Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-06
Nttmaat GARNER
St. JOhnsbury, Vt, March Q, 1874.


now Of the New London Northern, will sue.
coed Mr.. Parker as superintendent Of the
Passumpsic. l.I ..4..I.
IL is stated that the census 10 1870 in
Worcester, Mass, gave the number of in.
habitants Of that city born in Vermont at
100. The city directory Of 1874 gives the
number at 965, which includes only heads
of families and single adults.
The Massachusetts Teacher, published by
A. Nudge & Son, Boston, is hereafter to
have a Vermont department conducted by
Reys. J. Q. w Coke, Of Montpelier, and H.
L. Fuller, Of st. bloomsbury. Teachers and
others interested in education are requested
to send brief articles and items of educational
news to either Of the Vermont editors. Copy
for each month must be sent not later than
the middle Of tie preceding month.
Mr.. T. w. Park, Of Mariposa aud Emma
Mine notoriety, has been vindicated in a
long statement Published in the Free Press,
from the charge of fraud in the sale Of the
last named venture. This vindication Is
probably sufficient to clear up Mr.. Parks
character as Spectator, aud place him on
a par with other gentlemen Of that class for
"honor." But we incline to the belief that
the plain, unspeculative people Of Vermont
would prefer man for their next governor
whose character does not require So much
vindicatiOn."
ADDISON COUNTY.
The first civilized settlement in Vermont
on the west side of the Green Mountains was
on Chimney Point, in the southwest corner
Of the town Of Addison. 1t was made by
the French in 1871, the same year in which
they built Fort Frederic, afterward Grown
Point; and stone windmill, which was
built and garrisoned there, constituted an
outpost of that important fortress while in
possession of the French.
The people Of Bridport and vicinity are
quite elated over the prospects Of finding a
coal deposit in the northeast part of the
town. Mr.. @. q. Miner, while blasting for
we'll recently, came to black rock, about
ten feet below the surface, which was thought
first TO be black lead. But upon some sam.
pies being shown Prof. Seeley, Of Middlebury
College, he pronounced them to be ceal. A
Mr.. Lewis, from the coal regions of Pcunsyl.
vania, who has visited the premises, says
there is every indication Of coal deposit.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The selectmen Of Bennington have en-
ployed as counsel, Messrs. Gardner and Sib-
ley to bring suit against A. A. Selover, Of
New York, upon his contract for purchase Of
the bonds and stock of the Lebanon Springs
railroad company, said suit to be broug at
once.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Joel Fletcher has put in new Halls
safe costing sl400.
Rev. H. T, Fuller will supply the St.
Johnsbury Free Baptist pulpit next sabbath.
Beauman Butler has bought the grist mill
and saw mill of VIM. Hall, of st. Johnsbury
Center, for $500.
Henry Ross has sold to Leonard PENN.
man ten acres of wood lot near Penniman's
slaughter house for $1,000.
James Gifin has sold his farm situated
near Greensboro Bend station, to Eugene
Griffin and Y. d. Winslow for $4,000.
Charles Jones, of Hardwick, has snapped
farms with Harvey Carr, of East Montpel-
Ter. In the trade Jones' farm was called
$4,000 and Carr's $4,000.
We have noticed some excellent specimens
OF penmanship hanging in the post office, ex-
ecuted by Mr.. S. A. Goss. Mr.. G.. is about
to open writing class in the Academy.
Two barns and shed, with their contents,
in Kirby, the property of Mark j. Russell,
were burnt Saturday. Loss, $1,000 insur-
ance, $780,
Spauldngs Bell Ringers performed at
the Town Hall two evenings last week to
da1 u LII "a II
does not express it it was rich.
The lodge Of Good Templars at st. Johns
bury Center has changed its name to Tenn
perance Star, and fixed upon Wednesday for
its night of meeting There were % per-
sons initiated last Saturday.
The Financial Report of the town officers
of St. Johnsbury shows the receipts of the
town treasury for the year ending March 3
to be S2S,599.22, payments S26, 844.76.
Payments by overseer of the poor $685.
30. For schools S2630,65.
Last week we might have said that Geo.
ID. Randall had bought out the interest of
his father, Sias Randall, in their drug store
and is going it alone. Now, Geo. w. Has
kell has bought the drug store of h. G..
Vaughan and commenced business.
Rev. |. Hyatt, of st. Johnsbury, has receiv-
ed call from the Free Baptist Church of
Starksboro. The church at Starksboro is
one of the largest and best of the Free Bap-
fist denomination in the state. Mr.. Hyatt
has the matter Of acceptance under consid-
GRAFTON.
Moose River, in breaking up, brought
down Hoveys milldam and the p. & o.
bridge below it, on Wednesday, and the
highway bridge near the st. Johnsbury poor
farm. A crowd collected to see the Port
land street bridge 60 of, but it stands yet
though its middle support is gone.
Some three weeks ago, Chas. Sauborn, of
Lyndon, sent to market by W. r. Campbell,
one yoke of oxen, weighing here AIS pounds,
dressed weight in Boston 1898 pounds.
Also one yoke weighing here 1850 pounds,
dressed weight in Boston, PATS; and has
now ia his barn a yoke weighing $500. He
also sold to Campbell 38 sheep, averaging
in weight 1913 pounds, at about $1,000.
There was bit Of an excitement in Dan.
vile last week. One Of the Prudential Com
mittee saw fit, without good reason, 70 lock up
a school and lock out the teacher and her
scholars The neighbors rallied and put
her in the school again, and set a guard OF
two young fellows to protect her. The pri.
Dental man was imprudent enough to try it
a second time, and the consequence was that
he was terribly pummeled
The Springfield Republican says: "There
can be no doubt that the great scale works
at st. Johnsbury were obliged to reduce
their working force in consequence of the
financial troubles, but with their accustomed
shrewdness the Faifbankses concealed the
true state of things, as far as possible.
Their business has not yet quite recovered
itself, but they have, within a few DAYS