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

ledge, than the horse was showed off tn,
road, and horse, sled and logs went over tn,
cmbankment distance of some ten feet OF
the mill pond, Eher in the meantime stick
ing by his horse TO the end and 80 managip,
him that though they went through goot
board fence on the way down, but little dam
age was done to horse, harness, or sled -E1
press.
The newly elected officers of Memphrema
cog Lodge No. 65, +. ~ A. NJ, at Newport
were publicly installed last Monday evening
by nj. W. Grand Master N. p. Bowman
Quite a gathering Of people witnessed the
interesting ceremonies.
On Tuesday Of last week while Hon. L
Z. Tenney was upon his scaflold packing
away straw, which was being passed to hin
from the threshing machine below, he brok,
through the flooring and falling over caught
his leg among the timbers in such way a.
to dislocate the knee joint. His efforts L
release himself were in vain, and the noist
Of the machine below prevented his voic,
being heard and of course he was compelled
to remain helpless as he was until he wa,
missed from his post. The machine wa,
stopped and he was found nearly helpless
lie will probably come out all right in a
short time.
A Newport Frenchman got rolling he
did not want, one day last week, by getting
between the depot platform and a passing
freight train. Luckily for him he opened
his mouth wide and loud enough to attract
the attention of the engineer who shut of
the iron horses wind just in season to save
him being crowded into space that would
certainly have caused a general cracking Of
bones and probably death of the man. As il
was the India rubber part of his body, only,
was squeezed, but enough to make terrible
grumbling in the vicinity of his breadbasket,
add give him an everlasting fear Of the rail-
7 road.
When t. s. Paine kept grocery at Barton
Landing he was in the habit of sending his
dog after his mail The dog carried it safe
ly aud knew in which box it was deposited.
Paine moved to Newport where he has re-
sided year or more, but last week his wife
came here on visit, the dog attending her.
At the opening OF the evening mail the dog
was present aud demanded his mail looking
at the postmaster and putting his paw on the
box formerly owned by Mr.. Paine. The
postmaster did rot give him the letter be-
longing to the present owner Of the box, but
the dog watched his opportunity, ran around,
seized it aud lett the Office. The postmaster
! followed with an envelope, took the letter
from his mouth and gave him the envelope
in exchange. He was satisfied with this and
rapidly made off to deliver to his mistress
the evening mail.-Monitor.
When J. NJ. Babcock kept a grocery and
hardware store at Newport, it was proverbial
that you could find any thing at Babcock's.
One day bet arose between the clerk OF
the Memphremagog House and Boston
drummer that the drummer couldn't go into
Babcocks and inquire for an article in his
line without findingit. Drummer went over
and looking about the store a few minutes
saw almost everything he could think Of,
but finally he thought he would be safe and
inquired for second hand pulpit. Well,
yes, says 10, have one that is not very
good one but it will answer for small
church, and led the drummer into the attic,
where, sure enough, was the article inquired
for, which had recently been taken out OF
the Baptist church to be replaced by a
smaller one. Well, drummer didn't buy
the pulpit but it cost him more than two
pulpits to get out Of town and gave him a
very suggestive nickname afterwards.
Bro. Blake is anxious to know what kind
Of lumber weighs 5000 pounds to the square
foot. Win some one please enlghten him
As for the blame for those " innocent CT
piers being out of place, we are not par.
ticular; the Monitor may lay it where he
pleases, and we shall do the same. As for
! the paper that oozes out from the base.
ment of the 0ddlellows' block, We are in
the dark We didn't know there ever had
been q newspaper there. Certainly the
| FARMER never was there, unless carried
there in some ones pocket or otherwise
without our knowledge or consent" But
We shall keep right on copying the Monitors
locals unless he serves us as the Express
does, and leaves off printing any worth copy
ing. II We said 5,265, 900 feet of lumber
was used in the block, so did the Monitor, for
we pre6xed the statement with " Mr.. Gale
said" and the Monitor with the words " the
FARMER says" If the Monitor saw the
statement in Caledonia County paper, we
saw it in an Orleans County paper.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
| In the railroad shops at Rutland 70 ma.
chinists, blacksmiths and helpers are en-
ployed in making and repairing engines /; 80
men are employed on cars 9 are painters
4 in the brass foundry I as watchmen and
others make up total OF 2ll men.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs Lizzie Manchester, OF Randolph, will
speak in the Uniuersalist church in North.
field on Sunday afternoon and evening, the
Goth, at / aud n p. NJ.
Great scarcity OF water here as elsewhere.
A subscriber at Waterbury makes some complaint
about his paper, saying his label is dated Soot7l but
does not favor us with his name Several in the same
list bear the same date. Will he please write again
The building of the Vermont state reform
school at Waterbury, built, two years ago,
at cost Of s4S 900, aud insured for S25,
500, was burned on Saturday morning, the
fire being caused by sudden escape of gas
from the gasometer in the basement. Super
intendent Fairbanks had gone to Massachu-
sets, leaving plumber to repair the gas
works. He worked on Friday night, the
meter being filled to its utmost capacity
He had nearly finished at 3 o'clock on Satur-
day morning, when the wire rope holding the
heavy weight lifting the gasometer broke, and
the gasometer sank, pressing out the gas
through the filling pipe with such force as to
knock the man down. The room of course
filed with gas, and the man aud two boys
assisting him had to run for their lives. The
gas at once caught fire, and spread with such
rapidity that the inmates could barely save
themselves The officers carried out nothing
with them but their nght.clothes The vile
of Assistant Superintendent Healy was so
nearly sufocated that she fell, but was found
and carried out. There we're LAG boys in
the bunk.rooms. The officers woke them
| and marched them down IN the Ovmna sium