Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-29

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ORLEANS COUNTY.
H. A. and w. RowelI have sold their farm
In Albany TO 4. j. Chuffce.
They had a small pox scare over case Of
measles at Newport Center, last week.
sc. Willis has sold his farm aud stock
in Albany to Charles NJ. Willis for $4,000.
They have now telegraph and an ex-
press station at South Barton, and feel that
they are out among folks.
Mrs. Timothy Conway died on the 18th,
from the Effects ola fall upon the ice on the
%, whereby the thigh bone was broken.
j. Q. Campbell has hired the saw and
shingle mill at Echo Pond, Of Norton Mills
Co., 10 run for custom work for the win
ter.
ID. NJ. Camp--why, no b. II. Shaw
has been appointed postmaster at Newport.
The Express is "bappy to announce the
fact"
The trial of Oren Ward, of West6eld, for
maltreating his sister and for devilsh prac-
tees generally, has been postponed to Feb.
24.-Erpress.
An advertisement Of that most pernicious Of
concerns. the "Peabody Medical Institute"
may be found in that virtuous aud moral
sheet published at Newport. ,
Joseph Scott, representative from Crafts
bury, was taken sick at Montpelier aud un-
able to get home from the late session of the
Legislature. He died last week Thursday.
DIR. G. i. French, Of Glover, has two
COWS, one q thoroughbred Jersy the other
native, which have made him during the
year ending Jan. Goth, $50 pounds Of but
ter.
Mr. Burbank, Of Coventry, is to put up
steam starch factory at West Albany, next
summer. Nearly 100 acres 1.-THE amount he
requires before building the factory of pota-
toes are already pledged.
While II. d. Chamberlin, of Jay, was
away with his family stove door burst OPP
en- aud let quite a lot of Goals Of fire out up
on a rug which was nearly burned up, aud
hal it not been made of wool it must have
fired the house as the floor was charred some.
Zeuas H. French, former citizen Of
Glover, was fatally injured in Boston, last
Thursday. Mr.. French did business in Bos-
ton, but lived in Everett. He took the cars
to go to the city on Thursday morning, aud
stood upon the platform ready to step of as
the train ran into the depot. The engine
was not attached, aud as he stepped off the
forward car, he slipped and fell directly in
front Of the slowly moving car. The wheel
ran upon his thigh, and there remained until
an engine in the rear pulled the car of. His
leg was terribly jammed aud his head was
badly injured. He was carried to the hos
pital, but survived only until Friday. He
was 80 years old and has family in Ever
EFT. His two sisters living in Sutton went
to Boston on receipt of the dispatch in re-.
gard to his injury.-MOnitor.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The grange at Waterbury Center is in a
prosperous condition. They meet Q very
Tuesday evening
A. D. Bragg, Of Faystou, found his well
frozen over, on Tuesday aud Wednesday
mornings Of last week. The ice was one.
fourth Inch thick, and the we'll Is twenty -onc
feet deep. 1t isn't rery near the volcano.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
One hundred Of Brattleboros prominent
people, both ladies aud gentlemen, expressed
their appreciation Of temperance hotel on
Tuesday evening by banquet at the Brat
teboro house.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The Ludlow House has been sold to a
gentlemen from Hartford, Conn, for sS,-
800.
Mrs. Willard, Of Quechee, has filed anoth.
or bill for divorce, so Wizards possession
Of the children may yet be brief.
On account Of impossible reads the dra-
matte entertainment which was to be held
at Weathersfeld Center, Jan. 26, is post
poned to Tuesday evening, Feb =.
At meeting of Rising Sun Grange, Lud-
low, on Saturday, Jan. 23, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
Whereas, Brother ID. II Parker has seen
fit to frame our charter aud make US pres
ent of it, therefore,
ReSolued, That We return HIM our heart.
felt thanks, aud will ever strive to keep il
untarnshed, and so conduct ourselves as not
to lose it.
A railroad meeting was held in Rochester
on the Dist. Gentlemen from abroad were
present and spoke in very favorable terms Of
the project, Mr.. Sprague, of Massachu-
sets, spoke Of the feasibility and cost Of the
route. The route from North Sherburne
to Granville, through the towns Of Ptisield,
Stockbridge, Rochester and Hancock, was u
very easy one. The cost Of building the
road between these points would be less than
in almost any other section in New Fog nd.
Hon. S. Il. Wells, of Montpelier, spoke Of
the advantages.
The Springfield industrial works held their
annual meeting on the 18th and elected the
following officers President, VIM. II. Hig
gins superintendent and treasurer, j. A
II. Ellis clerk, A. j. Raudel directors
X. 5. Kirk, l.. ii. SchurmSn, +. Z. Colcord
The association is succeeding finely, nov
working about thirty hands, aud are to in.
crease considerably in the spring Among
those who have joined the company are per.
sons from Maine, New Ha mpshire, Vermont
Massachusetts aud Rhode Island. All are
| young men aud women of intelligence and
character, and more than one-third Of them
have formerly been school teachers. BY
joining this association, they have provided
for themselves not only permanent AMI profit
able employment, but pleasant and COM
Portable home. The association has Just
commenced the manufacture OF wooden Ia
BILE mats, by machinery, an article formerly
made in Switzerland entirely by hand, aud
imported to this country, selling for two OF
three dollars per set three mats). BY the
new process employed at the "Works" they
are made so as to be retailed at 70 cents
per set They are now at work on an ordei
for 5000 Of the mats, and might sell quad
ripple that number If they had the requisite
capacity for making
GRAFTON COUNTY, N. II.
George Fisher, of Enfield, had his arm