Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-14

OgdensOurg oihcers rendered valuable assist
ance.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
W. j. Walsh of Wolcott lost his cooper
shop and hop house with cooper tools and
farming tools by fire few days ago. No
insurance.
Samuel Kaiser, Of Stowe, has quite a
promising family Of boys. There are four
Of them, the oldest only two years old the
second less than year and the two young.
est two weeks old. Mrs. Kaiser is not yet
nineteen.
The latest from the Lamoille Valley rail-
road is, that the Hogans, contractors for the
part between Cambridge and johnson, have
failed disastrously, in spite of the denals !;
that work has been entirely suspended, aud
most of the employees have gone without a
cent of money.
A complaint was lately entered to the
states attorney Thompson, against John
Campbell Of Morrstown, for disturbing the
school meeting, and he was tried before jus.
tice Stiles and put under 500 bonds to APP
pear at the county court.
Two men escaped from Hydepark Jail,
one night last week. One of them was
caught the next day, but the other one is still
missing. Enslow, the forger, had a chance
to escape with the others, but he said he
had no boarding place to go to and preferred
to remain where it cost him nothing.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
VIM. Hodgden, North Troy has received
Il patent on improved milk coolers.
People can't all go to the centennial, but
all can find centennial hats at the b oston
clothing store at Newport, cheap too.
W. f. Bowman and wife lately of the
Memphremagog house go next week to take
charge of a hotel at Vineland n. j.
Amasa Scott of Craftsbury owns a COW
that during the last 70 days has produced
175 pounds of butter, or an average Of p
pounds day.
For hard times Grandys saw-mil in
Bloomington has done a big business. In
six months Just ended one saw has cut out
100000 feet not Of dimension staff, but of
inch boards.
A series Of gospel meetings will be held
at Coventry under the direction of the state
executive committee, commencing Friday
evening April 18th, aud continuing over the
Sabbath.
The steam mill at Newport which has
been shut down since November will start
up about the first of May. They have
about a million aud a quarter feet of logs
to cut out, which will take them about four
months. when the mill will have to stop
work, unless a compromise is made between
Mr.. Prouty, owner of the supply of logs, or
one party buys the other out.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
North Clarendon has voted that the re
shall be no praying or reading OF the bible
in its schools for year.
The Castleton seminary and state normal
school at Castleton have been united, and
hereafter will together form normal school.
There are 80 pupils.
Early in the evening Of the 9th inst. the
slaughtcr-houss aud soap factory of Henry
Hayward, about two miles south Of Rutland
was burned. Loss about 81 200.
w. g. BREASTED Of Brandon coutemp late.
leasing the Rutland county fair grounds dur
ing the season. HI expects to have severa
races under the patronage Of the Rutl and
Trotting association.
Troy conference academy of Poultney
commenced its spring term on Wednesday OF
last week. st. Johns parish school also be-
gan the same day. Both schools have
opened with very fair allowance of stu
dents.
George w. Jones Of Brandon was arrested
aud lodged in jail at Rutland, Sturdy, on
the charge Of killing an illegitimlte child OF
his unmarried daughter, girl Of -,
There is much feeling against Jones, who
has bad reputation aud is believed to BE-
the father Of the child,
The most extensive departure Of spirits
which Rutland has witnessed for a lonl
while took plac, on the 4th inst, when the
Paige House was despoied Of one 20 gallon
cask Of Bourbon whisky, one 10 gallon cask
Of sherry, two 10 gallon casks Of Bourbon
whisky, one 20 gallon cask part fully rum
aud one 20 gallon cask of common whisky.
On Wednesday night Of last week thu
steam saw.mill situated at West Rutlan,
was burned. the fire is supposed to hav,
caught from the boiler. 1t was owned by
Mr.. Smith Of Brandon who took it from tn
former owners, Messrs Giddings Il Day, on
foreclosure of mortgage. The building
was of wood, and with machinery was in
slred for $4,000.
The Brandon Manufacturing company are
busily engaged in preparing scales to exhibit
at the centennial. We predict that this
company will excel all others in this branct
of goods. They have gold plated No.
drop lever platform scale Of 300 pounds
capacity. Half an ounce weight thrown OF
the platform will tip the bar. They hav,
a three.whesled No 3 union scale, beside.
fish, hay aud railroad scales, silver plated
finished with mahogany, birds.eye maple, etc
The most elegantly finished work We hav,
ever seen are these scales. We do not under
stand that the company has given any moro
attention in sealing these scales than an.
others. The ornamental finish will not be
surpassed. New laurels aud new honor,
ahead for this company.-COr, Black Rioer
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The action Of Cashier King against Pete
Aphonsas, one or the Barre bauk robbers
is for breaking into his house, but King
considerably blamed for not allowing Al
Phonsas release under the agreement b.
which he became states evidence
The Montpelier Waterman attributes tn
triumph Of justice in the sentence OF Miles
the Barre bank burglar, to the "indomitabl
pluck, energy aud perseverance" Of w, p
Dillingham;, Esq, states attorney, of Wash
ington county.
An organized band Of fifteen robbers Ia
just been broken up in Berlin by the arres
of nine OF its members. 0no Of tho mos
active was young girl Of Ii, Their mos
recent exploit was the carrying of Of d
large quantity Of optical instruments.
Miss Lettie H. Durant, daughter Of Il.
Durant, ESD, of Montpelier, has gone
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