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

A Catholic church is TO be built st North
Troy. 5000 has already been raised to-
wards IL. ID r,l3 'It rt.l
B. Bryant, Derby Center, is vice prosi-
dent for Vermont Of the American Pomo-
logical Society. IT, .l't. +.ll
Sirup enough for a hundred pounds of
sugar was stolen from Levi Ruiter's sugar
house, last week.
Ed. Davis, the Newport boot and shoe
man, has obtained patent on "block locks"
whatever that may be. rF --rr-Irt0 ~
About $40 was realized by the spelling
match at Derby Center last week Monday.
The money goes TO the home for the friend.
less in Burlington.
Il. II. Cuthbertson has nearly completed
dwelling house at Greensboro Bend, which
he Intends to occupy and soon to commence
the erection Of large store. "a q,
Joe Wilson, of Greensboro, finished su.
caring and packed up his 700 buckets last
Thursday. Before Friday morning they
we're reduced 70 ashes which are not very
valuable.
Barton is going to have q bank with
capital stock Of from 100000 to $50, 900,
and it expects to be doing business in three
months. 1t will be called the Barton Ma
tional Bank.
The Monitor speaking Of Barton says
"The amount raised this year for road pur-
poses is 25 per cent on a dollar" which
would amount to just 25 cents of course
If he had set it at twenty-five per cent on
three thousands dollars Bro. Blake would
have been nearer right. .........,-...
John Walker, man about 55 years old,
who worked at the Memphremagog House at
Newport, was found dead 10 q hog-pen last
Saturday He died of heart disease. He
came from Ways Mills, P. O., about three
years ago. Our Barnstoa readers will hear
Of his death with regret. He has long been
professed Christian.
Sawyer & Hills store in Greensboro was
shut up by the sheriff the other day by vir-
tue of writ issued by che administrators of
the estate Of j. A. Sawyer, in plea that
VIM. Ii. Sawyer, administrator Of John Saw
yer's estate, would not pay over, to the es-
tate of j. A. Sawyer Zone of the heirs of the
late John Sawyer) according TO the decree
Of the Probate Court. ..
One Higgins, of West6eld, invited lot of
Troy and Westfeld folks to sugar party, and
then hurried up aud sugared of the day be.
fore hand, and carried the sugar home, leav-
Ing nothing but empty sugar utensils. A
large company gathered and, Of course, went
home disappointed. A few days passed away,
the sap ran well, the buckets were filed, and
again Higgins did hard days work, sirup-
ing Of late and leaving the condensed result
Of his labor covered up in Eve or six buck
cts at the camp. Next morning when he
went to sugar of he didn't find any strip
where he left it. 1t was concluded that the
spirits of the wronged party had returned,
and that that was what's the matter. And
now he sees the point and wishes he hadn't
been quite so cunning.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The slate pencil business, at Castletop,
which was wholly suspended during tho past
three or four months, has opened vigorously
and promises well. The company now ship
from $4,000 to $4,000 pencils day, besides
large quantities of stone dust. ...I.. .-.,5
The dwelling.house and store owned aud
occupied by Volney Rice, in the north
west part Of Westhaven, was burned to the
ground on the morning of the 4th. The
family had hardly time 10 Escape with their
lives, saving only what clothes they had on.
Nothing in the house or store was saved.
Two Cannon boys and two Bartell urchins
played marbles at West Rutland. They
disagreed, very naturally, and stoned each
other. Bartell, senior, advised the grand
juror or his deputy. Cannon, senior, was
brought forward and asked TO contribute
some SIG, or whereabouts, to satisfy offended
justice.
A newly married lady, fond Of terpsicho-
rean amusements, recently went to ball at
West Rutland, without her liege lords con-
sent. On her return her lawful protector
denounced her per6dy she resented, a row
ensued, the lady's relatives interiered, the
justice was called into requisition, fines and
costs and penalties were imposed, and the
newly organized family was broken up.
WARRINGTON COUNTY.
Duxbury will go without liquor agency
this year. The balance at the agency has
been removed by the selectmen.
Oranges are plenty near Waterbury. NJ.
M. Wright has closed out his stock Of gro
ceries and isn't going to keep any more. m,
The Montpelier fires have left the store
of Stone d Crosby, though burning all
around it, and granger writes that that is
good place for grangers to 60 to trade.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Hon. Daniel Kellogg, Of Bratteboro, died
Monday evening. lie was "a years old.
The spectacle of party Of men coming
from California to Vermont to work gold
and silver mine would be something strange
indeed but there is a story that some CAL
ifornians, having tested a quantity Of the ore
from the Nottingham mine, are going for
it.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Springfield Industrial works are to be
rebuilt Immediately.
Springfield proposes 10 have steam fire
engine, since the late IRE there.
Track-laying on the Woodstock railroad
will commence by the 6rst Of june.
The rail mill at st. Adams is now run
ming on an order for rails for the Woodstock
railroad. --
Quechee had spelling match on Tuesday
Of last week, the proceeds Of which, S25,
went to the church. .-.
A chicken hawk recently broke window
and few into Mrs. Eliphalt Thomas's house,
after a canary. He was caught, but died in
few days.
A car load of hue wooded sheep went from
I Woodstock and vicinity the other day, bound
for Texas. Forty-6ve of them were from
the flock Of BOynton johnson. 49,
They claim that the bridge over Quechee
gulf on the Woodstock railroad will be the
highest in New England. 1t will be l63
feet from the rocks in the river bed 10 the
track. - le- "t
The farmers of Weathers6eld have for.
merly been largely engaged in feeding weth-