Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-30

costs amounting TO about $40, few days
ago, for ill.treatment Of his boy.
A. ID. Bigeow, of Barton Landing, re.
ceiyed severe injuries 10 the ribs last week
while getting out Of barn window.
The Memphremagog House, Newport, is
TO be kept open through the winter as usual,
reports 10 to the contrary Notwithstanding.
u. II. Jameson, of Irasburgh, raised 1884
pounds Of potatoes from one potato, the past
season. The last man can always tell the
best story.
Il. L. Balls mill 10 Jay was burned last
week Thursday morning. Insured for $4,000,
Il is supposed the fire was caused by de-
iective pipe.
A double runaway occurred at Barton
Landing on Friday, two horses becoming
frightened by the blowing off of steam from
an engine standing in the road. After run
ming some distance the wagons collided, stop
ping both horses, one being thrown.
A man died on the 18th inst, at Crafts
bury Common, under peculiar circumstances.
He was in peddlers cart, driven by man
who claimed to be DutchmAn, aud BROTH
or to the deceased. He said he did not
know he was dead, but knew he was i'll, and
had made some complaint. The body was
examined by Drs Bemis, Corey and others,
and the peddler was considered bameless, and
permitted to proceed with his business.
Your correspondent had the pleasure Of
visiting the farm Of Thomas Baker, at Bar
ton. found Mr.. Baker 10 the field with
his help digging turnips, Of which he thinks
he has about 1900 bushels. Being an ac-
quaintance Mr.. Baker invited me to stop to
dinner, which invitation I was not slow to
accept. After dinner and social chat we
visited the cheese room and saw as nice
cheese as ever saw or tasted. He uses the
Jewett pans aud does his churning by sheep
power, with a sheep which IS kept htched
near the house for the purpose. Mr.. Baker
has one of the best herds of Dutch cattle in
the state. He has l3 very fine yearlng
heifers and some very nice calves brought up
on milk SO hours old he does not let his milk
stand longer than 80 hours. Any one pass
ing that way would do we'll to call and see
Mr.. Baker and his stock X.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Several cattle have died Of the cattle dis
ease in Rutland.
The well-knowu trotter, Kitty Thorn, {"
belonging to J. N. Sawyer, Of Bridgewater,
and worth s3000 has just died at Rutland.
John Copt, an employee at the West Rut-
land marble quarries, committed suicide FRI
day, by drowning. He lay down by a brook,
and deliberately held his head under the
water until life was extinct Mental de-
preston was the cause.
The Howe scales took the first premium
at the Georgia state fair at Atlanta, as the
best and most accurate scales, over the Fair
banks scales. Not once in 1874 have the
Howe's Standard Scale met competitor but
to defeat them. At the California state
fair where the Howe scale took the first pre-
MUM the Fairbanks received honorable
mention.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Work upon the Barre railroad is being
rapidly pushed forward. There now seems
to be no doubt but that the road will be full.
ly graded, and ready for the iron, by spring
On the evening of Oct. Ia, tho friends o.
Milo II. and Betsey Griffith, in Duxbury
to the number of 49, met at their house to
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary Of their
marriage, and the number of cards was only
limited by want of space. The presents
consisted of every kind of glass ware, max
ing a very handsome show. Letters were
received from friends from abroad contain.
ing money and congratulations, and regret
ting that they could not be there. One Of
the special features Of the entertainment was
the excellent singing of the South Duxbury
choir, in which we all take pride also some
splendid songs by Mrs. Hannah and Miss
Hattie f. Turner to the accompaniment Of
one of Estey's Cottage organs. But would
not forget the party of young folks up stairs
who were enjoying some Of the old-fashioned
games Of button, turn the platter, &c. The
attractions proved too strong for some OF the
older ones, for if mistake not saw some
with few threads Of silver in their hair
brought in for a long kiss in the corner.
Bountiiul Refreshments were furnished for
all las they always are for Mios and Bet
sey's guests). After the tables we're cleared
away the violin was brought out and those
who cared to finished up their festivities by
joining in the merry dance until the wee
small hours had come and gone, when the
company broke up after wishing their friends
many returns of their bridal day, and re-
paired to their homes feeling more than per-
suaded it was good to be there.
Dux6ury, Oct. II, 1874. G. II. @.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
VIM. V. Spencer, the Windsor restaurant
man, was fined $50 and costs last week Mon.
day for violating the liquor law.
Martin Van Buren, Eastman was arrested
Oct. 2, at Woodstock, for illicit distilling Of
liquor, aud his machine seized. He was
held in $500.
They tell US that Edwin Fairbanks, of
Springfield, 80 years old, recently walked
five miles in 80 minutes, and thinks he can
do even better than that. g-
Last week Monday Harlem Holt, of West
Hartford committed suicide by taking poison.
Mr.. Holt was about 3S, buyer and shipper
of produce, and was well liked by all. He
leaves.a wife and one child, who have the
sympathy Of all.
Mr.. Geo. s. Hill, Cashier of Black River
Bank, met with a severe accident on Satur.
day, Oct. Is, at Fitton's mill, Oavendish, by
falling from ladder upon a ledge of rocks.
One arm was broken, and he received other
injuries that may prove fatal.
The Plymouth gold mines are represented
to be yielding very we'll. Virgil Woodcock,
the boss miner, has introduced sluce boxes,
and put in Aume, by which he, with two
laborers, is enabled to do the work of 25
men in washing. The "pay dirt average.
five cents to the pan aud the last " clean
up" after three days washing, was S65, the
one previous for the same time being S96.
There was Bit Of row on the fair
ground one night during the fair, which is
resulting in law suits. A West Windsor
man named Billings got into discussion
with Waterman and finally called for police