Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-16

The fifth Winter Meeting Of the Yer.
mont Dairymen's Association viii be held
at Essex Junction, the 21st, 22d and Odd
inst "wednesday, Thursday and Friday.)
Officers quarters at the Junction House.
Persons submitting questions for answers,
are requested to present them in writing. Ii
sent TO the Secretary few days in advance
Of the meeting, they will be assigned to en-
inent gentlemen for answer, and more ample
opportunity afforded them. Members and
guests of the Association aud LADIES', who
have paid full fare coming over the Mont
pelier Il Wells River r. R., aud any Of the
roads operated by the Central Vermont r.
r. will be returned free by the same route
The suit of the town of Springfield vs.
the town of Winhall to recover the expense
Of the care of pauper who had the small
pox, has resulted in Judgment for Spring
6ell with s291.77 damages.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Edward Tucker sold his farm in Starks-
boro at auction Jan, 10, 10 David Stedy, for
$500.
Our Vergennes market reporter says -
ObltE OEbth ID 40 tlOhI VI iCt uH tNtE III
June. Farmers have done considerable
ploughiug the past week and the phebes are
out this morning, Jan. 10, with their usual
spring notes expect to hear the frogs, unless
the birds have made mistake.
There we're raised in Cornwall about
twelve thousand bushels of onions the past
season. Theuvcragc price at the depot has
been SOC. About ten thousand bushels have
been shipped to Boston, Fitchburg, Mass,
Manchester, N. H., Providence, X. l., and
various points. Some two thousand bushels
have been sold out by pedders in families in
surrounding towns. The soil in this vicinity
seems 10 be well adapted 10 onion culture.
Its climatic influence and fertility are unsur-
passed
The widow Of Elisha Turner, who twice
attempted in Middlebury, year ago, to
take opium in quantity sufficient to kill her
self, accomplished the act at Vergennes last
Sabbath.
BENNmeTON COUNTY.
The Postmaster General has appointed
John G. Blackmer to be postmaster at Man.
chester depot.
Mr.. Daniel X. Densmore and wife, OF
West Burke, celebrated the tenth anniver-
sary Of their wedding at their home last
Saturday afternoon and evening, having
what is called tin wedding so or over Of
their friends visited them each carrying some
token of respect, or paying in for some arti-
cles in part Dan had tin hat with crown
2 feet long, two tin horns, 81 and 6 feel
long. Mrs. ID. some tin curls, wreath
neatly encaseJ, nice gold ring, nice ten-dol
lar butter dish and large lot of tiu-w
All went merry and had Splendid time
Mr.. and Mrs. d. again renewing their
pledge
Fifty couples attended the oyster supper
at Richard Jenness' hotel in Sutton. New
Years eve.
Rev. b. NJ. Tifotson, of St. Johnsbury
Umversaiist, has attended, during his min
istry, up to the first DAY of January, 1874
2O74 funerals, probably more than AM
other clergyman in New England.
Lecture Of Cen N. p. Banks this Thurs
day evening.
Peter Gibson, of Ryegate, lately lost a
young horse by its being hung in the stabl
at night
The emperor Of Austria has made Thad
deus Fg::-3auks, of st. Johnsbury, the inven
tor OF. rbauks's scales, member of tn
imperial order Of Francis Joseph This I.
believed to be the only instance in which
this distinction has been conferred upon al
American.
No doubt the story Of the COW tina
jumped over the moon induced COW be
longing to Noah s. Folsom, Of Sheffield, t
climb up the stairs and jump over the hig
beams Of his barn.
A few friends Of j. o. Ingalls, and wife
of Sheffield. Joined them in the celebration
of the tenth anniversary Of their marriag
the other day. Tin and oysters were plenty
Masonic Levee at the Avenue House
Tuesday evening, Jan. goth. The invita-
tious, by Rowell, are handsome. Maste
Masons, Royal Arch MasOus and Knigh
Templars are requested to appear in thei
respective regalias.
A sad event is the death Of George
Smith, of East St. Johnsbury, young ma
huu luG Olucbl sui vi lIu Dllliu, IAoN
He was stopping few days with his uncle
Mr.. William Stearns, in the west part q
the town. On Friday morning last he wa
feeling, apparently, quite as we'll as usuaI
and went a short distance to a wood-lot.
fifteen or twenty minutes Mr.. Stearns wen
out and found him lying upon the ground
dead. He had set down his Ak and 1t AZ
peared that he had started for the houst
Though the cause Of his death will probabl
never be known, thore were no appearance
of commissions or pain. This young una
was member Of the Congregational churc
at the East village, where he will be great
missed.
Among the deaths inserted in this week
FARMER is that Of little son of HowaT
NJ. Wilcox, of St. Johnsbury, occasoned b
an improper administration OF medicin
Where the blame rests, we believe is NJ
yet satisfactorily known, but much intere
is felt in the case, and deep sympathy f
the parents who were so suddenly called
mourn the loss Of their child.
Lucius Gilmore's house at St. Johnsbul
Center took fire on Wednesday from a d
fective chimney, but the flames were promp
ly extinguished and but little damage don
The new census of School District No.
! St. JohDsbury, shows the whole numb,
of families 80l ; no. having children und,
20 years of age, 53l. No. of children u
der 5, 4l5 from to 10, 1885, 10 to L
297 Is to 20. 206 total, 1854. No.
families IN District No 10, Elyyile, l5j
having children under 20, 100. ChildrC
under 3, ITO; to 10, 81 10 to Is, GS
10 to 20, &C; total, 34l. No. of births
District No. /, ll5, against 05 in 1877:
deaths, 81 against II in 1872
Green Mountain Grange of the Patro
of Husbandry will hold lsvee and sociab
at their hall on Summer street, st. John
bury, Thursday, January 22d, at 10 oclo,
A. NJ. The morning devoted to miscell
neOus discussion, music, and social int