Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-20


Over 81 200 worth of Struggled aces were
captured at Highgate Friday, and the SNUG
ger, Freuchman named Vincent was ar
rested aud held in $4,000 for trial.
AT Montgomery, Il few days since, as Mr.
White Sheldon was returning from his hay
field, be discovered the tracks of bear, aud
by setting trap captured him. The bear
was year old aud quite large.
The body of Mr. Harry NJ. Hilton. who
was drowned off South Island on the 9Th,
was found Sunday floating near the shore Of
North Island city, about four miles from the
scene of the fatal accident.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Mrs Cordelia i. Harvey has been APP
pointed postmistress at Alburgh Springs.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Earle might perhaps make good consul,
but as a fast horse character he isn't u sue
cess. He seems to have the right DISPOSE
ton, but he lacks in smartness. Last week
came off the trot at Waits6eld, which he got
up, and advertised extensively. People
Aocked in to see the sport. The hour for
the race arrived, but it was found that Earle
bad taken the stamps aud was not to be
found. The crowd became desperate and,
choosing leader. closed the gates and de-
handed their money or the trot, and de-
spatched q man for Earle. He (Earlel was
brought back aud the matter fixed up so
that the trot finally came off about four
o'clock. They trotted two heats, when night
closed the race. The horses trotted were,
Kitty, owned by the Bagley boys, and Fan
ny, owned by the Uttou boys. A cores
pondent says that he heard more swearing
while he was on the grounds, and saw more
drunkenness, than he had witnessed before
in ten years. and he is right when he says
they are only a set Of gamblers who follow
the business Well done, Earle You meant
to be as mean as the meanest horse jockey
could be, but you didn't know how.
The several towns in Lamoile county are
becoming infected with tramps, and not un-
frequently comes the report of an insulted
family or an outrageous proceeding at houses
which they find unprotected by their guard
iaus. Tho latest performance is the attempt
to waylay Judge Parker, of Elmore, while
passing through Worcester woods, Saturday
evening of last week, who, being unarmed,
escaped by dashing his horse past him.
Otis Stearns is building factory at John.
son, for the purpose of making the famous
Moulton tubing.
At the circus at Waterbury on Tuesday
Albert Tinker from Morrisvile got little
too much rum on, as is his custom, and ran
over a little girl about ten years old, and
injured her so badly that she died.
Last week man 10 Stowe hearing an un.
usual noise in his barn, told his hired man to
90 and watch while he dressed himself, and
they would try and discover the cause. The
hired man took a dark lantern and pistol,
and went to the barn, where he found a man
masked, in the stall with his horse the man
sprang at him, but seeing the pistol turned
and ran down the road. A short time after,
some one was heard at one of the bedroom
windows, and trying to get the window up,
a light of glass broke out, which frightened
them away. On looking out two men were
discovered one running up the road aud the
other down. The next night two men tried
to break into another house, but were heard
and so made u retreat.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A horse belonging to a Mr. Gaylord, Of
BrookReld. fell down bank, few days
since, landing on its head, but did not seem
to be seriously injured few days after,
however, it suddenly died, and it was then
found that the neck had been broken in two
places, but, as the spinal cord was not broken
into, death did not result till Inflammation
set in.
On Monday the house and barn of h,
Holden, at East Randolph, took fire from a
defective pipe in wash room and were con.
sumed. Insured for 81 400.
Last Monday night, Ira G. Morrill,, q
good farmer at East Bethel lost by fire his
house, barn and horse-barn, with their con
tents, including two horses, hogs, aud l,00C
lbs of WOOL Lightning struck the horse
barn from which the fire spread very rapidly
Insurance $4,000.
|. n Terry, a recent graduate of Hart
ford seminary, is called to the Oongrega
tional church at Wells River.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Gardner A. Drew has bought the widow
Currier place, at Barton, for 81 300.
l.. G. Grandey is building a steam say
f mill in Bloomington.
Rufus Averill, recruiting officer, has raisec
a company Of about 80 men, at Browning
ton, consisting of veterans and volunteers
The company was organized Thursday night
18th inst Capt, Rufus Averlll LIST lieu
A. w. Wiley; ID, lieut., j. 9. Page.
7 S.N. Angler has bought the farm of
Farman, in Troy, for the sum of 81 800.
: N. G. Saunders will be ordained pastor o
the Baptist church at Newport, Aug. %.
! Schuyler Chamberlin from Nashua N. II
/ has bought the Alvin Hovey house at Al
bany, the land above the road, and seve
acres Of meadow land, for $1,000.
Rev w. II. Reid, of Greensboro, has bee
> relieved from further ministerial duty fc
unmiuisterial conduct.
. RUTLAND COUNTY.
. W.. G. Crippen, Of West Rutland, hi
. been appointed principal Of the state norm
!. school at johnson.
a Rev w. i. Hines of the Advent churt
d at Castleton has gone over to the Episcopt
!. liaus and applied for ministerial orders.
d When Coles circus exhibited at RUTLAND
e woman living about two miles and hu
t. from the town determined to see it, BEGAN
enthusiastic about it ia fact According
:, she started at seven o'clock in the mornin
G leading child about three years old al
carrying one two years younger in her arm
is She arrived at the grounds and stay
v through the entire performance with h
ie children. After the performance was oV
she walked back as she came, reaching hoI
:, at seven 10 the evening. The next day s
. gave birth to 6ue healthy child weight
ten pounds.
On Sunday, Cornelius Hall, of Waltz
mr. ford, fell from box and was caught und
s. the erm by meat hook which made We
If. severe flesh wound.
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