Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-14
state News,

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Or. M. q. Edmunds, state commissioner
Of fisheries, is taking black bass from Lake
Champlain to stock ponds in the eastern part
Of the state, si
-Four mail agents have been pot on the
night express trains between st. Adams and
Boston, SO way mail il taken from and de-
ivered at all stations by those trains az vell
as by the mail trains. .---.. a
The trustees Of the state reform school
have decided to remodel the. old arsenal
buildings at VetgeDnes, instead Of erecting
now ones, at which Vergcnnes people are
said to be disguised, though that was the
plan they advocated, when they were coax
ing the legislature o'select Vergennes for
the location Of the school. Ha
WokKINGMENs CELEBRATIoN.--In order
TO perfect arrangements for the coming
Fourth Of July celebration at Lyndonville
grove July 8, Green Mountain Grange No.
] invites the master or substitute from each
grange, and the president Of each council 70
North eastern Vermont to meet at their
grange hall in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday,
May %, at one o'clock P. NJ. II is hoped
the societies generally may be represented.
The surrender of Fort Ticonderoga to the
Green Mountain boys, " in the name Of the
great Jehovah and the Continental Con.
gress," May 10, lT75, was celebrated, Mon
day, its Tooth anniversary, by about 5000
people from Vermont and New York. The
exercises comprised sunrise reveille, Of 100
guns, picnic at noon, and procession in
the afternoon, which moved over the route
taken by Ethan Allen, 100 years ago, to the
fort grounds, whore addresses were delivered
by Col. William Il. Calkins. Rev. Joseph
Cook of Boston, COL Joyce Of Rutland,
Prof Bradford of Bennington, and 9TH
ers, interspersed With music. The speeches
treated of Ethan Allen and Of the deeds Of
the Green Mountain boys during the past
hundred years in a manner to stir the no.
blest emotions of those present, and the YER
monters went home feeling just pride in
their record as class Of men Of whom the
fearless, devoted, yet religiously reverent old
Ethan was fit type.
.s.sss.. CALEDONIA COUNTY. r
John Gle has sold his farm in Hardwick
to Eben Scribner for $3.50. -i s1e
School commences at West Burke, Tues
day, May Is, to be taught by Miss Carrie
Stevens, Of Lyndon.
Rising Sun Grange No. 2, North Danville,
will meet at the residence of Franklin Vance
at 2 p. m. Wednesday. 10Th.
Shattuck's wooden factory aud dry house,
dwelling house aud barns, and Dearth's saw
mill at South Danville were burned last
week Thursday. The fire started in the
wooden factory while the hands were at din.
ner. Shattuck's loss is SIS, 900, insured for
$4,000, and Dearth's loss is $4,000, uninsur-
ed.
The Universalst church at West Burke
was struck by lightning last Saturday night
during the storm, striking near the chimney,
tearing off some of the shingles down or 4
feet from the ridgepole, running down and
shivering rafter. Dividing at the foot of
it one part went down post and the other
down the false chimney north side Of the
desk, shattering it considerably, tearing off
paper and plastering and splitting the joist
and laths, throwing plaster forty feet over the
room. No fire set Another bolt struck a
large maple about half mile from West
Burke on NJ. A. Tafts sugar place in Sut-
not, breaking off large limb and jump
ing from that to a large white ash, shivering
and scattering it over an acre of ground,
throwing some peices eight or ten rods, split
ting one section of the body straight 20
feet, and blowing the ground eight or ten
feet. The top of the. maple was dry and
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considered one of the most terrific thunder
showers ever experienced in this section. q
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CHTTTENDEN COUNTY.
The barn of DIR. ID. II. Onion, in Milton,
with several tons of bay, a large amount Of
grain, and lumber wagon, was burned Sun
day evening by an incendiary fire. Loss
$1,000; insured for $500.
Sunday afternoon GeOrgie Robinson, a
six-year.Old Burlington boy, attempted to
drive q horse from the road, and, running up
behind the animal, struck him with stick,
and received kick ID the forehead which
fractured the skull. He is as yet in criti-
cal condition. Gfs sg7s8
Julia Ihrens, an Irish girl who had only
been in this country four or five weeks, and
who was employed as a sewing girl at the
Vermont Episcopal Institute, Burlington,
disappeared last week Monday after giving
birth to a child which she stranged and
threw into Lake Champlain. A warrant is
out for her arrest Her brother Dan is miss
ing also.
Lake George is to have new steamer
this season. The Champlain Transportation
Company will soon commence its construc.
ton at Shelburn Harbor. 1t is 10 be 220
feet in length, with 30 feet beam, and fin
ished up in every particular equal to the
line boats now owned and run by the com.
pany. 1t will be built in sections removed
to Lake George and there put together.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Now it is Island Pond that is trying for
bank.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A house occupied by Joseph Daphne, in
Fairfield, was struck by lightning Sunday
morning. The stovepipe was thrown down
aud split, the floor torn up, and the cellar
stairs demolished There were six persons
in the house, but nobody hurt.
The st. Adams people hav emit given up al
hopes of discovering the murderer of Mis-
Ball yet, aud We hope Vermonters will never
cease the search. The Messenger of Friday
says: The generous offer Of $4,000 reward
by DR.. John Branch, for the apprehension o.
the murderer of Miss Ball, aud his deposit
of the amount in government bonds at the
First National Bank, the offer to remain
good until the FIRST Of January next, ough
to give fresh impetus to the endeavors o
citizens and detectives to search out ''every
man, every thing and every circumstance
connected with that horrible and mysterious
affair. Put with the towns offer, it make
a reward of $4,000, which is the largest evel
offered in Vermont for the detection Of
criminal. DR.. Branch offers no additions
reward for the villain who aSsaulteC
him year ago, for he is confident that hi