Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-16

1:30 D. M, and 6:30 p. m. On the second
trip it will go only to Gibraltar, excepting
Saturdays when it will go to Magog.
A Young Mems Christian Association
was organized at Newport last week. The
officers arc president, ID. Nj. Camp; vice
president A. X. Colburn secretary, Geo.
S Field corresponding secretary, Geo. q.
Gilman; registrar aud treasurer, Il. p.
Wild directors, Il. ID. Field, Charles ID.
House, M. G.. Sargent.
A cross bull attacked David Rollins at
Newport Center on the 4th, knocked him
down, broke two ribs aud gored him in nine
teen different parts Of his body. A dog
heard the believing, came to the rescue,
grabbed the bull by the throat aud drove
him off, thus saving the life Of Mr.. Rollins.
The Catholics blessed the corner stone Of
their new church at Newport on Tuesday
and consecrated the cemetery. Seven priests
were present and about 400 people iuclud-
ing many Americans. A priest from Mon
treal gave an address in French, aud Bishop
Goesbriand, Of Burlington, gave one in En-
glish. The church is to be Of wood, about
forty by sixty feet, and finished in good
style.
John Lougee's house at Beebe Plain was
burned last Thursday morning. The insur-
ance was paid him in three days.
RUTLAND COUNTY,.
The house of Marshall 4. Doane in Ben
son was destroyed by fire on the 9TH. Con-
tents mostly saved. The fire was caused by
a new tin milk can turned bottom side up,
near the house tho bottom being ooncave
reflected the rays OF the sun so as to set fire
to the clapboards. Loss $500, insurance
$500.
The eldest son Of w. G. Walker, Of Rut-
land committed suicide at Oakland, CAL,
on Tuesday of last week. He had been
gone from home only a few weeks, and no
cause Of the act is as yet known.
A worthless, brutal man at Rutland
named William p. Rix, while perfectly Sob
err, pounded his wife last Sunday until she
became insensible, and then fed. He was
found and locked up.
Smallpox has prevailed for some time at
the Wallingford town farm, having been in
troduced from Bennington by sou Of Cy-
rus Edison, who has charge of the asylum
but, though there have been eight cases,
and some of them very severe ones, no
deaths have occurred.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The following notice of the celebration at
Barre was crowded out last week: The
gathering on the 9TH to celebrate the an
niversary of American Independence, the
opening Of the railroad to Barre, and the
horse trotting on the G, NJ. trotting park,
was very large, some four or five thousand
being in attendance. The day was very fine,
the speeches appropriate, and the people
seemed to enjoy the occasion with great salts.
faction The procession was formed at the
railroad station on the arrival of the morn
ing special train, aud was escorted to the
stand in the park by the Barre engine COM
pauy, with music by the Montpelier Cornet
band. The meeting at the park was presided
over by DR.. Spauldiug president Of the day,
prayer was offered by Rev. i. Tenney, and
short speeches were made by Hon. G. W..
Willard, Hon f. =, Walton, Hiram Atkins,
Esq, Rev. N. n Glazier, aud Rev. j. j.
Lewis, interspersed by music from the baud,
when the company separated for dinner. In
the afternoon, some three thousand people at
tended the horse trot, and in the evening
there was quite display Of fire works from
Seminary hill Taken altogether it was a
great day in Barre.
A. w. Blair, n graduate of Dartmouth
college in 1872, has been engaged as priu-
cipal of Mortified graded school.
Mrs. NJ. w. McDanieIs has been appointed
postmstress at Lower Cabot.
The third annual fair in Dog River Valley
is to be held at Mortified on the trottiug
park Of Frank w. Gould, on Tuesday aud
Wednesday, September 2Sth and 18th. The
address is to be delivered by Henry CLARK,
Esq, of the Rutland Globe, on Wednesday
afternoon. -Four trotting purses are offered
$50, $40, S5j and So respectively, the
first two for Tuesday and the last two fol
Wednesday. A prize is also offered for the
, best lady equestrian. The Mortified Cor
net band will furnish music.
The Argus says that cashier in this
county puts an old clock inside the door oil
his bank to convince burglars by the ticking
that it's no use there.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The attempt to stock the Connecticut with
. black bass is proving successful. Small fish
of this variety are seen in the river in thu
vicinity of Brattleboro, in considerable mum.
bers.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
William M. Evarts, not content with hi
, present summer residence at Windsor, ha
: bought commanding site on the opposit
bank of the Connecticut, in Cornish, over
looking the village of Windsor, and is b
| . Tor Itttn an,
merings.
A severe hail storm visited Springfield
last Friday, and nearly destroyed the crops
in some parts of the town.
An item is going the rounds to the etfec
that William II. Wheeler, formerly of tn
. FARMER, is about to commence the pubica
II ton Of paper at Chester. Guess not
= The Gospel celebration at Ludlow, Jul
= ID, I'd and 18th, was great success, forty
% four towns and fiity-six churches being rel
" resented in an audience of $500. Twenty
3 six ministers were present and eighty 0
q, g more persons sought conversion.
,. About six hundred sheep persisted in
\. recent storm at Weathorsfeld
ct The survey of the proposed railroad col
ne Meeting with the Rutland and Burlingto
ic road at Mount Holly and running to Mon
ID pelier, has been begun, aud subscriptIc
books are circulated with good success
t. Competition has reduced the price of mil
en- in Springfield to four cents quart, and the
to give beer measure, which is twenty-five pr
cent larger than wine measure.
ak EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, p. q.
d. Good butter sells at Stanstead for . cen
Ife per pound, -ante-war prices. But this VI
&C not long remain so. Cattle are gradual
a rising, which may perhaps be partially d.
er to the Canadian Meat and Produce Comp
nys works at Sherbrooke,
o. Tuesday, the 7th, Hatley voted on Il
? | o,ost;op ~ RAISING her share of the 500 0(