Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-19

Springfield, combined mop and brush hold
ers; ]. Richardson, Stockbridge, alarm
locks
Upon the list Of jurors, or judges, at the
centennial exhibition, Vermont thus far has
none, while Massachusetts, has 10, Connecti-
cut four, Maine three, New Hampshire two,
Rhode Island two
Governor Peck participated in the cen.
tennial ceremonies at Philadelphia and has
headquarters at tho international hotel. Elk.
Governor John Gregory Smith was also
present at the inauguration.
In the United States Senate on Friday
last tho chair laid before the senate COM
munication from the Governor of Vermont
announcing that the statue Of Ethan Allen
was completed and delivered TO be placed
in the national statuary hall.
The state fair is to be held at St. Adams
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
IL, l3 and IA. The grounds are 10 be
ittedup with floral and mechanics hall, each
36x100 feet; 100 box stalls for horses, so
open stalls for hOrses, 1855 open stalls for
cattle, IS open sheep pens, and 20 open pens
for swine.
DR.. NJ. c.. Edmuuds, 6sh commissioner,
started for Danville and Greensboro with
lot of fish for the ponds 10 that vicinity aud
was met by a great freshet in the Connecti-
cut and unable to convey them further than
| Wells River, where he left them 10 good
condition in suitable waters, telegraphing
the parties for whom they were intended
where they would find them.
Real.estate values haven't shruuken so
much in Burlington as elsewhere, it seems.
While in other towns sales are often made
at figures below the assessors valuation, q
dozen recent sales there foot up S64,30O,
against a valuation in 1870 Of S5S,500. II
is claimed that really desirable stores and
dwellings have raised steadily in price dur.
the past five years.
1t is estimated that over 100000 worth
of pearls have, FIRST and last, been taken
from bivalves in the streams Of Northern
Vermont and, while the purest quality Of
gold is procured in Worcester, with plenty
Of potatoes near by to feed the miners, at
half dollar bushel, what is the use of our
young men migrating to the Black Hills,
either to starvc to death, unless they can get
a mail contract, or to leave their scalps to
daDgle at the belts Of Indians f-Er.
A Calais correspondent writes Last sum-
mer, Mr. Francis Wooster, in company with
Il. l.. Hall, an old California miner, COM
meuced mining in Worcester, on a small
stream called Minister Brook, and took
about 500 worth of gold from this mine.
which was enough to pay their expenses, be-
sides building ], 700 feet Of sluice boxes aud
10 other ways preparing for 1876. During the
past winter they have formed a company for
carrying on their work more extensively and
will employ large number of hands. They
have leased nine farms lying on the same
stream for ten years, and, if their expecta.
| tions are realized, will make business lively
for Worcester and remunerative for them
selves.
On the 22d Of April last, Marion Ward
Of Milton received by mail letter mailed
at Pattsburgh, N. Y, of which the follow.
ing is true copy
April the aO-76.
Miss Mary ann ward am in feAt need of some
| lars by the OF May send 1t by Mail to Keisv N.
let tell you that mean Bis ness you send 1t n,
their and set to your hose and barn and il thai
will not do will shoot you wood dog now let me
no good as / will not 20 myself wi II send aud the
party send will not know aney thin aboot Il now !
you love your Money than your life dunt sond
or IL you want to loose why send 1t and "
''''' Remember
GEORGE Hunt
KeisVill NY
Miss Ward put the letter into the hands
Of her attorney, G. w. Writers, who went
to Keesevile, New York, and last Friday
after closely watching the inquirers for mail
caught his man, one John Clark, whom he
bound over in 81 600 bail to await trial.
ADDISON COUNTY.
A horse was frightened to death at Mid
dlebury last week, by a bear on exhibited
in the streets.
Monktou has had its scandal in the elope'
meut of Mrs. Frank Devoid, handsome
French woman, and a mulato named John
Rand, but they have been arrested and are
repentant.
At trial of the Flanders pump which
was put up in Lake View, near Chicago
Illinois, short time ago, the power Of the
pump was fully tested. The contract was to
raise A, 900, 900 gallons of water one foot
with 100 pounds of coal. They did more
and raised 81 100000 gallons. Six 6n'
streams were thrown from hydrants two anC
half miles from the pump.
Lydia Haywood, wife of Charles Haywood
committed suicide in Lincoln, Friday after.
noo1 last, by cutting her throat. She had
been somewhat low.spirited during the morn
ing, and in the afternoon gave the hired CIR
| IN vi 70 ha ri
and quietly went out. A short time after
her brother, p. l.. Bristol, drove into the
yard to inquire in regard to her health
Being informed by the girl that she had just
stepped out, Mr. Bristol went to tho horse
barn, few steps from the house, and there
! found Mrs. Haywood lying 10 horse stall
with her shawl drawn closely around he
head and neck, and, thinking that she wa
E 10 fit, took her up in his arms aud carried
her to the house, when he discovered that
she had cut her throat on each side with |
razor. She gasped a few times after sh
was discovered. Mrs. Haywood has been il
for more than year, and portion Of thu
/ time confined to the bed. .......
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The mill at North Pownal for the wee
ending May g. turned out 1920 cuts Of prin
. averaging All yards per loom.
q Amos Goodwin is a strange resident c
#. Woodlord who goes by the name Of "Wil
. Amos" One Of his freaks, when he was
boy, was to sell for $40 girl he had cOurte
b. for twenty years, because an other fello'
4 wanted her more than he did.
\ CALEDONIA COUNTY.
|. The West Burke landlord brags Of a
q Ayrshire heifer calf found in his yard Ma
\. 10, weighing lO2 lbs.
5 On account of the ireshet Rev. j. p, A
g kinson did not preach at the Universalii
9 church last Sunday, the 2lst.
d Henry Bridgemau proprietor of Hardwc