Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-10
N',sittmhMt Ratmtt
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1870.

+. A. silsby Is TO have charge OF tho w. U. Telegraph
Office in tho express Office
Tho U. s. Canada express has reduced it rates fol
all classes Of freight to ali polnts on liz lines.
James Lonergan is hack in tho depot telegraph occ
on the Passumpsc road, for tho present, at least.
Our readers will account for the dearh Of local news
on the ground that the election takes up the timo and
attention Of as all.
The democrats got all ready 10 celebrate Wednesday
night but the latest news caused them to hold up,
though they are still waiting for the signal. But now
the Republicans are picking up courage.
J. q. Hovey has a yearllng mare colt that weigh,
$40 pounds. The colt is bay, and was sired by the
Bryant stallion. Jacob good judge Of horse Gosh,
and when you ask to that colt no is right at home
meeting Of tho village trustees was hold last Fri
day night at which John n Gale was elected suporn-
tondent of the village watcrworks No better choice
could have possibly been made for Mr. Gale is los
noted for his athullnOss to his employers thanOr the
energy with which he prosecutos his work.
Tho senior exhibition at the academy last Thursday
night was we'll attended and the rcises very good
Among the most prominent was a discussion between
Miss Helen Conanl Of Greensboro and Miss Minnie
Williams Of Glover Other we'll rendered parts were
those of Messrs. Elliot Low and Patterson.
Ira Brown lost horse last week under peculiar cir
cumstances. lie had LEFT 1t In front of the door
ment, when II became frightened and ran. Amer going
far John Ladd's 1t turned into the the yard anC
tried to run under corn barn, and struck It's head
against the side causing injuries by which 1t died.
Will Bowen got chat bird" this week in this wise
g. L. stiles who lives near Stiles pond captured
gray eagle in steel trap that moasured feet between
the tips Of his wings. Bowen secured him and nov
has him on exhibition Bill says that he got fooled
on that Gloon scrape" but that he has got the genu
inc thing now.
As we 20 to press, we learn that named Bick
ford who lives at the st. Johnsbury Center and work
at Fairbanks, attempted suicide with revolver JUS
before noon today, Thursday. lie fired four time
without injury to himself and was then seized b!
someone who heard the Shots We have not Learned
the cause Of the act, or further particulars
At the village meeting Thursday night there was
good attendance. The meeting called for tw
purposes viz ls to SOC If the village would vote t.
bond itself to pay the Indebtedness for the villag
waterworks in accordance with the act Of legsl atur
passed Oct Goth, 1876 3D. to IL the village woul,
vote to sell the old engines house and change the To-
cation OF the engine to central spot. II
agreed to bond the village in accordance with logisat
tive act. There was action the second question
the voters passing over 1t till some ausplciou
time,
The 90 cent store on Eastern Avenue, owned by Mr.
| 6. Z. Grow, was burglarized Monday night and
large quantity Of goods stolen The burglars eo ctet
an entrance through a window and coolly SO lecte,
their spoil, taking gloves ewelry, cutlery pistols, Ct
gaIs ETC. The value Of the things stolen not les
than 500, perhaps more. No clue has been found t
the burglars. The general opinion is that it was don
by persons in this locality but that is only surmisC
Unjust have been we'll planned Judging from the lis
| of articles taken and the in which Il carrie
| out.
AS sample Of the way news reaches those 80 mile
away from the starting point, PRINT the following
'Merrin Davis, a young of North Cambridge
probably fatally shot himself, day ago, by wrap
ping his gun in the carriage blanket forgetting IL,
| pulling the blanket off," SO far, good but tn
trouble is that the different papers locate the youn
man at three different places at Belvdoic, on
at johnson, and one at Cambridge. There ar
also two methods given by which Davis is supposed b
have shot himself. Pay your money and take you
| choice.
The election in this place passed of very quietly
though alarger vote was poed than at any precedin
election. The democrats had been working yer
hard with the end in view Of decreasing the republ
can majority Of September. How they succeeded
shown by the vote cast for Hayes Wheeler, 793 70
TiIden Hendricks. 297 Republican majority onl
1876. Decrease Of republican majority from that
September, 1854 On the street the next two days tn
only topic tho election. The telegraph office
crowded but worry little satisfaction was derive
from the returns Tuesday night.
LyndOn.-There was a stabbing ARRAY at LyndoI
Tuesday afternoon. J. Z. WEIGH and Leon Docs bel
the participants. 1t seems that Deos sitting in
wagon in front Of WEIGHS store and WEIGH gu
on the sidewalk when Deos commenced to twit Wec
about affair with woman. They had som
words when WEIGH jumped into the wagon and con
mencsd to choke Deos. The latter warned him Oft say
Ing that he lame and could defend himself b.
WEIGH kept On, whereupon Deos drew knife and stat
bed him twice, in the side and in tho hand
The last blow went clear through Wech's hand, mai
| ing bad wound. Deos then tried to stab him in tn
neck but prevented. WEIGH will easily recove
No arrests were made, tho general opinion being thu
both were equally to blame.
GreensbOrO.-Two inches of snow in Greensboro
last Tuesday. Not quite enough to go to election
runners,