Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27

liable TO be called upon for military duty
the largest number Of any place In the state.
The smallest is at Somerset, Wudham
county, which has only eight. st. Adams
has 9l2; Franklin county 1906.
We are pleased to know that the prayer
meeting in connection with the legislature is
grand success. From seventy-6ve to one
hundred meet every morning in the room
occupied by the committee on elections.
Among those attending aud deeply utter.
ested in the meeting are some who have
never attended prayer.meetings at their
homes. The singing is inspiring, the spirit
Of the meeting is excellent, the prayers are
fervent and the addresses are convincing, and
sometimes truly touching. There seems to
be no interest Of our commonwealth, social,
civil or religious, that is not presented at the
throne Of grace. This is certainly one Of
the most interesting features of the session.
We can leave, with confidence, the needed
reforms of the state in the hands Of such
men.-Montpelier Journal
Kerosene has advanced in price over 100
per cent during the past six months, and is
still going up. 1t is not believed that the
present prices will be sustained very long.
Bennington
A. p Kent of Arlington had valuable
horse aud a silver plated harness stolen from
his barn recently.
Cole, one Of the Bennington incendiaries
attempted to break Jail Friday night, but
was detected in time TO prevent his escape
ADDISON COUNTY.
Bristol people are agitating the question
of building railroad to connect with the
Rutland road; also a telegraph wire to con.
meet with the main line at New Haven.
A new paper called the Gazette has beer
started in Bristol.
William Wright, son of minister and
himself an occasional preacher, was arrested
at Cornwall, near Mddlebury, for cattl,
stealing, Thursday. He seems to be 1
monomaniac on the subject, having already
served two terms in prison for similar
oiienses,
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Two young men, named Giles and Hale
who travel through the country repairing
sewing machines, recently made an attempt
to jump their board bill in Bennington, but
we're pursued, aud overtaken at North Ben
ningtou, by Sheriff Powers. Having NJ
money, they forfeited gold watch, anC
were allowed to 60 on their way unmolestcd
DIR. NJ. G. Edmunds, state fish commits
sioner, is in Milton, getting a supply o
black bass for Bennington county ponds.
A trader in Manchester is buying onion
and is to pay for them three dollars pc
bushel-when Tilden is elected. He is sell
ing the same onions for one dollar pc
bushel, payable when Hayes is elected. Ii,
expects to make dollar bushel.
The firm Of Rough Il Tumble once die
business in Bennington.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
West Charlotte has been swindled by
New York "gold and silver platter" Hi
plating lasts just twenty-four hours. Lool
out tor him.
The Fletcher free library at Burlington
ranks in size among the first two hundred ii
this country-in other words, Of the TWEEN
ty-seven hundred public libraries in tn
United States, twenty-five hundred are smalle
than it.
At freman's tournament at Fort Henry
n. Y, the Garryowens of Burlington car
ried off the first prize. Their pleasure an
triumph were dimmed by the death, by drown
ing, OF VIM. Maloney of Burlington, mem
Der of the Sutton host company.
Burlington residents are complaining O
impure water.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| Congressman Hendee has recommends
George Il. Barney OF Swantou to the secre
tary OF war, for appointment to West Point
He is son of Colonel Elisha l.. Barney {
the Sixth Vermont, who fell calamity fgh
ing at the head of his regiment in the men
orable battle of the Wilderness.
The other day Frederick lIaughton {
Ilighgate, while adjusting some gearing nea
the mouth of a threshing machine, made
misstep and his foot was drawn into tn
teeth and torn from the ankle. The leg wa
amputated near the knee, but the prospec
of recovery are slight.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
G. ID. Scott of Morrisvlle has returne
from his annaal hunting expedition, withor
having had his usual good luck. He
happy, however, because he completely "sold
both members Of the firm representing tn
most law and the heaviest brain in tow
They were "going for him" on his lucI
when he exclaimed, "WhY, what Is the ma
ter. | have got two 'deers' over home
At their earnest request he took them hoT
and introduced them to his wife aud daugl
ter, as his two "dears." Ii one wants to 81
those two lawyers evaporate, all he has
do is to whisper "venson. ARGUS.
Mr.. Orville Buck of johnson had a ma
row escape from dreadful death recent
lie was at work in the lower part Of Il
saw-mil making some repairs, when Il
machinery was started up, and he was CO
ried around on the wheel and thrown
with great force. His injuries were n
serious.
George Mann of Waterville has receiv
a grindstone for his axe-iactory, that weg
$4,000 pounds.
Is. NJ. Currier of Ilydepark was arraign
before Justice Morse on Tuesday la
charged with stealing note, 1921 in valr
( lie was bound over IN the sum of $500 {
appearance.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
A Barton man got crazy drunk in Nor
,, Troy, the other day, and jumped distau
of thirty five feet, from hotel window
the ground, without injuring himself.
A very malignant type of diphtheria
prevailing in Troy at present, many cases
which have already resulted fatally. 1t
confined largely to children, and in sol
! instances two or three deaths have occurr
in single family.
' The Passumpsic railroad company |
t built woods and water.house in b,
r ton the site where the old ones were burn
in July.
Albert Gallup Of Bronwnington lost
u turkeys by foxes last summer and has cauI