Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-29

sity are suspended and Gued two dollars each
for dsorderly conduct in raising a flag on
tho college park flagstaff the other night
and the freshman class are fined two dollars
each for cutting the pole down.
The lumber importing business at Burling-
ton, this year, is quite large, though the
manufacture there is dull. The amount en-
tered at the port thus far, this year is over
35,O00,000 feet, and probably 100000
feet more will be unloaded. The whole
amount, last year, was $4,000, 900 feet.
The largest amount ever brought to that
port in one year was 123,000,000, in 1873.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
There were three admissions to the Frank
lin county bar, at the late term of court,
the young men passing successfully close
and searching examination. Their names
are Daniel G.. Furman of Highgate, Alexan-
der W. Hogan Of Sheldon and II. A. Burt,
Jr., of Swanton.
A girl living at b. Whitney's in Franklin,
went to sleep last week Sunday night while
reading in bed. When she awoke she found
that not only was the candle most burned
out, but that the top of the stand had been
burned to a crisp, with the cloth which COW
cred it. Fortunately the FIRE had gone out
Of itself, without communicating with the
bed clothes.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Bears are plenty in Belvidcre and Water.
vile, and two have lately been trapped.
The Lamoile comfy court docket shows
l26 cases besides 10 in chancery. OF the
l26 cases "a are new state cases, nearly
all for adultery.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The other day in Tunbridge, Freddie
Jones, aged eleven years, had his left arm
caught in the cylinder Of thresbiug ma.
chine, aud so terribly mauglcd that amputa-
ton near the shoulder was necessary.
The Rutland Herald publishes evidence to
show that Rev. Phineas Bailey Of Chelsea
was the originator Of the phonetic short
hand writing. Mr.. Bailey promulgated his
system in lSl9-prececding all others by
Is years.
Mrs. N. b. Stevens, wife Of the late land
lord of the Marlboro hotel at Boston, aud
charged with the attempted burning Of the
Trotter House at Bradford, is delivered up
by her bondsmen, because the insurance CON-
panies wouldn't insure the hotel while she
was at large. She is quite i'll at present,
having had severe fit.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
II. b. Craudall of Salem found 60 pota.
toes in digging four bushels, that weighed 60
pounds. Variety, Rose No. l.
The semi.annual meeting of the Orleans
County Medical Society will be held at the
Memphremagog House at Newport, on
Wednesday, Oct. 4.
A thief entered the residence of Mr.. l..
Howe, near Derby, the Goth, and ransacked
it throughout. Not finding any money, he
took watch aud several rings
Some horse thief stole horse from the
pasture of j. Irwin of Newport Center, one
night last week. Another kind.hearted in-
dividua entered the barn of IL. A. Larahee,
turned his cattle out and drove them two
miles away.
Hayden, the wife-murderer, had q severe
fit in the Jail at Irasburg, on the Goth, froth.
ing at the mouth, and respiration being al
most imperceptible. DR.. Drew of Bratte-
boro is of the opinion that it was ruse of
Hayden's to save his neck.
John Reece Of Rock Island, p. O., who
was arrested at Derby Line, in July last
and committed to Irasburgh Jail in default
Of $4,000 bail, for uttering forged paper at
the Derby Line National bank, has got his
case continued until February. Reeco is a
young man who has heretofore given great
promise as an inventor, being the originator
of the only practical circular shuttle sewing
machine in existence.
The musical convention at Barton Land.
ing week before last was great success, and
reflected credit upon all who participated in
the exercises. Mr.. Pinncy made special
efforts to make the convention a success, and
to him is much Of the credit due. The cho.
rus Wednesday numbered about IS voices
Resolutions appropriate to the occasion
were passed, and published in the county
papers. We have not the space required to
print them.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Fifteen thousand dollars has been already
subscribed for the removal of the Brandon
manufacturing company to Rutland, and as
much moro is already promised.
Through the exertions of }. Il. II. RAN
dali, pardon has been obtained for Peter
Neary of Rutland, who was sentenced to the
state prison in 1869 for term of ten years,
for setting fire to the barn Of Mr.. Randall
II. 7. Sprague, Jr., of Brandon who built
the states Centennial building, offers to de.
vote the proceeds of its sale to paying the
expense Of keeping it open. The Rutland
Herald still hopes, however, that the legisla.
ture will make an appropriation to cover the
whole cost of the building.
Avery Bassett Of Brandon, young mar
twenty-one years of age, was suddenly killed
on Friday morning. He was employed by
the Brandon PANT Co. la attempting TO
put belt on a wheel he was caught by the
shaft, his leg broken close to the hip, and
his pelvis bone crushed to pieces. The in.
jured man died after an hour of intense suf'
iering.
Rutland came near having case Of kid.
mapping. Guy, the four years old sou Of
G. A. Parkhurst, was playing a short dis
lance from his fathers, when an old woman
who had been begging around the village fol
some days, came along and enticed the boy
to follow her. Some one who saw notified
Mrs. Parkhurst, who followed and recovered
her child.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There are % applicants for divorce in th'
Washington county court, this term.
Barre boasts of four lawyers who do no
use profane language, tobacco or stron
, drink.
The Dog River Valley fair, held las
week at Mortified, was an entire success,
The receipts were sufficient to pay all OK
, peuses aud all past Indebtedness lea wing tn
. society in excellent shape.
Two children of Charles Ryle of Waits
, field were at play in a cart body, last wee
Monday, when they accidentally tipped