he has deserved all the honor he
has achieved by untiring labors and per.
severing devotion to the advancement of the
interests of the working classes whom he
represents. Best of all, he is an honest
friend Of prohibition by a national law.
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