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

paying ten per cent. A sad case Of a far.
mer seeking riches BY speculation.
The next session Of the Wheolock O. NJ.
will be held with The Free Baptist Church at
Lyndon Center, Jan 30-Feb l. Half fare
on the Conn & Pass. Railroad.
AT the annual meeting Of the Fair Ground
Company on Tuesday, the following directors
were chosen Horace Fairbanks, Il. A.
Parks, Henry @. Hastings, William Higgins,
Emerson Hall, II. NJ. Hall, G. A. Sylvester,
John Bacon I'd, Joshua Bemis, A. r. How.
ey, and VIM. Adams. AT a subsequent
meeting Of the directors, Horace Fairbanks
was chosen President; Il. A. Parks, Vice
President Henry @. Hastings, Secretary
Treasurer. The treasurer's report showed
balance of sS6S.34 which had been put
at interest
The annual meeting Of the Caledonia Ag-
ricultural Society was held at the st. Johns
bury House on Tuesday. The following Of.
fcers were elected: g. A. Sylvester, St.
Johnsbury, President; j. r. Emerson,
Peacham, Joshua Bemis, Lyndon, Vice
Presidents; l. W. Sanborn, Russell Risley,
H. G. Hastings, N. NJ. johnson, G. ID.
Brainard, Secretaries; @. M. Stone, Treas
urer. Executive Committee: Barnet,
james Roy, Peter Lindsay. Joseph Dow,
w. Adams, Cloud Harvey Burke, II. NJ.
Hall, David Trull, VIM. Belden, Geo.
Woodruff Cabot, L. G. Fisher, J. l.. Sew.
erauce, A. M. Foster; Concord, A. X.
Quimby, Hubbard Hastings, II. Q. Wood.
ward Danville, Jonathan Batchelder, ia
son Cole, j. G. Varnum, VIM. Russlow,
Geo. Davis, Moses Currier; Groton, Hosea
WEIGH, John Orr; Greensboro, G. L. Baker,
John b. Cook Hardwick, W. d. Bronson,
Henry Blake, j. NJ. Stevens Kirby, Rus
sell Risley, p. w. Russell, Geo. Ford; Lyn.
don, A. o. Harris, james Trefran, VIM.
Houghton, w. A. Bemis Newark, f.
Woodruff, ID. F. johnson, w. O. Cheney
Peacham, V. ID. Moulton, Charles Gates,
james Mclaughlin; Ryegate, A. b. Prin-
gle, j. II. Currier, NJ. II. Gray. VIM. Glib.
son; St. Johnsbury, Chas, Starks, A. s.
Livingston, Emerson Hall, John Bacon %,
II. 9. Hastings, A. r. Hovey, N. NJ. John.
son, f. p. Allen, Ira G. Smith, Jacob G.
Hovey Sheffield, j. b. Knox, 9. Simpson J;
Stannard, Peter Blair; Sutton, Nathan Way,
N. K. Campbell, Bradbury Wiley; Water.
ford, Il. A. Parks, Jonathan Lawrence, G..
l.. Dawson, Amos Carpenter, Sylvanus
Owen, Willard Kinney Walden, G. j.
Bell, o. II. Wilson; Wheolock, Ohas. Rog-
ers, Henry Hoffman. A resolution on the
death of A. &. Chadwick was unanimously
adopted. A resolution inviting any towns
in Orange, Essex, Orleans and Lamoille
counties to join in the annual fairs upon the
same terms and conditions as the towns Of
Concord, Cabot and Greensboro have joined
was laid upon the table for enc year by
small majority The Executive Committee
will meet at the st. Johusbury House, Feb.
10, to complete the arrangements for the
coming fair.
