Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-15


agreed to settle for 40 cents on the dollar.
H. II. Foote, Of johnson, an ingenious
young mechanic, bias left for parts unknown,
and now il turns up that he had forged notes
for S2700
Homer Peck, of johnson, boy nine
years old, and small OF his age, took sugar
place Of go trees this spring. He carried
it on entirely alone getting up at 8 o'clock
in the morning and working hard through
the day, and made SO lbs. Of sugar.
II. M. Noyes, Of the suspended firm OF
Noyes Brothers of Hyde Park, recently
wrote to Boston firm to whom the Noyses
we're in debt $500 announcing the
misfortune and expressing great regret, but
soon received a telegram stating that the
Boston firm had sent him 5000 to invest in
butter, and since then Noyes has been in
the employ OF this firm.
Martin Wakefield Of Wolcott, disap-
peared suddenly on Sunday. 1t is supposed
that he committed suicide by drowning in
the river as he was subject to fits of iusan-
ity and had once been caught endeavoring
to hang himself The river has been thor
oughly dragged but as yet he has not. been
found. He went out saying he was going
to take walk. He was a single man, 30
years Of age, and of good habits.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Rev. Isaac Hasford, of North Thetford,
who is 80 years Of age, and graduate of
Andover Theological Seminary, after preach
ing and attending funeral Sunday week,
fell insensible and was carried to his home.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Hay is scarce and commands 800 to S25
ton in West6eld.
In Coventry, D. p. Grays $50. trees have
produced 2063 lbs. sugar.
Daniel p. Walworth has been appointed
postmaster at Coventry.
1t is estimated that from 10000 to TO-
900 lbs. of sugar have been made in Iras-
burgh, the present season.
In Glover. Wesley Aldrich has made
1900 lbs. sugar.--Only IL Of the 26 APP
picants obtained certificates at the teachers
examination.
In Craftsbury, Amasa Scott sold COW to
Il. Stratton for $50, live weight, 1900
pounds, said to be the heaviest COW ever
killed in town.
Geo. Jackson KendalPs steam mill at
West Newport was burned Monday night
with one pair Of oxen aud one horse No
insurance.
In Charleston, Lewis Shedd has made 500
lbs. sugar from 80 trees. -Georgc w.
Hamilton lost 100 lbs. sugar by burning and
Roswell Colby 10 lbs.
In Bloomington, Oliver Bardway killed
an eagle that measured 6 feet, u inches from
tip to tip-Isaac S. Seavey, who had
been collector and was representative in
l866-7-S, died the 9th OF internal hemorr-
hage.
At North Troy, hay sells for $40 to %
ton.-Hatch, having no lip for Bstgle is
going to call his new paper the Palladium.
Butter brought 33 cents for the best
lots last Friday. Sales l6l tubs which
brought about S2,125.
Albany people are moving at such rate
that when Que goes TO bed at night he hardly
knows who his near neighbors will be in the
morning. --Franklin Pierce has sold his
place to Mr.. Charles Rich, from Pough-
keepsie N. Y, for $500.
| In Barton, Widow Quinn fell down stairs
and broke her arm.--Phillip Hunt, the
oldest man in town, died Sunday. He was
the father OF % children, nearly all of whom
are now living--Three shops are making
boxes at the Landing.
Willie Hodsden, Of Troy, who has been stone
blind for eight years, and has had his eyes
examined by the best opticians in America
without any encouragement Of ever seeing
again, is now receiving his sight under the
treatment OF Mrs. Montague, Of Cambridge
borough.
In Newport, Arnold Prouty has sold his
house aud lot to H. r. Bedell, for $500.
Bishop De Goesbriand, of Burlington,
meets the Catholics at Academy Hall Friday
evening, with intent, it is said, of having a
church built in Newport-Theo Grout
and wife have returned from Texas after an
absence OF five months. Two Franklin
County butter buyers visit Newport Center
every Thursday. Last week they paid 80
to "a cents.
In Jay, some evil disposed person fitted a
piece of tin between the chimney and pipe of
M. s. Chamberlin's sugar house, and tor
week they tried in vain to boil sap, greatly
eudangering the house by fire. The matter
s being investigated and it is hoped the ras-
cal may be Brought to justice. II. Davis,
s Lucer and N. & j. Il. Chase have each
lost COW. Hay sells readily at $40
ton aud scarce at that.-A. b. Chamber
lin has sold the most Of his effects and moved
to Montpelier.
At Greensboro seven teachers applied and
at the examination all received certificates.
-Butter was quick last market day at
80 cents maple sugar to 8 cents eggs
10 cents dozen; hay scarce and quick at
Sl5 ton.-Doren Miles sold eight COWS
for $500; another man gave up note for
$3.50 TOR a COW. How is that for high -
Heavy thunder shower last Saturday. Swal-
lows appeared Monday morning The
congregational church is to be supplied by
Rev. Mr.. Tennoy for few sabbaths,--
The steam mill company at the Bend shipped
five car loads Of planed aud matched lum-
Der to Connecticut last week.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Caden, the Rutland grocery rumseller
who was recently committed to jail for a
third Offense, has been released on account
of the technical informalities which it il
customary for the lawyers to leave in Their
legal documents in such cases. Mr.. Caden
however, promises to sell no more liquor.
The Herald gives the following state
ment of liquor fines imposed in Rutland
Friday. The operation is repeated daily
with slight variations, -Four fines for drunk
enness are Jumped in the first item the resi-
are for selling:
-Four drinks, at 1894 S55.76
Balbridge 27.5O
Wooley 1880
Barrows 1880