Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-16

only COW, very good Que, April L.
A MONDAY prayer.meeting has been es-
tablished in Masonic hah, Newport.
l. Butler has bought tho Widow New
comb farm in Oraitsbury for $4,000.
II. r. Wheeler is at widow Sewers in
Bloomington, sick with variooid. Small
scare.
Chester Allen, Of Newport Center, found
his horse with broken leg when he went to
the stable, Sunday morning.
Mrs. Emma L. Paul will commence her
labors with the society Of spirItualists in
Glover, the first Sunday in May.
The bank at Irasburgh voted to 10 into
liquidation, last week Wednesday. We re-
peat it. sir, Barton will have bank.
The Express has good fat advertisement
from E. h T. Fairbanks Il Co., this week
Il rs not eractly grange paper or n poor
mans paper, either.
We expect to see some new sidewalks 10
Barton before fall The Monitor and the
Union have both called for them, and the
condition of the sidewalks in that village full
ly justi6es the call.
Warren Knowles with two other boys
was playing on the ice above Cutters shop
in Greensboro, the other day, when the Ice
broke and let him 10. He was rescued after
having sunk twice.
Henry Caswell, formerly Of Barnston, p DIS
keeping jewelry store at Newport he has
this winter been building steam engine
and adjusting it to a row boat. He launch
ed the boat last Saturday on the Clyde,
whose waters were never before dis turbed by
steamer. He has sold the boat to Frank
Richmond and is ready to repair or sell a
watch or clock, or build another steamer.
Through an oversighta notice of the death
of James Vance, of Albany, was omitted,
last week. Mr.. Vance was a progressive
farmer, wel-known as one who believed in
Improvement He was the owner of the
"Vance horses" which added so much to the
equine show at the Barton fair last fall. Mr..
Vance has filed such place in the town,
the county, and in his home that his loss will
be keenly felt.
Miss Julia Clark, about fourteen years
old, daughter of widow Mary Clark, Of Al
bany, died very suddenly few days ago of
what appeared to be canker rash. She was
rather unwel one day and the next morning
she died. Her sister went into the room,
and asked her how she felt, to which she re.
piled that she thought she felt pretty we'll
Her sister stopped to kiss her aud in doing
so, discovered that her lips were then cold.
Upon examination her hands and feet were
found to be cold, and the blood was settling
under her nails. Stimulants we're admins
tered and every effort was made to save her,
but she died in few minutes.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
1t grieves US to learn that a saloon keeper
in Rutland in dishonest. One Kelley, who
was mulcted to the tune Of $500 the other
day for the sale Of intoxicating liquor, has
taken leg bail and left his other bail in the
lurch. In these days OF corruption and
moral responsibility, we did hope that
the rum-selers would maintain their we'll.
known integrity.
A. S. Kilburn, Of Hubbardton, had an
alteration with man who had been work.
ing for him, few days ago, and drew an
iron bolt about ten inches long from his
pocket aud struck him on the head. The
man screamed and turned to run, but was
followed and beaten still farther. He was
taken up and carried to the house of Mr.. NJ
j. Webster, where he lay for some time in
critical condition.
A Rutland rumseller whose place was
broken up, recently, having gone out of bust
ness, has explained the means by which
he was often enabled to evade the officers of
the law. 1t consists of tin case, holding
about three quarts, about two feet IN diane
ter aud an inch thick, and curved to ft the
body. This was fastened by a belt around
the waist and worn beneath the clothes in
front, where it was entirely unnotlceable.
To small opening at the bottom was at
tached rubber tube coming out through
a hole in the pocket, aud the vender could,
at any time, draw glass of whiskey from
that receptacle. 1t was first made for use
ON the fair ground, and was found very con-
venient afterward. The owner says he has
sat in his door and sold liquor while the off,
GERS were searching his premises within.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Elihu Norton, OF Chelsea, IS years old,
recently attempted suicide by making an
incision in his chest with q pocket knife, and
thrusting in sharpened wire which he had
previously prepared, but which did not pen
citrate his heart, although thrust in so far
that the doctors have been unable TO recover
it. He will probably die.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Abigail and Nancy Darby, two old ladies
have been living near Londonderry vii.
lage, the neighbors frequently calling and
looking after them. Nancy is supported
by the town of Grafton and not able to work
her sister, aged ~, taking care Of her
Wednesday morning, March 81, neighbol
called and found the door locked. Going Il
the window the invalid said her sister wal
sick in the night. The door was broker
open and Abigail found dead on the lounge
The largest maple sugar manufacturer il
the state, and possibly in the country, is +
Il. Ray, of Wilmington, who has tapped
1850 trees and set as many buckets. Hi
average crop Of sugar is from four to six
tons, each spring, about one-half OF which il
run into dminutive cakes, while the remain
der goes into molasses, which is put up il
cans and Theoretically sealed. Mr.. Ray
facilities for manufacturing are the best
He has two mammoth evaporators, whicl
span two large brick arches, beside iOu
smaller arches which are used both for boil
ing and sugarDg.of purposes. In the mos
driving season his facilities are ample 70
disposing of thousand buckets Of sap
which ordinarily will make thousanr
pounds of sugar. Mr., Rays annual receipt
for sugar and molasses for the past six year
have reached from $1,000 to $500. TIL
amount Of help required in this orchard
seven men, with two Jokes of oxen.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Post says the Springfield Patron
, and Sovereigns have opened a store.
The remains of fourteen persons who die
during last month were brought to tn
; Woodstock cemetery.
Lin n;r-on Of WnnIhnra6ald hna Loaf