Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-22

till she was so burned that she died in about
twenty-four hours.
FRANKLIN
Baker Il Smith have opened a -four, feed
aud grain store at Enosburgh Falls.
John Burnes has bought the hardware
business of JENNIE q Austin at Enosburgh.
H. ii. Smith has sold his house on River
Street, Richford, to DR.. N. II. Heflon for
$1,000.
An old fashioned donation was given at
Fletcher on the afternoon and evening Of the
18th for the benefit Of Rev. Austin
Scribner, Receipts between $50 and 500.
Henry Hunt, one Of the proprietors, and
driver, of the stage which runs from Johnson
to Georgia, dislocated his ankle joint and split
the bone, one day last week, while s%cufling
with another young man.
An oyster supper was given Oh the 18th
at the church in B%inghamville for the
benefit of Rev. s. G. Vail. Receipts be.
tween $40 aud $50. The attendance was
lessened by a concert held the same evening.
Mr.. b. KenGeld, of Fairfax, lately killed
a calf which he fatted on sour milk without
any grain or other feed, that dressed 424
pounds. j.. j. Hunt also killed one that
dressed 3S4. This was also fed on sour
milk.
As A. II. Stanley was driving out Of j..
Spooner's yard at Euosburgh Center the
other evening he drove off the sluice-wRy
and broke his horses leg. He Immediately
turned the horse over tn the select msu Of
the town, claiming 1925 damages.
The following are the officers Of the Union
Farmers Association, at West Enosburgh,
elected Jan 10: President, Al. Croft; vice
presidents, Mrs. Melvin Wright and Mrs.
Lyman Newton secretary, II. 5. Leach
treasurer, q. Il. Leach committee on hall
and fire, }. b. Croft.
Mr.. l.. l.. Marsh, of Fairfax, has made
since April l, 1874, 10 tubs of butter and
is now filling another. lie has MIXED u
cows. Their feed has been what they could
get in the pasture, and also in the meadow
in the fall, also : acre Of fodder corn in
summer aud one-half ton of meal in the
spring. lie killed a calf, fed on sour milk,
that weighed 164 pounds when dressed I;
also two pigs one of which dressed 800
puuuAlos iut plEs ulu uob udNb u NCuN >
worth of grain. Who has done better?
LAMoILLE
Mr.. Sinclair has purchased the Allen farm
in Johuson for $1,000. Buildings burnt
last winter.
Saturday Vim. Wetherup, Of Belvidere,
lost his best COW. la stepping over a sled
she fell, breaking her leg, rendering it nee
essary to kill her.
Last week Wednesday, Joel Hodgkins, of
Belvidere, had the misfortune to lose his
black horse. He had been feeding dry corn,
aud it is supposed that was the cause Of his
death.
S. A. Howard, of w %olcott, had a toe am.
putated a few weeks ago. Next day the
foot and entire limb became inAamed and
swollen, aud when the inflammation was re-
duced the foot continued painful and extern
sive suppuration resulted. 1t is doing well
now.
Last evening n well.to-do farmer named
Clifford FROM Wolcott arrived here 10 search
Of his son who left his home rather suddenly
about,a week ago. Mr.. Clifford informed
us that after. leaving Wolcott his son went
to St. Johnsbury and from the latter place
to Montpelier then to Worcester where a
cousin Of the young man lives. lie stated
to his cousin that he intended to go west and
wanted him to 90 with him. Not complying
with his request young Clifford came to
Mortified and from there to St. Adams
where he wrote a letter to his family, telling
them he was going to Syracuse, n. Y. He
purchased n ticket at the railroad office to
Albany, n. Y, aud has not been heard from
since. Mr.. Clifford started for Albany on
the noon train to-day.-MesseHger, l2th.
f n
Joseph ingalls,, of Sheffield, caught an owl
in his barn on the 10Th.
Moses Rogers has sold his residence in
Derby, consisting of a house aud acres oil
land, to Fred Turner for 1000.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, from New Hampshire,
is supplying the congregational pulpit at
Greensboro for a few sabbaths.
Daniel o. Parliu, Of Charleston, fell from
q ladder which he was ascending IN his barn
a few days ago and broke his wrist.
w. b. Pratt, of Charleston, on the 18th
received severe injuries about the head, by
the falling OF a tree while chOpping.
On Wednesday of week before last, j. II
Evans, of Evansville, lost a iour-yea-rol
stallion, valued at $50 dollars.
u. Il. Jameson will deliver a free lecture
at West Charleston, next Tuesday. Subject
WHAT binders our prosperity ?"
A barn belonging to Charles Day, on thC
Fast Hill, Troy, was destroyed by fire from
the explosion Of u kerosene lantern while
he was feeding bis horses, last Friday night
Insurance on barn and contents $3.50.
On the 18th Samuel Berry and family
of Sheffield, left home in the forenoon to call
on a ~neighbor. On reforming, about two
O'Clock, they found the house all on fire, auC
did not save $40 worth Of the contents
Loss $1,000 to $1,000 on insurance.
The fight over the removal of the banI
from lrasburgh to Barton, last week Tuesday
was Il drawn game, there being a hundred
shares of stock, which held the balance o.
power, under dispute as to ownership, par
ties both in lrasburgh and Barton claiming
to have bought and paid for it. The vote
on the removal is not to be taken until the
ownership of this hundred shares is settled
The Orleans County agricultural sOciet,
elected the following officers at their annua
: meeting: President, Michael Kennedy
Troy vice presidents, Thomas Baker, Bar
ton, and G. b. Brewster, Irasburgh Secre
tary, j. l.. Dodge, Irasburgh assistant sec
rotary, |. ID. r. Collins, Barton Landing
treasurer, Frederick Robinson, Barton. Al
expression was taken as to whether a iai
would be heartily sustained the coming
/, year, which was fovorably responded to
: though ii. q. Cleveland explained that if tn
, sam course was pursued with relation I
blooled stock as last year he wished to b
! "%counted out"