Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-21
STATE NEWS.

The girls' department of the Vermont
reform school is now in readiness for in
mates.
One thousand men are now employed on
the Portland 4 Ogdensburg railroad between
johnson and Swanton.
Lake Champain is mostly clear Of Ice and
present appearances indicate that it will be
some time before the lake is frozen over.
The annual meeting OF the Vermont Life
Insurance Co was held at the Office of the
company in Burlington, Friday morning
last.
Mrs Jacob Merry of Bennington is one of
the heirs to an estate of 81 100000. just
left her by an ancestor in Prussia. Although
the descendants are quite numerous, there
will be liberal fortune for each.
The opening of the Portland & Ogds"s-
burgh railroad to johnson Is already reviv-
log tks trade between upper Vermont and
Portland, which 10 fsrmer days was very
extensive.
A Vermont girl wears a VOLTS tail in
place Of an ostrich feather. This isn't be-
cause her father couldn't mortgage his farm
and buy her plume, but because she killed
the wolf that once switched that tail at mos.
quitoes.
The stockholders of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad undertook to hold an-
other meeting at Montpelier on Tuesday, but
found the town hall locked against them.
They got around the steps, however, and ad-
jourDed the meeting to February 10 at the
Wells River depot IN Montpelier
Three cars on the Central up mail train
on Friday last, were thrown from the track
by broken rail about two miles below
White River Junction. The rear car was
thrown down an embsnkment and turned
completely over, Only one person 10 1t was
much injured.
Another provoking blunder in the FARMER
last week, by the same "boss printer" The
annual meeting of the state council Of Soser.
eigns Of Industry will be on Wednesday Of
merit week, January 26, instead of this week.
The meeting will be held at Free Baptist
hall, Bank Block, and all SoVereigns are
cordially invited to attend.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
benjamin. Gray of Harlwick has opened
his house for public entertainment in coDss'
quence of the burning Of the hotel.
Alden H. Kennie has sold his farm ia
Sutton to John Moulton of West Burke for
S625.
Bro Chase has put 10 nice steam engine
10 run his press with.
Ira Shattucks jewelry store in Hardwick
was closed BY his creditors on Tho It'll.
The dwelling house, barns and opthousei
of An drew Whitcher OF East Hsrdwick Wer'
burned, on the night of the 18th. Part Of
the contents of the house were saved. Thu
hay and portion Of the grain were burned
together with a three-y ear.old colt, I9 sheep
two hOgs and Ii sucking pigs. The farming
tools were mostly saved Insured for $4,000
We have card signed Com" inviting
the farmers of North Danville to meet Al
the school house next Wednesday evening
January &c, to discuss stock raising anC
keeping. If Mr. Com would sign his othe
pamne his notice would attract more atten
ton.
The fair ground company met on Tuesda.
and elected the following. officers Horac
Fairbanks, Il. A. Parks, II. G, Hastings
William Higgins, q. A, Sylvester, job
Bacon, %, A. II. Hovey, VIM Adams, II
NJ. Hall, A. S. Livingston, 7. G. Fletcher
executive committee Horace Fairbanks
president; Il. A. Parks, vice president
Truman @. Fletcher, secretary and treasurer
The treasurers report was as follows cas-
on hand January 10, 1875, S329.92 sal
of tickets to fair Sl,75360; rent of groun
and stands S4l0.50; received for intere
and on notes S356.65 paid premiums $3.50
purses for trotting 1904; baOd SIP r.
pairing buildings aud building new shed an
fence 1928 .06 other expenses Of fair S746
"a. Cash in treasury SlOO7 total asse
Of the company Sl,3l2.4l
At the annual meeting Of the Portlar
OgdeDshurg railroad at Portland, on Tue
day, the terms Of contract between the roa
was made public. The Portland and Ol
deusburp the Essex County, the MOntpeli'
aud st JOhDsbury, the Lamoille Valley Al
the Lamoile Valley Junction Compapi
have previously agreed to issue joint bono
to the amonnt Of $4,000 per mile on Il
whole line, and agree to commit the arraDg