Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-10
STATE NEWS.

The receipts Of the Passumpslc railroad
for the month of January were more than
for any corresponding month for the past
four years.
A call is issued by representative citizens
requesting all who desire to have the state
represented at the centennial, to meet at the
city hall at Burlington, on the 18th inst, at
3 o'clock p. IN, to talk over the matter and
provide ways and means for that purpose.
Elizabeth Thompson of Pttstord offers to
the pupils of high schools in the state and Of
ungraded schools in towns which do not
maintain high school prize of $50 and
one of $40 for the best schedules of the
prices current Of farm produce of the COM
petitors' respective towns expressed in the
system now IN use and in the metric system.
The work is to be sent to Prof. Barbour Of
the university of Vermont by April 10.
A freight agent at White Station Mich
igan, between Battle Greek and Marshall,
has put all the people whereabouts in a
culver, but has saved the good people Of
Vermont from a long run Of small pox,
perhaps, by accidentally discovering coffin
with body in a car loaded with bran, and
eliciting from the man owning the bran, the
confession that the man had died at Battle
Creek, week ago, of small pox, and that
his relatives iu Vermont, wishing to procure
the body, bought the bran and had the
corpse taken up in the night and put in the
car.
ADDISON COUNTY.
A Mrs. Plum, who has been working for
Mr. Phelps in the hotel at Brldport, gave
her little seven years old son a dose of cor
roslve sublimate early Wednesday of last
week. from the effects of which he died
She then attempted to commit suicide by
taking dose OF the same poison, but the
efforts of physicians will probably save her
life. A short time ago Mrs. Plum was de-
serted by her husband, and this is supposed
to be the cause Of her sad act. She is 80
years Of age.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The Catholics Of Bennington are about tC
erect convent near their school building
Henry Vanderspeigle of Bennington has
gold.lined tobacco box valued at $50, which
is 1913 years old and contains tobacco 81
years old.
s. A. Millett OF Manchester has powde
horn, formerly belonging to his grandlathe
who was hiled in massacre by the Indian
in western Massachusetts,, which is curiousl,
carved and hears the date deeply cut, l744
He has also the identical tomahawk wit
which his grandfather was killed.
It is proposed to muster and eqlip, anc
uniform in the old continental fashion,
company of 100 picked men of Bennington
to be named after Gen Stark, Gen. Allen, Q
Col. Warner, which will encamp on the Ger
teunial ground at Philadelphia for sewers
weeks during the exhibition. The entire 81
penss is to be borne by ten mean men-no
men of means, of Bennington, who have agree
to the undertaking. and who intend it sha
be the finest company ever known in Vel
mont, aud not surpassed in maneuvers ;
any company on the centennial grounds.
is thought the company will be called Il
"Stark Rangers" The Park Guard, 90 me
Capt. n o. Wilcox, also expect to atten
the centennial, Hon. TrenOr w. Park to d
fray the expenses
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Geo. Sheldon of Wheeock found himse
minus good COW one day last week.
Hardwick went almost unit against ]