Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-01


by the sled running upon him.
The post office at Derby Line is now
ranked in the third class, with salary fixed
at $1,000. Friend Flint has just been re.
appointed for the new year.
Six members of the family Of d. Dut-
ton, of Bloomington, have been sick at one
time with diphtheria and kindred diseases.
They are all better except Que Of the boys,
who is quite low.
Charles A. Prouty of Newport, has TAX
Gu another prize at Dartmouth, the FIRST seu-
Tor prize, $50 in gold, one Of the prizes re-
Gently established by DIR. Hubbard, of San
Francisco for excellence in English compost
ton.
Christmas gathering held at the Cougre.
gatona church, West Charleston, last
Thursday evening, was very pleasant at.
fair. Two trees heavily loaded with pres
ents The exercises consisted Of music aud
singing, with some speaking and reading.
Oren Ward, Of Wcst6eld, had an alterca-
ton with his sister, Mrs. Bean, last week
Thursday and pounded and bruised her so
that she was unable to walk and lay bel pless
in the road near her brothers until the chill
dren on their way from school got her upoE
hand-sled aud drew her home. She is said
to be in a critical condition. Ward was ar
rested
Will T. Rockwell, who has been foreman
for some time in the Hubbard boot and shoe
factory, has closed his abors there and goes
to Waterloo, p. o. as foreman of large
mandatory there, for stock company
which have built large factory and intend
very soon to employ fifty or more hands. 1t
is good place for VIII who is one of the
best Of workmen, having followed the busi-
ness from boyhood, and is fully qualified for
the position he takes,-Ne,Cport Express.
Moses Dettc, who formerly lived in Rich
ford and Berkshire, but has for the last few
years resided on Pike hill, near North Troy,
was killed by kick from horse Monday
morning. Mr.. Dette had Just watered
horse, and was leading it back to the stable
as another man was leading out a two-year-
old colt. As Diette passed the colt, it kick
ed him in the stomach with such force that
he died almost instantly. He was about
forty years of age, and leaves a family
Sentinel.
DERBY-MAN MIssNG.-Mr. Charles b.
Turner, young man about twenty-five years
Of age, a resident Of Derby, is missing, un.
der the following circumstances He was
teaching school for the winter in the town of
Holland, and left his school on Thursday
evening last to spend Christmas with his
friends in Derby, to return to school Satur.
day morning. To reach home on foot, by
the shortest route, he took cross road but
little travelled. Saturday morning the school
assembled as usual, but no teacher came.
LATHE was thought of the matter on Satur.
day, as it was supposed that the Christmas
festivities had detained him at home. Mon
day morning and up to noon there was still
no teacher; and the school committee came
to Derby to learn if he was sick. Then it
became known that he had not reached
home, aud had not been heard from since
leaving Holland, Thursday evening. The
he has periahod some where on the cross
road and large delegation of his friends
and neighbors started out Monday evening
in search Of him.. The reports in circulation
very naturally create quite sensation in
this quiet village Free Press, Wednesday
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Two tenement houses, belonging to the
Manhattan Marble Co., Rutland, were burn.
ed Sunday afternoon. Contents mostly
saved
Policeman Matthews arrested, on Wednes-
day, crazy or drunken woman on Grove
| OR rhn at,ttt
wos fined for intoxication, but being non.
resident, and having nothing to pay with
was atterward discharged. She came on the
train from Mt. Holly.-Rutland Herald.
A pleasant little scene took place in the
depot n. Rutland, on Friday afternoon, a
young gentleman aud lady entered the ladies'
waiting room. After standing by the stove
few moments, the gentleman, without ut.
tcrng a word, struck the lady, staggering
her for the moment, Ralying, she made
for him, pulling his hair aud scratching his
face. Quite an excitement ensued for a few
moments. The parties were unknown, auC
departed quietly.
, WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A temperance paper, the Enterprise, ha'
been started at Waterbury, edited by A. A
Iloyt.
Middlesex Grange had an oyster supper
on the evening of the 22d, which was a sue
cess. Their new hall is 30x45, and we'll fur
nished
We shall have to holler to that man owe
at Waterbury who wrote US and didn't sig
his name. He's done the same thing again
We can't correct his account unless we knoV
who he is.
Worcester has recently had a "bea
scare" aud two days Of suspense over the re
suits of the hunt, when the "bar" proved t
be Newfoundland pup. So they don
care a snap about DaniOrth's bounty bill
Smoke and vapor have for some time beef
seen issuing from Bald hill at North Fays
: ton, and the snow has been melted for al
acre around, though it is two feet deep il
the vicinity Responsible persons who hav,
examined it declare it a volcano on q SINAI
scale.
q A correspondent writes: 1.-THE COW tina
took the sweepstakes at the county fair las
| fall has made since September 4th, up t
| Christmas, 4G3 pounds of butter and is no.
f.. making eight pounds per week. Who'll
amount since she dropped her calf, las
April, 463 pounds. She is without doub
the best COW in America
Christmas was observed Friday evenin
by the inhabitants of district No. I, Cabo
: at the school house, with Christmas tire
= and exercises by the scholars, consisting
singing tableaux, and declamations, whiC
passed off satisfactorily to all. The tree wa
It beautifully loaded for both old and younI
I some of the presents being costly as well I
l. useful. On the whole it was very plea,
: ant affair, and one to be long remembers
= by the children in the district,
% Some two or three weeks ago John Small
ey, of Mortified, was severely wounded
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