Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-27

receptions have had full houses meetings
have increased 10 interest singing school s
have been orderly and interesting a con-
cert Friday evening had a crowded house,
and disorder from 'lisorderly boys manifest
ed itself for the first time during the win
ter; lyceums have been acknowledged 10 be
the best in the vicinity. 1t was from one
of these lyceums the first Of the winter, that
Mr. Benjamin Campbell went home feeling
little unwel and died before morning.
Mr. Campbell was about seventy years Of
age, and an esteemed citizen.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Small pox has made its appearance in
West Haven. A rag-peddler left the infec-
tiou.
A young man by the name OF Vim had
his hand aceratcd la terrible manner by q
saw while performing his usual duties in the
Chair Factory on Saturday
The Rutland officers continue their raids
on the rumsellers. They find only small
quantities, and iu some cases not any, but 10
an hours time, the SALOONS are in full blast
again. which shows that there is plenty Of
rum in town.
The Globe says: Rutland has nov the
best local freight depot in Vermont, IL not
in all New England; the building, which
has been under process Of erection during
the fall and winter, being now about com.
peted and ready to use." T. w. Park fur
nished the money and John Cain superinteud.
ded the erection.
An interesting insurance case was decided
by the county court at Rutland, last week,
George G. Hathaway, who, by the way, was
a deiaulter in $4,000, committed suicide al
New York in 1871, and the National life
insurance company of Montpelier refused TO
pay his policy Of $1,000 on that account.
The heirs sued for il, and, proving that he
was insane when he killed himself, won
their case.
George Shaw, formerly Of Fort Ann, N.
Y, but who has for the past five weeks been
stopping in East Wallingford in company
with woman whom he called his wife, aud
whom he lived with as SUCH came to grief
last week On evidence from his former
residence it appeared that he had wife aud
family living there. lie was arrested, and
the evidence against HIM was 50 positive
that he was put under $1,000 bonds; and
not being able to procure a bondsman, Was
committed to Jail.
Nickwackett Grange was organised at
the school-house at Forge Flat, in North
Chittenden Friday, March 20, by Deputy
Jameson. Officers r. W Barnard, Mas
ter W. D. Harrison, o.; p. Mullen, l.
John Tarble, s; Sylvester Tarble, A. S. ;
Nathan Collins, O.. james Walker, 7.
WIN. Mullen, Sec. S. f. Tarble, G.. X.
Augusta Harrison, Ceres Katie +. Ran
dali. p; Nellie Wetmore, F.; Il. s. Burr,
l.. A. s. 1t starts with a membership Of
54-26 men and 20 women. Regular
meeting the first Wednesday evening after
the full moon iu each month.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The thermometer stood at zero on the
morning Of March "a, at Waits6eld, and
was nearly as low on the 23d, aud yet some Of
the farmers we're boiling sap both days, but
they concluded to postpone the remainder Of
their sugaring till spring.
The druggists of Montpelier have signed
an agreement to sell liquors only for medic
inal aud mechanical purposes, and there
seems to be quasi understanding that there
shall be no proceedings against them under
the prohibitory law for doing that. The
temperance movement still goes on there
mems and women's temperance prayer meet
Jugs are held daily all the churches, ex-
cept the Episcopal and the Roman Catholic
taking part In the latter, however, a strong
total abstinence revival has been for some
time under way.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Deacon Benjamin Buffum, of Whining
ton, has sold his farm to Augustus, Jr., and
FreemaA Fitch, OF Dover. Price, SO 400.
Louis Shattuck, for the past four or 6vC
years clerk in l.. &. Hammond's store il
Ludlow, about three weeks since met with
an accident that it is feared will terminate
his life About the first of February his
father became insane, but as he appeared
harmless his family kept him at home in the
hope that he would recover, but all efforts t.
divert his mind we're in vain and he was a
length conveyed to Brattleboro. A few
days previous he threw LOUIS across the foot
board Of the bed, injuring hiIs very serious
ly. A part of the time faint hopes hav,
been entertained Of his recovery, but his at
tending physician says there is now ne
hope.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
eager Brothers, of Sharon, have failed
with liabilities of $4,000, and $4,000 AS
sets.
The house Of Edgar Merrill Of Reading,
with most of its contents, was burned on
Saturday morning. Insured for Sl625.
+. l.. and H. W. Olds, Norwich mer
chants, have suspended business. 1t is re
ported that their liabilities amount to S25,
900.
A voter, is writing in the Post in ia
vor Of honest county and district conven
tons. They would certainly be novelty
aud if folks could only get chance to try
them once, perhaps they would like them
But how to break up the rings "-thati
the question
Deputy Boyden organized a grange, un
der the name Of the town, at Reading
March IT, Officers WIN. @. Bement. NJ
q. Hawkins, o.. Il. Dexter, l.. H. N
Bryant, S.. j. s Ainsworth, A. s.; Mrs
W. Q. Bement, Chap. Il. s. Hammond
IT, S. X. HapgoOd SEQ. 9. S. Whitman
G.. X. Mrs. Il. o. Sherwin, G.. Mrs. II
s. Hammond, p. Mrs j. s. Aiusworth, +.
Mrs ID. Q. Sherwin, L. A. s.
The Post says M. A. Ballard, of Gays
vile, has been delivering free lectures
through the county his object being to sci
the farmers rights TO manufacture ant
use his patent I" fertilizer, which is about Il
create new era in agriculture, he says
People had better beware Of all secret fer
tilizers. The elements of soil fertility arr
well known, aud there is no patent way Il
make crops grow.