Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-18

We have been having some cold weather.
This is an original item, and we hope If 9TH
er papers copy it they will give due credit.
The Boston Transcript asks " Doesn't
it look little like persecution for conscience
sake in Vermont, whore Roman Catholic
children are not allowed to be absent from
school on the days set apart by the church
for special observance That means Brat
tleboro.
The board Of agriculture met at Burling-
ton last week Thursday evening. Prof. Col
lier was reelected secretary. 1t was voted
to hold there meetings in January, and leave
the subject of further meetings to the discre.
ton of the board. The Free Press says /:
the board of agriculture did wisely, beyond
a doubt, in re-electing Prof, Collier as their
secretary. His ability, experience and strong
interest in the work Of the board, qualify
him pre-eminenty for the place.
From all sections Of the state come loud
complaints of people having been victimized
by those $3.50 package men who have boeu
FORMULATING the country, and whose talk
about bankrupt stocks, &C., has been so
plausible A Bethel man, not pleased with
being thus gulled, sent an officer after the
fellows, who overlook them at Newport, and
compelled them to disgorge S75. The safe
way is to trade with your home dealers, or
with those whom you know, aud can rely on.
Argus Earle got taken in by them, but
then according to Earle's tell it doesn't take
very shrewd man to sell him. Grout, Bullard,
Ide, and any number Of other men have done
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ADDISON COUNTY.
w. Il. Cove has purchased an interest in
the store Of j. IL. Bachelor, at Lincoln.
The mountains at Lincoln are lively with
men and teams, cutting aud piling logs.
They are about to have a new blacksmith
aud wheelwright shop at Lincoln Center.
Mr.. j. Stearus, Lincoln, has sold his in
terest in the firm Of Hanks 4 Stearns to his
partner.
The carriage house and horse barn Of Hi.
ram Wrights, in New Haven, was burned
last Monday between aud 6 o'clock p. m.
We understand the horses and carriages
were saved but quantity OF hay and grain
were burned.
Mr.. Cobb, the Middlebury jaior, discov-
cred one of the outer-gates Of the Jail sawed
off, a few days ago, and the cavity filled
with black wax, while in the ceiling there
were two case.knives with saw teeth. He
blocked the little game.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Messrs J. NJ Dean 4 Son, of Charlotte
have kept an accurate account Of the butter
produced by their dairy of 30 cows, for the
months Of june, July, August and Septem-
Der, with the following results: June
1929 lbs. of milk, yielding $40 lbs. Of
butter, for which s299.93 was received; sv-
erage u $40 lbs. of milk to l pound of
butter. July-I7 1903 lbs. of milk, 1871 lbs.
of butter at S2l6 Oh ; average % $40 lbs.
of milk to each pound OF butter. August
10, 412 lbs milk, 72l lbs. of butter Sep
tember-l3, 1876 lbs Of milk, III lbs. Of but
ter, at s261 IS; average 10 $500 lbs. of
mix to l ID. of butter. The general av err
age is triae over | pound of butter to 81
lbs Of milk. Average per COW S33 per
month. Two families, one Of four and the
other of six persons, were supplied with
cream from the same dairy during the four
months. This is certainly a good showing
Systematic farming pays. Tae. example of
the above well.known farmers is worthy Of
mitation.-SentineL.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
John Ross has sold his farm in Sheffield
to James Salmon.
Levi Goodrich has sold the j. NJ. Kendall
house, near the railroad crossing be-
low Hardwick village, to Otis Ford, for
81 LOCO.
Samuel Morris, of Hardwick, recently kill
ed six months calf raised on skim milk.
which dressed 800 pounds and yielded 30
pounds of rough tallow.
d. Harvey, of Peacham, sold at auction
2t acres of land to II. Clark for $3.50; one
Attorney COW to Il. Cook for $50; and one
Attorney calf to q. Gates for $3.50.
Squire Cobleigh of Burke, last Thanks.
giving day discovered coon's track, and
taking his gun he followed it to his orchard
where he found four coons in one tree, and
brought them down with lead.
Mr.. Benjamin Morgan, of Wheelock, has
a mare thrty-two years old last spring with
which he does all his driving, besides doing
her share of farm work with young horse
feed this winter hay and four quarts oats.
She looks better than many young horses
Orange Carrick, of Groton, who was ar
rested for stabbing his brother in drunken
ARRAY, has been released, it appearing most
likely that the wound was inflicted by Alon-
EOS knife, which he had been cutting tobac-
co with and which, being drunk, he had
probably put 10 his pocket without shutting
it before the scuiile.
The LIST Uniyersalist society at West
Burke celebrate christmas Friday eyenin g
December 25, at their vestry. A Christmas
tree will there be stripped of its dccora tions
and removed, when the West Burke dramat-
ic club, who have kindly volunteered, will
entertain the audience by two or three spicy
dialogues and charades, interpreted with
tableaux, instrumental and vocal music
Admitance Is cents. Funds for the benefit
OF the church.
Daniel Ohurch's house at North Danvile
was burned Wednesday forenoon. Most Of
! the furniture, &C., was saved, together with
, two hundred bushels of potatoes in the eel
lar. A son twelve years old, who had beer
sick, was carried out on bed. A daughter, 10
r getting into a sleigh after the fire was over,
, slipped aud dslocated one knee, and will be
, laid up for some time. She had been a
home caring for her mother who had been ill
0 of fever.
t Warren w. Carpenter NJ. D., and wife
5 celebrated their Goth anniversary of their
e marriage on Friday, the 18th, afternoon aud
5 evening. l40 volunteer guests were pres
ent and partook of bountiful repast, in tn,
meantime presenting the doctor and wifi
! S75 worth of linen and other presents a
y tokens of grateful remembrance. Rev. +
o f. Hoaley made appropriate remarks on tn
occasion. The singers present rendered
sweet nnihema. and andnd with the dnxnln