Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08


had leg brogen. The breaking Of the
neck yoke as the team was going down
steep hill, was the cause. ttr
Frank Clark of Wesl6eld, has sold his
farm, stock and tools to Warren Fannan,
for $500.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Small particles of chilled iron, instead Of
sand as heretofore, are now being used in
saving marble at the West Rutland quarries,
and the speed in saving is said to be in
creased 1900 per cent.
p. T. Barnum, the great, is to open the
Rutland lecture course Friday evening. He
will tell us what kind Of world we live 10.
If he understands lecturng half as well as
he does the show business his audience will
have treat.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There is pear tree at Waterbury which
is over 200 years old having been planted by
Mr. Nash who came from England in
1645, upon the farm which one Of his de-
scendants still occupies
There is to be trot at Barre, October
IL aud IA. $1,000 are offered in premiums.
Three barns belonging to Gideon Burn
ham Of West Woodbury. with the contents
80 tons Of hay, were burned last Thursday
night. Loss 81 800 partly insured.
Denison Taft, a lumber dealer Of Montpe-
lier, failed, last week, aud cannot pay over
ten per cent Ten years ago Mr. Taft says
he was worth S60,000 to-day he has not
the means on hand of supporting his family
more than two weeks, and he is owing more
than $4,000. He has been an active bust
ness man.
Peter Alphonsos, alias Peter o. Curley,
the Barre bank robber, was arraigned at
Montpelier, Monday, and, pleading not
guilty, his trial was continued to March,
1876, on account of Cashier Kings illness.
The sheep of Lewis Wood Of Calais num-
bering 81, were attacked by band Of dogs,
one night last week, and all but three or four
we're more or less bitten, aud seven or eight
were killed outright, or died in day or two.
Elmer, son Of James Jacobs Of Calais,
fell through the saw mill of John Sabin, last
week, distance of Is or 20 feet, striking
on his right shoulder and side on naked
ledge of rocks. Although severely bruised,
he is not seriously injured.
Z wINDHAM COUNTY.
Gulford has the Oldest barber in the
state, who is 80 years old and recently shaved
a man aged 90.
Two boys employed. in BrattlebOro fur
niture shop, fought duel with knives, last
| l.. I,,k o. thn IF
one brought both to their senses.
The auction sale of noted live stock, owned
by the late David Goodell, Brattleboro, took
place on Tuesday, when eight horses were
sold for the aggregate sum Of S2,495, the
highest price paid being s 900 for the chest
nut stallion "Major," which was bought by
G.. b. Goodell. Ten head of fne cattle
were sold for trife over $500.
d. l.. Moody, the evangelist, preached in
the town hail. on Sunday, beginning at nine
o'clock. A committee from the Baptist,
Congregational aud Methodist churches had
issued tickets of admission, whereby the
audience was chiefly made up Of members Of
the churches and those interested in his
work. This occurred at Brattleboro.
NlNDsOR OOONNhs
The town liquor agent at Springfield, is
Mrs Backus, a prominent member of the
woman's temperance union, and persons must
be very sick indeed before they can procnrc
any spirits from her.
The White River valley trottiug associa
ton holds its fall meeting at Bethel, October
10 and 20, with purses amounting TO 81 800
Nelson A. Brown of Bethel, has been
held 10 $500 bonds for trial for an attempt
at rape upon Miss Flora Sargent.
The two children of Ebenezer Dunsmore
of Weathersfeld, to whom their mother
administered poison, have improved quite
rapidly within the past few days, and are
now out of danger aud able to be around the
house. There appears to be no change il
Mrs Dunsmore's condition, and the opinion
now generally prevails that she is and wa
insane at the time of the administering o
the poison. Ever since that day, she ha
seemed unable to move, but, last Sunday
being left alone for a time, improved tbs
opportunity to raise up and jump out Of 4
window. She travelled some distance, wad
ing brook in which the water was frou
two to three feet deep and, finally, fell ex'
hausted on the opposite bank. She wa
taken up and carried home, and processes t.
have, no recollection of leaving the house o
OF crossing the brook. II Is hardly though
that she will recover. ~ .H0.
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