Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-26

was performed by j.. Dow assisted by Alex
Moore, the ceremony being preceded by n
very appropriate and interesting address by
Mr.. Dow. The ceremony was the occasion
Of much fun. The couple we're then pre-
sented with a china tea set and other articles
to the value Of about $780, Mr.. McLaren
made some very appropriate remarks, thank
ing them for their presents, but esteeming
their frindship Of twenty years Of greater
value than all. Thc company then partook
OF the good things Of the tables, (the con.
tents Of the tables did great credit to the la
dies,) which continued until about dusk, when
the young people began to arrive, aud the
remainder Of the evening was spent in visit.
ing and dancing, which continued into the
small hours of the morning, when the com.
pany, after receiving the thanks OF the bride
and bridegroom, dispersed, all feeling that
they had enjoyed themselves at chiua we'd
ding.
CHTrTENDEN COUNTY.
Huntington expects to organize a grange
soon.
The Argus and Quo or two other papers
have a good Joke on the Free Press man.
He expected an appointment as postmaster.
A week or two ago the Free Press spoke of
the third term idea as preposterous and ono
or two papers told him to be careful or he
would lose his post Office for disloyalty to
Grant, if indeed he had not already by that
item. Now comes tho announcement that
"the president has nominated Buel j. Derby
as postmaster at Burlington"
EuANKITN COUNrY
W. II. Stiles has been appointed postmas.
ter at Montgomery Center.
The Goodspeed hotel at Sheldon, with its
shed aud barns, was burned, last Friday !;
loss $4,000, insured for $4,000.
The building on Main Street, St. Adams,
owned by r. s. Hazard and occupied by Il.
q. Green as store, caught FIRE Monday
evening aud would have been destroyed but
for the promptness and efficiency of the FIRE
companies The building was damaged
$1,000 worth, and Mr.. Green's stock $500.
Fully insured.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
The Good Templar's lodge in johnson is
said to be looking up nowadays. New ones
are joining it every week and the meetings
are very interesting.
The friends of Hon. l.. B. Sherwin, mas
ter of Central Grange, Hydepark, made him
genuine surprise visit the other day, carry
ing full supply of edibles and having a
very good time. Our correspondent says /;
ave verify believe if there is anything use
full or enjoyable the members Of Central
Grange mean to ind it. Their grange seems
to be in a very prosperous condition and is
constantly being reinforced by many of the
most influential farmers in town. They have
recently purchased two car loads of feed for
their stock, and do most Of their purchasing
and much of their selling through the grange,
much to their advantage. They seem de-
termined to make practical use of the adj
vantages which the grange system offers to
the farmer. Fortnightly discussions of such
topics as are Of practical Importance to the
farmer are a source of great profit and in
structon TO the members"
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Barton is going to have bank so now I!
Receipts at the antiquarian supper, Glev-
er, on the 10Th, $50. |.IH
At G. w. Cooks auction in Charleston
cows sold from S3S to $50.
Charles Carpenter, of Charleston, has
sold his place to Horace Ruiter for $1,000
The dwelling house of b. N. Chase, Jay,
with part of its contents, was burned last
Sa turday.
B. b. Field, of West Derby, has bought
Of Charles X. Daley the Daley grist mill
at Coventry, for $4,000.
John Mcclure is going to run cardng
machine in Glover which is to be put in this
spring, he having got sick OF peddling
j. H. Chase got horse of at the dug
way into the river at Jay, the other day
and help being near he was able to get il
out without much injury.
George Churchill, of Barton Landing,
took his gun, last Friday morning, and went
to his slaughter house, quite early, where
about % crows came to take their morning
meal /; but ten of them won't come again.
Willie Sauborn, of Barton, met with a
painful accident last Saturday. While split.
ting wood, a silver flew aud fastened itself
in one of his eyes He caught hold of and
pulled it out at once, and the entire ey,
came out with it.
NJ. S. Chamberln, of Jay, who snapped
the Express q. Standard for the VERNON
FARMER, is pretty sick of his trade.-Er
press 4. Standard. No wonder A sudden
change from dishwater TO wholesome food
naturally makes one sick.
Theodore Skinner, of Albany, after throw
ing down some hay from u NOV dropped hi'
fork and slid down. The fork had reversed
and he struck it, the tine entering his RICH
leg just above the knee and passing near
to his body. A pretty bad wound, but no
dangerous.
The Monitor tells how the way freigh
north, Thursday morning, between Barton
and Barton Landing, passed pair Of horses
standing still with a load Of wood the mos
Of which had slid off the forward end Of tn
sled, and pair Of boots sticking up out O
the pile. The engineer stopped aud backeC
up to the spot and the train hands threw Of
the wood and found Archie Sanborn under
meath He had been sitting on the forward
end of the load when he found himself slid
ing off, lie called to the horses and the,
stopped so suddenly as to pitch off the great
err part Of the load and the driver fell be
meath and was unable to extricate himself
Had the horses started again, he would prob
ably have been killed.
, The National Bank Of Newport was or
ganized last Friday, all the stock being rep
resented. The first and most particula
business was the assignment OF stock to Gu
down 100000 to 500, 900, and justly ap
r portion il. A committee consisting OF A
, w. Brown aud j. A. Prouty of Newport
Il. Lane and w. s. Foster Of Derby, and A
, j. Willard Of st. Johnsbury, was appointe
3 to figure out the problem and report to tn
, meeting. Their report was accepted b
| which all small subscriptions under $50
! remained unchanged, those signing for $50
J received $500; $1,000, S4OO. All from