Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-01


Fare one way on the p. X o. railroad.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The body Of Willie Stone Of Newbury
who was drowned lately, was found in the
river about two miles below where his clothes
were found.
The extensive copper mining business of
Vershire does not appear to be embarrassed
by the hard times. -Four hundred hands
and 30 or 40 horses are employed, at an ex-
pense of about $4,000 per month. The
company is putting in another furnace, and
new engine.
Asa Perrin Of Royalton has in his posses.
sion an almanac published for the year 1873.
He also has almanacs for the years l742,
1743, TAG, 174S, 1850, and for nearly all
Of the years from 1850 down to 1920. He
also has "Edmund Freebetters New England
almanac for the year 1776.
Mrs. Matte L. Stevens who was arrested
on the charge of firing the Trotter House at
Bradford had preliminary examination
last week and was held for trial in the sum
of $1,000. She was Immediately bailed out
by Gen. jenkins, Esq. The excitement has
been very great public opinion being mostly
against her.
The persons who were burned out at the
late fire at Newbury have disposed of them.
selves as follows: s. i. SwaseY has engaged
the rooms lately occupied by Mr.. Day as
tailor shop and is fitting them up for his
jewelry and drug business. A. Il. Day has
moved into the hall above. Shephardsou
has moved to Wells River. @. II. Deming
has moved what goods he saved to rooms 10
the Newbury House. II. II. Deming's fam
lily are boarding at the hotel.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A fire engine has been purchased for Bar
ton Landing and is expected to arrive this
week.
Gallup q Wilson of Derby have sold their
last years stock of starch to parties in Lowell
Mass, for 4 cents per pound.
In Glover there is tree by the roadside
which is rare curiosity. The main part of
the tree is maple about one foot 10 diameter,
but one side of a beech tree, starting from
the same base, has grown into and incorpor-
ated itself with the maple so that it is diff
cult to distinguish them apart,
Alfred Cotton Of Irasburgh about a year
since was indicted for assault with intent to kill.
His counsel, Mr.. Allen, had HIM taken to an
insane asylum. Recently Mr.. Allen died
and Cotton was brought back to Irasburgh
Jail. He will soon be tried aid the question
of his insanity decided.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
They have coal mine in Mendon at
which men have been working for some
time.
John Patten the West Rutland homicide,
has been committed for trial at the Septem-
Der term Of the county court.
Warren Horizons house at Mt. Holly was
burned the 23d the work of an incendiary;
insured
An unknown man, calling himself Bates,
called at the house of John Newell, in the
outskirts of Brandon, for lodging Wednesday
night, and in the morning was found dead
on the floor in his room.
In Rutland about eighteen years ago, Mr..
Norman Henry fell through a window while
engaged in his labor as painter, aud injured
his leg. a physician probed the wound
and pronounced it free from glass. He has
been troubled all these years with the limb
which he injured at that time. Thursday
he went to physician, who examined the
sore spot, made an incsion and took out
from the flesh piece of glass more than
two inches long by about half an inch wide.
1t had moved through the flesh about foot
from the point at which it entered.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mrs. Annie Winch of Mortified wishes
to be remembered for making the first coat
worn to Congress by Daniel Webster.
Winooski owns voter, it is said. who
changes politics twice daily. Hayes and
Wheeler in the forenoon, Tilden and Hen
bricks in the afternoon.
Gen. Benjamin II. Bristow addressed an
audience Of over eight thousand people at
Montpelier, last week Wednesday. Their
were six hundred torches in the procession
and Montpelier was ablaze with illumina-
tons.
There was u severe accident on the NJ.
Il w. X. r. last week Wednesday. The
passenger and mixed trains colided near
East Montpelier, the engines being telo.
scoped and completely demolished. Several
were injured among them were Conductor
Ferrin, the baggage master, and Mrs.
Langley of Montpelier. The latter was
very severely hurt internally. An inves-
tigation is to be held to see who was re-
sponsibe for the catastrophe. The damage
will foot up $4,000.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
II. o. Camp, retail boot and shoe dealer
Of Bellows falls, suspended last week. Liza
bilities $4,000; assets 81 800.
Moses Clayton tried to kidnap his broth.
ers child at South Londonderry lately but
the attempt failed.
Six thousand people assembled to hear
Gov. Bristow at Brattleboro last Friday.
In Windham county there is judge who
has two sons also lawyers, who are located
in the same county, one son residing with
his father at Wilmington, the other son
being located at Nottingham. 1t is very
common occurrence for cases TO be tried
where the father is Judge and the two sons
opposing attorneys. The cases are of course
decided on their merits and the lawyers
clients have no fear that family consdera
tions will enter into the legal discussions or
influence the judge in his decisions. The
name of the legal family is Butterfcld.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Tho Vt. Hame company of Springfield il
reported suspended, with liabilities Of 49,,
600.
, The farmers in the vicinity of Wood
stock report the potato crop failure
=, owing to the continued drouth.
Q Ex-Governor Julius Converse is quit,
feeble lie has been troubled with bat
cough for six months and is confined to hi
house, at Woodstock, most of the time.
Ex-Governor Hartman, of New IIamp
: shire, who spoke at Chester in behalf of tn
J republican party on the oath, commence,