As there numerous false rumors in regard to the
death of my child, will give to the public the true
facts in regard to it, On the fourth day Of this month";
DIR. Billiard gave me q prescription for a trouble
which affected my little boy. On tho sixth, went to
G. c. Bingham and had the medicine put up by Mr..
Woodward, one of Mr.. Bingham's clerks About 10
O'Clock Wednesday forenoon my wife gave the little
boy about five DROPS In short time She noticed he
,vs ,,to rI snJ ,bont moan she called me 10 20 az
ter Dr. Bullard, thinking the child was threatened
with fever. Bullard Icing away, went after Dr.
Folsom, he was away at that time, but as he
came home he came to the child. In the mean
time my wife had brought the child out from the ef
ali right except slight cold. While DR.. Folsom was
at my house my wife asked him he thought the med
cine would hurt the child. Dr. +. said he didn't think
II would She then asked him If he thought half tea
spoonful would do him any harm DIR. L. said he did
not. About o'eloek OF perhaps hall past 3, gave
minutes the child was in commissions. ] at once went
amer Or. +. aud told him what had done. He said
he thought the child would be all right the
effects Of tie medicine had passed or Being thus en-
eouraged went home, but the child did not get any
better, hut as thought was growing worse, again
went after Or F. and told him Just how the child
and tired Ia make him aud see him. This Was lit
tie after clock IN the morning. Dr. r. said he was
tired aud had some eoli and II must have one
must get some one elso. | immediately went aher
he the child he said he did not think there
any help for him. but wished 10 20 aftor Dr. HYDE
which ! did When ! gOt back i hS@e d. b met r me
day night DIR. Bullard came home and, as soon he
heard OF the chds death he came to my house and on
learning what had been done, at once said the child
killed by Bslladonna poison. On Saturday had
the remainder Of the medicine measured by g. u. Ran
amount left (after what had bsen used and wasted
which Mr.. Bingham and DIR. Bullard both agreed
s Ro to s Printed copsc prH
ted at ALL and not have the blame thrown where II
does not belong The following is copy Of the pre-
scripton
Tinot. Canth, draehms Tinet. Camphor; Fluid
Ext. Belladonna; Syr. Aurant' syr. TOlu IA,
draehm.
Randall druggist as to the quantity OF MEDICINE len
NJ. HOwARD WILCOX.
St. Johnsbury. Jan. % 1874
have this day measured medicine put up by o. L.
Woodland, in the employ Of G. @. bingham, for Howard
wilcox, prescribed by u. u. BulArd, M. ID, and No.
1851 r. dan G. 1870 and by actual measurement Hnd
by one measurement : drains and 20 drops and by )
measurements drains and &c drops, by the same two
graduates used in compromising the prescription at
used in the store Of s. Randall SON. and by actual
measurement at measurements drains and is
drops.
st. Johnsbury, Jan. 10, 1874.
certify that with several other gentlemen was
present and witnessed the above measurements and
think them correct.
THERON Howard, Justice Of the Peace.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The singing school at Westford conducted
by Mr.. Wait, of Cambridge, closed on the
evening of the 18th. The class have i'm
proved much in singing, under their able
teacher
Smith Sturges has sold farm situated in
Fairfield, to Bradley Wheeler for S1700,
and has bought OF the same farm at Buck
Hollow for $4,000.
Chittenden Grange was organized at
-, Jan. 10, by Deputy z. L. Jameson.
Master, T. @. NaramOre Secretary, John
5. Hewett. Regular meeting first Monday
in each month.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Theodore 0yitt. of West Concord, was
sentenced to the Reform School for FIVE
years, on Tuesday, for cruelty to animals and
general misconduct.
Milan Smith, of East Concord, was Sc
verely injured while at work on the p & o.
Il. X. near Russell's Mills on Saturday last,
by the sliding in of the bank under which he
was at work. Smiths legs were broken in
three places, and his back injured SO that it
is thought he cannot recover Two or three
others we're slightly injured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
S. X. Parker has been appointed post mas
ter at East Richiord.
Mr.. Douglas s. Buck, OF Fairfax, plowed