Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-04
State News.

DSSotoNOh A(oO ODoSAN'
ed in many places in Vermont. The day
was pleasant and people turned out freely.
The annual convention of the Franklin
and Grand Isle Counties Sunday School
Union will be held at North Fairfax, on
Wednesday and Thursday, june 9th and
10th.
The sem.annual session of the Vermont
State Medical Society will be held June
10th and 18th, The reading Of important
papers, discussions, etc., will occupy the
first day, and trip to Ausable Chasm n
part of the second day. The meeting will
be held in Burlington.
Mr.. o. S. Bliss, Secretary of the YER
mont Dairymen's Association has decided to
issue an independent agricultural, or indus
appear about July 9th. Mr.. Bliss is well
versed in agricultural lore and will undoubt-
eddy make good paper. u...
We learn that the Passumpsic Railroad
is negotiating for a lease of the Montpelier
and Wells River Railroad and as the
heaviest owner in the Montpelier and Wells
River Railroad is also heavy owner in the
Passumpsic it will not be surprising, if
such an arrangement should be made. But
most of the Montpelier people probably,
would prefer that their road should be lcas-
ed to the Central.-Free Press.
The question in regard to the legality oil
the late election of directors of the Central
Vermont Railroad, at St. Adams, has been
submitted TO Hon. Isaac Il. Red6eld, Of
Boston, who is tho highest authority in the
country on questions Of railroad law, and he
has pronounced the election of the Smith
board of directors legal and unimpeachable.
In this opinion other eminent Boston lawyers
concur.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Bruin has helped himself freely to mutton
in the town of Leicester.
Simon Fits, of New Haven. hung him
self May Goth, to tree in a swamp short
distance from his house. He has been con-
sidered insane for several months.
DR.. NJ. G. Edmunds, of Weston, State
Fish Commissioner, has Just deposited 3d.
900 salmon fry 10 Lewis Greek, Ferrisburgh,
and is about to deposit like number in the
Battenkil at Manchester.
The Addison County Baptist Association
will hold its next anniversary at Bristol
commencing June 10th, at 10 o'clock q. m.
Rev. II. ID. Hodge, preacher Of the annual
sermon, Rev. L. ID. Craft, alternate.
The residence of Henry Williams, il
South Monkton, seems to be situated oil
ground once freely occupied by the Indians
A great variety of arrow heads, hatchet'
L..
and a short distance south of the house is
an Indian burying ground, where grea
many skulls and other portions of skeletons
have been dug up
A little boy of Charles Reals, about 4
years Of age, was burned to death at Nortl
Ferrisburgh, Monday afternoon. The moth
err left the house for few minutes, and OF
her return met the boy creeping in thu
road with his clothes entirely burned from
his body, only his shirt band being left OIL
him. He lived about four hours. 1t seems
that 10 his mothers absence the unlortunat
child had found some matches and Will
playing with them set his clothes on fire
with the above sad result.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
GrasshOppers began to make their appear
ance week ago.
Pneumonia is prevailing considerably a
East Hardwick.
Thieves broke through and stole 100 Id
pork from A. M. Woodbury., of Hardwicl
the other day.
NJ. A. Campbell, of Sutton, made an
sold 1900 pounds Of butter last year frol
six cows, besides selling S25 worth Of mil
and supplying his family with butter an
milk.
Some miserable wretch undertook
throw the night-express train off the traC
in Sutton by placing push car on the trac
He didn't do it, though, but the crime
just as bad.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The live people of Underhill have rais'
nearly $4,000 to secure the building Of
steam saw mill at that place.
The Burlington merchants are expendir
share of their surplus funds in glass f
front windows, so large that one squa
makes window, and pretty large one To
II. w. Peck x Co.'s measure rs by /.
inches II. b. Stearns & Co.'S, GA by IL
and others of less size. These panes cC
about Sl75 each.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Northern Association of Univeri
lists will hold its annual session at w
Concord on Wednesday and Thursday, Il
10th aud 18th inst. All are invited.
The Universalist Society, of West Conco
have secured the services of the Rev. j..
Coffin, of Orange, Mass, at a salary
$1,000. lie is to commence his labors "
the society on the goth.
At IL. NJ. Brownelps auction at W
Concord on the LIST inst, the house q
vacant buildings were sold to Q. II. Smi
Of st. Johnsbury, for Sl25S.50. We und
stand that Mr.. Smiths parents are 10 Occu
the premises.