Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-09-10
STATE NEWS.

The auction sale of the Vermont Central
railroad stock and property at Montpelier,
appointed for August 81, has been again
postponed to October 20.
{ The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Co has issued 6,372 policies during the
past year. a gain of 374 over the preceding
year, representing SS,941 ,239, as the amount
insured. The number of policies now in
force is $3.50, representing S4l ,l09,S
Losses have been unusually heavy, during
the year, and the annual ssessment-three
and three-iourths per CENTS about one
half of one per cent above the average.
The application of the Rutland railroad
company for an injunction to restrain the
Central Vermont company from interfering
with them in taking possession of their road,
under the clause of the contract emitting
them to its possession after breach Of con-
ditions, which was to have been heard at st
Adams Tuesday, was postponed to October l.
George Miles, alias Meyers, notorious
craftsman and the principal operator in the
Barre bank robbery, was captured at New
York, Sunday, by two New York and one
Boston detective, who had been on his trail
him owing to his exercising the utmost eau
ton and seldom venturing out of doors, and
he was at last secured while going out to buy
n newspaper. He lived in first class style,
and had amassed large fortune in his dis
creditabe business. A warrant for his ex.
tradition to Vermont will be at once issued,
but writ of habeas corpus will propably be
sued out and an attempt made to prove an
alibi
The first annual meeting Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union OF Vermont
will be holden at Rutland, on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 2Sth. 1t is desired that each auxil-
larry union send five delegates; all other
womens temperance organizations are invited
to send two delegates each. In towns where
there are no temperance organizations,
churches are invited to send one delegate
each. The objects to be considered at this
meeting are review OF tie general and spe-
eial Temperance work Of the state during the
past year, to plan work for the future, to
amend the constitution, to elect officers for
the coming year, and to act upon any bust
ness that may be brought forward. All
women interested in temperance are invited
TO attend. Accredited delegates will be en-.
tertained free. a. ..- .....
ADDISON COUNTY.
Z A Mr. Leayitt, of Ripley, found swarm
& Of bees in the woods, recently, from which
he took 300 pounds Of honey.
Ex.President Kitchell, of Middlebury col
lege and his wife are about taking European
trip.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A l5.year.old daughter of Hubbard d
Cakes, of Readsboro, has eloped with 9
young man named Davis, who has already
been married and divorced and bears rather
an unsavory reputation.
Elijah Dewey, while fishing at Bennington
the other day, lost $500 diamond, aud was
much derided thereat by William Il. Hawkes.
who went out a fishing, two days later, and
lost a $3.50 diamond shirt stud, making
$1,000 in diamonds that he had lost in the
last eight years.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Mr. II. Il. Folsom the new sup err on thu
Passumpsic railroad, was receiving a salary
of 81 800 year as master of ira nsporta.
ton. He now serves in both capacities fol
a salary of 81, 400. The company has beer
paying SO, 500 for the same service.
Rev L. b. Tasker, pastor of the Freewil
Baptist church at Sutton, died on the 29tl
ult. at Sandwich, N, H., whittier he had gonl
for his health.
Capt s. G. Gray and j.. s. Porter VIII
advertised their farm in Wheelock in th,
FARMER few weeks have sold the same, re
serving 20 acres, to c. NJ. Richardson, Of
.Waitsfeld, for $4,000. The captain say
he had lots of applications for the farm and
could have sold it to three or four differeu
men who were all pleased with the farm and
the price. a.. .......r ....
Mrs Franklin Gray, of Sheffield, was badl
injured the other day by three or four COW
running over her after she had been kpocke
down by the Que she was milking. eA
Atad Wells, Of North DanYille, has
very precocious colt He makes a gre'
fa@ II any one undertakes 10 curry the OIL
mare first, crOwding himselfrght in the way
but after his toilet has been attended to h
is very willing the old lady should have tn
neEt chance. ......... ... ......
A Frenchman has been trying con6denC
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