Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-26

its removal. Cook accordingly went to DR..
Henry s. Shaw, an ocular surgeon, and had
the eye removed. Owing to the great in
nammation il bled profusely, and is not
healing very rapidly, though doing as well
as could be expected.
The second night express train down on
Tuesday was delayed about two hours for
the repairs Of wash-out which man trav-
cling on the track fortunately discovered in
time 10 stop the train and prevent IN acci-
dent.
The republican county convention, il will
be noticed, will DO the day before the farm
ers' meeting on the fair ground, but we hope
there will be full attendance Of farmers.
Your influence is needed 10 these meetings
where political matters are fixed up" this
year, and you can afford, it need be, to give
two days next week, one for the social and
the other for the political advancement Of
your interests.
Joseph Cummins raised two barns for
Eben Heath, oil Danville, in the afternoon
of the Goth, one horse barn 22x2S feet,
the other 40x50, and as usual with Mr..
Cummins everything moved like clock
work. After the last was up we sat down
to a sumptuous supper. The barns will be
finished in Mr.. Heath's best style, he being
a well-to-do farmer and an excellent me-
chanic, Mr.. Cummns is over seventy
years old, and has followed the business Of
a carpenter some thirty years, in school dis.
trict No. 0, Barnet. L.
We notice that Mr.. John Morrison, Of
Barnet, is arranging to do his churning by
horsepower. He uses the dash churn.
This idea of doing more Of the work on the
farm by machinery we consider a good one.
We observed the other day in the same
town water-wheel belonging to Smith Il
Galbraith which utilized very small brook
in saving wood. No dam was required,
only the water was carried several rods in
tubing. Many farmers might saw their
wood, do their churning, turn the grind
stone, &C., by utilizing brooks which now
do no good, and at small cost.
Ryegate. Mr.. Gray's horse which ran
off with Robert Esden, last week, nearly
killing itself, and was reported in last week $
Union as a "spoiled horse" is getting well
and will come out all right in short time.
This is only the third smash-up this same
horse has been principal actor in.-The
heaviest rain storm Of the season passed
through this locality Tuesday afternoon, car
rying away bridges, Outlying roads badly,
and raising streams amazingly. There was
wash-out, Just above Ryegatc station,
causing a slight detention of the afternoon
mail train the same day.--Grass and
grain will be very abundant crop.
County Court.
State as. J. II. Fisk. On trial when we
went to press last week, charged with adul-
terry. Verdict, not guilty. May and Smith
for state Burke aud Belden for respondent.
State Us. Geo. II. Page. Charged with
adultery with one Mrs. Williams at Hard
wick. Verdict, not guilty. May and Dick
ey for state Lamson and Carter for re.
spondent.
State u.s. G. A. Winter. Charged with
embezzlement Of money belonging TO one
Spencer at Lyndon, for whom he worked.
Verdict. not guilty. May for state Hon.
Thos Bartlett for respondent.
State rs. Jonas James Snoir. Charged
with murder. Evidence on the part Of the
state tended to show that on the 2Sth day
of June, 1878, respondent was at his house
in Walden lying upon a sofa, partly asleep.
He had been drinking quite freely that
week Of alcohol. The deceased John
Stanton was an Irish dry dry-goods peddler
whom respondent had never seen before.
The peddler drove up to respondents house
and did not get out Of his wagon that Mrs.
Snow, the wife Of respondent, aud Julia,
his daughter, were the only persons present.
As Stanton drove up no asked Mrs. Snow,
who was sitting by the window, il she would
not like to purchase n dress. She replied
that she had no money; Stanton said "All
you farmers have money enough" Snow
then spoke and said, allow do you know we
have money enough you leave here" and
then arose from the sofa where he had been
lying aud walked to the door and repeated,
"You leave;" Stanton then drove into the
highway, about 80 feet from the house, and
said, III am now in the highway. l guess
you will not hurt any one." Snow replied,
IL will let you know whether will hurt
any onc," and Immediately left the door and
took his gun and came back to the door and
discharged it at Stanton. the contents TAX
ing effect in his head He died almost in
stanty. Snow was soon arrested and
brought to St. Johnsbury Jail. The owl
dence on the part Of the defense tended to
show that by his constant use Of alcohol he
had become insane, and was not accountable
for what he did. Verdict, guilty Of muir
der in the I'd degree, which will sentence re-
spondent to states prison for life. May
Gen. Grout and Smith for state Powers
Burke Il Blodgett for respondent.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Ed Gum, boy II years old, has been
sent to the reform school until 81 for break
ing and stealing at Island Pond.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Thomas Haskin, of Highgate, 90 yearI
old, was killed by a falling tree on Monday
Frederick Houghton, Swanton, buried .
daughter Sunday of last week who was eigh
years old and weighed l6 pounds. She has
been constant sufferer since she was tw,
years of age from the effects of calomel.
The heavy rains on the 18th flooded two
acres Of corn belonging to Dennis Sherman
Of Chase Hollow, Fletcher-At Bling
hamvilO the bulk head Of X. T. Bingham
) pond was carried away.-At Fairfax tn
dam of Shcpardsons pond was washed out
Rev. p. N. Granger is giving much salts
faction to the public by his lectures on tenn
perance. He was at Franklin Center Of
the evening of the 18th, where quite an ex
: citement arose by the interruption of tn
! speaker by a man outside the audieno
room. Mr.. Granger invited the man inside
saying he wanted to talk to him. He came
\ but was not content to be talked 10, but per
} sisted in occupying the time by abusing TEN
perance people and temperance effort gener
, ally. His gestures were unlike anythin
taught in popular modern schools. Scot
had evidently been imbibing something be