Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04


Hayes, charged with setting fire to the Rut-
land Opera House. May 18th, was commeu-
ced yesterday. Tho testimony is con sidered
unfavorable to the accused.
The railroad lines TO the West have at
last lowered the freight tariff on roofing
slate and marble TO figures very favorable TO
the quarry companies, state of things
much relished in the neighborhood Of Rut-
land, whence a car Of 10 tons can now be
sent to st. Louis for 1892, and 10 other
points at proportiohate rates.
Rutland camc near having disaster Of
the same character as that at Holyoke,
Saturday afternoon. The adornments Of the
altar 10 Notre Dame Convent took fire and
a disastrous conAagration seemed imminent,
but the presence Of mind Of the sisters and
pupils enabled them to extinguish the flames
without serious injury to the building or
themselves.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Butter is lively at 20 cts. Buyers are
plenty, which is sure sign that it will soon
be higher.
Bart Scribner's house and barn at East
Montpelier we're burned on Thursday night.
Loss $4,000 insurance $500.
May Oath, the thermometer stood at 80 Q
in the shade, at North Montpelier. On
Friday, tho 2Sth, there was light frost.
There will be basket picnic 10 the grove
near j. l.. Ooburn's at East Montpelier,
under the auspices Of Winooski Grange,
on Thursday the 18th inst. All are cordially
invited to attend.
The Washington County Good Tempar's
Union, held at Mortified last week, was
most successful and interesting gathering.
Reports were listened to from every lodge
in the county, and representatives from Or
auge, Windsor and Lamoille counties were
present, and reported the condition of the
lodges in their respective counties. The
universal tone was progress and improve
ment.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
A thunder shower damaged the roads in
Newfane, May Oath, SO badly that it will
cost $4,000 to make them as good as they
were before. q
Fuller's Battery, at Brattleboro, is fully
equipped for war having four mounted can
non with the caissons aud all other para
phernalia.
S. W. Kimball has sold his interest in the
Lawrence House property, at Brattleboro to
p. b. Francis for $4,000. Z. b. Francis
has sold his WesselhUft property to II. p.
Duclos for $4,000.
The dwelling house of j. b. Taft, of Brat
tleboro, was burned May 18th, by an inceu-
diary fire. But few goods we're saved In
sured in the Vt. Mutual for $4,000 on house
and $3.50, on furniture.
Recently DR.. Holton of Brattleboro, and
DIR. Ellis of Manchester, performed 4 remark
able operation on the face Of Mrs. s. Miller,
of Brattleboro. They extracted an eye tooth
and then sawed the jaw bone off and entire
ly removed it back to the joint. This was
done to get rid of bone tumor as large as
a hens egg Time of operation twenty-five
minutes. Mrs. Miller is now doing well.
+. w. Green, of Brattleboro, has five
rattlesnakes on exhibition, one OF which is
four feet in length. They were caught by
A. J. Horton, Of Chesterfield, who has caught
SO of there snakes in all. Some years ago
he caught ii in one day. His method Of
operating is to fasteu large hook on pole,
and going into the den where they congre-
gate, hook them out Of their hiding places
between the rocks.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
George II. Buck has been appointed post
master at Reading.
A livery man at Bethel had son born
unto him. and the next morning his sign
read "a. l.. Stearns Il Son."
A freshet May "a, carried away the saw
mills in Chester owned by Augustus Lock
wood and the Jonas Gowing estate.
There is to be union Gospel celebration
at Ludlow commencing Friday, July I'd, and
continuing through Saturday and Sunday.
A two.years .old child of Frank Couil-
lard of Ludlow was scalded to death May
2Sth, by falling into pail of boiling water {.
William Swan, of Woodstock, under. 20
years of age, weighs over 200 pounds, is
six feet aud eight inches high and still grow
ing
W. II. Woodward of Chester, hitherto of
unba mable character, eloped with Mrs.
Aaron Lyon, Thursday, and is supposed to
have gone West,
The cars on the Woodstock railroad are
expected to run into Quechee about the
middle of July, and to Woodstock by the
first of September.
Norman Taylor ran ten miles on the Wood
stock fair. grouad in one minute aud nine
seconds less than an hour. He made his
first mile in IN. 20 S.
In the case of VIM, indicted for the
murder of Donaghue at Windsor year ago
a nolLe pros has been entered. Winn has
had one trial, but thejury tailed to agree.
Frank Kendall, of Sharon, recently lost
his barn, sheep, cattle, and farming tools by
fire, and now Miss Hattie Abbott sues hin
for breach Of promise, putting her damages
at $1,000.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. q.
The Council in Barnston will hold a gen.
eral session on the FIRST Monday IN June.
The Maple Grove cheese factory at North
Hatley commenced operations on Monday
Mr.. s. Goodhue's cheese factory opened OF
Monday, the 3lst ult., under the manage
ment Of Mr.. Chester Morrison who has had
charge Of the business for the past two sea-
sous,
The Orleans, Stanstead aud Compton
counties reunion Of Good Templars' hole
their next annual reunion aud basket pic
mic, at Beebe Plain, near the junction, OF
dominion day, July !, at one o'clock p. m
Horses, donkeys, cows, dogs, geese ant
children run at large in the streets of Man
sonville aud occasionally there is collision
A teacher and two Of her scholars we're re
Gently knocked kown by frantic horse, and
the Palladium advises vacation until tn
feed gets better in the pastures than it is i