Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-21

day Of the opening Of the centennial expos.
ition) be set apart for this purpose In this
connection it may DO added that there is a
pleasant practice Of planting birthday trees
in England. There is now on the grounds
of Osborne House, on the Isle Of Wight, a
Picea pinsapo spruce thirty.6ve feet high,
that was planted by Queen Victoria on May
ii, lS40, when she was thirty years old.
Some Of our young girls might hesitate to do
this, as it might lead TO discovery Of their
ages but there can be no reason why tho
boys should not do it.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Otter creek overlooked its banks Friday
night, and has been rising rapidly since.
Hon. Harvey Munsill, for thirty years
probate Judge in Addison county, died in
Bristol Tuesday, April 10.
Ga the ID Of April Il. V. Page of Lincoln
shoveled live turkey out of a snow drift in
which it was buried in a storm thirteen days
previously.
Harry p. Stimson, junior Of Middebury
college, was struck on the head by town
boy named Mcmahon, the other evening
and the blow may prove fatal. Mcmahon
has fed.
While Kent Wright of Bridport, was out
hunting in Shoreham, on Tuesday last week,
he stopped to rest, and while sitting on a
fence near stream Of water he lost his
balance. To save himself from falling he
thrust out the breech Of his gun, and the
lock becoming entangled the piece was dis
charged, lodging the contents in the left side
of his face, Just forward Of the ear. Al
though three shot came out Of the top Of his
head the doctor thinks he may recover.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A Bennington man has captured 100
hawks and no end of other birds in the past
ten years, in the trap set up in his field Go
thou and do likewise.
The first ladies' knit goods ever shipped
from this country to Europe, are said to have
been shipped from Major Valentines mill,
Bennington, during the few past weeks.
The park guards of Bennington have Or
dered full dress uniforms Of Brooks Broth
ers, New York City, to be a counterpart in
every way Of the elegant outfit Of the famous
9TH regiment of New York.
They put bevy of good-looking ladies
into a school meeting at Bennington, recent.
ly, at which some disturbance was expected
from the boisterous element of the district.
The result, however, was cross between an
old.fashioned town meeting and Methodist
love.feast. In gushing speech one Of the
speakers Of the roughs declared that he never
felt himself so near Heaven in his life.
The jewelry store of +. N. Squire of Ben
nington was, on Monday night of last week,
entered by burglar who stole about FIVE
hundred dollars worth of plated ware, pocket
knives etc. Bradleys jewelry store was also
entered and about two hundred dollars worth
OF goods taken. The thief is described as
about twenty-five years old, smooth face,
dark blue clothes, soft hat. The village Of.
fers one hundred dollars for his arrest.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
j. +. Dow Of Wheelock has sold his farm
to the Eastman brothers for $4,000.
Teachers examinations in all the towns in
the county occur on Saturday, the Goth.
John Hubbard has taken Mr.. Howe's
place as master mechanic at Lyndonville.
II. L. Peabody has bought the fine resi-.
dence Of d. N. Estabroaks at McIndoes
Falls.
A. II. Smith of Danvlle sues DR.. Wood
ward for malpractice, claiming $40 900
damages.
The sugar season is proving very good
one. Some farmers have made two pounds
to the tree, already.
Nat Robinson Of Boltonville had his right
arm broken last week by silver thrown
from a circular saw.
H. II. Graves of Lyndon Center. has Of
fected a compromise with his creditors, and
will open his store to. day.
The floor in Henry Kiuney's stable at
Passumpsic gave way under the weight of
20 or % cows, eight of which with his hired
man dropped into the cellar. None much
injured.
The friends of G. Il. Farrell came from
Newark, N. j., and identified his remains at
Danyille, where he was found dead in the
road in February. They were taken away
on Wednesday. His real name was Charles
b. Phillips.
The examination of teachers in Walden
will be at South Walden, district No. |, on
Saturday, April 20, commencing at 8 O'Clock
a. m. and closing at 2 P. m. CHARLES
PERKINS, %, town superintendent.
On the 9TH of April, 1913, T. w. Burt
the old teamster, drew five tons Of good,
from Boston to Burke, with eight horses, ant
found good sIeighing all the way until h,
reached Newbury where he found verJ
little bare ground, On the 9Th of May fol
lowing he found snow so deep in Danvill
that he had to leave his team and 90 thre,
miles on foot.
Miss Mirzilla j. Gibson, oldest daughter
Of Hugh g. Gibson of Ryegate, left home in
good health on the l4th Of February, Il
visit friends in Iowa. She came down will
the measles on the 9th of March aud dice
on the 9th of April. Her friends at Rye
gate knew nothing Of her sickness until ap
prsed of her death by telegraph, Her re
mains we're sent home by express, and a
they were expected to arrive on THURSDAY
the funeral was appointed on Friday, bu
! the remains did not come until Saturday
Her death is the first in n family Of 81,
children all grown up. They were YER
much attached, and seldom separated frOr
each other and the peculiar circumstance
attending her death make it more distres:
ing. They have the sincere sympathies of
large circle Of acquaintance in which sh
was respected and beloved.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Wnooski river has risen FIVE feet within
day or two, overlooking the intervales an
bringing down plenty Of float wood whic
the people on the banks eagerly fish out.
A family sick with small pOI was take
from the lower part of Main, near Batter
street, Burlington, to the pest house, @
Thursday night Of last week,
At the close Of Mr.. Frost's lecture,
Burlington, Monday night, % persons sign,
the temperance pledge, and 100 tho pledl
Of the Reformed Mems club. The LATTE
organization now numbers 3lS members.