Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-20

Antiquarian Supper last week which proved
an entire success, aud showed that old time
eafablrs aud walters were good IN their pa.
ces The receipts we're $40.
Mr.. II. Richardson, of Topsham, is better
supplied with digits than most of us. lie has
six fingers on one hand. His daughter, Mrs,
Dexter, has six fingers on each hand, and she
has a little girl who has six toes on one foot.
Those that nave extra fingers are supposed
to have extra strength
w. T. George, of East Topsham, has the
care of a three-y ear.old colt that weighs
1856 pounds, and he is of good style.
w. Bowen has nice bay horse that weighs
1900 pounds, of good style aud speed. He
has also pair of iour.year-old steers that
weigh $500 pounds, and grit feet, u
inches. He has another pair that girt I
feet, 4 inches, the latest, our correspondent
says, he has seen this winter
Deputy Boydeu organized grange IN
Braiutree, March 10, under the name of
Snowsvile Grange" with ~ members.
Officers: j. p. Cleveland, NJ; g. W.
FIagg, o.; II. +. Clafin, l.. ); A. w. Ferry,
s.; Q. b. Cummings, A. 8. s. B. Young,
Oh. Ira Warren, T.. W. II. Nichols, Sec. (;
VIM. Blanchard, G. X. Mrs G. w. FIagg,
O.; Mrs. O. l.. Dtury, p; Miss Ella
Mann, f.; Mrs. A. Il. Nichols, L. AS.
Deputy Boyden organized a grange at
Hartland Corners March IA, under the
name of Surprise Grange. Officers !:
Owen w. Waldo, NJ. Jacob Tewksbury,
o.; A. l.. Davis, L.; Il. G. Billings, S. !;
A. D. Pierce, A. s.; Mrs. q. Il. Darling,
Oh. G. Burnham, T.; o. +. Hemmenway,
Sec. II. V. JENNIE, g. K; Mrs. j.. r..
Rice, c.; Mrs. D. F. Hemmenway, p.
Mrs. s. G. JENNIE, F.. Mrs. II. NJ. Waldo,
l.. A. S.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The Monitor wants cheese factory in
Barton.
1t is rumored that the Irasburgh bank is
not going to Barton, after all.
Hiram Blaisde!l, of Barton Landing. lost
horse last week which he valued at 5000.
Byron Dewey has sold his farm TO Chan.
dler W. Dewey, aud intends to move to
Massachusetts,.
Loring Dewey, of Irasburgh, has rented
his farm on the West Albany road to MIR.
Peter Hanson for one year
Jay has gone back on the road commits
sioner plan, although it worked well last
year.
Ira Hunter, of Albany, had an apoplectic
stroke in church on Sunday. 1t is thought
he will recover.
Gallup, Chandler 4 Co., OF Barton Land
ing, have bought double cylinder planel
for their mill and will set it up soon.
Good shedding is reported in aud abou
Coventry. Over 500 logs have been draw
to g. l.. HarmonS mill the past week.
A good many potatoes are being shipped
south just now. They bring 10 to 30 cent
a bushe at the cars, and dollar in Bos
ton.
Frank Phillips, OF Glover, while leading
some young cattle to water, was draggeC
over pile Of stones and had two of his rib;
broken
In Albany there is complaint of ,mic'
running young apple trees. 1t is strang'
people will set trees aud then neglect to pro.
tect them against almost certain destruc
ton.
Mrs. Ida Wakefield, of Westfeld, deserve
praise for the heroisn displayed on the 4tl
inst, in rescuiug the life OF Lewis Young,
boy IA years old, from the middle Of sWoll
en- stream above N. G. HOyt's mill.
A dog belonging to Levi Raymo, fright
ened horse driven by Fred Thompson, int
a runaway in Craftsbury, the other day il
which the sleigh was smashed and Fred Sc
verey bruised on the shoulder.
Chafey's store in Albany, was burglarise'
So worth on the 9th by u poor younI
man (not the one lately appointed to tn
Boston custom housed who was let of Of
paying fine of $40, on account of previou
good conduct. No name given in the MoHi
tor, from which we cut the itAm.
A select school under the charge Of MI
james G. Kennedy commenced at lrasburg
Common the 9th inst. Mr.. Kennedy ha
been teaching in Chittenden County durinI
the past winter, where he has given perfec
satisfaction, and won many friends, both b.
his efficiency as Il teacher and his manly dc
pertinent. We regard him as one Of tn
most promising among the young men q
Orleans County.
The Express goes for the oranges regu
larry. This week it publishes the silly II
about their demanding renewal of tn
franking privilege, against which half th
oranges in the country have passed resolu
tions 1t also has the following item
East Charleston is hard up. NJ q. Davi
has closed his store, and now there is not
pound Of -four, pork, lard, or tobacco 70
sale in the place. 1t is surmised the tai
and actions Of the graugers have had some
thing TO do with it. d." This is like hote
men closing their doors because they can
sell rum. Capable merchants find the gran
ges their best customers.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Three or four large forwarding and CON
mission houses Of Illinois will soon establs
store.houses for grain in Rutland.
The slate producers oil the state hav
formed permanent organization, with HoI
W. Hyde Of Hydevile for president.
Ira Fisher, well known resident of Ru
land and father of W. II. H. Fisher of s
Adams, died suddenly in that town q
Thursday last, aged 70.
Quite lively fightis going on for til
Rutland post-ofice, between j. b. KilburI
now postmaster, whose commission is abot
to expire, aud Albert II. futile, managin
editor OF the Herald Petitions for bot
are in circulation.
Mrs. j. q. Hawkins, Of Brandon, HI
among her great variety of plants an Orang
tree in her sitting room with nine large size
ripe oranges, twenty-five green ones Of dit
erent sizes, with a number Of buds for bio
SONS.
A man and wife named Chase tried
desert their two children, about five an
seven years old at Rutland few days ag
by leaving them asleep and starting for
| railrnad train aarlv in the nnrning M