Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-30

screed " recently published IN the Orange
County items.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
John NJ. Barnard, Barton. is a bankrupt
That Bloomington small pox scare is no
more.
Mr.. Bryant, Of Derby, has bought the
Lathrop Cole farm in Salem.
There was a s75 FIRE in the hotel at Gov
entry, last week Wednesday.
Miss Mary Riley was severely though not
dangerously burned, on the 10th, by her
clothes taking FIRE from stove near which
she sat.
Barton voted Saturday, TO accept the
act Of Incorporation and become an incor-
porated village, and the village officers are
to be elected tonight
DIR. French, of Glover, got 2S pounds of
milk, from which he made two pounds and
two ounces Of butter, from a four-year.old
Jersey, one day last week.
10 the suit of S. s. johnson against the
town of Greensboro for damages received on
the highway the supreme court awarded that
johnson pay costs of suit.
Miss Mevina Livingston, of Coventry,
slipped and dislocated her knee joint, last
week Thursday, and the doctor says it is
worse than broken limb.
j. Miles, of Bloomington, had an inter-
convertible blacksmith shop and sugar house,
but has il no more. Together with most of
his sugar tools and blacksmith tools it was
burned, few days ago.
A very shiitless and worthless tenant that
has occupied the Paine house for the past
winter, had help about moving a few days
ago. Himself and family were invited out
to eat sugar, aud discovered on their return
that some of their friends had taken the
trouble to set their goods out on the piazza
There was surprise and not few oaths, but
another family was occupying their tenement,
and it was necessary for them to fiud new
quarters. Barton Monitor.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Miner billiard, Of Rutland, was fined S92
and costs for refusing to keep the sidewalk
in front Of his house clear from SNOW, in
accordance with village ordinance. Fine
and costs amount to Sl43. Hilliard appeal.
ed.
Edward S. Lowell shot Patrick Sullivan
in drunken brawl at West Rutland, Sun.
day night, the bullet breaking out two teeth
in the lower jaw, passing through the whole
length Of the tongue, going out through
the base and lodging in the muscles Of the
neck
Marshall's creamery, at Clarendon, is 10
operation. Mr.. Marshall has secured the
services of Mr.. G. Q. Schemerhoru as SUPER
intendent, who has had large experience in
Western New York, and will undoubtedly
prove himself equal to any cheese and butter
maker in the state. The prospects of the
creamery are said to be more hattering than
ever.
A fire broke out in the book-sto and
job-printing establishment of futile q Co.
in the Herald building on Center street,
Rutland, about 3 O'Clock, Saturday morning,
and their stock was almost entirely destroy
ed, while their machinery was considerably
damaged. The loss is heavy. but is cover
ed by insurance. The Herald rooms were
somewhat damaged, but not enough to pre-
vent the paper from being issued as usual.
The lire is supposed to have taken from
stove in the press-room.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The new hotel at Montpelier is climbing
right along.
We never said nothin' about A. w.
Davis, Mr.. Argus, so now!
A FIRE ut Montpelier last week Wcaaes.
day burned 2450 bushels OF Boutelles
huless oats.
Fifty pals Of sap, thrown by three small
boys, saved a sugar house and 900 pounds
of sugar for John Thomas, Of Woodbury.,
last Friday.
An insurance company to be called the
Union Mutual was formed at Montpelier,
Tuesday, with E. B. Campbell, Of Brattle-
bOro, as president.
Vermonters are marveling at the generos.
ity of David Gould of North6eld, who re-
Gently gave r. A. Milley So for finding
5000 that he had lost, and walking 10 miles
to give it to him.
Dyer LOOMS, Of Montpelier, whose death
is recorded elsewhere, was one Of those stur-
dy pioneers in the settlement of our state,
whose ranks are being so rapidly thinned by
the unsparing reaper. At the age Of II he
left Massachusetts in company with broth
or two years older for Mortified, then a
large part Of it an unbroken wilderness. Their
father was participant in the war of the
Revolution, and it was on bounty land given
by government for services rendered that
the Loomis brothers proposed 10 settle.
They took with them pair of steers and
light cart, with few things very necessary
IN new country, aud "journeyed on to
rear for themselves a home in the forest.
The hardships which they met and overcame
were many, as with all new settlers. Mr..
LOOMS leaves many descendants children
and grandchildren, and his lifelong compan.
ion yet remains, seemingly but for short
time, awaiting the summons 10 come up
higher" ID. T. A.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
A Guilford woman, 70 years DID, besides
performing her usual household duties, has
ridden six or siven miles weekly, through
storms and drifts, to attend ssries Of
dances, the past winter, and II is said she
would fairly "out-wind" all the maids in
their teens in tripping the eight fantastic. "
I Stratton had a spunky school meeting,
! the other day, where one party wanted to
sustain a school and the other didn't. The
{ vote for moderator was a tie, no cOmprom.
ise could be effected, they wouldn't adjourn
} and for Is hours they sat it out, until morn
ing came, and one party gave in out Of
sheer WEAKNESS and hunger.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Measles at Ludlow.
The Msthodists are preparing to build q
new church at Ludlow, this summer.
The L part of house belonging to the
Smart estate at Springfield was burned, last
week Wednesday. Loss about 500; in
sured for $500.
{ The workshops of the Springfield Indus
b trial works at Springfield, with nearly al
i. the contents, were burned on Wednesday
| L. $50 c,ll,, L. aAool