Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-05
state 1'eICs.

Twenty of the reform school boys have
been sent home, in accordance with the re-
solve of the trustees to reduce the number
! aud keep it for time within narrower lin
its.
In all probability DR.. Skinner, Of Btaron,
is elected county commissioner for Orleans
County, f. II. Stone, of st. Johnsbury for
Caledonia, and Hon. l. L. Pearl, in La
noble.
There is constantly-growing opinion that
the state made very poor bargain when it
bought tho arsenal property at Vergennes
for the reform school, a1d there are many
who openly charge that the sale was effected
by Misrepresentation and fraud. Some 20 SO
far as TO urge that the governor refuse to
carry out the contract made by the Legisla-
ture The inmates Of the school are comfort.
ably off in their temporary quarters at
Waterbury, and, it is said, can remain 80 for
three or four years, and, meanwhile, the
next Legislature, two years hence, can de-
eide what to do about the matter.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rufus ClefFord and vito started for
Springfield, Mass, from West Burke, Mon
day. They take charge OF the house Of cor
rection at Springfield.
j. L. Frye, South Danville, will sci |
some property at auction next Tuesday
which we presume some of our readers want
to buy. His advertisement tells all about
it.
The meetings under the auspices of the
Y. NJ. G.. A. at East Burke have been very
successful. Friday evening, at their first
meeting, there were some 150 present. and
the interest continued undated Saturday
aud Sunday, about 30 being converted in
those three days.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
On the 9th of February, Eugene W
DelanO, of Burlington, formerly an engineer
on the Rutland Railroad, broke through the
ice while skating at Port Hope, Ont, and
was drowned.
Myron DeLarme, who was arrested for
stealing team belonging to Lane & Son, of
Burlington, some weeks since, has been sem
fenced to two years Imprisonment in the state
prison, by the city court of Burlington.
The store occupied by Romeo Norton,
Huntington, was entered by the back door
last week Wednesday night, and sixty dol
lars in money was stolen from the money
drawer. No clue to the robbers has yet
been OBJ tanned.
There is great amount Of sickness
throughout the county this winter. Several
cases of small pox have occurred in Bur-
lington, some having proved fatal The
village authorities at Winooski have engag-
ed the physcians to vaccinate all within the
village limits.
Canker rash prevails to quite an extent,
in the towns Of Essex and Westford In
the former town, one family, consisting OF
father, mother, and six children, have all
had the disease one Of the children died.
The others are recovering. Several cases
have proved fatal in Westford.
Albert Carr shot Henry 0'Gannon, prob
ably fatally, in Walden, "Wednesday, and has
been lodged in Jail here. There was some
dispute between the parties, Cannon being
at Cars home and the latter brought gun
from an adjoining room aud shot Cannon, in
the presence of several witnesses, the ball
entering the neck and passing downward.
At the meeting Of North Star Grange,
Westford, Feb. Is, the members voted to
have an oyster supper, after the regular
meeting the following week, tho 10Th. In
vitatons were accordingly extended to the
brothers and sisters of Essex Grange to
meet with them. Hopes were entertained
for very pleasant affair, until the change
of weather early in the week. The conse-
quences were-not many present. A few
persevering ones, however, braved the sop
posing elements" met aud after performing
the business of the order partook OF the
good things set before them after which all
returned home feeling it had been well for
them to meet-but better to reach their
homes in safety.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Norton Mills Co., owing to refusal
of portion Of the creditors to grant an ex-
tension of the time, have been forced to go
into bankruptcy,
A tumor was removed from the left breast
of Alden Pease, Of Lunenburgh, last week
Thursday. He discovered it two or three
years ago as q hard lump which remained
without much change until one year ago
when it commenced growing and for the last
few months has been very painful and has
J grown fast. Originally it was probably
} solid but when removed its contents were
/ nearly liquid. Its sac was as large as q
saucer aud attached directly to the ribs.
, Sooner or later it would have penetrated the
chest with fatal results. The operation was
performed by Drs. II snney aud Cutting Of
, Lunenburgh and Mitchell aud Scott OF Ian
caster, N. II.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
, Trout river farmers club meetings are wei
, attended this winter. They are becoming
more profitable and more popular. .T
G. W. Barnes's block at st. Adams, oc-
] cuped as a grocery store, restaurant, bar
! ber's shop, pawnbrokers shop, and as an ar
9 mory by the Ransom guards aud Barlow
grays, was damaged Sl4, 200 worth by fire
, on Saturday morning, but the loss is fully
7 covered by insurance.
: w. II. Blaisdell, against whom it was re-
ported that suit had been brought fol
Q sandering Miss Annie ID. Keith, of Sheldon
, denies that any writ has been served on him,
and says that the letters Of which he is al
legged to have been the author have been in
geniously written to impicate him in wha
he knows nothing about, and be proposes t
: "hold the Burlington papers to account
Il for "lbel"
j. IL. Crosby Esq, chairman of the Kan
: sas relief committee recently appointed here
Q wrote prominent citizen OF that state, who
is in situation to know the actual fact
. about the restitution aud suffering there
Q aud has received reply by telegraph that
y the suffering is still very great. The dis
y patch also warns him, and through him the
Q public, not to trust the DR.. ii. IL. Mitchell
who was here as pretended relief agent
Mr.. Crosby will await further advices b.
mail aud then, if deemed advisable, our com