Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-08-04
STATE NEWS.

A large temperance mass meeting and
basket picnic of all the temperance reform
clubs is to be held at Bellows Falls, Friday,
August 4, more directly under the auspices
of thu. Bellows Falls, Keene and Brattleboro
clubs, each of whom are to invite every club
in their vicinity to join, and clubs to the
number of 5000 or 1000 members have
already decided to participate. 1t is SINH.
lar in design to the one held in Concord re.
Gently, and bids fair to equal or exceed it in
magnitude. At 4 meeting July 2S, of the
Bellows Falls club, which now numbers
about 800 members, final arrangements upon
their part were perfected, and meeting Of
committees from the three leading clubs
named called to meet here, Tuesday, August
/, to close all arrangements as a comblna-
ton.
The number Of convicts in the state
prison at Windsor, at the present time is
llS, there being but one female, Mrs. Lou
Williams of Rutland.
There must be a screw loose somcwh ere.
A whole day has passed in Rutland with out
police court or raid.
The directors of the Rutland railroad
have elected Hon. John b. Page, president ;
Joel NJ. Haven, treasurer, aud James IL.
W iliams OF Bellows Falls, clerk.
ChauncY Richardson, an octogonarian Of
Woodstock, in paper Of "reminiscences read
at the Fourth Of July celebration 10 that
town. says that from 1920 to 1880 til ere
were five distlleries in.iull blast 10 the town
Of Woodstock, producing annul lily 1900 bar.
rels Of cider brandy, and over 900 barrels
Of gin.
At the republican district convention, in
the second district, it is understood that the
names of Hon. George Howe Of Brattleboro
and Col. j. b. Mead of Randolph, will be
brought forward as contestants against Mr.
Denison.
The parties interested have given forma
notice that at the coming session OF the legls
lature application will be made for the crea
ton of new county and also for the estab
lishment upon the main lines Of railroads o
the county seats OH the east side Of the stat,
which are not ut present so located.
In the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill there are three items for Vermont
1871 ,l72 for Burlington Harbor, $4,000
for Otter Greek and S2l 600 for deepening
the channel between the Hero Islands.
You can't talk lightning rod in some sec
tions OF Vermont. A gentleman in tn
northern part Of the state had them put o
lis barn aud straightway it was struck an
a man 10 Bennington county did the sam
and had four COWS killed to pay for it.
Postmaster General Marshall Jewell O
Connecticut, Hon. Il. w. Stoughton an,
Hon. Lucius Il. Chittenden of New York
Gen. John l.. Swift Of Boston, Hon. TrenO
w. Park of Bennington, Hon. Luke l
Poland of st. Johnsbury, have been invite
to speak at the various republican meeting
in Vermont.
A report comes from Montgomery Cente
through three citizens Of st. Adams, WI
have been there for some days, that an GU
rage was committed upon school teacher
the town of Wolcott last Friday, from tn
/ effect OF which she has since died. The pa
; ties bringing the intelligence are prominou
o citizens Of St. Adams.
ADDISON COUNTY.
a Middlebury has new steam fire engine
s II looks as if the freshman class Of Mi
dlebury college this this year would large
. outnumber that of many years past, as
: or 30 have already been examined. 1t
= expected that several more will be admitte
a BENNINGTON COUNTY.
l. Steps are being taken towards celebrati
d the 10th Of August in becoming style, II
: year in order to become Initiated for I
" grand celebration of 1877.
.. CALEDONIA COUNTY.
I. Col. A. T. Blunt, formerly of the IL
a Vermont, now of Fort LeaVenwOrth, KansI
81 is on visit to his friends in Danville,
Rev. Q. f. Montgomery, native of WI