Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-28
State News.

The State Spiritualists association will
hold their annual convention at the Wilder
House. Plymouth, Thursday to Sunday,
june 1913.
Tho Grand Lodge of Masons meets at
Burlington Wednesday aud Thursday, June
9th and 10th. The Grand Commandery
meets on Tuesday the 9Th.
John G. Burke, of Craftsbury, r. Nc
Dongell. of St. Abans, @. 4. Jones, Of
North Uunderhill, and John ii. Regan, OF
johnson, have taken each a section Of the
Burlington and Lamoile Railroad to build.
A meeting of representatives Of the sever
al national banks in Vermont will be held
early in June, probably at Rutland, to take
measures to carry out the plans Of VermonPs
part in the department Of banks and bank
ing at the national centennial, also to ap-
point delegates to the national bankers con-
vention at Saratoga.
The Vermont Baptist Sabbath School
Convention will hold Sunday School lnsti-
tute at Brattleboro, Wednesday and Thurs
day, June ID and 3d. Conductor, Rev.
Warren Randolph, d. D., Philadelphia |;
leader Of music, Prof W. Howard Doane,
will return for half fare over roads managed
by them in the state those who pay full fare
to the meeting.
The Smith board Of directors of the Cen.
trail Vermont Railroad Company met at the
Revere House, Boston, Tuesday, and elected
the following officers
President, J, Gregory Smith,;
FIRST Vice President James H. Langdon
Second Vice President, W. g. Smith,
ETosatiyo Jo@mIttee, Gregory Smith, J. Q. HOyt,
J. II. Kimball, j. r. Langdon, w. @. smith.
Finance Committee, James R. Langdon, Jacob Ed
wards Geo NJ. Rice, J. ". Kimball, 3. P. Cheney.
The Vermont Association for the Protec-
ton and Preservation Of Fish and Game
met at the American Hotel in Burlington,
on Tuesday, and elected the following gen.
tlemen delegates to the National Convention
of American Sportsmen, which meets at
Cleveland, Ohio, June 9Th and 9th, with
power to appoint substitutes DIR. NJ. @.
Edmunds, of Weston, George Gregory Smith,
of st. Adams, Col. NJ. s. Oolburn, Of Man.
chester. DR.. e. w. Gale, of Brattleboro, and
Gen. w. Y. W. Ripley, of Rutland.
ADDISON COUNTY.
A -year-old child Of John Donohue, Of
Middlebury. fell into a cistern and was drown
ed, last Friday.
A three-year.ol old buck which Rollin Lane
Of Cornwall, lately sent to Michigan has just
sheared ~ pounds of wool.
The report that the presidency of Middel
bury college had been offered to Rev. DIR
Boardman is now contradicted, while it i
stated that the college will surely have {
president soon.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Four inches Of snow fell at Glastonbury
on the Goth inst.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Cornelius Cole has bought the John L
Pope farm for $4,000.
The spring has been very backward abou
coming forward, as much 10 as was thu
Spring of "A. Many farmers are out o
bay yet there seems TO be plenty to be ha'
at $40 or Sl2 tor.
The singers of Hardwick, Walden, Greens
boro, Stannard, Woodbury., Craftsbury, anC
Wolcott propose to reorganize their musica
association at the Methodist church at Hard
wick, June I'd at q pm.
Ira Rrainerd Il Son, of papville, hav
sold their homestead, real estate, tools, etc
10 Oharleb w hbOn, Vi OleNelanu, OnlO. MI
Wilson is a native of Montpelier, W., an
was formerly railroad engineer.
This is how q young man in Shef6el
suddenly forgot his religion. AT the close {
prayer meeting which he had opened wit
prayer, seeing his dulcinea hanging on tn
arm Of another fellow he called her b.
received no answer, so he sWore, tire
his boots into tree, and threatened to Sc
his watch and get drunk.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
A Burlington company have contraete
to furnish tile and other marble for the Ill
hois state house, to the amount Of nearl
sR0,p90.
Mr.. Holt, of Burlington, makes mol
spools than any other concern in the countr
supplying the American branch OF the Coat
the great thread makers.
One Of the prisoners in the jail at Burlinl
ton, is an unfortunate lunatic from Unde
bill who tears from his body every shred
clothing and destroys whateyer bedding
placed in his cell. .
Frederick Fuller, of Huntington, went
the barn to harness his horse last Frida