Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-23

turned saucer full of sugar on her head,
and another he shampooed, and then with a
whoop da la he sprang through the doorway
aud, striking a pugilistic attitude, he de6ed
them to come on. The ladies would not ac-
cept the challenge, and the parties separated.
They had had sugar on snow, sugar on their
heads, sugar on their clothes, sugar on their
faces, sugar in his eyes, sugar under foot,
sugar overhead and sugar all about them
Palladium.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Frank II. Winchester Of Pawlet, fell from
a hay.loit, week ago Saturday, striking on
the tines Of a pitchiork, which penetrated
his abdomen and inflicted probably fatal 10.
juries.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mary Clancy, u years old, domestic 10
the family Of Dr. j. I. Dewey, Of Montpelier,
committed suicide by hanging herself 10
the attic last week Wednesday, during the
absence Of the family. Insanity caused by
sickness aud religious excitement is supposed
to have caused the act.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Springfield has just procured a new fire
engine.
Public examination of teachers Saturday,
April "a.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles @. Sanders, of Up
per Falls, pleasantly celebrated their silver
wedding on the It'll.
VIM. A. Walker died suddenly Of apo
plexy, on the 9Th, at Mrs. Campbell's in
Roohas.ar ,vka.a ho k.I ,,orL a ,,rt;l ,kr 4 a,
before.
Bridget Harnett, little girl working in
the Ludlow wooden factory, last Friday was
caught by revolving shaft, but as she was
going round with it had the presence Of
mind to slip the belt, which doubtless saved
her life, although one of her arms was brok.
en-.
The Ludlow Gazette has been "sassy,"
some Of the merchants and deacons have
"gone back on" the Gazette, and now the
latter tells disagreeable things about the
ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,
practiced by those merchants, while he ex-
tolls the honesty Of those who still advertise.
Sich is life.
Miss Alzina Horton, Of East Barnard,
had lamb given her in April, 1874, which
she sold the other day when not quite u
year old for fifteen dollars to William Q.
Danforth, of Barnard Center. Some of the
wool on this lamb measured eight inches in
length. Lambs would be profitable could
one realize such results with a large flock
Standard.
Number of pounds of milk received at
Pollard's cheese factory, Chester, in 1874,
| 63l ,027; number of pounds Of cheese made
64,9l9k amount of sales, sS.S536l cost
Of making cheese, 81, 2783S; cost Of box
ing, S2ll.60; net proceeds, S7,3l6.93
average number of pounds of milk for one oil
cheese, lbs. ii o.; lowest price received
per pound for cheese, 13c; highest price
16c. Began making cheese May A; factory
closed November 6.
Homer Weston, Esq, Of Ascutneyville,
started for Iowa, Monday. For several years
he has carried on a large farm on the Con
nectcut river, but not finding il paying be
returns to the practice of law. Mr.. Weston
is young man Of strong intellectual pow
ers, well cultivated at Yale college and AL
bany law shcool. His love of truth, honor
and integrity have gained him many friends
who regret his loss aud wish him success il
bis new field Of labor. He was Master O
Ascutney grange and held an important towr
office.
Most people have heard the story Of the
Yankee who fell from precipice 56 feet in
to boiling, foaming stream of water. and
came near being drowned, but finally goI
hold of projecting rock and pulled himself
out. When his friends, looking over thu
precipice, saw him safe, they asked if h
was hurt. He replied while he searched hi
pockets, as the water streamed out Of hi
clothing, "The fall didn't hurt me, but In
darned 'iraid I've lost my jaek-knife." Tn,
story is often repeated as an illustration o
the characteristic GOODNESS Of the Yankee
The hero was Varnum Lockwood, of Caven
dish, and from him Varnum's Point, wher'
the incident occurred, took its name.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS. p. O.
There are six paupers on the Barnstol
poor farm.
Won't there be tumble in the price o
rum at Stanstead now2
International Temple. l. o. of G.. T., hav
surrendered their charter.
Butter continues 4 drug. and at som'
stores it will not be taken in exchange fol
goods.
April 18th, about two pounds to the tre'
was reported from Barnston as the yield o.
sugar to date.
The municipality of Barnston has 5000
invested in the Eastern Townships bank
Better by far than a big town debt.
Kilburn Lowell, one of Barnston's frs
settlers, died on the 18th. He was Is year
old. Mrs. John Wheeler died the same day
The Journal this week prints some letter
written some time ago by Elder Drake where
in he expresses himself as 10 no way favora
bic to the doings of Wingate and his crew
Showed his sense. The Jour nal also has 1
report Of preacher being treated to a Goa
Of tar and feathers. If it means "Jim," w