Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-19
State N'esUs.
urer.

Remember the FARMER will como one day
later than usual next week.
Commencement exercises of the Univer.
sity of Vermont and State Agricultural
College will be July 5, 6, 7, and 8.
Hon. Geo. w. Hendee has been rcnomina-
ted for congressman by the republican con-
vention in the third district, as every one OK.
pected he would be.
The Springfield Republican says: Com
mittees from the Central Vermont and the
Wells River railroads met at Montpelier on
Tuesday to discuss the question Of a con.
nection of the two roads at that point, the
common ownership of the Central passenger
depot and the joint use Of so much of the
two lines as lies between Montpelier juno.
ton on tho Central and the Coffee House
junction on the Wells River road. Proba-
bly, the next step will be the building Of the
Barre, or Montpelier and White River road.
The Congregational State Convention
opened on Tuesday, at Mortified, with a
sermon by DIR. Lord, of Montpelier, on Acts
l:S. The main feature Of the afternoon
was the Secretary's report, by Rev. j. Tor
rey, giving, on the whole, cheering picture
Of the condition Of the churches through the
state. The Sustcnation Plan was discussed,
and received fresh hearty endorsement
from the Convention, as already proved OK.
cellent and promising most valuable results.
In the evening, Rev. L. E. Herrick read an
essay on the Cooperative Benevolent Soci.
cites, which led to some vigorous glorifca-
ton of Congregationalism for its broad, un.
sectarian spirit. Pres. Buckham occupies
the chair. Rev. j. II. Rabbit is scribe, and
Rev. G. II. Merrill, assistant scribe. Ad.
journment is fixed for to-day Thursday.
The Grand Lodge of Vermont, f. & A.
NJ, met at Burlington last week Wednesday.
An assessment was ordered of twenty five
cents per capita Of each lodge in the juris-
diction for the purpose Of increasing tho
Grand Lodge fund. The following officers
were chosen: M. w. Nathan p. Bowman,
st. Johnsbury, Grand Master. Bowman
13l, Park Davis, IA; r. w. Edmund G.
HOughton, North Bennington, Deputy Grand
Master. Houghton 157, j. l.. Mack 40,
9. w. Woodhouse 30, scattering Is. II.
w. Lavant M. Read, Bellows Falls, Grand
Senior Warden. II. w. Henry II. Smith,
Rutland, Grand Junior Warden. r. w.
Charles w. Woodhouse, Burlington, Grand
Treasurer. II. w. Henry Clark, Rutland,
Grand Secretary. II. w. james Holloway,
st. Adams, Grand Senior Deacon. Il. w.
William s. Hopkins, VergennOs, Grand Jun
Tor Deacon. w. Jonathan l.. Mack,
Mortified, Grand Lecturer. w. Rev. Ed
win Wheelock, Winooski, Grand Chaplain.
w. A. b. Flanders, Chester, Assistant
Grand Chaplain. w. Theodore s. Peck,
Burlington, Grand Marshal. w. 10. A.
Bass, WOst Randolph, Grand Pursuivsnt
W. William Brinsmaid, Burlington, Grand
Sword Bearer. w. Daniel @. Barber and
w. Cyrus p. Currier, Burlington, Grand
Stewards. w. j. II. Walton, Burlington,
Grand Tyler.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Louis Godette has been sent TO state pris-
on Tor two years for larceny James Kettle
for the same ofenso gets four years; and
Joe Wilson for highway robbery and assault
was fined 81 and sent to the state prison for
five years. These three plead guilty. M.
w. Day was fined 500 and costs for selling
liquor; Hiram Ourler who had appealed,
had judgment affirmed, for Same oifense
Jasper Dunn fined 500 and costs for two
offenses.
The people along the NAH route between
Bethel and Middlebury, who have been los
ing letters for the past three months, find
that Mrs. Fannie A. Jewett, wife of the
postmaster at Hancock, has been helping
herself to any that she thought might be
valuable. Special Agent Camp of Boston
started for that part tho country, about a
fortnight ago, and, assuming the role of a
railroad conductor who was taking a vacas
ton, ho put into the mails letters containing
marked pieces of money, and, having power
to open the mail, he finally traced the rob.
berry to the Hancock Office. The money of
Mr.. Jewett, the postmaster, was examined,
and it was all right, but his wife was finally
induced to produce an old wallet, which was