Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

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The government survey OF Lake Cham
plain that has been going on for three or
four years is finished. ..,...,
Petitions for the establishment Of state
constabuary are being circulated through
out the state. The liquor dealers object
it is hard enough TO be kept nervous by the
existence of the law, without having means
taken for its enforcement.
One of Gov. Converse's last official acts
was the pardoning Of Frederick u. Plumley,
Of Shrewsbury, who was sentenced to the
state prison for 20 years in 1869, under
conviction Of manslaughter. There has al
ways been considerable doubt as to the JUS
tice of the sentence.
The petitioners for the sale Of the YER
mont and Canada Railroad to the Central
Vermont had hearing before Chancellor
Royce at st. Adams on Monday. No OBJ
lection to the sale IN itself was offered, bat
as the trust creditors are anxious lest their
security be jeOpardized, the decision was re-
served.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The house Of Mr.. Roberts, of Monkton
Ridge, was destroyed by 6rel asst week, wi tn
all its contents.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
ID. Il. Boyden. state deputy of the Pat
rons will lecture at Bondvillc, Oct. 20 ;
subject, patrons Of Husbandry."
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Newark hop growers have sold $500
pounds of hops at 30 cents per pound.
A. NJ. Miles, of Sheffield, is repairing and
enlarging his shop to make room for car
riagc repair shop and paint shop.
There are three starch factories in Burke.
33 cents is paid for potatoes. The factory in
Newark has about 5000 bushels on hand.
Rev. S. Bolles will deliver free lecture
at his church at South Wheelock, Oct. 20,
at o'clock. Subject, "Great age of the
world"
Monday, as Jesse Simpson was at work
throwing down grain for thrashing in Paul
Wizards barn, at Sheffield, plank tipped
up and let him fall to the floor, breaking
one or more ribs.
Jacob Way, of Hardwick, was recently
jailed for selling or disposing of a horse up
on which some one in Craftsbury held lien.
1t appears according to Jake's story that he
had horse of one johnson Of Wolcott and
supposed it free from any claim whatever
The singers of Greensboro, Hardwick,
Stannard and Walden, met at East Hard
wick, last Friday evening, and organized a
musical association. Other adjoining to wns
are cordially invited to join in the associa.
ton. The association will meet at Hard
wick, Tuesday evening, Oct ~, at 81
o'clock and if the evening should be stormy,
it is to be understood to be adjourned one
week. Let all singers come out aud have q
good sing
cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
A spiritualist family at Chittenden adj
vertises the price OF board, "including seam
ces."
George Buchanan, of Burlington, reaently
convicted Of manslaughter in killing his
brother William, goes to state prison for 10
years.
Arnold Sherman, of Huntington, 50 years
old, committed suicide by cutting his throat,
Monday Of last week, on account Of i'll
health.
A Charlotte correspondent writes, dating
Oct II: Farmers in this vicinity have
nothing to complain of in the way Of crops,
as all are fully up if not better than an
average. The hay was good and well Sc.
cured. Some pieces Of wheat were injured
by the flies latish sowed the best. Oats,
and peas and oats, good, and splendid weather
to harvest them. Cora shows the effect of
the fine September, and will be far crop.
Early rose potatoes were full midi ling
Mostly dug and sold at forty cents. Peach
blows are still growing and will be better
than expected.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Alanson McNall has been appointed post
master at West Enosburg
James Evarts, of Georgia, was arraigned
before Judge Shipman, at Rutland, on
Wednesday last, and fined SIS and costs,
amounting to 1908, for contempt of court,
in resisting as a bankrupt the assignee OF
his estate while discharging his official du-
ties.
Seth Corso, Of Enos5urgh Center, eighty
years of age, carries the mail from that place
by way of West Enosburgh, 3 miles. lie
tells Of the time when he went from Bakers.
field to "Peck's Mills" now Enosburgh
Falls, when there was but one house on the
road. ....
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Two hundred tubs Of butter were shipped
from Wolcott by Mondays train.
Cambridge has bouded in aid Of the
Burlington aud Lamoille Railroad, by a
vote Of LAT to IA. The amount was fixed
at $4,000. ....
Dexter W. Brown, of Watervile, has
cabbage in his garden which has no head
formed like an ordinary cabbage, but in
stead, the large leaves spreda in levery di
recton, and cover over an area OF grounC
fourteen feet in circumference.
At large aud excited town meeting las
Monday, johnson, by vote Of l47 to II.
decided 10 bond for the railroad provided
the turn table be removed from Hydepar
to johnson, and the railroad company dis
continue all suits against the town. Tn,
road will probably be completed to johnson
before Christmas.
ORANGE. COUNTY.
Mrs. Stephen Meader, of Newbury, re
Gently had a small cancer removed from he
: forehead by DR.. Watkins. She seems to b
doing we'll.
Report says the old seminary buildings a
Newbury are to be repaired and schoc
commenced by Rev. Silas Quimby, of tn
New Hampshire conference. There is n
better place for such an effort than Newbury
and it will probably meet with success.
While Mr.. and Mrs. blanchard Jones, 0
Topsham Hollow, were going to the fair q
Bradford on Thursday, the king bolt, bein
badly worn, broke, causing them to !
+, thrown from tho wagon, dislocating Mr.