Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-19
ORANGE COUNTY.

scTeeni OF last Week. Wuicn u nON lnNeIteu
for want Of room. We are deep enough in
Brushwood school matters already.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Lang 4 Stevens have let their single
machine at East Charleston 10 Joseph Sou.
cir.
Charles Chamberlin has rented his farm
in Orailsbury to George Sleeper for Sl6O a
year.
Guess Camp reads the FARMER. He has
heard Of those "patent outsides' at North
Troy.
The Methodists dedicated their now $4,000
church at Barton Llnding, Thursday Of last
week.
d. Il. Paine has sold his farm known as
tho Widow Hitchcock place to Lester Rccor
for $3.50.
At David Calderwood's auction in Green's
boro, March 16, COWS sold for $40 to s5S F.;
barley 30 cents; oats 81 cents.
A train hand by the name Of Hutchinson
had his collar bone broken one day last
week, while coupling cars at Barton.
There werc seven additions TO the Con-
gregational church at Bloomington last Sun
day, six by profession aud one by letter.
Reuben Devereaux has bought Of Aaron
TwOmbly the Dwinell water privilege on the
falls above Baldwin Il Drew's mill, Barton.
Mrs. John A. Prouty, Of Newport, is in
Massachusetts,, very low in health, though
she is reported to be improving so that her
friends are hopeful Of her recovery. t
There is movement at Derby Line by
the Congregationalsts for regular preach
ing service at the union church, with de-
sign eventually Of building church for
themselves.
Jerry TatrO, of Jay, had hand badly
smashed, and was drawn some ten rods un.
der sled BY runaway team loaded with
logs while his brother was carried on the
tongue.
A photographer the other day, seeing
some Of those stereoscopic views that Web
ster, Of Barton, makes, declared that "thc
man that made those views was an artist,
and no mistake" "0ur own observation
confirms this testimony"
Wonder if Barton people wouldn't like to
send Grout to Congress two years from now
The Monitor says disagreeable things about
Hendee, and with pretty good reason. The
question now is, Where was he during all
the roll-calls Of the late session?
The Congregational society Of Barton
Landing have purchased the building former
ly occupied by the Methodlsts, and will
raise aud repair the same for their use.
Rev. VIM. p. Alcott breaches one half the
time at the Landing aud the other half at
Bloomington.
Miss Bell Davis, who is at work for T.
Q. Batchelder at Greensboro Bend, was
found insensibe at the foot OF the stairs last
Friday afternoon. The DR.. was called as
soon as possible, but she did not recover her
reason till Saturday morning. She did not
know whether she fell or not, aud there were
no bruises to be found. 1t was thought she
never would have recovered if timely aid
had not been given.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
w. Fl. Smith, Esq, the arbitrator, has
rendered his decision on the reward of $500
offered by the town of Rutland for the con.
viction OF the murderer Of Mrs. Ann Friese,
in June last. He awarded $1,000 each to
j. g. Thornton and N. S. Slearns, who
looked up the evidence in Boston, aud $3.50
each to George W. Crawford and A. S.
Mathews, the policemen who arrested John
Z. Phair, who was convicted OF the murder.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
IL. ID. Hopkins, of Montpelier, has had
another paralytic shock, aud cannot use his
hand or tongue.
A. NJ. Foster, of Cabot, makes from G000
to 5000 pounds of sugar per year, instead OF
5000 as given in a grange paper published
last week.
Goshen Gore is no more. At the annual
town meeting 10 Plain6eld, it was voted to
annex this Gore, under an act OF the legisa-
ture.
A barn belonging to Julius Smalley, at
Barre, was burned on Saturday night, with
three or four tons of hay and four wagons.
No insurance.
The most disastrous fire ever experienced
at Montpelier broke out about 1890 O'Clock
on Thursday night, and before next morning
"a firms were burned out, the property de-
stroyed being worth SIS 600, the insurance,
however, nearly covering the loss, about
$50, 900 being in Montpelier companies, and
the rest in Connecticut and Philadelphia
The fire started in the building owned by
John Wood on Main street, aud thence COM
municated with Carlos Bancrolt's building
and from this to the hardware store of Bar
rows l. Peck. The first two buildings were
destroyed, and the other was badly damaged.
The FIRE seemed subdued at 2 o'clock, and
many persons went home, but at 3 o'clock it
broke out again, this timo in the provision
store Of Orrin Daley on State street, aud,
extending east, burned the stores Of Ira s.
Town, jeweler George l.. Nichols. cloth
Ter; g. b. Wilson 4 Co., druggists and
the office of j. A. Page, state treasurer.
Thence, turning west, the flames destroyed a
large brick building occupied by Erastus
Hubbard, jeweler, aud the stores Of A. A.
Mead, book seller; w. A. Boutwell,, bar
Der; shoe shop aud tailor's shop. The
second stories Of these buildings were occu.
pied by Gleason x Field, and l.. l.. Durant,
lawyers, T. Q. Watson's clothing store, etc
About O'clock teams were sent TO Barre,
seven miles distant, for an engine aud men,
and they arrived little past 8. The Mont.
pelier people say that this company saved
them from much larger loss than they have
suffered. William Dewey, BON Of Charles
Dewey, had his left leg broken above the
knee by the falling of the Riato block
George Nichols was badly hurt in the back
and ribs, and Josiah Bachelor had 4 should
or broken. Great credit is given to the fire
company from Barre. The Free Pres
says "The credit of staying the conAagra
ton was due in large measure to the Barre
engine company" And one Of our CORES
pondents, who witnessed the FIRE, says
1.-The men worked to carry the goods to the
Episcopal church, and they thought for a
while the flames would reach there and they
would have TO move them again, but The
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