Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-25
ADDISON COUNTY.

Middlebury village has voted a tax Of
eight per cent on its grand list to purchase
uniforms for their brass band.
The proprietors of the Lake DuumOre
House, Salisbury, propose to get up a cen.
tennial celebration of the beech sealing aud
the exploits of the Green Mountain boys, to
be holden at Lake Dunmore on Saturday,
July 3.
A little boy in Middlebury was observed
by his teacher the other day, to look pale
and distressed, and she told him he might 60
out. He went, and for a few minutes there
was heard sounds Of commotioa outside,
after which he came in, looking tired but
relieved. "What was the matter johnny y
asked the teacher. by gol," said Johnny,
81 lost my piece of pie"
There are eleven mills in the town OF
Lincoln for saving coarse lumber eight for
the manufacture of clapboards two for
making butter.tubs and one for cheese
boxes. There are also two grlst-mills two
shingle.mills three mills for the manufac-
ture of slaves two for box-boards; one for
saving lath beside other machinery, and
yet there are only eighteen mills, but so
combined as to do the work Of about thirty
three.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
ID. X. Simonds, editor of the Manchester
Journal, has been appointed postmaster at
Manchester.
The wife of Hon. T. w. Park, of Ben
%nington, died in New York, the 2lst, after a
painful illness. She was q daughter OF
Ex-Gov. Hiland Hill.
Frank Fairbrothers, aged about 40, died
at Bennington on Saturday, OF lockjaw.
About two weeks before he stepped upon a
nail, q part of which was broken of in his
foot.
The senior class of the Burr aud Burton
Seminary at Manchester, have commenced
the publication of an eight-page paper,
called the Seminary Courant. 1t will be
issued quarterly. The first number makes
a creditable appearance
A Bennington letter says; There were
at least a thousand people out to see the
baby-show on Saturday. 1t cost Mr.. Daniel
McEwen $l7.l3 to redeem his promise to
supply all the children with candy. Sixty
six "little cherubs sat up aleit' and haC
their photographs taken. Civil rights ver'
fully recoguized-two colored babies appear
ed in the group. Each mother thought heI
W child the prettiest, and so voted.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The putrid canker.rash is quite preva
lent in Hardwick.
Y. Y. Campbell, of Hardwick, is build
ing a steam saw mill with a IL II. 7. epgin
for manufacturing shingles.
The authorities of Lyndonville are doinI
a good work on the streets and sidewalks
They use d~isintegrated stone which make
n walk nearly equal to concrete.
A boy at work for Lester A. Brown {
Sheffield, a few days ago discovered a fir
in a pile of shavings in his wood'shed Jul
in time to save quite a fire.
Sanford Burnham, of WheelOck, Will
swinging by his hands from a ring overhea
had his Spine seriously hurt by the stapl
coming out and letting him fall on his bac
and shoulders.
The Lyndonville public schools close the
spring terms on Friday Of the present weeI
Misses Hattie Miller and Nettie Procto
teachers. The schools have given goC
satisfaction,
W. w. Mack, Of Lyndonville, recent
lost a valuable horse, probable disease, pne
monia. Jos. Il. Carpenter also lost b
only horse a few days since. Friends ha'
responded literally to make his loss goo
The new dwelling house erected on Il
site Of the one burned two weeks ago, B
longing to VIM. Randall, of Lyndon.
ready for the plasterers. 1t is we'll to ha
good neighhOrs, especially in misfortune.
The union Sabbath evening meetin
which are being held alternately in I
several villages in Lyndon are fully after
ed. Gospel Meetings will be held again
the Congregational church, Lyndonvil
beginning on Friday evening Of this week.
Work has been commenced on the fou
dation of @. D. Shattuck's new factory,
South panville. 1t is TO be built on
site of the old one, but not 80 high by {
story. Mr.. Shattuck has received pre-
liberal contributions to aid him in buildi
Marcellus Colby who ran away two ye
ago with Noble Smiths wife, returned "
his companion about two weeks ago and {
day last week was arrested on complaint
Smith who demanded $4,000. A settlem
was finally effected at 800 and Colby '
released on bail.
CmTTENDEN COUNTY.
David Palmer has been appointed Pc