Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-06

received an injury which paralyzed his lower
limbs, and from that time until his death
no was confined 10 his bed. His legs we're
for several years a sight TO behold, and
looked no more like flesh and bones than
like sticks they we're dead to ali appear.
ance. During his long confinement Mr..
Leonard read the old testament through
nine times and the new over forty times
Up to within short time he has retained
his faculties and memory; he was over 30
years Of age.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Douglass House in Brandon, has been
leased TO Albert Matthews of Rutland.
Us. Benedict, of Castleton, has recently
sold twenty sheep to 60 to California.
The Rutland County Agricultural Society
met on Friday Of last week and resolved to
hold fair next fall.
Rev. " Richard Grogan, the Rutland
temperance champion, is going to Kentucky
to reform people for $1,000 year.
Rutland boasts debt Of S126, 536.33, an
increase of $4,000 in the last three years,
being 1927 per head, or $40 per voter.
John Carlisle, 40 years old, was found
dead in the snow at Bran Ion, few nights
ago, aud one theory is that he fell in 6t
and was smothered by the snow, while there
is some suspicion that rum killed him.
A truekman employed to carry of the liq-
uors seized at Rutland, last week, rather
played II on the officers. He left for
parts unknown with one load Of several bar
res, and in the night it was carried back to
the store from which it had been taken. The
truckman has been arrested. The officers
kept peggug away at the sellers, and on
Wednesday captured 10 barrels Of liquor and
cider, and spilled % barrels into the gut
ter. .as
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There are now six suits pending against
the town Of Montpelier. The aggregate Of
these claims is $4,000.
st. Van Deusen, of Warren, has rented
his farm for three years, and is going to
Brandon to engage in grist-mil.
Allen Greenslit, of Warren, broke his leg
last week while saving wood with a machine.
He was struck by silver from the saw,
while holding the log
Deputy Boyden organized grange at
Moretown, Feb 90, under the name Of Mad
River Valley Grange Roswell Child, NJ.
M. p. Heath, o.; John Eagan, l.. NJ. NJ.
Davis, s.; Geo. G. Evans, A. s.; Nathan
iel A. Stockwcll, c.; Charles Howes, 7.
Abner Child, Sec.; S. j. Guptil, G X;
Mrs. Alice A. Hathaway, G.; Mrs. Clara
Sleeper, p. Mrs. Matilda Evans, f.. Mrs.
Ella Gerry, L. q. s.
We give this week the bylaws of WASH
ington council, adopted at the meeting of
Feb. Is. On March 2 we received from
the secretary, under date Of Feb. 26, the
proceedings of this meeting, held twelve
days before, with the information that it
was the vote Of the council to have them
published in the FARsIER. As we had the
week before seen these proceedings in full in
the Freeman, it was hardly worth while to
send them at so late date. A newspaper
wants ne,cs while it is ne,0s.
Union Grange No. 80, of Warren, held its
usual meeting Tuesday eve, Feb. "a, in the
town hall. The members of Waitsfeld
grange were present by invitation in goodly
numbers. After the meeting collation.
prepared by the ladies was partaken Of,
toasts given and pleasant time enjoyed,
which was much increased by the unexpect-
eddy volunteered services Of the excellent
Warren cornet band. for which the grange
offers its warmest thanks.
A Waterbury poet thinks the girls don't
use him just right. He informs us that "they
smile so sweetly whenever he (who p is
here" but when " he f" has gone away "they
bristle up their feathers, when am in the
way" Yet these same unfeeling girls, he
says:
| "while am Harvesting Major,
| Will modosty repair
Some tea-lsad for their hAirI"
Well, Frank, all the comfort we can offer
you under the circumstances u.s. that the
weaker sex have always behaved Just so,
since we have any record Of their doings.
wINDHAM cOUNTY.
Norwich elects lady for school superin.
tendent.
Striped squirrels, robins and ground spar
rows appeared at Westminster last week.
The Deerfeld river has frozen up and
broken loose four times thus far this winter.
The town expenses of Putney for the last
year we're s4s67.56; town debt less assets
sl4,563.3S. -.... -.&
A gentleman named Shipper, Of Adams,
Mass, has purchased the Horace Stearns
farm in Wilmington.
The town expenses Of Rockingham for the
last year we're S4,276l9; .,town debt less
assets S26,764.63. Bellows Falls is the
principal village of Rockingham.
ID. w. Blood, of Dummtrston, has pair
of matched Durham steers, two years old
last May, that weigh $500 lbs, and never
have hal anything but ordinary keeping.
Bodwel & Co., Of Keene, N. H., have
purchased the well.known granite quarry on
Dummerston mountain in Brsttleboro, and
propose building narrow gauge railroad
from it to connect with the Vermont Valley
road at the mouth Of West river.
During the past year the town of Guillord
has expended on highways and bridges So
1885, on one road S34l3.03 and one
bridge S70S0.09. The present indebtedness
of the town Is S9374.06 estimated ex.
penses for the current year, $4,000. To pay
the whole amount would require tax Of
POI per cent. of the grand list.
The Farmers and Mechanics Club Of
Jacksonville held meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. "a Il. ID. Brown read au essay
on the topic before the club for discussion
that evening, viz: THAT the destruction Of
insect eating birds is detrimental to the in-
forests of the farmer" Several gentlemen
spoke, all attesting the correctness of the
principle expressed. twas also claimed by
some that this csss Of birds should be pro-
tected, as one OF the means Of bene6ting the
farmer. Selected the following for discus
sion at next meeting, March 10: ReSOlDed,
That it was wise procedure in the legis-
ature Of Vermont To exempt from taxation
all manufactures and machinery to be put
in use for the term Of five years. Leonard