Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-22

Joseph Hadley Of Hyde Park, 30 years
old, says he has received an order from' his
heavenly Father to give away, 10 barrels Of
apples, which he is carefully distributing
among the poor widows sat
G.. w. DEMO of Hydopark has sold his
sixty-acre farm, for which he paid $3.50
in 1870, and could have soon after sold for
$4,000, for so 900 cash, aud this is said 10
be fair sample Of the decline in the value
Of real estate, in this county, in the last four
years.
No liquor has been sold at the American
House at Hydepark for over two years and
a half. Tho proprietor says that his obliga-
ton to the travelling public is discharged
when he furnishes good square meals, airy
and clean rooms aud beds and kindly atten-
tious at reasonable rates, aud that the y have
no right to ask him 10 make himself a Grim.
inal. .... .If .,.,.,..,
r. G.. Hill Of Emore, has exhibited his
Cotswold sheep this fall, at the New Eng
land the Vermont, and several county fairs,
and his flock has been beaten on only two
entries, Notwithstanding the almost universal
disposition among committee men in charge
Of these matters 10 favor their friends His
total premiums this fall, have amounted TO
s197.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Burton Pike Of WoIcott has bought the
lrasburgh House for $3.50. tti'LCS
About 5000 bushels Of potatoes will he
used in the Mcneil starch factory, at West
more, this year.
An OK, belonging to Charles Cutler Of
Glover, killed himself the other night by
eating too much meal. ~
jackson Bean, formerly of Glover, re-
Gently received a verdict at Rutland, Of
$4,000, for false Imprisonment at the time
of the war ss, ar4u.f
At an auction of A. +. Stockwell Of Bar
ton, twenty.eight COWS sold at an average Of
$40 each, and hogs at eight cents a pound,
live weight,
Rev James Hay, pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church at Derby Center, has closed
his labors there and gone to Trinidad, West
Indies, as missionary.
Some German peddlers from Barton, ran
their cart against the carriage of William
Kingsley of Salem, iujuring Mrs Kingsley
so that they have paid $500 to settle. I
A lazy mans ch6rn has been invented BY
j. w. Ourrier of North Troy. 1t is adj
justed to the wagon, aud all q man has to
do is to drive down for the mail, aud when
be gets back, the butter has come d Y ,
The machinery in GalIup's mill, at Brown
ington, went crazy one day last week, and
came near tearing the mill down and killing
the help. A bursting pulley threw the band
saw on to the carriage blocks, which in turn
burst and flew over the mill, cutting of a
rafter and doing other damage. The help
fed from the mill aud escaped Monitor.
Bank inspectors, or parties believed to
have been self-constituted bank examiners,
have been in town, and extra caution has
been taken during the past week to guard
against burglary and robbery at the bank
aud elsewhere. Wealthy farmers we're in
quired after, by the same men that were
prowling about here last week. They called ut
several houses on various pretsnses, and have
doubtless looked up Jobs for darker and
better nghts.-[MouitOr.
| One night, Owen Donegan Of Troy dis.
covered some fellows helping themselves to
apples in his orchard. He let them work
but put their horse in his barn aud fed It,
When they got ready to go they were obliged
to inquire for their horse. They were then
taken in and furnished q good supper, after
which Mr. ID. helped them hitch up and bade
them good night, aud the thieves probably
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had been shot at with double-barreled
gun. .....rf
The teachers institute at Barton was well
attended. Ninety teachers were enrolled
and lively interest manifested during the
session. State Superintendent Conant co.,
Quoted the institute with much care and
signal success. His lectures aud remarks
were very practical aud related wholly to
important subjects. Prof Conant was ably
assisted by Miss A. NJ. Guernsey Of Ran
dolph Normal school; Mr. j. +. Keene
preeeptor of the Barton academy; Mr. VIII
liam q. Crffen Of johnson Normal school
and others. The leading subjects discussed
were: geography, arithmetic, reading, bot
any, geometrical forms, the United States
and Vermont constitutions, map drawing
language, reading the classics and the duties
of teachers and parents. On Thursday eve
ming Prof Conant gave lecture pertaining
to the educational progress Of Vermont Rev
II. T. Fuller of the st Johnsbury academy
gave the closing lecture, on Friday evening
which was full Of good sense, wholesome ad
vice and instruction. Monitor.
J RUTLAND COUNTY.
Some / 800 tons of rock, forming the roo
of Sheldon & Sason's quarry at West Rut
land, caved in the other day.
Dea Joseph Joslin and wife of Poultney
and Mr. and Mrs Olmsted Of Benson cele
brated their golden weddings, last W eek.
: i. II. Bugbee of Rutland, who was sen
to the Brattleboro insane asylum. feV
weeks ago, has been released, aud he pub
fishes card saying that intemperance wa
what made him crazy.
} The post.ofice at Hortonvile Hubbard
toni has been discontinued on account o
! Irregularities of the postmaster, who wa
! supposed to have absconded, but he has re
turned and says he only went visiting.
D WASHINGTON COUNTY.
I Butter is 83 TO 80 for fall, 25 to 80 70
= summer.
DIR j. Breen of Stowe, has moved to Cal
ais, with headquarters at Kents Corners.
Luther, son of Orame Dodge Of Calais
I was accidentally shot through the wrist las
, Tuesday with pistol in the hands Of hi
) brother.
The story that the school house at Mapl
Corner is about to be enlarged, is not col
? rect as that necessity will not arise 10