Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-05
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bans has voted to sell its entire property to
the National car company for 81 900, 900 in
the stock Of the latter company.
The several Masonic Grand bodies meet
at Burlington, next week. The Grand Com
mandery on Tuesday, the Grand Lodge on
Wednesday and Thursday, and the Grand
Chapter on Friday. Fare on the railroads
one way.
Barnum's Great Show exhibits at Chelsea
Monday, June 10Th; Bradford, Tuesday,
10th; Wells River, Wednesday, 18th St.
Johnsbury, Thursday, 18th and Lyndon
vile, 10Th. Copy for advertisement is 70.
ceived too late for insertion this week, but
will appear in our next issue, giving full de-
tails Of this wonderful Travelling Worlds
Fair.
The State Grange met at Bishops hall ),
Montpelier, May 20 and n i There was
considerable business transacted Of interest
to members of the order which is not to be
made public. About half the oranges in the
state were represented. The address Of
Master Cotton, which embraced the subjects
Of education and culture, commercial work,
transportation, finance, insurance, and by.
laws, was referred to separate committees.
Education by discussions in the meetings,
and by agricultural reading, both books and
papers, was proposed. The commercial work
through the state agent was approved. The
transportation of Vermont products must
necessarily be done 'cheaply, or business and
prosperity ceases. The Caughnawaga canal
was considered necessity, and cooperation
pledged. A bylaw was adopted to make
the time six months that must intervene
after an application is rejected before the
applicant can apply again for admission. A
declaration of an adherance to temperance
and an appreciation of its Importance was
passed. 1t is evident that the members of
the order have earnest hope Of mutual bene-
fit by means of this combination and in very
many instances satisfactory benefits have al
ready accrued.
ADDISON COUNTY.
VIM. Watson, of Cornwall, had a valua-
bic horse choked to death while eating oats
last week.
Middlebury has elected an anti.Spraguo
delegation to the Republican State Conven-
ton. The delegation are uncomitted.
The new hotel at Leicester junction, in
which the postoffice is kept, was entered by
burglars on Friday night last and the mon
ey drawer rihed of its contents, amounting
to something over fifty dollars.
Leicester Grange was organized May %,
at Leicester, by u. Il. Jameson, with the
following officers
Frank Chandler, Master Dana L. Smith, o.; A. f.
Stanley, L.; WIN Beaie, s.; A. A. Seymoro A. s.; W.
= Thomas, Sec o. H. Copron, 81 WIN. Ellis, CT John
Preston, e. X.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Hoosac valley Mills at Pownal have
started up again with part of their force.
The editor of the Manchester Journal
says: We never fully realized the "power
Of the press" until we got our fingers caught
in one the other day. If you don't believe
it is the lever that moves the world, just
try it once. 1t made the "stars" and other
heavenly bodies revolve with wonderful ra-
pidity.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
NJ. L. Hunter, Of Sheffield, lost nice
COW last week.
The academy building at Lyndon is to be
sold at auction.
Independent Grange, of Sheffield, meets
next Saturday at one o'clock p. M.
The Free Baptists hold quarterly meet
ing at Sheffield, june 5, 6, and I.
Rev. 2. N. Granger gave temperance
lecture at the North Church in Sheffield,
May 80.
Charley, a son of Charles Smelling, of
Sheffield, fell May Goth and broke both
bones Of one arm just above the wrist.
j. G. Gray, of Sheffield, left for Kansas,
May oath, to take charge of large farm
there for Emmons Raymond, Esq, president
of the Passumpsic r. Il.
Rev. p. N. Granger, agent of the state
temperance association, delivered forcible
address in the Cong. church, Lyndonville,
Sabbath evening last. Attendance very fair
Work is begun on the Nichols business
block in Lyndonvie 1t is the design of
the proprietor to make it the best looking
building in the village. The large rooms
are already let.
The Masons have finished and furnished
their hall at Lyndonville in an elegant man
ner. 1t is one of the best and most conven-
lent halls in the state. The Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers occupy a part of the
same hall.
Rising Sun Grange will meet at their
hall, North Danvile, Thursday, June IL,
at O'Clock p. NJ. All members who want
a transfer to other oranges will please be on
hand promptly. A full attendance is re-
quested. A. GLE.
Marshall Clifford, of Danvile, took the
hides off two of his best cows Friday. One
Of them broke her leg some time since, aud
he finally concluded she must be killed the
other it is thought died OF consumption, her
lungs being nearly all gone.
A disease has appeared among the sheep
in North Kirby, from which some of the
farmers have lost over half their focks.
They suddenly become weak, and discharge
blood and corrupt matter at the nose, and
soon die. Can any one tell what the disease
is and what will cure It'll ii. NJ.
Private ish.pouds are protected by law
from depredations, the same as other prop
erty. Il. Il. Richardson, of Waterford,
wishes us to call the attention of parties
who have visited his pond on the brook lit
can't be that they take the FARMER) to this
fact. They may save trouble by taking
heed.
The Lyndon Literary Institute closes its
spring term on Friday of the present week.
Public examination during the day rhetOr-
ical and graduating exercises during the
evening. Public address before the societies
Thursday evening at u o'clock. The st.
JOhnsbury band has been engaged for the
occasion.
Jerry and Simon Emery, of GrotOn, pur-
chased barrel of cider of VIM. Mcllagh-
lin, and after taking it home drank of it to
intoxication and abused their families so
that complaint was made to A. M. Heath,