Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-19

turkey gObblor from tho roost, and boxed up
the pig aud leit him on the minister's door.
step with the gobbler keeping guard. The
minister, thinking some generous soul had
intended the pork for his barrel and the
fowl for his table, had place fixed for
them TO strut and grow fat, but Theodore,
hearing OF tho whereabouts Of his property,
concluded his accommodations for keeping
such animals were better than tho minister's,
and took them back to their old quarters.
John Drown, Of this village, has in his
cellar toad which has become noted beer
bibber A leaky barrel Of homemade corn
beer sets in one part of the cellar, and his
toadship is in the habit Of standing under
the barrel and catching on his tongue the
falling drops, as they como from the barrel.
The effect on the toad Is tho Same as upon
toada Of the mammal species--he gets drunk,
reels staggers and acts very silly. If he
is carried away from the barrel, so soon as
he gets sober enough to travel he returns and
drinks until he is too far over the dam to
drink more, and then lies in stupor until the
effect of the dram is over, whom he repeats
tho process-MOnitor.
The following Newport Center items are
from the Express James Connal has sold
his farm to Peter Connal for $780,
VIM. II. Wiley lost one of his horses few
days ago, valued at 500. Lockjaw was
tho cause.--Last Monday Arthur Shelters
and Willie Sleeper concluded to try their
strength by wrestling, and the result was o
dislocRted arm at the elbow for Shelters
Last Saturday while Mr.. Vance was
leaving the old Hemingway farm, he left
his horse standing in the road until he shut
the gate. The horse started and ran about
a mile. when he was stopped by Mr.. Haw-
Icy. The wagon was somewhat damaged
and one of David Rollins COWS knocked
down aud had several. ribs broken.--Tht
highway surveyor Of district No. IL has
been trying for several weeks past to have
owners Of logs and Lumber in the road noal
the steam mill remove the same but with
little success. Good nature and log-sufFer.
ing being well worn out Peter concluded tC
try the dumping business, so according Il
promise, logs, lumber, timber, &C., wai
dumped over the bank into the brook, and
others will follow suit this week without
respect to persons or property.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
John d. Stanley, while fishing Saturday
slipped, fell and, striking his knee on rock
broke his knee pan.
3 A little girl Is months old, daughter o
Alex key, of Benson. fell into a cisterr
which had been carlessly left uncovered, ono
day last week, and was nearly drowned.
The Herald says, with reference to fnei
for liquor selling: As far as can be judg
ed, the state was benefited by the circus il
Rutland s2O9.46, which is good revenue
for one day.
On Wednesday Of last week the house o
Mr.. Friend Weeks, of Clarendon, caugh
FIRE from the reflection Of the sun upon
large tin milk can, which stood against tn
house on the south side.' When discovered
IL had burned through the clapboards, tn,
two-inch planking, and two walls Of latl
and plaster into clothes room. Tho fir
was soon extinguished with q few pals o
water.
Tho gold watch and shawl belonging b
Mrs. Froese, who was murdered few night
ago, have been found at pawbroker's ofic
in Boston, and the pawnbroker has been b
Rutland and identified Phair as the persol
who pawned the articles. An interesting
item in the evidence against Phair is tn
fact that razor was picked up in tho ruin
Of the burned building, while all of Phair'
shaving utensils, except tho razor, wer
found at his hotel. A key, too, that fits on
Of the doors Of Phair's hotel has bee
found near the scene Of the murder wit
blood on it. Phair is an old state prisol
bird, and once tried to kill man at Vel
gepnes.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
David Gale, of Jamaica, 10 years old
was killed by falling tree, few day
since.
Anson Howard, Of Londond cry, who II
Gently burned his own hotel and Sprague
dwelling at Weston, has been sentenced I
20 years in the state prison.
A small boy named frankie Sparrow wa
out fishing the other day, at Londonderry
when man near by saw him fall into th
water. The man rushed in and saved hin
and after thanking him the little fellow CT
claimed, "Have they saved my eel 7"
was found large one was attached to III
hook and had pulled tho boy into tho waite
WINDSOR COUNTY.
There will be mass convention Of tn
I Patrons Of Husbandry at Windsor, Thur
day, juno 25, to commence at 10 A. n
State Agent j. II. Crosby will DO prcsen
Also several prominent Patrons. All Pa
rons arc invited 10 attend. Let there DO
full attendance aa husiness of imnortanc