Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-11

George Sheppard, Of Greensboro, an old
soldier who bad lost one leg in the war, had
the other one,broken above the knee in a
scufle with a risky boy last Friday.
The Baptist Society at North Troy has
am, who will soon graduate from the Theo.
logical Seminary at Newton Center, Mass.
There is probably some repairing needed
around one school house in Westield, for
one day last week while Walter Burnham's
boy was at play at school, the shcd fell and
broke his arm.
Building and repairing is brisk at Barton
Landing. The old church is having a YES
try put under it. VIM. Twombly is putting
up a good set of buildings, aud d. @. French
is putting up a large house.
Last Thursday Willie Gilpin, Of West
field, found two small boys on his hay NOW
smoking rattan. When they saw him they
threw the rattaus into the hay to hide them
and it made lively times for Willie, for
about five minutes, and in about ten minutes
it was lively times for the boys.
Abel Fairbrother, of Coventry, died very
suddenly Tuesday evening, Of what appeared
to be congestion Of the lungs. He labored
hard until about four O'Clock when he lay
down saying to his wife that he was sick.
He spoke but a few times, soon became
senseless aud expired about nine o'clock.
Il. L. Swazey and George W. Parker, Of
Barton Landing attended meeting at Govern
try Saturday evening and by invitation clos
ed the meeting with prayer, but after meet
ing they got into a fight with Fred Brown,
all being the worse for liquor. On Tuesday
Brown and Swazey we're fined $500 and
costs.
Charles Cassidy was arrested at Newport
last Friday on complaint of two women who
arrived from New Hampshire, one Of whom
claimed that she had loaned him S15 and
that a marriage engagement was between
them. They also claimed, and he admitted,
that he had q wife and four children at
Manchester. At Newport he had been quite
attentive to a young lady and was engaged
to her. He had also taken an ,active part
in the religious meetings, claiming to be a
Baptist. The women obtained their money
and left, having destroyed the young mans
gay career by their untimcly appearance.
We hope that " young lady" (of about 3S
summers) won't be discouraged, but will
persevere and have better luck next time.
COUNTY.
Ex-Governor John b. Page was married
on Wednesday.
The house Of Volney Harris, in Shrews-
bury, was burned Saturday night with near.
ly all its contents.
The blacksmith shop of Morris Smith, in
Middletown, was burned on the 4th. Loss
81 500 insured for $500.
b. NJ. Mott, of the Brandon Union has
sold one half interest in the paper to his
brother, Norman A. Mott, formerly a work.
man in the Freeman office. o
And now they say that the reported kid
naping case at Rutland, last week, was all
moonshine; that the little scamp ran away
from home, and got up the story to save
himself from a whipping.
Frank Winslow, Of Brandon, has just
succeeded in shooting two hawks which have
lived for many years at the top Of a perpen-
dicular rock, 100 feet high, about two miles
from the village, and committed great dep
relations among the poultry Of that section.
The male hawk was known to be over 20
years old, and Imany skilliul hunters have
vainly tried to shoot him.
While Mr.. Jay Noble. Of Tinmouth, was
driving to Wallingford last Friday, his
horse took fright and threw him from his
wagon, in front of the residence Of Mr..
Boyd, of that place, where he was found in
an insensible condition. At the present
writing his mind is in a very unsettled state,
and he can give no particulars as to how the
accident occurred. The wagon was badly
demoralized.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Thirteen stores are going up in the burn
ed district at Montpelier.
Commencement at Norwich University at
Mortified on Wednesday June 30.
A wedding lately took place at the reform
school, the parties being one Of the boys,
aged about l8, aud the cook, aged about
40, who has this lad for her thirdihusband.
Circumstances made the wedding desirable.
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Ludlow is preparing for a grand religious
celebration on the Fourth.
George w. Shattuck was drowned in the
Connecticut river at Windsor, the other
night, while fishing, and Carlton johnson,
his companion, narrowly escaped.
Twenty-seven persons united with the
Baptist church at Ludlow last Sunday by
profession and baptism, and six by letter,
aud nine united with the Congregational
church.
TowNsmIes, p. O.
Last Saturday night a respectable farm
err of the Township Of Shefford, living near
Frost Village, took unto himself a 'false
rib and left for parts unknown, leaving a
loving wife and four small children to mourn
his disgraceful departure. The girl with
whom he absconded is young and beautiful
and has heretofore borne a good character.
A little boy about four and one half years
of age belonging to Henry st. Louis, Notary,
of Magog, was accidentally killed by a horse
belonging to a peddler. The little boy was
playing in front of the house near where
the horse was standing, when a large dog
came along. The boy being afraid Of the dog,
stepped back to let it pass, and unconsiously
backed against the horses legs, which kick
ed the poor little fellow with such violence
against a portion of the sidewalk as to frac-
ture his skull and possibly his spine. He
fingered about three hours when he died.
: Narrow Escape from Drowning.