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

Der and when discovered had made such
Roadway as not TO be extinguished. Mr..
Warboys was an Industrious, honest but
poor man, and he lost nearly all his clothing
as did his wife, his furniture, $50 in money
and pair Of double harnesses. There was
no insurance on any Of the property.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The report that the Brandon scale works
will remove to Rutaxd is,-prematpre at
last.
DIR. Henry G. Burton, formerly Of Castle.
ton, has been nominated by the president to
be an assistant army surgeon.
The new Episcopal chapel at Rutland is
nearly completed. II was built wholly with
money raisei by the ladies Of the society.
1t is said that the new managers of the
Howe scale company at Brandon will at
once enlarge the works and increase the bus.
iness, which now is in a most prosperous
condition.
The new mail, baggage and express car
recently constructed at the Rutland rail.
road shops was taken down the Harlem ex.
tension railroad recently on trial trip. II
probably is the finest aud most substantial
car OF its class ever put upon the road.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At the adjourned meeting of citizens Of
Montpelier on Friday evening, to consider
the question of supplying the town with
water to extinguish fires, large majority re.
fused to pay any part Of the expense OF estab.
fishing the proposed water supply.
A desperate attempt at murder was made
Saturday, July 30, in the north part OF
Waterbury. Frank Gale, a tax.collsctor,
called upon Cyrus Kenyon, a man some fifty
years of age, for his school tax. Kenyon
refused to pay. Gale pressed the collection,
when Kenyon seized a sharp AK and struck
ut his head, cutting through his hat and max.
ing a slight scalp wound. Kenyon fed but
was soon captured by Deputy Sheriff Viii.
klns of Stowe. Kenyon has the reputation
of being an ugly fellow.
Gold mining at Worcester, where the
metal was discovered, year ago, promises
to amount to something. A company known
as the Placer Mining Co., was recently
formed, and work is being euergetically
pushed The gold is found in the soil, and
the company has leased nine farms at the
base of Worcester mountain, nine miles
from Montpelier. Gold is said to have
been found the whole distance Of the terri
tory controlled by the company, and is
panned-out on the banks Of a stream run
ming through it, the miners obtaining, it is
said, from cents To 10 cents pan. 1t is
of fine quality. being from % carats to 90
carats. Some pieces are said to have been
worth from 81 to So each.
10 wINDHAM COUNTY.
Gold is being found in Bartouville, in
small quantities.
Mr.. Norman Winchester of Pawlet has
been arranging for the establishment Of
cheese factory in South Londonderry. We
learn that the project is likely to succeed.
Dea. Daniel Thompson, one Of the Oldest
and most respected citizens of Brattleboro,
died Wednesday, July 10Th, at the age OF
Is years. His loss was felt by the whole
community in which he had resided for 60
years.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
bright little weekly has been started in
Bethel, called the Vermont News.
The drove of logs at Norwich is so large
that on account of the low water it takes 200
men to handle it.
Alexis Wade's house and barn at Ludlow
were burned by an incendiary fire last Fri
day night. Loss $500: insurance 81, 400.
Lyman Rogers, respectable farmer of
Bethel W., dropped dead in his hay field on
Thursday July 20 from heat or disease. His
age was 63 years.
During the terrible thunder shower which
passed over Windsor on the night Of the
22d, twenty-seven sheep and two cows were
killed in the western part Of the town by
lightning.
The annual fair Of the White River Agri.
cultural Association will be held at Bethel,
September 9th, 9th and 7th. The annual
horse trot which usually occurs at that place
in August has been abandoned.
A. j. Crane whose term of Imprisonment
was shortened by good behavior to June %,
recently applied for permission to take "the
poor debtors oath" and be discharged from
further imprisonment on account Of the fine.
A hearing was held before United States
Commissioner w. G. French with the result
that he took the oath, and was discharged.
lie proceeded at once to Burlington.
CANADIAN NEWS.
During the storm on Friday, three men,
about three miles from Ottawa, were struck
by lightning and killed horse was also
killed.
Seven hundred Icelanders, immigrants
arrived at Quebec, en- route for the colony
of that nationality recently established III
Manitoba, aud 400 more are on their way
to Quebec.
A few nights ago the premises of Mr.
WIN. Saxby, Mayor of Sheford, were en-
tered by burglars. A pocket book contain
ing quite sum of money, a bank draft, aud
several notes were taken and a silver watch
worth about $40