Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-07

| cents per share. Brock obtained an lnluuc
ton to prevent the SortwCll party from vot.
ing the shares bought at the sherif's sale
At Tuesdays meeting, Mr. Hall was in tn,
chair. Ex'Congressman moved an adjourn
ment until the legal questions could DO de-
termined. q. H. Heath, for the Brock
party, urged an immediate vote Their,
were several hundred present Gen Pit
kin moved that Vice President Heath pre-
side. Heath took the platform and tried tc
take possession Of the books from Joel Eos
ter, Jr., clerk Of the road. Foster resisted
aud general melee followed, in which the
scenery Of the Grand Army in the village
hall was torn down, and the piano of the
choral union battered. Constable TuttlC
finally obtained the books, aud with assis
lance deposited them in the First national
bank. The row continuing, Gen Stephen
Thomas came in, and made few remarks
on the disgraceiu performance and quoted
the tumult. Then Hall declared the meet
ing adjourned for two weeks, but Heath
went on with his meeting, and the following
board Of directors was elected Q. I'll. Heath
}. w. Brock, J. G. French, George Woos.
ter, j. w. Ellis, l.. Bart Cross, w. S. Martin
A. I. Baldwin, and Almond Clark. In the
sault on Foster and bailed in the sum Of
$4,000 by j. Il. LaugdOn, George Shepard
aud Gen Pitkin. The amount of the whole
is a contest between Sortwoll, heavy bond
holder, and new combination among the
old stockholders, who have hitherto been al
variance, for the possession Of the road,
ADDISON COUNTY.
In killing beef the other day, Mark
Prinde of Forrisburgh had his leg broken
by kick Of the animal in its death strug-
gle
The house, barn and outbuildings Of My.
ron w. Pollard, on East street, New Haven
we're entirely destroyed by FIRE on Wednes
day evening last, while Mr. and Mrs Pollard
we're attending grange meeting. Nothing
was saved except the stock. Inc FIRE is
supposed to have caught from defective
chimney. The buildings were insured fol
about 81 900.
The Central New Haven cheese manafac.
turing company have chosen the following
officers Sylvester Doud, president George
W. Barton, vice president; Josiah Cowles
treasurer Edison A. Doud, secretary 10
siah Cowlcs, ID. IL. Squier, Charles Wicker
directors
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Deputy Sheriff David Morey, of STAN
ford dropped dead at his boarding house
of neuralgia Of the heart, Thursday morning
Of last week.
George Bradford and Sons of Bennington
manufacturers of knit shirts and drawers
failed on Monday with liabilities from $50,
900 to $4,000.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Saw mill of the McIndoes Fall,
Lumber company at the Falls, burned las
Friday. L,ss about $4,000 insured fol
about $4,000.
Morrill, p. Jenncss has sold his Is acre
farm in Sheffield to AIphouzo Barber fol
Sl7.
Rev. Jonathan Woodman of Sheffield ha.
lost full blooded Jersey COW for which hC
had paid Sl25 in Massachusetts, and wa:
soon to have removed to Sheffield.
Tho town of Wheelock has voted tax
of 20 per cent of its grand list for breaking
roads this winter. Hope they wont need tC
use it.
The ladies' Of Barnet held their annual
festival at the town hall, New Years eve
and although the travelling was very bad
the proceeds were quite creditabo and wei
repaid the undertaking.
As We 60 to press Thursday noon the tel
egraph says the hotel at South Hardwick
formerly owned by the Drenan Bros, is OIL
fire, aud fire company has gone over iron
this place by special train.
A tramp, at Lyndonville last week Sc
on fire the house of Milo Leach, but it wa
discovered in time to prevent much damage
Melvin Il. Tucker has bought the Hine
mill property at Hardwick with house an
ll5 acres of land, for $4,000.
Hcmlock bark is selling at Hardwick 70
$500 per cord delivered at railroad stations
Hardwick people don't mind being lat
for the train. All they have to do is t
hitch up and drive over to the crossing Will
the train is going around the bend.
He took it in little different way thi
time-washed it out, then put the breech il
the stove and the muzzlo in his mouth
Just as he was going to blow to see that th
tube was clear the little powder that did'n
get washed out exploded. Result teet
knocked out, mouth and throat burned an
life despaired Of This happened to Pete
Shatney, boy fifteen years old, living wit
Dana La Clair in Wheelook.
Mr. John Gould of Danville went to Rom,
N. Y, last summer when he had canoe
removed from his lip. That operation wa
unsuccessful and he went again a few day
ago and had another trial. While chang
ing cars at Albany, N. Y, his pocket wa
picked of 1925.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
George Reynolds, cashier of Burlingto
lumber firm, was arrested at Montreal, ye
terday, on the charge of embezzIement.
The coal bin in tho Winooski wooler
mills, containing about 100 tons Of Goa
has been burning for several days, and tn
men are busy removing the coal.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
VIM g. Parsons, of Eaosburgh Falls,
playing q series of ten games Of checkers, b
postal card, with a gentleman in Charleston
Mass.
The shaft of IL. A, Chaffee's copper min,
in West Berkshire, has reached a depth
nearly ten feet, and some very rich ore BIZ
been found. The prospect is more encou
aging than ever before.
: St Adams has had another Charlie Ro
excitement. A boy closely resembling Il
; lost Charlie went up on the train whiC
: rolled down the embankmeut at Middlese
Tuesday morning of last week, aud for
long time made people believe he was Il
veritable Charley ROss. But Milford, N. II
claims him as james Blanchard, little J.
i ing, wandering vagabond.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
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