Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-18

A telegram also came from Fitchburgh,
Mass, that the horse was uuloaded there.
Mr.. d. Y. Ford, of Newbury, is after the
horse, but the thief had time to get away
before the owner knew his loss.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Bears have recently killed several sheep
in Eden.
Joseph Folsom got his hand badly hurt
last week in the mill at East Greensboro.
The Glover lecture Eassociation will have
a meeting next Saturday evening at 7
o'clock.
They are going to have another store at
Greensboro Bend. Timothy Bachelor is
building it.
Columbus Harrington has sold his farm
aud stock in Crailsbury to b. Il. Twist, for
s2700.
The Monitor says fifty per cent. has been
deducted from some classes of freight at
Barton Landing.
Freddie, five years old, son of VIM. Cham
berlin, of Craftsbury, fell from load Of
oats and broke his right arm.
B. II. Cuthbertsoo, of Greensboro hadn't
time to fix his barn floor. He has one less
horse than he had, and thinks that stitch
in time saves nine"
Six prisoners left Irasburgh in charge of
the sheriff for Windsor, Monday, having
been sentenced to state prison at the late
term of court for from one to five years each.
James Wymau had a wagon run away
with aud kicked to pieces at Barton Land
ing last week Wednesday. His wife and
wifes sister escaped with but slight injuries
by jumping.
Nathaniel b. Challis, the miller at GLOW
er, dropped dead in the mill about o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, while tying up bag
Of meal, aged 50. No one was in the mill
at the time and the mill was running, but a
man came in before any damage was done.
The Methodist ministers Of st. Johnsbury
district will hold meetings in Newport COM
meucing Tuesday, Sept. %, at 1870 p. NJ,
aud continuing till Wednesday evening.
The public are cordially invited to be pres
ent at all the exercises. On Thursday A.
NJ there will be au excursion on the lake.
The next regular meeting Of Orleans
| Grange will be one week from next Satur.
day, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The
council will meet at the same time an d din
ner will be served There will be a special
meeting of the grange next Monday at p.
NJ, and members must attend and see what
is to be done. SECRETARY.
Charles Bradley, the agent at Newport Of
the Singer Sewing Machine Company, left
town with about $500 of the company's
funds ard sold team belonging to them
He was arrested at St. Adams by officer c.
+. Weeks, of st. Johnsbury, on Tuesday
and brought to Newport where he was met
by Charles A. Warren, of Boston, general
agent of the company, who lot him 60 upon
return of the funds. Bradley was formerly
an agent in st. Johnsbury.
The posters of the first annual fair of the
Orleans Fair Ground Company are out
This fair is expected to be a success, and we
are sure no pains will be spared to make il
So Tuesday aud Wednesday, Sept. 20 and
30, will be devoted to the fair proper, and
Thursday to trotting. A special train will
leave st. Johnsbury at 9, Thursday morning
returning at $50, and carrying for fare on'
way. The former fairs at Barton have been
such as TO warrant US in expecting one of tn,
most successful ones in this part of the state
In announcing the baby show the poster
facetiously remarks, it is hoped at least
1000 babies will be on exhibition"
Two men going from Lowell to Eden las
week Wednesday morning overlook anothe
couple who dashed up their horse and seem
ed to try to get out of sight Our friends
followed, aud when they came in sight agar
the strangers had stopped and were out OIL
the ground. One of them jumped into tn
wagon and drove off. Our friends, beinI
rather inquistive, made 5 rch, and iounJ
a six gallon keg Of whiskcy with the hea'
Knocked in and the whiskey running out
Further search revealed two kegs, enc con
tanning fifteen gallons and the other six TIL,
owners haven't applied for the property yet
aud probably won't. They are supposed t
be old offenders in the smuggling line, an
we're seen passing through the town the Sun
day before
County Council.
The Patrons of Husbandry in 0rean
County met at Brswnipgton, Sept. 8, for tn
, purpose Of forming an association that woul'
, connect the granges in the county. ST
, oranges were represented. Called to ordC
by \. g. Jollyn, master of Forest Grang'
The objects OF the meeting were explaine
; by the master Of the state grange, Il. L. Co
ton, who named the following committee
/ prepare bylaws for the government of III
council Brothers Joslyn, Walker, Bucl
. Averill, Morse, Jameson, Human, and the
wives, aud Brothers b, IN, aud lde. Home
Bradley was called to the chair, and ii
committee retired. A recess was declare
r for dinner.
On reassembling the committee on b.
laws reported as follows
LIST, Name-I'his association shall be cal
e ed the Orleans County Council of tho Pa
. rons Of Husbandry.
r ID, OJjecfS.-The objects of the counC
are to provide a medium for general COPPER
alive business transactions by its membe
aud such other purposes as may seem i
their mutual and material benefit.
Sd, MemJership.-The members of Il
council shall be those oranges in Orleal
County and at Island Pond that vote to bel
their share of the expense Of the meetin
and direct the'r secretaries to sign these b,
p laws.
a 4th, RepresentatiOn.-Each grange sh'
&c be represented and entitled to vote by 1
1t master and his wife, (if she is a matron,) n
a four representatives elected by the gran
es for one year, two brothers and two siste
re All fourth degree members IN good stand
Is can attend the meetings.
9th, O6icers.-The officers shall be Ii
those in the subordinate grange, their dutl
:, such as the business OF the council requir
aud they shall be elected for one year.
>, 9th, Executive COmmittee.-The grang
~ shall elect one Of their representatives as
10 member of the county executive committ
9TH, Business Agent--The execute
C. committee when authorized SO to do sh'