Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-08-13

Subscribers to the Vermont Union must
expect but little news ia that paper, 10 the
future, for the editor at last accounts, was
engaged in other business, viz carrying ex-
changes and mail from Lyndon to Wiloughby
Lake, where he got a job playing big I'D
die in a string band for evening hops. II is
expected he will remain there as long as
there is anything to eat.
A Mr. Prouty, Of Newport, has bought the
Will Hawthorn place near West Burke do
pot, for $500, and takes possession imme-
diately.
Cobleigh X Porter have purchased the
grist mill, at West Burke, price 81 600, and
intends to grind good deal Of western wheat
and corn besides the custom work, and have
engaged the services of Mr. Simon Baker
the veteran and champion miller.
The stockholders of the Lyndon bank have
voted to increase their shares from $3.50
to $780,
Connecticut River grange holds at picnic
at Lower Waterford, September /.
John w. Nichols, of Waterford, up to
August 10, has made from eight cows 1000
pounds of butter which he has sold for $500
The p. Il o. mail agents have been noti-
fed that their route from and after the 18th
of September will be from johnson to Port.
land.
Aaron Gray, Wheelock, shot common
gray hawk measuring from tip to tip Of
wings four feet I inches.
Samuel p. Dexter, of Sheffield, lost good
hog last week from eating too much sour
milk
Charles A. Harvey lost barn and two
tons of hay, in Waterford this Thursday
morning by FIRE. Loss 1915; insured for
500. The cause Of the Ere is unknown al
though an old tramp was seen about the
place Wednesday evening aud he might have
slept in the hay over night. The barn was
on the John Hadley place.
CBITTENDEN COUNTY.
Q. G. TOrrey has been appointed post
master at Charlotte.
N. A. Barrows, of Burlington, has NAL
acca cane, which was brought from England
in IVA, and carried by Judge Damon, Of
Woodstock, for 60 years.
The store of Beach & Howe, at Essex
Junction, in which is kept the postofice, Mr.
Beach being postmaster, was entered by
burglars Saturday night, and nearly $40
worth Of stamped envelopes, $40 in postage
stamps, 200 pennies, and some Canada silver,
taken from the postofhce. Some goods were
also taken. No clue to the rascals.
ussrv rournv
Rev g. w. Vibberts, of Somervile,
Mass, delivered very interesting and con.
vincing temperance lecture in the Universal
ist church at West Concord last Sabbath
evening.
The track-layers on the p. K .. railroad
have reached the mountain road.
Prof Il. Chase, of the Jefferson Liberal
Institute, at Jefferson, Wis. is now at his
old home on visit to his many friends and
relatives.
A. G. Parsons unloaded his & rst car load
of corn at his mill from the railroad track,
last Saturday. He says that it saved him
six dollars by the car being left at the mill
instead of the depot, and says that the ben.
eft of having his grain left at his mill will
be 5000 per year.
A son of Alvin Bartlett, of Island
Pond, aged about IL years, was seriously
injured on Thursday last. A horse he was
driving ran away with him. aud in some
way falling from the wagon he was caught
between the Gross-bar aud fore axletree, aud
so entangled by the reins aud his clothing as
to be held with head dragging upon the
ground. In this way he was dragged some
forty rods,
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
While w. II. McAIlister, of West Enos-
burgh was at work in his bayfield,, the other
day, he found striped snake, four feet long,
surrounded by young ones, which at once
disappeared into their parents mouth. The
snake was killed, aud a post.mortem exami.
nation revealed S3 snakes each four inches
long, which were all dispatched.
The boy that don't mind his parents was
in Richford the other day. His name is Cas-
sius Wright aud he is eleven years old.
He mounted moving machine contrary to
his fathers command and got thrown off and
one arm so badly cut by the knives that it
had to be amputated,
A Waterman in car conveying to st Al
bans part Of the menagerie of the New
York and New Orleans circus, Saturday,
fell asleep on box, and when he awoke
discovered that one Of cage full of tigers
had escaped, and was crouching in the cor
ner, watching him. The keeper and others
were in the sleeping.car at the rear of the
train, and in momentary fear Of being de.
voured, the poor man made long and weary
journey to st Adams, where he was found
and relieved from his unpleasant position.
Daniel A. Harvey has been appointed
postmas ter at Enosburgh Falls.
The st Adams foundry, with all its ma.
chinery, fixtures and patterns has been sold
I o Edward A. Smith and John w. Newton
who have been the lessees for several years
for $4,000.
Harry M. Hilton, promising young man,
OF st Adams, was drowned in the lake last
Sunday. lie ventured too far from shore il
a small skiff, which is supposed to have
careened in the wind and tipped him out
A barn belonging to l. 4. Paris, in Fair.
fax, was burned, Sunday, with two tons Of
hay one horse, one sleigh, two wagons, two
harnesses, and about 40 worth Of lumber
Cause Of fire unknown.
W. B. Doolin, of Franklin, is putting or
an addition of 40 feet to lis sawmil, reset
ting his giant water wheel and fixing up hi,
mill generally.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Mrs Orange Buck, Of johnson, has fig
tree with six full grown figs upon it.
At Cambridge, on the 18th, Miss Sally
Atwell fell and injured her head badly, aud
has been unconscious ever since.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The managers of the county agricultural
society have decided to give premiums fol
the best, handsomest, aud smartest babies OF
exhibition.
Hayden L. Shapes tannery at West Ran
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