Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-05


per ton, aud that the vein also crops out at
Hydopark and other places.
The two official organs of Lamoille coun-
ty are now struggling with the honest pco-
pie Of "spunky Lamolle," and each vieing
with the other in the extent Of the premi-
ums they can offer for subscriptions. The
Citizen is down to 90 cents a year, aud few
takers The NIcSdeaisr offers sewing ma.
chine worth seventy dollars for few sub
scribcrs, and nobody calls for a sewing ma.
chine.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A hoy named Emeright, at work for the
copper company, at Vershire, had his leg
broken on the 25tb, by car being thrown
upon him.
Unusually interesting meetings have been
held in Irasburgh, recently, with thirty or
forty conversions.
The scythe stone factory and Aldrich's
saw mill in Wcstmore started up last week,
the thaw having increased their water pow
or.
Elder Samuel b. Ryder, Of Coventry,
died suddenly Feb. 10, aged Is, aud his
wife, who had been in poor health for some
time, died the next day f" s..ttt
Yes, Bro. Blake we can comment on ID Q
gag law. The article on that subject in
the editorial columns was in type Monday,
however, before your invitation reached US.
A Barton Landing man went out to milk
the other morning, little earlier than usual,
and found another man milking his COW.
The owner of the COW prefers to do his own
milking.
H. f. Bedell slipped and fell down stairs
at Derby Lane last week Thursday after.
noon, striking on the stump Of his ahputat-
ed leg, aud either broke or dslocated his hip.
He is now at his home. r..
Henry Iiadd has sold his house in Green's
boro village with lot of land half mile
out. to III. s. Toman, taking in part pay
ment a farm one and one.haf miles north
of the village, known as the Robinson place.
A chandelier with the burning lamps in
the Congregational Church at Irasburgh,
during meeting on the evening of the 18th,
fell to the floor. There was a lively scene
for a few minutes, but the fire was smother
ed with seat cushions.
w. p Wakefield. of Bloomington, was
severely hurt on Saturday. As he was pass
ing team loaded with logs, the sleds inter-
locked, and the binding pole on the load of
logs was let loose and came around with
great force, striking Wakefield in the head
1t is hoped he will recover.
The Express no longer contains the Rock
Island liquor advertisement that has so long
ornamented its columns, and reads lecture
to Capt. Foster over the death Of Morse,
taking Rum did it, as a text. II the En-.
press would now. drop the filthy and disgust
ing advertisements of ~. ii. Reeves"
peabody Medical Institute" &C., people
would begin to think that sheet was actually
reforming, aud its moral and temperance
articles would be much more effectual
A man named John German. from New
York came to Newport the other day to re-
pair the gas works in the Bellevue House.
The gas having been turned of for some
weeks he supposed it safe to use lantern
and did So but there was enough in the
vault and machine to fll the room with blaze.
In rushing out German struck his head
against timber which knocked him down
and he was considerably burned about the
head and neck aud his clothes damaged
| Alfred Gines, who was with him, received
a slight burn on one hand. There was no
damage to the building.
Alice Huntley, Of Derby, VS.. Frank Hunt
ley, of Waterbury Amelia Letter, of Der
by, VS.. Peter Letter, of Coebrook, N. II ;
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of Troy; Laura Aiken vs.. John b. Aiken
Adams vs. Adams; Mary Il. Salisbury vs..
John Il. Salisbury; Nancy Little vs. Henry
W. Little; and Chester Alien, OF Newport
| Center, VS.. Caroline Allen, now of Boston,
were granted divorces at the late term Of the
county court. Geo. L. Livingston, Abel w.
Wheeler. and J b. Darling were fined $50
and costs each, for violation Of the liquor
law. james and Gilman Simmons were
convicted OF stealing horses in Stanstead last
August, and sentenced to three years in the
state prison.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The Rutland county agricultural society
holds its next fair Octob er and Z.
The Rutland Herald has passed from the
sole propriCtorship of Albert II. futile to
that Of the Herald association, consisting of
futile, Samuel B. Pettengil and William
p. Wiusow.
james McKeon, young man in the EN-.
ploy of SheIdons and SIayson, West Rut-
land, was struck on the head and shoulder
by falling piece Of marble, one day last
week, making CHASTITY wound. IL is
thought, however, that the skull was not
fractured
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The temperature OF the curing room for
cheese given in Mr.. Colburn's paper should
have been 707 instead Of 20
Duxbury Grange meets at Belongs hal
Saturday evening, March q. Let all be
present, as very important business comes
up.
The Mortified grange of Patrons of Hus
bandry, invites farmers and others so dis
posed, together with neghboring oranges
to meet with it at Grand Army Hall, Depot
Village, on Saturday, March g, at o'clock
p. m, to discuss the making, saving and ap
plication of monures.
Mr. Bryant, conductor on the Contra
Vermont railroad, shot Gastavus Wright n
Montpelier on Saturday, inficting serious
but not fatal, wounds. Wright had orderet
him out of his house, where he had called L
see the wife Of Wright's brother, upon WHOM
he had previously called, evidently with M
good intentions.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
A pair of horses belonging to a man from
Marlboro became frightened, while standing
at the depot at Brattleboro, last weel
Wednesday noon, aud, taking to the rail'
road track, came into collision with the
Boston train. The result was one dead ami
NAL aud another badly injured,
yVINDsOR COUNTY,