Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-14

aud the Sunday-school elected from the use
OF the building The practice Of simply
reading the Bible had not hitherto been
strenuously objected TO, but Postmaster Hold
ems spiritualistc conscience finally compelled
him to his present carrying out the princi.
pies OF Grants Des Moines speech, by get
ting the school.cemmittee to prohibit all
manner Of religious teaching. The school
district and the town are in fever about il,
and there will be trouble among the
voting population of the district, l6 10 mum.
Der, and some orthodox emigration it the
Splrituallsts prove too stroHg. Meanwhile
the Christian committeeman has pat in.
Bible-reading and prayer.reciting mistress
over the school, and defes Holden and his
resolution.-Er.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Roman Catholic Church in Mortified
was struck by lightning, and burned to the
ground, carly Sunday morning, July 9th.
The shower passed about 2 O'Clock a. M,
and before the e1iIice was all sbaze, and
very soon the beliry and walls went down,
with tremendous uprising of fame and
smoke.
The barn of Samuel Stanton of Roxbury
was struck by lightning Monday noon, scat
terng boards and splinters in all directions,
but not receiving serious damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Tildcn celebrated
their Silver wedding Monday the 10th, and
received great many valuable presents.
The chair shop at Mortified has shut
down for the present; both the woole2 mills
| w hn ~ l.. Il
times.
One of the delegates to the recent repub-
lican convention at Montpelier got mad be-
cause a napkin was handed him by waiter
| at the table, and informed the young woman
that he "reckoned he knowed when to use
Handkerchief without havin no hints throwed
QUIZ.
The Vermont Dairymen's Association
holds its annual meeting at Montpelier, Oct
ober 20, aud Prof. y. A. Willard will be
the orator.
Professor A. w. Blair has been re-en-
gagged as principal and Miss Chamberin as
perceptress of the Mortified graded school.
The carriage shop of Henry Town of So.
Woodbury. was built AZ years ago by his
father, aud has been run every year since.
The work done there has always had high
reputation and Henry don't suffer it to dete-
riorate.
| WINDHAM COUNTY.
Two employees Of the Fall Mountain paper
company at Bellows Falls were seriously in
jured at their mills last Friday Anes Bea.
ton severed thumb from his hand with an
ak, and james Mcnamara was caught by n
revolving shaft and carried around rapidly
until bis clothes were torn almost entirely
from his body, and escaped from death al
most miraculously, but was seriously in.
jured.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
George Perry Of Woodstock had an arm
shattered by the premature explosion of a
cannon the fourth.
The pyrotechnic display at Woodstock,
which was postponed on the Fourth on &C.
count Of rain, took place Friday evening A
crowd of some 2000 people were present
from adjoining towns, the Woodstock Rail.
road running an extra from White River
Junction. The affair closed with dance in
the park, which was illuminated by 500 Chi.
nese lanterns.
| CuUutl hltCHcil uu Olu anu respected CIT
izen Of Bridgewater, was killed last week
Thursday by horse he was leading. The
horse becoming frightened jumped upon him
and ran, and the rope being fastened around
Mr.. Mitchel's wrist dragged him some dis
tance. lie was dead when found and his
head and body fearfully mangled.
Lyman Rogers, a respectable farmer Of
Bethel, dropped dead in his hay field last
week from heart disease. His age was 81
years.
Barnard rejoices in the possession of rel
ic in the parsonage Of Lemuel Spooner, 81
years Of age, a veteran Of the war 1912. lie
is as active as n man Of 80, and expresses
his determination to live to the age of 100
years.
Eugene Rolte Of Springfield had his right
arm badly injured by the premature dis
charge of cannon ii firing national saluue
on the Fourth.
A barn and shed belonging to S. SprOut
at Norwhich, together with large stock of
farming tools, wool, hay and grain, were
burned Sunday night. Loss Sl,700; in
surance 5000. The fire was set by a son OF
Mr., Sprout, aged eighteen. No cause is
assigned for the act, other than malice. lie
has been arrested aud sent to Jail to await
trial at the December term of the court.