Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-07-30

by an employe, who found the apparatus
there while going for some shavings at about
eight O'Clock in the evening. With the mill
would have burned considerable lumber a
lot of railroad wood and several dwellings,
all of which were fortunately saved.
John CLARK, of Richmond, fell from a
platform beneath the Jonesville bridge, on
Wednesday, and was drowned.
Nelson Spear, aged nine gears, son of
Horace Spear, of Burlington, was drowned,
Thursday the 22d, while bathing.
The farm house and barns Of Mary A.
Woodruff, at North Underhill, were destroy
ed by fire Wednesday Of last week. Partial
ly insured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
BY industry and perseverance a woman
can make quilt from 1908 pieces. Such
thing has been done in Georgia, after three
years Of labor, and the quilt is as good in all
respects as one made from one piece 10 a
single day.
Last Saturday being the anniversary of
the murder of Marietta N. Ball, about 200
persons assembled at the scene of the murder,
where an impressive sermon was preached
| by Rev. Mr.. Howard, who said the meeting
was in honor of her who held her virtue
dearer than her life and died in its defense
He claimed that every man was his brothers
keeper, and all should unite for the common
defense and the suppression Of crime under
Christian precepts The "Uniou Investigat-
ing society," was well represented and the
little pupils of the murdered girl decorated
the place where she was found with floral
tributes. The bushes all around were hung
with Grape, and the scene was a most solemn
aud impressive one.
A. A. Moore, Esq, of Berkshire, during
the month of June, made AZ pounds of but
ter from each Of his eight cows, besides what
was used in his family.
\ young man about seventeen years of
age, by the name of Willie Cantwell, who
had been in the employ of Joseph Gallup,
near North Sheldon, was drowned in the
Missisquoi river, last Sunday while bathing.
Robert G. Barnes, of Hydepark, has
chair that was brought to this country in the
Mayhower. 1t is deliberately carved and of
a beautiful design. Originally it was bot
toned with cane, but now upholstered after
the style of modern times
LAIOILLE COUNTY.
Messrs. d. & A. j. Baldwin, the peg
makers, of Wolcott, have bought the steam
engine belonging to the Holmes estate in
johnson for driving their peg cutters.
Robert c. Barnes, of Hyde Park, reioices
in the possession of an deliberately carved
cane-bottomed chair, which came over in the
Mayfower.
The Christian people of Morrisvillo are
moving for the forming of Y. NJ. &. A.,
and are TO meet at the Congregational church
Saturday evening at eight o'clock to discuss
the matter
G. H. Saxby, of johnson, on complaint of
the states attorney, was on Wednesday last
bound up under $4,000, to answer the charge
of procuring an abortion.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Capt. Fogg is rebuilding his house at
West Derby in good style.
Dawson j. Perkins has sold his residence
at Newport Center, to $. W. Parker for
$1,000.
The Orleans County Medical Society will
hold SPECIAL meeting at Barton Landing,
August 4th at o'clock.
Eight persons were baptized and received
into the Baptist church at Derby Center last
Sunday.
A little daughter of Daniel Hoyt, of
Craftsbury, came near getting strangled by
a bottle of camphor.
/. NJ Chandler has bought the Stiokney
farm and crops, at Greensboro, for $4,000.
Good butter soil for % cents at North
Troy last Friday, the very best bringing a
trife more.
A camp-meeting advertisement is one of
the ads in the Express. Quite appropriate.
Sawyer d Hill, of Greensboro have dis
solved partnership. Sawyer remains at the
old stand, and Hill goes in next door in the
same building,
The dwelling house and barn of Dyer
Skinner. in Greensboro village, were burned
last Thursday evening. The house for some
time had been unoccupied, and Mr.. Skinner
was removing the last of his furniture. and
while in one of the chambers, Just after dark
with kerosene lamp, the lamp exploded
setting the house on fire. Fortunately there
were two meetings in the village that eve
ming, and help was soon on hand. Every
thing in the lower part of the building, in
Guiding doors, windows and blinds, was
saved. They soon had all they could do to
save other buildings from the flames espe-
cialy Cutler & Goss' large carriage shop
There was very little wind at the time. Had
it blown from the lake as it sometimes does,
nearly the whole village must have burned.
Insured for $3.50.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The milk train on the Harlem Extension,
encountered on the track near Wallingford
last Sunday at midnight, Lawrence Mcln-
lear, young man y years old who was
probably lying with his feet across one of the
rails. Both feet were smashed and the man
will probably die.
John g. Williams has been appointed
postmaster at Dandy -Four Corners.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. i. A. Paquin, of South Cabot, who
was married only the 29th Of June, won a
nice three months.old calf from her fathers
best COW the other day, by leading it home
half mile through pastures aud woods,
Not much false pride there.
The barn and shed Of Capt. A. j. Mower
of Calais, were burned last Saturday with
about five tons Of hay and two or three of
straw. His house and wood shed were bad
ly damaged but were saved by the exertions
of his neighbors who freely came to his as
sistance. His loss is $500, with no insurance.
The fire was caused by children playing with
matches. The barn was one on his lower
farm and the buildings were occupied by ten
ants who lost nothing but pig.
Peter AlphOnsos, the Barre robber, was
taken TO the state prison on Monday, where