Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-19

. rods and lodged against stone when he
was taken out by Willie Bailey, boy about
ID. Gilbert was carried down into the lower
pond where he was found about an hour al
ter the accident, dead.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Fourteen persons we're added to the Con-
gregational church Of Euosburgh, Sunday,
May 7th.
Anna Brow of Franklin, 10 years old, has
killed herself on account Of disappointment
10 love.
st. Adams sends delegate 10 the reform
school in the person Of John Laurette, Jr.,
an urchin Of thirteen years, recently arrested
for stealing money.
A bridge at Richford, which NJ. Fsnfaw
aud Bandana Hurlbut we're crossing with a
load Of manure, gave way, the other day,
but they were rescued after deal Of trouble,
though the manure was drowned.
Mr.. George HefIlon of Franklin is the
owner Of a copper cent Of the FIRST issue Of
the United States. IL is dated 1887, and
has the omblems that were borne upon the
continental currency of a few years before
chain Of IL rings and the motto tive are
one" on one side, and the sun burst, dial,
and the words "fugio' and mind your bust.
ness" on the other.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Three farmers Of johnson, o. M. Fitch,
f. d. Wisewel and d. w. Webster, with
their families, started Tuesday for a few
months stay in the western states.
Harmon Davis who, left Morrisvile for
the west a few weeks ago, was drugged on
the railroad, and robbed of $3.50. The
robbers took everything but small amount
Of scrip.
ORANGE COUNTY.
George Skinner, living with his wife's
father, in WilliamstowD, invited her TO ride
with him to visit sister, where he lett her,
and disappeared with their little child 20
months old. The wife is reported as in the
last stages of consumption, and greatly
troubled by this abandonment.
A serious aud probable fatal accident be-
fell Jonathan Powers and his daughter Of
West Newbury on Sunday forenoon. While
returning from church the horse took fright,
throwing both occupants from the buggy.
Mr.. Powers had his jaw broken and side
injured. The daughter received a severe
cut in the forehead. The daughter will re.
cover, but Mr.. Powers is not expected to
live. He is 70 years old.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rutland was visited, Saturday afternoon
by quite a lively hail storm. Hailstones
fell from the size Of walnut down.
A Rutland bartender, seeing an officer
coming, as he supposed to seize his liquor,
saved one bottle Of whiskey by pouring it
down his throat, but it made him "awful"
druRk.
The Baptist church at West Pawlet,
which recently called j. A. Simpson to be
its pastor, has spewed him out of its mouth,
having found him to be an impOster from the
provinces.
Nathan j. Smith, Esq, aged "a years, a
prominent citizen Of Clarendon, died very
suddenly on "Wednesday evening last week,
He fell from his wagon while driving on
what is known as the East road, his skull
was fractured aud he died in a few hours.
The slate pencil mill situated about three
miles north of Castleton village, burned last
Friday night. The FIRE caught about three
o'clock and destroyed the pencil mill aud a
saw mill adjoining. The loss is estimated
at about $4,000 The property was prob.
ably insured. This was the only slate pencil
mill in America, and has been established
fifty years.
Frank ii. Sherman OF Castleton, who had
job OF blasting logs in the woods, one day
| cN,,nI k;,naalf oil M IN n Wnni
pile 10 feet from the point where he sup
posed himself to be, few minutes before,
while his clothes were on FIRE and he was
blind. He attempted to move, but fell Ia
the ground, and, supposing that his eyes had
been blown out, he gave himself up to burn
to death. But the thought of wife aud baby
came over him, and stripping of his clothes,
he made a break for the nearest house. HC
is all right now barring imperfect vision.
-.. WASHINGTON COUNTY.
That sheep, of Miss Ina RObinson's Of Cal
ais, is four years old this spring and has
had II lambs.
Abdial Kent of Calais was seriously in
jured last week by falling from scaffold il
his barn. ...
Jerome Tabor has taken the farm of 4
G. McLoud in Calais, and moved on to it.
Mr.. Tabor is an active business man aud will
be gam to the town.
Barre had triple burial, few day
ago, that Of Royal g. Gale and his wife, WIFI
died within a few hours Of each other, anC
Martin " Bailey, their son-in.law, who haC
been killed by falling tree.
A monument has been set up in the Gem
etry at Waterbury which bears the name o
Judge Dan Carpenter, who was 10 year
old his widow, Betsey, 90; his father, Sim
con, 80; and his mother Anna, 81.
The women of Washington county hav
made the very handsome contribution o
Sl6S9l toward the women's state centennia
fund, the amount asked for being 800 from
each county.
1t was Sunday, May 18th, that some viii
miscreants shot several lambs Zone repor
says twenty belonging to Timothy HOLLAND
of Mortified. A reward should be offere'
by the selectmen for any information tina
shall lead to the conviction OF the perpotra
tors Of this dastardly outrage and their sen
tence should be not less than twenty years
Windsor-for life would still be better.
Sunday, the body Of man was seen i
the edge Of the water by the river side nea
the village of Waterbury, the legs fastene
in the sand. 1t was pulled up by a pix
pole and found to be the remains OF Joe
Wheeler, who lived near the Falls oPposit
Ridley's station, and has been missing sine
r the last of December. His wife died in tn
fall aud he wandered away from home. N
trace could be found OF him farther taa
Middlesex, where he probably broke throug
the ice into the river.
wINDHAM COUNTY
The starch factory Of Eben ClOugh
Bethel was burned few days ago, vii
five tons of starch and all the machinery
insured for SO 500