Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-29

ADDISON COUNTY.
b. j. Grinnell received the appointment
Of postmaster at Starksboro last week.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Simouds, of the Manchester Journal,
came near being burned out on the night Of
the 18th, by fire from barrel of wood ash
es which boy in his employ had stored
near the wood house. The fire was extin.
guished with slight damage
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Danville has a new blacksmith
shop and new blacksmith.
G. D. Harris. of Waterford, lost nice
COW the other day, valued at S75. She got
hung.
G. II. Somers of Barnet, has sold his
house. opposite j. Hardy's shop, j. W.
Brock for $1,000.
John NJ. Rice has bought 81 acres of
land adjoining his farm in Sutton, from II
f. Pillsbury.
Rev. Mr.. Houghtaling and wife, of North
Danville, wish to return their thanks to their
friends for their donation Of some $50 last
week Thursday evening.
Willie Stoddard got sleigh-wrecked on
the North road, Sutton, and his wife irozs
her feet badly before they could reach the
Corner, after the accident.
The citizens of North Danvlle met at the
church in their village on the evening OF the
2lst. The result of the meeting was about
$50, in their pastors pocket aud other
places.
The West Burke dramatic club postponed
their play from last Tuesday to next Tues
day evening. Tney will play the Hidden
Hand" and conclude with the farce Haunt
ed House"
Mrs. Emily Gray, Wheelock, has sold her
farm in Wheelock to Henry Giidden, Of
Sheffield possession given immediately
Mrs. Gray moves TO Hszen NJ. Gray's house
in Sheffield Village.
Snow is now over three feet deep ia the
woods, the deepest known for many years.
Old settlers predict thaw soon in conse-
quence and "let it come. repeat it sir,
let il come"
A CARD.-Mr. Vintou, of Kirby, wishes
to thank his neghbors and brother Patrons
of Burke Mountain Grange for assistance
rendered him in cutting aud drawing TO his
door handsome wood pile on tho Odd oil
| this month.
A few Of the citizens Of West Danvile
that were married about "twenty years ago
you know" met at the residence Of ii. O..
Burbank, and had what Why what they
called silver wedding but we thought per-
haps it might be plated on white metal.
George NJ. Dean has traded his farm
known as the old Doyle farm on West Hill,
to S. N, Doyle, aud bou ght the grist mill a
West Burke, paying $4,000. George usec
to grind Sundays at Burke it IS hoped he
will change now aud grind Saturday instead
There are 81 families in school district
No. 8, West Burke. There are 81 children
under years old, 80 between 5 and 10, 80
between 10 and Is, and 20 between Is an
! 20. Increase of families since last year, 5;
of children, "a. Births 10, q males and
females. Deaths, 5.
Some nine weeks ago p. A. Vint on, o
Kirby, in getting barrel OF apples dow
cellar, when about half way down lost hi
balance tipping over backwards aud strikin
head aud shoulders on the cellar bottou
with the barrel on top, breaking severa
ribs and cracking hiscOllar bone, leaving hin
unconscious for several hours He is get
ting better aud begins to do some light work
One day last week said VintOn lost goo
6ye.years-old mare with Inflammation Of tn,
bowels. This makes two good horses insid
of two years he has lost valued at $500