Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-07

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in delegate convention at the town hall 10
St. Johnsbury, Thursday, June 20, and
made the following nominations For Sem
ators, 5. s. Thompson Of Lyndon, Henry G.
Belden Of St. Johnsbury for assistant
Judges, q. I. A. Humphrey OF Burke, NJ. X.
Gray Of Ryegate for Judge Of Probate,
Asa l.. French Of ST. Johnsbury; for States
Attorney, Henry q. Ide Of St. Jobnsbury
for Sheriff, VIM. ii. Preston Of St. Johns
bury; for High Sheriff, J. d. Abbott Of
Barnet for County Committee, T. g.
Fletcher oil st. Johnsbury, Ohas. Rogers Of
Wheeock, q. II. Davis Of Danville. |. W.
Sanborn was secretary Of the meeting and
q. A. Bunker, president. Resolutions were
adopted approving the Cincinnati platform
and nominations, and the republican state
ticket.
The Fourth was appropriately celebrated
at Lyndonvile. The day was ushered in
by the firing Of cannon, and the morning
hours were occupied by the antiques" who
to the number Of 70 or more, all dressed 10
the olden costumes and variouslyI masked,
did service to the entire satisfaction Of
young aud old. At l0i o'clock the people
assembled at the grove under the direction
Of Mr.. Dudley 2. Hall, president Of the day,
aud we're addressed by Col. Mead OF Ran.
dolph, Revs. Gushing, Bennett and johnson.
The GRAFTON by the Hon. @. w. Willard,
which came off in the afternoon, was one Of
his abcst efforts, and did honor TO the
speaker and the occasion. The orator, who
is native of Lyndon, was received with
the heartest welcome by the large audience
present, and his words listened to with un.
divided attention. The rain slightly inter-
rupted the exercises of the forenoon but the
afternoon was favorable and the day alto.
gether enjoyable. The Lebanon band dis
coursed excellent music aud the day closed
with the best of feeling and without the
least accident to mar the joy Of this grand
and ever. memorable "Centeunial Fourth"
l. w. S.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Royce Of Brooklyn.
N. Y. were descending a precipitous road
filled with round stones, near Richford, last
week Thursday, the horse stumbled and som.
ersaultod, throwing Mrs. Royce out on her
head and severely injuring both, as we'll as
damaging the horse and carriage.
The annual fair of Franklin County Ag.
ricultural and Mechanical Society, will be
held on their grounds in Sheldon, Sept. 9th,
2Stk and 10Th, 1876.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
James Dodds, well-known resident of
North Hero, fell from window one day last
week and broke one of his legs, and was in
jured internally. He died.
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Two barns and shed oil S. Henry Lee in
Barton were destroyed by fire Sunday night,
together with 20 tons Of hay, two lumber
wagons, one moving machine, horse rake, etc.
The fire was probably set by a tramp. Loss,
$1,000; insured for about $500.
The Fourth was celebrated at Newport,
with procession, music, speech by Col.
Redfeld Proctor, boat rides, fireworks and
was attended by large throng of people.
Derby Center had a very original and inter.
esting procession, dinner in the grove, ad.
dresses, and fireworks in the evening At
Derby Line there was a very pretty dis
play of fireworks in the evening. Barton
celebrated and had au address by COL
Veazey.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Rutanders have not found out that Chief
Justice Pierpont in the case Of State VS..
Barton, 37th VT, page 81, in one Of his
clear and characteristic opinions. says, in re-
lation to malt liquors: There is no more
occasion for requiring affirmative proof that
ale is intoxicating than that brandy is intox-
icating or gunpowder explosive"
The Rutland marble company has dispos-
ed of 400 carloads of marble at its auction
sale and there will probably be other sales Of
the same sort
Captain Henry Webb of Clarendon has
sold since last Wednesday, Sill worth OF
strawberries from a half acre Of ground.
He sold last year from the same patch Of
ground, S5lS worth.
james McDermott, a young lad living at
Sutherland Falls left home little while ago,
saying he was going to visit friends in Fair.
haven. His friends have seen nothing of him
since, either at Fairhaven or at his home.
Rev. G.. w. S. Porter of the Methodist
church, who was convicted of adultery com.
mitted at Dandy, by the last conference, and
deposed from the ministry, having appealed,
has been cleared by Bishop Peck and jury
of clergymen, by an almost unanimous vote.
1t was proved to the satisfaction Of the APP
pellate court that the whole matter was q
conspiracy to ruin the character of Mr.
! Porter.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At grange picnic in Waterbury last
week, Mrs. Mary A. Roberts wore a silk
dress 100 years old, and bonnet 80 years
old.
/, wINDHAM COUNTY.
J The Board Of Trustees of the Vermont
Academy met at Saxton's Rivor on Thursday
last week, and after electing Hon. Alansor
! Allen, Hon. Lawrence Barnes, Rev, VIM. N
. Wilbur and Rev. Monson A. Wilcox trustees
) for the ensuing three years, proceeded to lay
the corner stone of the first building with APP
, propriate religious ceremonies. Hon. VIM
Q M. Pingry delivered an address on the oc
G casion.
, WINDSOR COUNTY.
A button manufacturing company hal
, been organized at Bethel. They have put il
) a stock Of ivory nuts and will soon start up
. with 80 hands.
CANADIAN NEWS,
The attendance at the Adventist camp
f meeting at Heobe Plain was quite large
) people having come long distances, from
}, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont New York
p Toronto, Montreal, and other far away places
Last Sunday there was an unusually larg
l. attendance, there being, in addition to thos
4 coming with teams, fifteen car loads of pee
/. pie from st Johnsbury, Sherbrooke, Stanstead
: aud Rock Island, each car literally crowded
!; Among the speakers were Miles Grant edi
tor Of the Crisis, and H. l.. Haskins editor O
the Christian.
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