Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-10

The Passumpsic Railroad resumed con.
troll Of the Stanstead Branch on tho LIST Of
July.
The directors Of the Burlington and La
noble railroad company have elected ex-
Mayor d. Q. Linsley, Of Burlington, presi-
dent, and G. w. WOodhousc, clerk.
The general convention of Congregational
ministers and churches Of Vermont has ac-
cepted the Vermont Chronicle, recently be-
queathed to it by Lyman j. McIndoe, and
will come in possession Of II January /.
Last year Vermont was favored by an
unusual exemption from circuses. This
year we have stood one in st. Johnsbury,
and another, Maginleys, is bearing this
way. II is not announced that they will
come here, however, so We live in hopes.
Books for subscriptions to the stock Of
the Montpelier aud Ratland railroad will
be opened at Montpelier, Rutland, aud
dozen other towns, July %, and will be
kept open 10 days and as much longer as it
will take to get 100000. Every person
buying stock must pay per cent. down.
ADDIsON COUNTY.
At North Ferrisburgh July l, the rail.
road shed was burned, with about $3.50
worth of wood. The shed caught FIRE by
a spark from the locomotive Of the early
morning train, as is supposed.
Cornwall Grange held picnic in beauti-
ful grove upon the farm Of Mr.. Curtis James,
in that town, last Saturday, July 4th.
The other oranges Of the county and 9TH
ers had been invited, and the attendance
was large. Al about eleven o'clock they
marched to the speakers stand; prayer
was offered by Rev. $. w. Magill, the Dec
laration of Independence was read by the
Grange Lecturer, and the principal address
of the occasion was made by Mr.. IL. NJ.
Ladd, of Yale theological seminary. After
the address the company to the number Of
about 100 partook Of splendid repast.
Swings, music, &C., were had and all classes
enjoyed the affair hugely.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
George Glddeu, of Arlington, fell dead
in hay ield from sunstroke on Tuesday.
The Bennington County democratic and
liberal republican convention is called TO
meet next Tuesday, the Nth, at Arlington,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
The new observatory that is to be built
on the top Of Mount Anthony, Bennington,
will be 100 feet high, and is to be done by
August l. The mountain is 1850 feet
above the sea level, and commands n wide
view Of the surrounding country. There
have already beOn two ObServatories on the
mountain, but they were blown down.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The town of Sheffield has concluded to
shingle the town house.
South Wheelock has a man 60 years old
who never subscribed for newspaper.
The "Gory Bart" house, in Barnet, was
burned Saturday morning. 1t belonged to
j. ii. Moore.
Calvin Bigelow had a horse and buggy
valued at $500 or $500 stolen at the circus
at Lyndonvile.
Percival Gray, of Sheffield, lost a good
colt few days ago. 1t seemed to be troub-
led with heart disease. f
Mrs. Geo. Williams, Of Sheffield, has a
turkey gobbler which has just set on and
Matched nest full of hens eggs.
VIM. Randall, Of Lyndon, has a pair of
yearling steers that will weigh 400 pounds.
They are full blood Durhams.
A man at North Danville is looking for
jury who do not take any paper, and thinks
perhaps one that can neither read nor write
would be preferable.
A valuable horse belonging to Napoleon
Cloutier, Of Sutton, got on to the railroad
near the steam mill, and was killed by
the cars on the morning Of July 4th.
The Monitor says that Lucius Nye, Of
Sheffield had an arm broken by rail which
a colt he was leading jumped against and
swung around, the other day. 1t is feared
that amputation will be necessary.
Arrangements are being completed for a
grand temperance and Sunday school picnic
at Lyndonville Grove, Wednesday, August
IL. All churches, temperance organizations,
and Sunday schools are cordially invited.
Eminent speakers from abroad and at home
will address the meeting. Full particulars
will be given hereafter.
The following are the republican town
committees OF this county.
Barnet-E. T. Ide, Lyman Stanley, G.
p. Blair, Peter Buchanan.
Burke-Dayid Trull, Jacob McNeal, G.
A. Harris.
Danville-C. II. Davis, Chas. Varney,
NJ. j. Morse.
GrotOn-H. Il. Coffrin, Geo. Taisey, +.
NJ. Page.
Hardwick-J. II. Drew, Henry Blake,
j.. Il. Goodrich.
Kirby-E. w. Church, p. w. Russell,
d. S. Young.
Lyndon-I. W. Sanborn, j. A. Smith, w.
A. Bemis, II. lngersoD, Jeremy Pearl, Geo.
Ide, Oren Chase.
Newark. Woodruff w. G. Cheney,
w. s. Allard, s. G. Walter. A. Bishop.
Peacham-O. A. Butler, l. N. Watts, A.
Martin.
Ryegate-A. b. Pringle, NJ. r. Gray, A.
W. Abbott, j. W. Gregg, A. M. Whitelow.
st. Johnsbury-Emerson Hall, w. A.
Chapman, j. W. Lewis.
Shefield-S. G. Otis, G. b. Simpson, A.
NJ. Miles.
Stannard-A. j. Weed, j. II. Clark, Pc
Jer Dlulr.
Sutton-B. NJ. r. Wiley, l.. j. Camp
bell
Walden-Chas. Perkins ID, A. w. Ed
dy, Sam'l Harrington.
Waterford-A. b. Carpenter, iona. Law
renee, A. B. Goss
WheclOck-IIorace Bradley, Lorenzo Sill
loway, S. G. Cree.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Charles Wright, of Williston, lost a val
liable horse, by lightning, on Friday after
noon. The horse had just been hitched in
the stall by his owner, when the lightning
struck the gable end of the barn and passed
down into the stall, striking the horse in the
shoulder. killing him instantly.
ESSEX COUNTY.