Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-25

MS death IS Unexplained.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the county Sab
bath School Union is to be held at Lunen-
burgh Tuesday aud Wednesday of next
week.
The meeting Of the Northern Association
Of Universalists at West Concord last week
was we'll attended, aud favorable reports
were made from all parts Of the Association.
Mr.. Henry Turner at West Concord, aged
about SO, is quite sick and is expected to
live but a short time. Widow Irena Rich
ardson is not expected to live from one day
to another. A. G.. Parsons, the new miller
has Just received his first car load Of wheat
from the west. The Rev. Mr.. Coffin preach
cd his first sermon as pastor Of the Univer.
salist Society, last Sunday, 10 a full audi
ence. There is 70 be a strawberry festival
at the town hall, Saturday evening, July I'd,
for the benefit Of the public library. Peo-
pie are anxious to see the railroad pushed
along.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A. II. Wodworth, a prominent farmer Of
Berkshire, died suddenly IN that town on
Saturday.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY
Henry G. Boardmau, Of East Alburgh, a
we'll known operator in hay and other farm
produce, disappeared on Wednesday of last
week and il is believed that he has run
away. During the last six months he has
bought heavily and paid but little, and as a
consequence he is now heavily indebted TO
the farmers Of Alburgh, Swanton and vicinity,
and his total liabilities are estimated at
$4,000. 1t is believed that he has car
ried away some $4,000. The St. Johns
Bank is a sufferer to the extent Of $1,000,
gold.
LAMOILLE OUNTY
The buildings and real estate Of the late
Judge Caldwell have been sold to VIM.
Langdell.
Victor H. Bridgman, of Hardwick, is the
only Vermonter among the West Point
graduates this year.
. The young men of johnson have organic.
ed a society called the johnson Reading
Club with Prof. Perrigo as president.
They have meetings once a week.
Two of the village nuisances, under the
head of dogs, were found 10 Thomas Down
eris sheep pasture, Saturday morning, de-
v~ouring his sheep. They had killed two
and badly injured six. The bill Of damages
will scarcely balance the pleasure Of owning
a dog.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The sum Of 1000 has been secured as
a permanent fund for the state normal school
at Randolph, and a good beginning made
toward $1,000 more for the same purpose.
Smith Ely, president IF the Vermont
copper company, who formerly resided in
New York, has now removed to West Fair
lee and spends most Of his time in looking
after his business interests there.
The members of Union Agricultural
Society are to meet at the town house in
Tunbridge, Saturday, June 26, at one
O'Clock p. M, for the transaction Of impor-
taut business, at the call Of the president
and secretary.
Horace Clifford, a farmer, living opposite
the old "Major Flint place" about two miles
north Of Randolph Center, killed himself
Saturday morning. Mr.. Clifford had been
in low spirits for som time and had attempt
ed to take his life before. Saturday morn
Mr.. Clifford arose and went into the kitchen,
as his wife supposed, to build a FIRE. She
soon heard what she supposed was water
running from the tea kettle. She soon
heard a fall and arose, and going into the
kitchen found her husband lying with his
throat cut. 1t was clearly done with q
pocket knife, the jugular vain being severed
and the blood squirting in a stream. The
unfortunate man was dead in less than two
minutes. The funeral took place on Mon
day. Mr.. Clifford was q man Of some sixty
five years Of age.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
In Craftsbury q 25.foot snow drift hadn't
all disappeared on the l4th.
Chauncey Clark has sold the Union House
at Glover to John Sherbuue for 8 1900.
B. G. Burpee, dealer in groceries and
boots and shoes at Greensboro, has suspend.
ed.
Fire consumed the best barn Of Edmund
Ford, of Jay, last week. Insured FOL
$3.50.
Harriet M. Brigham, Of Lowell, has OBJ
tanned a divorce from her husband, Lew
Brigham, with $500 alimOHy.
: Aaron Skinner, of West Glover, has
sold bis larm to Willis Bliss for $1,000, and
!. bought the Joseph Freeman place for $1,000
Who says a woman cannot throw q
stone2 Mrs. } ohm Wright, Of Albany, threw
. one at a mink the other day-and killed it
! too.
, There is to be q rihemen's cash prize tar
get shoot at West Derby, Saturday, july
a g.. $500 in prizes, distances 100 to 5OC
Q yards.
The Monitor asserts that four and one
n half tons of eggsw were bought at Leavitt's stor
in Craftsbury and sent to market during
the last two weeks.
The Methodist society at Newport Cen
ter has adopted the plan of paying thei
pastor by weekly subscription each on
lie paying his weekly instalment every Sun
day,
Q d. L. Guernsey, a publisher and boo
5. dealer, Of Concord, N. H., has been admit
Is ted as partner in the firm of Hildreth, Youn
4 Co., photocrome picture makers at Mort
Of Troy.
re Newport people are making preparation
for an old fashioned Fourth Of July celebra
ton on Saturday of next week. Music
ls speeches, and boat rides go to make up tn
I'd programme.
Ie The experiment of market day at Mort
X Troy seems to succeed finely. Last Frida
different buyers took 24O tubs, paying % t
,ir % cents. Over $4,000 found its way int
I. the pockets of the producers.
,r, RUTLAND
cd Betsey, wife Of a blacksmith at MOuI
Holly who has been working iR a cote
ly factory in Massachusetts,, has sent her thr'
~ children back to her husband, and gone
bis "parts unknown" with a gay and festi,
We chap.
ID. On Friday afternoon last, Rodney Smit
he a we'll known resident Of East Poultne