Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-20

Name, CRESCENT Grange. Officers Eli Hol-
den, Master Geo. W. Smith, Oveueer /;
ID. b. Wheelock, Lecturer j. II. Bla;sdell,
Steward Il. s. Smith, Assistant Stew
ard Abel Wood, Chaplain Denison Batch
elder, Treas. Geo. w. Bassett, Sec John
Mclaughlin, Gate Keeper; Mrs. Emily
Day, Ceres Mrs. Carrie Bassett, Pomona
Miss Addie Thomson, Flora Mrs. II. War
rem, Lady Assistant Steward.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Who says the sheep and wool business Of
Vermont is at its lowest ebbH Mr.. Joshua
Upham, Of Weathers6eld, recently sold and
shipped to Texas four ful-blooded Merino
Sheep for $3.50.
At the funeral Of Mr.. John Stoughton,
aged 81, Zone of the oldest men in the town
Of Weathers6eld,) Saturday, Feb Z, there
were present among the mourners four per-
sons over so years Of age
Deputy Boydcn organized grange at
East Barnard, Feb. ID. Name, "East Bar
nard Grange" Officers Levi d. Leavitt,
Master; Lucau Hewitt, o.. Calvin Greene,
Jr., L.. w. w. Webb, s.; Levi Belknap,
Jr., A. s.; Adm S. Boydeu, c.; Harry
Goff Il. Ethan w. Allen, Sec ; Joseph
w. Paige, G.. X; Mrs. Margaret Stevens,
Ceres Mrs. Levi Belknap, Jr., p. Miss
Lizzie Davis, f.; Miss Carrie n. Greene,
j.. A. s.
Woodstock Grange was organized by
Deputy Boyden, Feb. 8, with 107 members.
c.. g. Buck, Master; H. N. Thomas, o.;
s. +. Sterlin, Sec. Hosea Vaughan, T. !;
j. t. Montague, L.. j. A. Chede, s. (;
Geo. IL. Vaughan, A. s.; w. II. Dow, c.;
p. A. Pierce, G.. X; Mrs George II,
Vaughan, l.. A. s.; Mrs. 9. G. Buck,
Ceres Mrs. j. A. Chedlc, p; Miss Clara
NJ. Mckenzie, f.
"Banner" Grange was organized in POM
fret, Feb. l6, by Deputy Boyden, with lS1
members, the biggest yet, aud all farmers.
Otis Chamberlin, Master; w. G. Whipple,
o.. II. n. Bruce, L.. NJ. II. Miller, s. /;
Edwin Allen, A. s. Elisha Hewitt. c..
Crosby Miller, T.; II. w. Vail, Sec. A.
G.. Snow, g. X; Mrs. w. G. Whipple,
Ceres Mrs. Fred Fay, p; Miss Della NJ.
Wood, f.; Mrs NJ. II. Miller. l.. A. S.
The annual meeting Of the Black River
Valley Agricultural Society, Feb. I, made
choice of the following officers: Pres, Hon.
VIM. NJ. Pingry; Vice Presidents, H. Hen
ry, j. Dart, j. Woodbury.; Treasurer, G..
II. Stewart; Recording Sec., G. w. Has
kell Corresponding Sec, f. G. Robinson
Executive Committee, f. II. Nichols, j
Hammond, G. ii. Haywood Martin Pike
The society voted to hold their next exhibi.
ton upon their grounds near Perkinsville,
tWeathers6eld) 23d and oath Of Sept. next.
1t is feared that the reputation that this
county has long enjoyed as being the home
Of a hard.workiGg, law-abiding, God.fearing
people will be lost by the two recent muir.
ders that have been committed. Blodget
who murdered his wife in Laconia, N. III.
Jan. 81, is a native of Springfield, but
owned small farm in the little Mountain
town of Baltimore, where he has lived the
greater part of his married life. Jane;
Il. VIM, q farmer Of West Wind
sor, on the 4th inst. murdered his neighbol
George Il. Donoghue, within half u mile Of
home, while on the road from the "Street'
where they had been with wood with OF teams
Donoghue was a man of Incorporate hab-
its and leaves family of seven children and
a wife. VIM has always borne n good
character, and considered by his neighbors
as an upright and just man.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
f. l.. Blodgett has been appointed post
master at Fayetteville.
The annual meeting of the officers Of the
Windham County Agricultural Society was
held at Newfane on Tuesday, 10th inst
Nearly all the towns in the northern section
Of the county were represented. The usua
business relating to the arrangement of thu
premium list and the appointment Of the va
rious committees for awarding premiums wa
transacted, and Wednesday and Thursday
Sept. Both and Oct. LIST, 1874, fixed upon a
the time for holding the next annual fair
The committees on roots aud grain awarded
premiums as follows Potatoes, best hal
acre, LIST, A. A. Mason, Townshend, so
2nd, j. o. Adams, Newfane, 81. Beets, LIST
A. NJ. Winslow and Sons, Putney, 81 2nd
A. j. Parker, Windham, 81. Turnips, LIST
A. NJ. Winslow and Sons, 81 2nd, A. j
Parker, 81. Wheat, best half acre, j. G
Church, TOwnshend, 80; Corn, best acre
A. T. Warren, Newfane. Best half acre
LIST, Col. II. PlmptOu, Newfane, 50 bushels
So; md, James Marshall, Dummerston, 3.
bushels, So 3D., s. +. Whitney, Newfane
81 bushels ST. The report Of the treasurer
shows a small surplus on hand after meeting