Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-23
state N'eIcS.

Inc appointment oil Hon. JOnu Il. hasOni
Collector of Internal Revenue is every
where accepted us one fit to be made
DR.. j. NJ. Currier, of Burlington has
started the Vermont Medical Journal, which
is TO be made up Of original articles by YER
mont physicians and the medical men Of the
state.
Meetings of the State Board Of Agricul-
ture, &C., will be held, with different pro-
grammes at each, at the following places ::
Randolph, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan y
and IS; Euosburgh Falls, Thursday and
Friday, Jan 20 aud 30: Vergennes, Tues.
day and Wednesday, Feb. 3 and 4 West
minister, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 10
and IL Bradford, Thursday and Friday,
Feb. IL aud l3 PETER COLLIER, 5 C.
At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Horse Stock Company, held at the Mayors
office, Burlington, Jan. IA, the following
named gentlemen we're elected directors for
the year ensuing: ii. G.. Root, Benuing-
ton; L. G. Dodge, Burlington Henry Spen-
Ger, Burlington; T. w. Park, Bennington;
q. II. Blodgett, Burlington; j. II, Gates,
Burlington j. A. Shedd, Burlington; $,
G. Holyoke, St. Adams David Goodell,
Brattleboro; w. A. Weed, Shelburn; i.
s. Drew, South Burlington; Ii. II. Baxter,
Rutland John W. Cramton, Rutland. At
q meeting of the directors subsequently held
the following officers were elected Presi-
dent, III. 6. Root; vice president, Henry
Spencer; secretary, II. n. Newell treas
urer, l.. e. Dodge; executive committee, C..
H. Blodgett, j. A. Shedd, w. A. Weed !;
appraisers, George f. Davis, f. NJ. Van
Sicklen, John n. Baxter auditors, George
J. Stannard, f. NJ Van Sicklen, Edward
Barlow
ADDISON COUNTY.
Thermometer deg. below zero at YER
gennes Saturday morning. Lake Champlain
frozen over as far north as Ferrisburgh.
Monday noon, thermometer IS deg. above,
and sleighing used up
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Our BondVille correspondent says: There
is but little news Just now, nor snow enough
for the lumbermen. "A. l.. Wethsrell
sold three-years-old colt to A, p. Fuller
the other day for $3.50 lie has another,
the same age for sale for which he asks 5000.
-Adna Newton, miles from this place,
bas nice new mill aud is doing thriving
business in lumber and chair stuff 5. NJ.
Lyman, agent for the Weed sewing machine,
is in town and is meeting with the success
which the machine deserves.
George Smith of Bennington found, in a
I've year cid COW that he was cutting up, last
week, piece of wood Is inches long and
two inches square at the larger end, lodged
in the left lung, through which it had COM
pletely passed. A rib had been broken by
the passage of the wood, but had
healed up neatly. 1t is supposed that
the animal, when young had broken of a
fence.stak upon which she had jumped.
The COW was healthy and in good condition
when killed.
The knitting mill of IL. Il. Bradford at
Bennington was burned Tuesday afternoon.
The fire was caused by leakage in gaso.
line pipe The gas ignited from a boiler
fire, and exploding, demolished the adj dining
sewing room. Nine women at work there
were instantly killed by the explosion OF
burned to death in the fire which followed
and many others were injured, some shock
ingly. The card and sorting room were
saved from destruction. Loss about $780,
900 partially insured. The following are
the names of eight of the killed Mary Hur-
ley, Augusta Russ, Carrie Northrup, Miss
Moon, Mrs Martin Clarity, Mrs. Laura
Vaughan, the iorewomaD Mrs. VIM. Gould,
and Mrs. Cunningham.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sixteen to twenty inch wood sells for
sl.S0 to $500 in Hariwck 4 f. for $500
to $3.50.
The friends of Elder Stiles, of Whe;lock
gave him donation OH the l4th, and left
the snug little sum Of Sll0.S5.
About 40 couples attended the ball at
Noah l.. FOlsom's on tho 10Th. A good
place to go to have good time.
There will be donation visit and social
gathering at the Baptist hall next Tuesday
evening, for the benefit of Rev. Mr.. Hyatt.
Mr.. A. Knapp, of Lyndon, while split
ting wood the other day made a miss6rc
and amputated a toe. Though sorry TO
lose the toe, Mr.. ii. feels sure he has dis
covered an effectual way Of getting rid Of
eSrns.
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks breaches bis
farewell sermon at St. Johnsbury Center
next Sunday He commences his pastorate
at the South Congregational Church in st.
Johnsbury the first Sunday in February
Installation ceremonies Saturday, jan 81.
Last Thursday, as Mr.. s. G. Burnham, Of
HardWick, was unyoking the oxen, one Of
them made a sudden spring throwing Mr.
Burnham down; his thumb was caught by
the grab.hook Of chain and torn of at the
second joint, and two cords pulled out, from
the elbow
The failure of George Carr 2nd, of Wa
terford, for 1900, is unfortunate for many
people in and about st. Johnsbury' About