Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-30

than the cost OF production.
Hardwick is in high fever over the re.
ported discovery Of gold At place cilled
Woodbury. Gulf. Ira Shattuck, the ieweller,
has looked into the dirt aud says there is
gold in it; so says Ben Butler, not the i'm
mortal Ben Of New Orleans fame. but 70.
turned California gold digger. Butler, Samuel
Harrington, WIG. Perkins and Mr.. White
are preparing to develop the mine IL ono there
exists II is claimed that the prospecting
shows better "color" than the mining region
at Worcester, which is being operated sue
cessfully by an incorporated company.
Orrin Young of Waterford, has recently
raised barn 1O0x44 feet in size.
On Tuesday Of this week, r. G.. Beattie
Of Ryegate raised barn 43x100 feet.
During the last six months Mrs. McCole
Of Molndoes has become blind in consequence
Of the presence Of cataracts, which have come
over her eyes.
A large drive of logs, consisting Of six
teen millions Of lumber, has Just passed
under Lower Waterford bridge. They are
driven by 100 men, of whom 40 are Indians.
Their progress is slow and quite expensive.
An association called the Norrisville
manufacturing company has been formed at
Norrisvile with a capital stock OF $4,000,
divided into a thousand equal shares. The
stipulations Of membership in this associa.
ton are temperance, Industrious habits, an
apprenticeship Of three months, the purchase
Of at least Is shares Of the stock. and tn
consent Of a majority Of the members. Ii
will be remembered that the bohbin factory
Of A. b. Norris was burned last spring
The directors Of the company are A. b.
Norris, G.. H. Streeter, Thos. Gilfillan, and
q. Brock
County Court.
A. Il. Judevine VS. town Of IIardwick
Assumpsit. Pig. claimed to recover large
sum due him from the town for his services
during some years, which deft. for the most
part adnaitted, but claimed to Offset about
$500 which delft. claimed plf. had, while
acting as agent for the town in the settle
ment Of claim against the town for dam
ages on highway, put into his own pocket.
Verdict for plf. for S55993, with a special
finding Of 800 in Offset if the court should
think proper to allow it.
Michael Burke VS. q. q. Colo. Assump-
sit on note. Defence, payment. Plff. lives
in st. Johnsbury, def. in Hardwick. YER
dict for plf. for S354.64.
Luke Buzzell VS. Il. s. Palmer. Replevin.
Both parties live in this town. Pltf. bought
COW and let deft have it and the question
seemed to be whether plf. sold that COW to
delft, or let him have the COW to use. The
jury took the latter view Of the case aud
rendered verdict for plf. for one cent dam
age and his costs, pif. having already taken
possession of the COW.
Josephine Gates vs. John A. Moore. This
was a case Of trespass for an assault. Some
time in the winter Of 1874-5 plH., the daugh.
| ter Of Charles Gates Of Peacham, then about
ten years Of age came TO Barnet with her
father, where delft. then resided with her
father, and claimed that the def. then in q
store where they stopped to do some trading
enticed her up stairs pretending a desire to
show her some pretty things up there, and
while there attempted to take indecent lib
critics with the person Of the plff., which she
resisted and went down stairs as soon as she
could. Verdict for plf. for S4Sl.25.
Arabella Harrington VS. John Young
Both Of Waterford. Ejectment for house
and piece of land in Waterford. 1t turned
out that plf.'s notice to quit was not quite
sufficient and plff withdrew his suit and gave
q new notice to quit 20 the def. SO as to en-
able him to bring better suit next time.
State VS. Frank Owen. Obtaining liquor
under false pretenses. Verdict guilty o
one offense.
State VS. Charles | Hill. Waterford
Resisting an officer in the the attachment o
property. Found guilty.
Ira Carpenter of Burke pleaded guilty ant
has been fned $50 and costs Of witnesses
before the grand jury on an action for as
sault in striking bis son with an AK last win
ter.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs, Guy Kinsley will celebrate
their golden wedding MS well as our glorious
Independence on the coming Fourth.
During concert in tent at. Sheldon
last week Wednesday evening, the scat
gave way, piling the occupants up in con
fused heap, and seriously injuring William
Sloan and Mrs. Alfred Brown, and bruisinI
lots Of people. There was quite panic.
Mr.. Bradley Brigham Of Bakersfield ha
an ossi6ed potato with the sprouts and stem
distinctly shown. Its weight is about tina
of tho natural potato, much less than that o
a stone Of the same size II has the extar
nal appearance of both potato aud stone
lie found it lying on the cellar bottom
which is coarse gravel. The pipe whicl
brings water to the house, runs through tn
cellar near where the potato was found.
On Monday, june 18th, Mr.. Hiram Tullal
an old and respected citizen of st. Alban
Bay purchased ticket for Montreal 10 ST
Adams, and left the place. Nothing coul'
be heard from him afterward until last wee
Tuesday, when he was found drowned in tn
st. Lawrence river. at Montreal, and hi
body was identified by his son, Byron TullaT
who was in the city searching for him. Tn
remains were taken 10 st. Adams and tn
: funeral took place Wednesday. Insanity
hereditary in the family aud it is suppose
that he committed suicide while out of b
mind. Mr.. Tullar was an uncle of II. \
Drury, ESD, Of Burlington, and was b
tween 70 and 80 years Of age.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
The house and barns of 0rriu Putnam c
North Wolcott were entirely destroyed b
: fire on last Saturday. Cause supposed to
2 iucendiarism BY tramp. The property WI
0 insured.
The store of Hogan & Co., of .Cambridl
! was entered by burglars Tuesday night an
about $50 worth Of goods stolen. At Ia
i accounts no clue to the thieves was had
: RUTLAND COUNTY.
l. Horatio Eddy, the last member of Il
Chittenden "mejums" now remaining in Il
}. state, is taking "spirit photographs"
Thomas Duffy Of Casleton was committ'
'' to Jail in Rutland last Friday for nOn.pa
ment of Sl.33 taxes.
= Stephen Baird, an assistant Of the Edo
y brothers Of Chittenden in their recent spir