Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-17
ADDISON COUNTY.

refusing to make appropriations for new
buildings for the reform school.
A. Squier of New Haven shot nine full.
grown cccns, the other night.
A man at Middlebury has squirrel the
color Of which is pure white.
Shoreham has contributed over 100 visit
ors TO the Centennial, which is not bad for
small town.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The seectmen Of Manchester offer re-.
ward Of five hundred dollars for the detec.
ton and conviction of the person or persons
who have set the recent inccndiary fires in
that town.
The frame dwelling house of Mrs. Mary
l.. Hutchins at Bennington was burned
lately; loss $4,000, insured for $4,000.
Manchester is moving to be provided with
fire engine aud a water supply.
The Rev. James NJ. Haswell, ID. D., a
native of Bennington, but for forty years
missionary to Burmah, died at Mailman,
in that country, recently, aged 81.
The little girl from Bennington who was
"rescued from life of shame" as the New
York papers stated, has been brought back
to her temporary home. Mr. Carney, who
went after her, says that the sensation made
Of the affair by the New York papers is
pure fiction. DR.. Potter, by whose family
she was adopted, will probably send her
back to the alone" in Burlington, whence
she came.
AT Bennington on Sunday afternoon, Mr..
l.. ii. Scrivens, freight conductor on the
Harlem Extension road, was assaulted by
three unknown men, knocked down and
robbed Of his purse containing about S44 in
currency. Tho robbers are suspected and
will probably be arrested.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
One day recently, John II. Ellerson of
Ashland, n H., was at work for p. F..
Mathewton Of Lyndon chopping wood, when
he slipped FROM log and hurt the fore.
finger on his right hand, which had been
made stiff by ielon. After saying few
words, which had not better be reported
he laid the finger on log and chopped it
off with the axe. He picked up the part
chopped off and took it to the doctor, saying
that 'he thought he might wish to use some
of that in doing up the rest Of the finger.
The finger was re-amputated by the phys-
clan.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The Greenback ticket received just two
votes in Burlington, one of them being cast
by the great apostle Of soft money, aud can
didate for eIector at large, j. X. Frost.
ESSEX COUNTY.
At Lunenburg on the 18th ult., serious
and almost fatal accident happened to lit
tie GIRL daughter Of Stephen Dodge, aged
ten years Mr.. Dodge aud wife started
with team to 90 to j. r. Lyons, and this
girl with one older, ran along forward of the
team to open the gate. In opening the gate,
which was a swing gate, the pin broke, let
ting it fall over GU to the girl. Strange as
it may seem, it was found that no bones
were broken except one in her nose.
James Morse, Esq, Of Lunenburg met
with quite serious accident lately. His
hired man who was Telling trees had placed
prop against one to cause it to fall in q
certain direction, and while Mr.. Morse was
finishing chopping the tree off, the pole
slipped falling on his head aud neck, knock
ing him to the ground. lie was inseBsible
for short time, but was soon able TO ride
home.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The wife of X. Witherell Of Bondvile has
sought more congenial cline, and "Rich-
ard" mourneth, for he knows not where she
has "lit."
James CASTOR of lIighgate is in Jail, on
the charge Of stealing a ver-plated har-
ness from Mr.. Best of that town.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
On Saturday of last week Morrill, Davis
had the ball extracted and is now gaining
rapidly and will soon fully recover. The
ball was taken out some fifteen inches from
the point of entrance.
A horse, wagon, harness and robe were
stolen from NJ. Scott of Emore last week.
Sheriff Hardy started IN pursuit OF the thief
two days after the occurrence, and made an
unsuccessful chase to Canada. The thief
however, has been arrested this week at
Wolcott and committed to Jail at Hydepark.
He proves to be the somewhat motor ous
Noble Webster, who stole team from ID.
w. Dudley Of Montpelier, some three years
since, aud was committed to Jail, but soon
after made his escape and has not since been
heard from until he was identified at VOL
colt Oh Sunday last.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Augustus Hastings, who lived II miles
from Derby Line, took strychnne and died
in great agony, the 9th, on account of dis,
appointment in love.
At j. w. Spencers auction at Browning
ton, cows sold for from $40 to $50 each
hay, 1925 to Sl2,75 per ton % shotes, five
and one .haIf to six and one-haIf cents per ID.
Byron Clement Of Barton Landing had
the misfortune to fall a distance Of bout ten
feet, Friday, and was severely injured about
the head and back, besides internal injuries
that are hoped will not prove serious.
A cannon burst at WeStfeld last week
that some boys were firing, and did some
damage to the real estate in the vicinity Of
the explosion. No one hurt,
One thousand cords Of wood we're used OIL
the Lady Of the Lake, the past season.
Charles aud Carrie Root of Craftsbury
were both seriously hurt few days since
by being tipped over in covered carriage
RUTLAND COUNTY.
An enterprisiug Mondon man boasts that
he traded horses nine times in one day al
Rutland, aul at night had the same horse
with which he started in the morning, S4i
in money, watch worth S25, a doube-bar
relied shotgun and four bushels of potatoes
Last week Monday morning Neil Mcbride
a derrick man, in the employ Of the RUTLAND
marble company while STOPPING down to re
move chain from a large block of marbl c
was suddenly caught aud crushed to dea Il
by the block falling over on to him. NJ c
Bride was sober, industrious man, an,
leaves wife aud four children.