Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-10

cedar tree that was six feet and two inches
10 diameter at the stump.
The snow was 40 deep in Sutton that at a
funeral the other day the body had to BE-
drawn on hand sled.
Prof. Wagner, the horse trainer, has been
exhibiting through the northern part Of the
county the past week. Some say his instruc.
ton is very valuable while others say no is
the greatest humbug Of the season. No doubt
one or the otherare right.
Rev. Mr.. Levitt Methodist minister Of
West Burke has preached several sermons
of late rather opposing the doctrine Of the
fnal restoration of the whole human family.
Some have been answered by Rev. +. Il.
Healy, Universalist Levitt in one Of his
sermons claimed the Universalists sent them
all to hell and after their just punishment
they we're finally redeemed. But ho wanted
to know, when once in hell, how 10 HI they
were going to get out.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Geo. NJ. Clark, the great negro minstrel
and circus clown, will travel with Barnum's
great centennial show, next season, at a sal.
AIRY Of $40 per day and expenses paid.
Marion Brans6eld tho woman who SNUG.
gled several thousand dollars worth OF
goods stolen from Montreal firm, some
months ago, pleads guilty, aud goes to the
Chittenden county Jail for six months.
On Saturday last Messrs. B. s. Nichols X
Go. of Burlington made trial Of Gould
steam fire engine just completed by them.
Steam was formed aud the whistle blown in
three minutes and forty.6ve seconds, after
the lighting of the fire, which was very good,
considering that the coal used was common
gas coal, which il not the kind commonly
used for these engines. Streams were thrown
through MOBILES ranging from seven-eights to
one and one.half inches.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Geo. f. Drew has sold his farm in Lunen-
burgh and bought another in Lancaster, N. II.
Some fourteen deer we're killed by hunt
ing party in CRANKY, last week. The crust
was just thick enough to sustain the hunters,
but not the deer.
The business on the Grand Trunk rail-
road has been rather lighter than usual
The passenger traffic is light; the freights
however, are large and Of late increasing
There we're in the yard at Island Pond over
Sunday, the 9th ult., 254 loaded freight cars
awaiting transportation.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
h. b. Kenerson and wife Of st. Adams
have gone to California in quest of health.
A new agricultural society has been or.
ganized in Franklin and Grand Isle counties
The free use of Bellevue park at st. Adams
has been offered to it,
Marquis Pringle and Son who live on the
line between st. Albaus aud Fairfield, il
chopping large pine tree last week found
six full sized coons inside.
Guy Royce of Richford who if he haC
lived till February 10Th ult., would have
been y years of age, died on the 10th O
February, having had but II birth days.
w. o. Campbell is said to have hrough
to RichiOrd the largest stock of tin eve
brought into Northern Vermont, to be useC
in the manufacture of the compartment
milk pans.
The wife Of 4. b. Whiting of st. Adams
for a long time editor of the St Adams Mess
enger, died at Burlington last Friday. Sh
was helpful wife, devoted mother, and {
leading and active member Of society. TIL
poor found in her generous friend, not onl,
at her own door, but 10 their humble homes
aud in all organized charities.
ORANGE COUNTY.
In STAFFORD is living an old lady VIII
ought to attend the centennial-Mrs. Mar
tina Frizzell Mercy widow Of Reuber
Morey. She was born April 10th, 177d
and will hereafter be a oentenarian shout,
she live until next month. She has fv
children living, aged seventy, sixty.four
sixty.two, sixty and 6fty-eight years Mrs
Morey is as erect as her youngest descend
ant, takes care Of her room, makes her owl
bed, and assists in the ordinary household
duties. Her mother reached the remarka
BILE age of one hundred aud one years.
A man calling himself Charles Il. Clark
who has been stopping at Vershire for tn
past fSw months, was recently married t
the widow Crane, aud shortly after decampe
with 500 of his wiIe's money. She ha
| Just taken it from the savings bank at Yves
Fairlee, to pay 10 towards the Fletcher mil
which he wished to purchase. Athoug
this is supposed to be nearly all Of he
available means, it did not satisfy the rasca
it would seem, for few MORNINGS after hi
departure on going to drawer where sh
kept her valuables. she found that the scam
had also taken her gold watch and a pa
Of gold bracelets, and other articles Of jew
elry.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Orleans Liberal Institute was opened la
; week with about 40 students.
Maguer, the horse trainer, pocketed sl2
of the peoples money, at Barton.
The new road in Troy from T. j. Beedls
to South Troy, costs the town 81 700.
f. II. Alexander and Frank Wells
Evansville started for California last wee
Mrs. Sarah Baker of East Charlestc
leaves for Wisconsin with her two childr'
this week.
IL. w. Buchanan Of Barton Landing h
gone to Georgia in search Of pleasure al
health.
, Austin Flint of Troy drew a mammo
pine log to the saw mill some days ago viii
IN measured Is feet in circumference.
Miss Alice Huse Of South Troy took lau
, anum, some days ago for the purpose Of 81
: eide but the fact was discovered in seas
[ to prevent fatal results.
. The o. 4 g. steam mill company
: South Barton has sold A. b. Norris o.
e hundred acres of hardwood land that h
r been partially numbered over, for $1,000.
Il. Il. Foster, we'll known as a good Ian
4 lord and enterprising man, has bought the Q
Jerry Drew tavern-stand at Barton, and W
Immediately repair, re6t aud furnish it for
hotel.
II. b. Chandler OF Troy has brought
: suit against George Hammond and .Geor
a Cole of Coventry, for damages done h
h while attending dance at that place, setti