Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-14
Votes .gSous TOspm.

A brakeman named Wilson had finger
taken of and his hand otherwise hurt, Fri.
day, while coupling cars.
Twelve carloads Of people went from St..
Johnsbury to Lyndonville to the picnic, yes.
terday morning, on the special tram.
Il. b. Gage, whose illness NO noticed
some time ago, is no better, and hardly any
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Col. 7. q. Fletcher. the marshal Of our
next county fair, has appointed the follow.
ing aids I: Major Geo. w. Bonett, st..
Johnsbury Col. Il. p. Farr, Thetford !;
@. j. Bell, Walden John A. Moore, St.
Johnsbury.
Will any Of the people of the village who
next term, or who will furnish rooms with
out meas-meals to be taken elsewhere
or who will let rooms for self.boarding,
please inform the principal, II. 7. FullerH
John Farnham blistered his hand while
moving at the beginning of the haying sea :
son, and caught cold in it, and has been laid
up with it considerable part Of the time
since. The blister was on the inside Of the
hand. and the inflammation and suppuration
have been 80 bad that il has discharged on
the back. We understand it is improving,
aud be will soon DO about his work again.
To those who feel compelled TO scribble
some verses and send them to the local pa.
per whenever friend dies We recommend
as model the obituary Of Mr.. Orr, taken
from the Monitor, which can be found in the
Orleans County news. The style is more
desirable, and begets lin the editor, at least, J
much greater respect for the dear depart.
ed than the doggerel verses with which he is
often bored.
A fellow giving his name as Bailey aud
saying he belonged at Concord came to
Patrick Corrigan's, some time ago, and
bought fine shirt, but did not pay for it.
Friday night he came back and stayed over
night at Corrigan's, sleeping with one John.
ny Mack, C.'s step-son. He ate his break
fast next morning and returned to the bed.
room, saying he would take a nap, and has
not been seen since; neither has good suit
Of clothes which were in the room, belonging
to Mack.
Hovey complains that two men from this
village went over to his place, put their
horse in his barn, fed him, borrowed the
boat, tished on his pond what they wished
to, left the boat adrift in the pond, raised
the gate, took their horse and left without
offering either thanks or money. The
nelghbors saw them pass towards nome,
bawling and swinging bottle. Hovey says
they will soon appear before the police
court to answer for the offense.-Caled0.
MAN.
Last week Wednesday night, after Ora
Poland had had his trial in which he swore
that he had not had any cider, the officers
entered the premises aud seized some over
four barrels, which was condemned on Thurs.
day. Il. II. Wallace, of Newbury, cam,
forward and claimed that the liquor was his
that Poland had stored il as an accommoda.
ton to him, aud that Poland never paid q
cent for it but the fact that Que of thu
barrels was tapped and a measure stood
near when it was seized seems to have turn
cd the scale and overcome Mr.. Wallace,
theory. He will probably be more careful
who he gets to store his cider for him next
time. One Of the witnesses summoned il
the Poland liquor trial failed TO appear, anC
was fined $40 and costs.
The paper that is presumed to be "posted
in matters in this county" gives US the in
formation that the opposition TO Poland
worked sly in this town, aud that "the ap
pearance Of a wel-organized opposition Oh
the ground was the FIRST intimation that many
had that there was going to be any," at th'
caucus. 1t was well.knowp fact that there
was strong feeling of opposition TO PolauC
in the town, but his opponents were no
aware of their strength until it was mad
manifest in the caucus, and there scas not
well-Organized opposition. No work OF thu
kind had been done, and that is the reasol
St. Johnsbury sent Poland delegates. l
Bro. Stone does not change his mind with
regard to the strength of the opposition il
town when the September election take
place VIC are no prophet.