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

tnelT uucle, where mhbilua SUN ICmhlnd,
while Betsey has gone back home. Talk
about the heather! Better defer sending
missionaries to foreign lands until such cases
as these have been sought out at home.-
Argus.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The people Of East Randolph lose S12,.
900 by the failure Of A. b. Grape, of South
Royalton, who borrowed money of them to
ytit into hotel.
River, accidentally slipped and fell upon
the ice on Saturday morning last and dislo-
Gated his wrist IL is doing well.
The Vermont Copper Mining Company
at Vctshire are now employing about four
hundred men. They get out about eight or
nine hundred tons Of ore per month.
At the opening Of the Normal School
at Randolph, last week, more than one hun
dred and thirty pupils entered This is a
larger number than were ever before en-.
rolled so early IN a term
A neck-tie festival was holden at A. j.
Worthen's hotel at Waits River Wednesday
evening, the llth, the proceeds to be applied
in purchasing carpet for the Union Church
there. An oyster supper was served in
good style and the hours passed pleasantly
away, enlivened by music and dancing A
net profit Of S3l 80 was realized
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The county union Of Good Temp lars
meets at West Derby, March 10.
DIR. q. l.. French, of Glover, recently
sold calf not yet one year old, for $50.
Widow Harvey, of Coventry, lost her
COW, aud the neighbors gave her another.
That's Christianity.
j. l.. G. Corlis, of Sutton, is pressing large
quantities Of hay for shipment, it being cheap
and plenty there.
The Methodist ladies Of Barton give an
oyster supper at the village hall this Fri.
day. evening, to help furnish the new par
sonage.
Rev. Edward S. Fitz, Of Chisopee, Mass,
has been unanimously called by the Congre-
gational church of Greensboro, at a salary of
$500.
The Grange at Newport will soon be reor-
ganzed, and put in full working order. There
is 6rst-rate material in Newport for one Of
the best oranges in the State.
At Geo. Coles auction in Salem Feb. IL,
cows sold from s3l to SAT, shoats about six
cents a pound, hay $40 to $3.50 per ton,
corn in the ear 81 for seventy pounds, oats
so cents, potatoes 46 to 80 cents bush
el.
Troubles never come siugly, Capt. Fogg,
Of the " Lady Of the Lake, " who lost his
house and nearly all his household goods by
FIRE last fall, and cargo Of wood in the lakes
has now lost span of valuable horses by
being thrown off steep bank in Canada.
The Teachers Institute at Newport last
week was very successful. Many teachers
were present, and secretary French made
good impression as jealous capable officer
DIR. Cuttings lecture on the Microscope
which closed the proceedings, was received
with much approval.
Josiah p. Cutting is playing his prauks
out West His last performance was to
purchase store and goods for $4,000, de.
post forged notes as security for the same,
marry a sixteen-years-old girl, furnish house
and store with goods on credit, get fright
ened and vamose.
| lut ISLpIcSS luuJ uultS
Der of the members Of the new grange at Is
land Pond, including the Master, are not
farmers. Mr.. Jameson assured us before or
ganizing that grange that he should take
none but farmers as charter members. Has
he varied from the law, or is the Express
at its old tricks?
Dr. Cutting had full house at his lecture
in Glover on tho Microscope last week, not
withstanding the bad going.-Maj. Grout
lectures this friday evening on Horace
Greeley. "-Grange meeting one week
from next Saturday subject for discussion,
the best method of raising corn in Vermont.
The secretary reports moderate success OF
the grange the past year, with S35 in the
treasury; says some are waiting to see what
we are going to do for their benefit and 9TH
ers whether it is going to be popular thing,
before joining. But he thinks those that
Joined early have reason to feel encouraged,
in view of the rapdity with which the order
Is increasing and its growing influence in the
nation.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Montpelier Argus and Patriot APP
pears in a new dress. 1t looks well.
Deputy Boyden organized grange in
Roxbury, Monday night, with "a members.
Alfred Joslyn, Of Waitsfeld, is charged
with having thirty Of the best sheep in the
state, breed not stated.
1t is reported that Miss Nina Il. Gre
CORY, of Mortified, the talented reader, is to
60 upon the stage in Philadelphia.
Andrew Doty, Of Goudsville has a black
horse that excites the enthusiasm of COR
respondent, also fine Durham grade heiier.
The temperance people of Montpelier pro.
pose issuing journal to aid their cause un-
til after the town meeting in March
An investigation by insurance agents
strengthens the suspicion that the recent fire
at East Montpelier, by which p. NJ, Gates
buildings were burned, and in which $4,000
or $4,000 of the, town funds disappeared,
was set by Mr.. Cate.
From the mountain on the east side Of
Waitsfeld, says a correspondent, you can
sec nice farms and farm houses as far as tho
eye can reach, north and south. He thinks
Watsfeld hard to beat, both in land, inn
provements and stock.
Judge Warren, of Berlin, is credited with
an extra shorthorn calf but no weight given.
1t is all very we'll for correspondents to say
the finest, and the best they ever saw,
but why not give 6suris? Taat is what the
public wants.
George Randall of Mortified, is the
owner of half Jersey and half Durham
hcifer from which was made 35S-lbs. of but
ter, after it was washed aud before sailing
between the 9Th Of April last and the I'd
, day of the present month, 22Olbs. Of which
, he sold for S67.
A painful accident occurred to Mr.. Medad
Wright, of Montpelier, Friday morning. HC
was shifting belt in his machinery to set il