Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-15
AnnIsnN COUNTY.

sight and has kept so.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The students Of Middlebury college had
their annual hunt, Saturday, under the lead
ership of II. P. James and j. Il. Newell, the
side which the former commanded scoring
1,l66 to S5S by the side Of the latter.
During the day, William A. Remell acct
dentaly shot himself in the knee, necessi-
tating amputation Of the leg.
A new paper at Middebury is talked Of
Middlebury had better give better support
to the one she has than to try to support
another.
Two women Of bad repute were recently
tarred and feathered in Vergennes.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mrs Samuel jackson has sold her farm
with the crops, in Hardwick, to Herbert
Barrett, for $4,000.
]. G. Hovey exhibited twenty.three swine
at the fair and took two first and one second
premiums.
b. L. Suuires Of Wheelock has bought
the Dan Ward place in Wheelock village,
for $1,000.
A. Q. Evans has sold his steam saw mill
in the north part of Sutton, to A. b. Norris
Of Barnet, who has made contract with
Evans to furnish him with hard wood lum-
Der for series Of years.
cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Winooski Lumber Co have sold their
farm on the river in Duxbury, to Jerry
Croteau, for $500.
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500 cords Of wood to Burlington rather than
let the railroad company have it at 1915
per cord.
The Vacour Island community has
"busted," and their personal property and
real estate have been sold at auction.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
John Shannon Of Sutherland, was nearly
Suffocated by blowing out the gas in his
room at q Rutland hotel, the other night,
and his recovery is doubtful.
One Of the most curious aud terrible acct
dents Of recent date happened at Hydeville,
Friday afternoon. A boy named Richard
McGrath, fourteen years Of age, was play
ing With an empty nitro glycerine can, which
had been empty two years, trying to smash
it with a stone. Suddenly the can exploded
with terrific force, frigbtfully mangling the
boy and killing him instantly. A somewhat
similar accident occurred on the line Of the
New York & Canada railroad, two or three
years ago. since which time it has been the
rule to explode the cans at the same time
with the charges.
ESSEX COUNTY.
At the auction sale of ID. O. Burrouphs'
property, A. X. Quimby bid of the place at
$4,000, which correspondent says is 81 900
less than its value.
A shower of stone fell upon and about the
house of John g. Smith of CRANKY, Tuesday
evening, October 5. For several hours
Mr. s. searched alone for the hidden miscre-
ants who seemed to understand their business
better than he avoiding both him and his
pistol shots which were fred at every noise
and in every direction. Failing to find any
one and as the throwing of stones continued
he notified the neighbors and asked for help,
when some ten or twelve men came armed
with pistols, knives and sticks and a thor
ough cheating Of the bush, i" was commenced.
Nearly ell were saluted by stones which
seemed to be more dropped than thrown
among them and falling with only their own
weight. Some claim TO have heard the
whispering and walking Of the stone throwers,
yet no shot Of pistol or stroke of club could
be made to take effect. About four o'clock
some Of the boys became desperate and
dared them to throw another stone, saying II
they did they should be caught land Of
course they knew what that meant), when
10 IN III,
striking b. s. Carpenter, felled him to the
ground, aud it was some time before con
seriousness returned. Another struck L. =
Shores in the forehead pealing the Skin
down over his eye some thought him shot
and mortally wounded, and with his supposed
expiring breath the old man exclaimed
sketch um, ketch um, ketch the cusses, dom
mind me! !" RetreatiDg to the house TO care
for the wounded. no more was seen or hearC
Of the miscreants, and as yet no clue of VIII,
they were or where they came from, whethe
tramps or personal enemies of Mr. c., ha
been obtained Some of the stones throw
into the house were large, one weighin
three pounds and fourteen ounces None il
the house were injured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
II is reported that the Weldon House .
81. Adams, Is to be sold to satisfy NOR
cages amounting to about 100000.
The three tramps who we're arrested f
breaking into the house Of Thomas Smith,
Georgia, some time ago, were sentenced Q
Tuesday one to Windsor for FIVE year
aud two to one year each at Windsor. CT
Welcome was sentenced to 80 days ia
prisonmsnt in the county jail, for stealth
from Mr. Rodney Whittemore.
LAMOILLE- COUNTY.
In Mr.. Thorpe's notice of my lamb
has made slight mistake. Instead Of rea
ing that my lamb was sired by X. G.. Hill
ram that l sold him, it should read, sired
Il. G. Hills ram, and he by Emperor 81
that ! sold to II. G.. Hill.-H. s. Town.
QRANGE COUNTY.
About two weeks ago the buildings of
Mr. Nelson, some two miles west Of We
River, were consumed by FIRE, and only
few articles OF furniture were moved from Il
house. The origin Of the FIRE is Lucknow
but is supposed to DO the work Of tran