Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-26

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frightened as we'll they might be, and kept
very close at home after il was known that
the small pox was 10 their midst.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Sickness prevented Hon. l.. b. Sherwin,
OF Hydepark, from delivering his expected
address at the meeting Of the board at JET
fersonvile.
Heber Wood, Of johnson, has hired the
farm aud seven cows of Geo. w. Brush, in
Cambridge, for $1,000
The third annual fair of the Lamoile Val.
ley Fair Ground Company. will be held on
Wednesday and Thursday, September %
aud 20, 1875.
Alter paying his rum fine Saxby, Of John
son, has been bound over for trial at the
county court for assault. Single misfortuues
never come alone" said Pat.
Mary Adams, Of Stowe, had fork thrown
into her eye by sister younger recently,
and it is feared she will .lose the use of one
eye at least.
The house occupied by Orlando Gray, of
Stowe, was entirely consumed by fire to-
gether with its contents last week Wednes.
day afternoon. Nothing was saved.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Last Monday morning the train left New.
port with so Ii tile water in the boiler that
the fire had to be put out when about two
miles from here. An engine came up from
Richmond aud after much delay took the
train disqualification.
The donation for Rev. A. Watson, Of Al
bany, last week Wednesday, amounted to
about SO.
They ARE having religious revival as Bar
ton.
John Felker, Of Barton, wet a calf with
kerosene to kill the lice the other evening
When he was done he held the candle near
to see how the lice were taking it. He ac-
cdentally held the candle too near, aud now
that calf is a cremated animal. We believe
the lice did not survive the operation.
The old church aud land at Barton Land
ing have been sold for Sl420 to George
Churchill, and he will convert it into tene.
ments.
The next County Council grange meeting
will be held at Bloomington on the first
Saturday of March, commencing at 10 a. m.
Harvey Bailey, Of Greensboro, has lost
valuable horse. 1t had lived through horse
distemper, and was considered nearly re-
covered from serious attack of diphtheria,
when it died suddenly of heart disease
A few days since, Willard Leland, of
Westmore, had an encounter with an axe
that was flying around in the air, having es.
capped from another mans hands. The axe
| ID IL, do N in tia
forehead, spread his nose all over his face
and let out torrents of blood upon the white
snow. The axe was not injured, though it
got quite bloody in the fight Monitor.
The people Of Coventry and surrounding
towns were startled last Wednes lay, to hear
of the death of Loren Soper who died At his
late residence in Coventry village, on Tues.
day night last, Of typhoid pneumonia. He
had lived there for many years, working for
a while after he became Of age at the earpen
ter and ioiner's trade. For number of
years he was clerk in the store of ID. p.
> Walworth. He afterwards went into the
mercantile business, occupying the old Cleye-
land store where be continued for nineteen
; years. He was taken with pleurisy in the
side Friday night, Feb. II, and went for the
doctor himself, his family being III Glover
at the time He had partially recovered,
aud it was the opinion of his physician on
Monday that he would fully recover, al.
though he seemed impressed all the while
with the fact that this would be his last sick.
ness. He had just closed up his business
here, and was intending to move to Lowell,
, Mass, last week, where he had new house
! furnished aud all ready to move into. BY
honest industry. patient perseverance aud u
close attention TO business he had amassed
quite fortune. For a number of years he
, had been one OF the directors Of the Iras-
burgh National Bank. He was fity-iour
, years of age He leaves wife and one lit
, tie glrl also very large circle of friends
and acquain ances throughout the county,
, who mourn his death, and sympathize with
! the wife and daughter in their affection
Monitor.
The bank at Newport seems to 90 with a
! rush. The capital stock which had been
agreed upon was 100000, divided into
shares of 500 EACH but that amount was
| subscribed for within six hours after the
books we're open, aud during the two days
they remained open, Monday and Tuesday
1891 shares, or two and a half times the
prescribed amount, were taken by l78 differ
ent individuals This will necessitate quite
a cutting down and equalization Of subscrip'
tions but so large number Of subscribers
betokens a healthy and vigorous bank. 1t
is probable that Lucius Robinson, Esq, viii
be president. There seems not to be very
good location for it, but the rooms in the
kathan block where the FARMER Office was
are about as convenient as any.
< Newport Center people complain Of the
want Unsuitable Recommendations for passenger
at the depot.
, Mrs. Wheeler, whose death is mentioned
!. under the proper head, was the m 'ther Of a
). large family of children, who are scattered
). nearly as far as the nation extends. Mrs
Wheeler did not drop dead while walking
4 across the floor, as stated by some papers
!. She had been in feeble health all winter, aud
. the day before her death complained Of feel.
! ing worse and took her bed Wednesday,
a while in her room, her daughter, with
h whom she was staying, heard a sound in her
room, rushed in aud found her lying on the
/ floor, After being placed on the bed sht
gasped twice and died, thus ending a onI
. and useful life.
4 On Friday morning last, Elder Ryder, Of
. Coventry, died quite suddenly after an illues
Of only week. HIS wife had been in pooI
c health Tor some time aud she quickly follow
oil her husband, dying on Saturday morning
The funeral OF both was attended on Sun
day afternoon, at the Baptist church in New
. port.
= Cotton has been bound over for trial fol
! shooting jameson, at lrasburgh, in $4,000
!. II. L. Miller, of Bloomington, bargainet
5 his place to John Kelley, of Lowell, 70
d $500, but when Kelley came to max