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


entry too hot for comfort. Tho barrel was
on FIRE, and the entry also. Parker up and
put II out.--CHizen,
Il. b. Smith offers to the girl that milks,
sets, skins, churns, salts, works and packs
as brought for exhibition and premium, to
the next Lamoile County fair, held at Nor
rsville, made by her own hands, entirely un.
aided by any one in any way, the best 5 lbs.
Of butter, $500, ID best lbs $500, 3D.
best lbs, sl.00. Aud to the boy that rails.
es the best hefer calf, with the best points
for making an extra good butter dairy COW,
raised by himself, unaided by any one for
best heifer calf, $500, I'd best, $500, 3D.
best 81.
A report of the anniversary exercises of
Golden Grange, Stowe, comes too late for
insertion in full. They met AMI had good
time, with some very interesting aud in
structive speeches, toasts, responses &c.
and the supper is reported as excellent.
The remarks Of Capt. Nathan Robinson the
Oldest man living in town, were specially
interesting. He is 80 years old and has
lived in town since he was twelve years old
Truly, as he says, he has witnessed great
many changes in town during the seventy
seven years he has lived among us. He
thought we were engaged in good cause,
and SO far as he could learn we were work.
ing together in peace and harmony. He
felt glad that it was so, and thankful that
his life had been spared to see the time when
the farmers were able, and had courage and
spirit enough TO try aud protect themselves.
He also felt very sure we should succeed for
our wives were engaged in the work with us,
and he said in his experience whenever the
ladies undertook anything it was always
sure to win. He spoke OF the careless way
farmers did business with the merchants in
his younger days, trusting entirely to the
merchants word aud books, sometimes pay
ing for the same article twice, and, IN some
cases he knew Of, even paying for articles
that they should have received credit for
For few years past he has practiced the
pay down system, and thinks no has saved
money by so doing, and advised us all to
keep our names from the merchants books.
He thought, perhaps, our system Of trade
was some like the old protective union store
system. Thought their principle was a good
one, but said they were not contented to sell
goods at a certain per cent but were anx.
ious to make more money, and in so doing
overreached and ruined the institution, and
he advised us not to speculate as they did.
ORANGE COUNTY.
O.V. Downing has opened grocery store
at Waits River.
Dogs have been dying in Bradford from
poison. Good; kill some more.
There has becn a pretty common report
that Tewksbury, OF West Randolph, had
said the grangers had taken $1,000 out Of
his pocket. MIR. Tewksbury says he never
said so, and that his sales the past year have
been as good as usual. So there is another
place where the grangers haven't "paralyzed
trade and ruined the country" CaLedoaian
please copy.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
II. G.. Brewster has rented his farm in
Bloomington to Mr.. Clark. for 5000 and
taxes.
Ezra j. Chaffee has sold his farm on
Chamberlin Hill in Albany to Milo l.. Chat
fee for $4,000.
j. X. Darling, hotel keeper at East AL
bany, plead guilty to ten violations of the
liquor law the other day.
The Express is again panied to record
the death" Of lady ut Island Pond. Has
it made practice in the past Of recording
her death?
Some Newporters claim that Mr.. Hendee
didn't give Camp lair play, and many think
the post Office should have been given 10 u
third party, leaving the two principal cou-
testants out Of the question. Guess that
would have given better satisfaction all
around provided the right man could have
been found.
J. Y. Green. of Newport, believes that
his building were saved from fire at the time
Major CIRCUITS buildings burned, through the
power Of prayer. He says that if he ever
prayed fervently it was then, and the wind
very soon changed and his buildings were
saved. But there are those who believe the
wind and fire too were quite us much affect
ed by the whiskey jim furnished the crowd
as by his prayers.
Last Friday, az the mixed train was going
north, when near Netherlands, one Of the
connection rods of the locomotive (Cleveland)
broke aud was forced into the boiler Just
forward Of the cab. The fireman and en-
gineer jumped off to escape the hot steam.
The engineer, McVicker, had his shoulder
dislocated. No other injuries reported
Monitor.
Capt. Little's new block in Barton was
damaged two or three hundred dollars by
fire last week Tuesday, and it was narrow
escape from a large conaagration, as the
wind was blowing in the right direction to
sweep out good hole in the village, if the
fire had got well to going. The fire caught
by stove heating the pIasteriug so hot as
to set the la;hing on fire. Loss covered by
insurance.
Last week Tuesday VIM. Jameson was at
Alfred Coltons house in Irasburgh, where a
dispute arose between them, during which
Mr.. Cotton took his revolver aud shot Mr..
jameson through the neck, the ball passing
within an eighth Of an inch Of an artery
Mr.. Jameson is doing well aad is expected
to recover. Owing to Mr.. Colton's sickness
there has been no hearing as yet 1t is not
u. Il. Jameson, as reported by most Of the
state papers, but his brother.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The creamery established by Mr.. Mar
shall, at North Clarendon, has proved O
success as the following statistics will show /:
There were j39, 1872 pounds of milk received
1859 pounds Of cheese manufactured
1867 pounds of butter made. Number o
pounds of milk for one pound Of product
9.57 l.l6, netting the patrons 81 Al $40 fol
100 pounds Of milk.
Philadelphia is well called the "PooI
mans paradise !" Small dwellings, in To-
calities respectable and healthiul, suitable fol
families Of small means, are to be had there
as low as six dollars per month. Hence il
is essentially a city Of homes, and Of iilial as
well as brotherly love. Rutland is not the
poor mans paradise. Globe.