Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-18

quainauOe. Mt. a. Is. Carpenter the othe
evening prayed for such an one, and upo
rising felt il bis duty to name the subiec
Of hs duplication. He thought the wicked
est person Of his acquaintance was A. h
Carpenter.
Cole has sold his hotel at East Hardwicl
to Andrew Whitcher for $4,000.
DR. II. A. Cutting Of LansDburgh, stat
geologist, delivered lecture at Passumpsic
last Saturday evening, upon Egypt" ID
O. had evidently made himself acquainted
with bis subject, and the results Of bis inves
legations were given TO his audience 10 plait
English His lecture was fully illustrated
by the stereopticon, making it very interest
ing to all classes. The Doctors intimate
knowledge Of the farmers pests insects, and
his familiarity with geology, makes his leo
lures on those subjects OF very great impor.
lance for farmers clubs aud oranges at this
season Of the year for these rainy day.
make us think Of spring, and il is almost as
necessary TO know what to SOW on a certain
piece Of land as il is to know when to SOW
il. On Sunday evening DR. g. delivered q
lecture on the Holy Land" In fact, the
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some Of these city felows who go arouud
the country with one stuck in pocket. All
were well pleased. PAssusPsIc.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
A daughter Of Arthur Csvanaugh of I'm.
derhil was fatally burned, last week. her
clothes being caught in ERE she had started
out.ol.doors
1t is said that Mr. Rollin G. Bromley,
late towB clerk and postmaster, of Hunting.
ton, has position in Washington, ID. g., as
messenger for Senator Edmunds, at salary
Of 500 per month.
Charles Swan has bought the Faxon farm
at Milton, for $4,000.
z d. Ashley Of Milton, IS years old,
standing near the track, was killed by a
passing train, Tuesday Of last week.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Edward Nevns of Fletcher cut his throat,
the other day, aud crawled under his barn
floor to die, but he may get well, after all.
1t is thought that the fear that he hadn' t
enough fodder to winter his stock led him to
the act.
The next annual address before the Enos.
burgh young Ineu's total abstinence society
will he given in Memorial church Enos-
hurgh, Tuesday evening, February %, by
Rev MIR Rogers Of Swanton.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Last Saturday evening, young man
crossing on the ice from North Hero to Al
burg, in company with a lady, drove into
open water. They were rescued by man
who was driving behind them, but the horse
was drowned.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
A Methodist church has been organized at
East Elmore, with a membership OF 20.
The.fair comes September asd 6.
The Den. Davis farm in Stowe has been
sold to Edgar Brown of Huntington for
S2,70O.
The subject of railroad from Waterbury
to Stowe is being agitated, and there is talk
of bonding the latter town for $4,000. 1t
is thought that with that amount bonded,
and what private subscriptions can be
obtained, the road will be sure to be built.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A young man named Walter A. Deus-
more OF Williamstown committed suicide by
taking laudanum, on Friday of last week.
He obtained the drug Of DIR q. Z. Lane,
saying that 1t was for a sick neighbOr.
The board Of agriculture meeting at Brad.
ford Tuesday and Wednesday was great
success, and a large humber OF farmers were
present. Moses r. Chamberlain was elected
president, and Jonathan johnson vice presi-
dent. Col II. Farnham welcomed the board
to Bradford in an interesting address, aud
was followed with few remarks By G. Hor.
ace Hubbard. He was followed BY an able
and instructive article on the Horse" by DR.
John b. Ormsby. An able and interesting
discussion followed, in which Col Mead, G
II. Hubbard, Jonathan johnson. and Col II.
FsTHssn participated. g. H. Hubbard Of
Springfield spoke on the "Grass Crop" fol.
lowed by discussion. Judge Childs OF Fair
lee, G. s. Fassett Of Enosburgh, A. Il. Roy
ers Of Newbury, and Mr. Williams of Fsirlee,
participating.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The county temperance society met at
Barton on Wednesday Of last week, heard
report Of the county commissioner who stated
that only five towns had asked for the APP
pointment Of an agent, elected officers, nomi-
mated DR. j. +. Skinner Of Barton, for county
commissioner, passed resolutions for the
temperance revival, and adjourned to meet
again at Irasburgh, Wednesday the 23d.
Nett Priest Of Coventry has been sent to
Jail for two months for threatening to kill
her mother aud burn the house.
Barton Landing lie proposing to build ono
or two hotels. The citizens offer TO give
$4,000 it Charles Cole will build, and j. H.
Brown is to remove his old one and build
new.
The spring term Of Orleans Liberal Iusti.
tute at Glover will commence March list.
The number of new entries at the late
term of court we're l43, the largest for many
years. This includes twenty prosecutions
for selling liquor. The fines imposed IN the
latter class of cases amount to upwards Of
$500.
The depot at Barton Landing was broken
into sometime during Tuesday light or Wed
Desday morning aud robbed Of about $50
in money and two watches. Fortunately
package containing $3.50 belonging to the
express company was not takeu. Attempts
we're made to arrest the suspected party,
who, on the approach of the officers, followed
the example Of his more illustrious brother
thief, WinslOw. and "ran away" and after a
four or five mile pursuit escaped by secret
ing himself in the woods.
The February term of court commenced
Tuesday, February l.. In the patent right
case of Lot p. James VS. George Aiken ver-
dict was rendered for plf for $500. Geo
MOrey was convicted of perjury and sen
fenced to two and ono.half years 10 state
prison. Ia state vs j. Alden Seavey for
forgery, the jury disagreed; eleven for con.
viction, ono for acquitta. Mrs Abbie Perry
recovered 1870 Of Josiah b. Wheelock, adj
nllnistrator of WIN ii. Perry's estate. The