Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-17

brought on DY not weather
The furniture manufacturing establish.
ment Of Kilburn 4 Gales at Burlington has
shut down temporarily, and large number
Of men are thrown out Of employment.
BY kerosene lamp explosion the house
Of l.. u. Lord Of Burlington was set on Gre
and damaged $500 worth, last Friday,
The inquisitive Yankees proved too much
for the guileless innocence Of the material
lied spirits at the Eddys' to cope with, and
the ETHEREAL host, with the terrestrial manip.
ulators, took their departure last week for
the land Of the setting suu. Horatio and
the spirit Of Geo Dix still remain at the
"Old House at Home"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Weldon House, St Adams, was sold
at auction last week to satisfy a judgment
held against it by the St Adams Trust Go.
1t went for $4,000, and will be owned
jointly by Mr. Barlow, Gov Smith, w. q.
Smith, Il. A. Smith and l. Mills.
There is spirited move on foot at St
Albans for the enforcement of the liquor
law.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
A trout was lately drawn from o. w.
Buffers well 10 Stowe which had been there
some sixteen years. and weighed only half
pound. Evidently that well is not adapted
to trout growing
Sanford Warren Of Stowe recently found
one Of his colts with broken leg. and an
other jammed under the mang0r and badly
bruised.
Solomon Allen Of Stowe has lately had
two cancers removed by DR. Kingsley of
Rome, N. T.; one, about the size Of copper
cent, was taken from his cheek, and smaller
one from his neck.
A Worthwhile youth put skunk into the
school house in District No 7, but paid dear
for his sport when the teacher skinned not
the skunk, but him, the next day.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Opinion says that one T. G. Drew
Of st Johnsbury, who has been for some
months in the employ Of d. w. jackson,
sewing machine agent, has "lit out" from
Bradford Leaving numerous creditors. Be-
sides this one man is ready to "hop on to
him" for stealing gloves, and another for
stealing valise. and still another for OBJ.
tanning goods under false pretences, should be
ever show himself at Bradford again.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The trial at Swestsburg OF DR. Reach for
being an accessory to the setting on FIRE Of the
buildings of DR. Langly of Mansonville has
resulted in the acqultal Of the Doctor Brill
the other party arrested, has not had his
trial yet.-He stands good chance to take
a short turn at least 10 the penlteutiary at
Kingston.
Rev Mr. Saunders of Newport was one of
the witnesses for the defence 10 the trial
last week of the sexton Piper for the murder
of Mabel II. Young, 10 Boston.
A lodge of Good Templars was organized
at Newport last week Monday. NJ. b. Hall,
chief; Geo Field, secretary.
A Bloomington man who attempted to
commit suicide last week was prevented, but
was SO bent on doing something desperate
that he straightway committed matrimony.
James Robbins has bought Mr. Buffers
farm and stock in Craftsbury for $4,000.
A horse worth sS5 belonging to Charles
Hatch of Craftsbury slipped and broke its
leg the other day.
The grist mill in Greensboro has been sold
to Alonzo Crandall for $500.
j. w. Currier has bought the saw mill Of
Mr. Hunt at North Troy for $1,000. o..
As an instance OF how real estate is depre.
oiating Ia Vermont II Is mentioned that the
lrasburgh hotel recently s1ld for S2,900
had been insured for $4,000.
The North Troy hotel is reported sold,
but the papers not yet signed.
Forty persons are reported under couvic-
tion as the result Of the gospel meetings 10
Charleston.
A barn filled with hay and grain, belong
log 10 Edward Deuchamp of West6eld, was
burned on the 9th. Loss $500; insurance
5000. ..t
G. +. Ordway Of Barton Landing, stepped
on nail last Friday, puncturing his foot 50
badly that he has not been able to put on his
boot since.
Greensboro is afflicted with three sewing
machine agents.
A little son Of Geo N Drury Of Greens.
boro, while chasing the cat, fell upon the
stove aud left the skin of one cheek upon it.
George Houston of Greensboro buried the
whole bit Of his az in his foot while chop.
ping last Monday. i,- @ .r
Las. Monday WIN Dane of Wheelock had
his foot caught and almost cut of by tree
thas he was trying to fall FROM lodged po-
stion, and he was obliged to have it ampu.
tated.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Three children arrived at Rutland, Mon
day evening. respectively eight, six anC
three years of age, who came through direc
by express from California as far as Jersey
City all alone. Their parents are dead, and
they have been sent East to their friends.
TO. Hubbard of Rutland has failed
Liabilities $4,000. ..
A tramp at Sudbury gave the alarm Of
FIRE 10 the dwelling. house Of James r. Foster
last week "Wednesday, aud, Foster bein(
away, the wife and tramp saved good par
Of the furniture; loss $4,000; INSURANCE
$500. 't
The Rutland railroad shops now close a
a quarter past four.
G. II. Wooley was fined the other day a
Rutland for selling liquor and also for keep
ing with intent to sell lie had sold SOM
on credit and the party refused to pay th,
bill. WOOley put his account into an officer
hands for collection, which led to his conVic
ton. A bill for liquor is poor thing t.
collect by law in Vermont
Three voters in the north part OF the tow
of Ira are compelled to go on q pilgrimage
Of l8 miles TO attend town meeting. Th,
trip is from Ira into CsStleton, thence tc
West Rutland, and then through Clarendon
into Ira again. They return by the sam
route, making, in ali, journey of about 8.
miles The Oldest of these men has beef
this round tor more than so years, and ha
been elected justice ofthe peace once 10 thai
time. OF.
rf WASHINGTON COUNTY.