Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-05

day afternoon. with all the furniture and
$50 in money. The family were all away
from home, and the 6rst Mr. Maxwell knew
of his misfortune was when be was informed
Of it by neighbor. Insured for $500 in
the Vermont Mutual.
A couple Of Burlington upper crust
girls recently visited rural family in
Washington County, and undertook to
"astonish the natives" by their city airs.
Not approaching their style 10 that respect,
their host got them to walk to the village
store, to get him "a pound Of the best white
lampback." Dressed IN their best, they
went on their errand, aud did not discover
the "sel" on them until ian audible smile"
broke out among the "setters" who "hoorcd"
that store. Their chagrin is that they
should be "sold" by "a cOuntryman."-Ar-
gus.
The programme Of the meeting Of the
board Of agriculture at, Plain6eld, Feb. .
and 10, will be rs follows Tuesday after
noon, Introductory and Welcome, by Ma
than Skinner, of Plainfeld; Education Of
the Farmer, by Ira q. Stone, of Plain6eld;
The Grasses of Vermont, by G. G. Pringle,
of Charlotte. Tuesday evening, The Breeds
of Cattle best Adapted to Vermont, by A.
ID. Arms, of East Montpelier Selection Of
Cattle for the Dairy, by q. s. Fassett, Of
Enosburgh. Wednesday morning, Poultry,
10y s. s. Davis, Of North Montpelier; Sheep
Husbandry, by A. Il. Kinney, Of Plainield
Wednesday afternoon, Manure, by Asa
George, of East Calais; General principles
of Fertilization, by the secretary, Wednes-
day evening, Cheese, by Joseph L. Coburn,
Of East Montpelier Food, Its Economical
Relations, by J. Il. HOLSTER, Of North
Montpelier. Give the board good recep-
ton brother farmers; it will pay.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Albert NJ. Prouty has been appointed
postmaster at Marlboro.
A Londonderry correspondent says six
feet of snow have fallen and yet the hills
are naked, the wind blowing fearfuly after
every storm. The greatest need is water.
No fall rains, and the intense cold has been
such that what did not dry up has frozen up
rendering it necessary for many to go long
distances for their supply.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
D. NJ. Tinkham, of Pomfret, has sold out
his grade Jerseys aud will keep only thor
oughbred.
GRAFTON COUNTY. N. II.
Peter Steinetz, a thief, jumped from a
train near Bethlehem, last week Monday,
and was run over. The body was picked up
with the head crushed He was on the way
to Eastern Jail.
EASTERN TOWNSHIPS, r. q.
Coaticook has passed the no.license by
law.
Rev. Mr.. Hookers donation at BarustOn
Corner notted $3.50.
+. p. Buck, of Lennoxvlle, has pur-
chased the Magog House, at SherbroOkc,
for $4,000.
Why does letter mailed at Barnston
Corner on Monday not get to St. Johnsbury
until Friday?
A Barnston correspondent mailed letter
a few weeks lago which we never received.
What's the matter =?
The Queens hotel, Coaticook, has been
recently sold to W. w. Tibbetts, Of Stew
artstown, N. H., for $4,000.
Three cents pays the postage GU letter
weighing half an ounce or less to any point
in Canada or the United States.
Stephen Foster has just purchased beau.
tiiu organ to be used in the chapel on Ma
pie Avenue, Rock Island, the ladies raising
800 Of the cost.
j. l.. Carlton committed suicide at his
home near Smiths Mills, Tuesday night, by
taking morphine which he bought at Rock
Island that afternoon.
Blakes steers, at Ways Mills, have been
measured. They will be four years old
next spring. One pair measures & feet I,
one pair 6 feet 10, aud another feet.
A few years ago when the montreal
Store was being operated on Railroad
Street, Rock Island, by couple Of Jews,
one of them, Sammell, we believe one eve
ming made bet with vilager that he
could carry him on his back to the Russell
House without stopping. Of course the bet
was accepted, aud the stakes were fixed at
$40. "All ready" said SammelI; "All
ready" replied the viilager. strip, them"
said Sammell. Strip What for ?" "Why,
! amt going to carry your clothes. It's as
much as | want to do to carry you. AS
the mercury was at 20 below, the wind
blowing gale, and it was a good mile to the
Russell House, the villager backed out, the
umpire decided that Sammell had won the
bet, and our Rock Islander resolved never
aga in to bet with Jew.