Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-11
Sfnte Ne,rs.

The state falr opened at Rutland on Tues
day, aud closes to-day A report Of it will
be given next week.
The Waterman has an editorial Of over a
column on the defeat Of Poland, for which
the responsibility Of the proprietor OF that
paper is disclaimed in the first paragraph.
We don't blame him for not wanting to be
held responsible for such an effusiou.
1t has been suggested, and the idea seems
to meet with pretty general favor with the
state press, that Hon. ii. ii. Powers, OF
Morristowu, would make an acceptable
speaker of the house. We think so too.
Where are the other candidates? Trot 'em
out.
Excursion tickets arc sold on the Pas
sumpsic road to the great stallion race at
Mystic Park, near Boston, at reduced rates.
This race is Sept. 10. People who wish to
attend the Mechanics Fair at Boston, which
opens the 18th, can take advantage Of these
excursion tickets, which are good until the
10Th.
There will be a fruit meeting Of board of
agriculture, &C., at the Methodist church in
Grand Isle, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
80 and Oct. /. First session, Wednesday
afternoon. Exhibition of fruit il basement
of church. Teams at Austin's hotel, Milton,
| Wednesday morning to convey visitors.
Many fruit growers from New York and
| Vermont are expected aud valuable papers
will be read. T. Ii. HosKINs, Acting Sec.
At the meeting of the stockholders Of the
Passumpsic Railroad at Newport, last week
| Wednesday, tho number Of directors was
reduced to niue. Henry Chase and S. 5.
Thompson, of Lyndon, Horace Fairbanks
of St. Johnsbury, aud Josiah Stickuey, Of
Boston, were dropped from the list, aud
the following board elected Emmous
Raymond, of Boston, Elijah Cleveland, Of
Coventry, b. z. Cheney, Of Boston, Albert
knight, of Stanstead, +. NJ. Weld, Of Bos-
ton, Gardner G. Brown, of Boston, Timothy
p. Redfeld, Of Montpelier, d. Il. Sortwel,
of Cambridge, and Amos Barnes, of Boston.
The report Of the directors gave great salts.
| faction.
ADDISON COUNTY.
At the election in Starksboro, Tue s1ay,
SeUenteen ballots for town representative
/
o'clock Wednesday morning. Finally the
republican candidate was elected by eleven
majority.
In Vergennes the management Of the city
water works was made leading issue in the
election, and those who have had the man.
agement Of them were defeated.
Through the carelessness Of a co.laborer
one of the men on the gravel train at Yer
gennes had = sharp pick driven through his
hand, Friday. The wound is doing as well
as could be expected. We do not learn his
name.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Samuel p. Drew, Of Newark, has built Q
barn aud is filling it with oats from IL
acres, most of which is new land.
Hastings & Campbell took fourteen Cal
loads Of sheep through here yesterday, on
route for Massachusetts, markets.
The members of the ID Regiment Yer
mont Volunteers will have regimental re-
union on the first day of the Caledonia
County Fair. They will have their head
quarters at the Avenue House.
Jonathan Lawrence, passumpsic, superin
tendent Of horses, should be notified before
hand of the number and class of stock yol
wish to exhibit at the county fair, it yol
Wish to secure good accommodations.
Harry Leslie, the gymnast and tight rop,
performer, gives an exhibition at the fail
ground, Sept. %, %, and "a. Admission
20 cents single teams, ID cents doubl
teams, 30 cents. As an additional attrac
ton to this show will be an agriculture
fair AND an agricultural horse trOt," fire,
to all who attend the great gymnastic exer
cises. For particulars see posters.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The election of b. Il. Smaley as repre-
sentative from Burlington is to be contested
on the ground that he holds an office unde
Congress aud consequently is not eligible I
u state office.
There was grand iremens muster 4
Burling n on Friday. In the trial of hos
!, companies Relief, Of Plattsburg, took tn
}. fir prize, 500 in the trial OF engines tn
, j. j. Gray, of Cambridge, N. Y, took tn
a FIRST prize, S4OO; the Torrent, of Barre tn
} second OF 5000, and the Torrent, OF White
hall, N. Y, the third Of 500.
: ESSEX COUNTY.
n Samuel Cole, of East Haven, is buildin
= house to be occupied the coming winter.
: The people Of Guildhall, after balotln
fifteen times, concluded to send no repr,
4 sentative to the Legislature.
w
i we're racing horses at Island Pond on Gle
n ton day they colided. Both men we
D thrown from their wagons which were pre-
ty we'll demolished. Neither were serious
hurt.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
9 The Franklin County Fair at Sheldo
q last week, was successful affair. We ha'
s. report, but on account Of pressure
TO other matter are compelled to leave it ov
81 unit next week.
= LAMOILLE COUNTY.
It Earle is negotiating for the services
70 DR.. Il. II. Hoskins to edit an agricultur
is department Of the Citizen.
10 A Farmers festival is to be holden at t
'r Town Hall, Cambridge, on the aitorno
g. and evening Of the 18th. All arc invit
to attend
~ Hiram Proctor, twelve years old, start
y from his home in Cambridge to 60 to
;, friends, six miles distant, about thu
y, - weeks ago, and has not been heard fro
- since.
a. The Harvest Home Festival will be he
10 at the Town Hall, Cambridge, Septemt
"a 23d, afternoon and evening. Albert Clar
, is expected to give an address in the aft
Of noon; Rev. Il. Wheelock and others v
Al. speak in the evening.