Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-18

respected citizen Of East Montpelier was re.
Gently stricken with blindness. IS
Miss Laura A., daughter Of AFRO Nelson
Of Calais, last week, finished bcdqut con.
tanning 2,O79 pieces. She is but seven years
old, yet the work is done quite we'll.
L. q. Pray has sold his farm in Calais
TO Mrs Elsina Hawkins for $1,000, and
bought the Aaron Goodell farm, with six
cows and dairy and sugar tools Of Abdiel
Kent for $4,000, also in Calais.
1.-The Causes Of Crime" Is the snbect Of
Re7 Mr. Greenes lecture at Mortified next
Sunday evening. When, as at present, the
world is reeking with crimes Of every name
and nature, il seems ft that people should
avail themselves Of all chances to learn Of
the causes which underlie this deplorable
state Of things.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Mr. Eli Jewett, who is ~ years Of age,
has run the daily stage from Astead, N. H.,
to Bellows Falls, without having missed a
mail for sixteen years. lie is the proprietor
OF the line aud always drives his own stage
The Fall Mountain paper company at
stock company, with 100000 capital, aud
William A. Russell Of Lawrence, Mass, for
president. A new mill is being built prInci.
pally TO 6ll a contract with firm in Phila-
delphia to furnish three tons Of dry pulp per
day, for ten years. luf
Miss Theodosa Woolley of Bellows Falls
an aged lady who had $4,000, the total Of
har has 81 a a h.
amptou Bank, los, il all BY the robbery.
Among the sufferers 10 the late FIRE 10
New York is Mr. II. l.. MerriReld, Yer.
monter and a director In the West River
national bank at Jamaica. He was propris.
tor Of the Continental hotel, 444 Broadway.
The building was completely Quilted, aud his
loss will not fall far short of $4,000, on
which he has an insurance Of 100000. This
hotel has been the favorite resort of many
Vermonters in southern Vermont when in
New York.
1t now appears that II. W. Tilden, the
reverend bigsInist who was reported to have
died in Newiane Jail last week, is not 30
dead as he might be. He has been III but
is recovering aud is likely to do the state
some service yet.
New maple sugar made its fret appear.
ance at Brattleboro last week at 20 cents
per pound.
Thomas Corners dwelling-houss at Brat
tleboro was burned, Sunday evening.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Oliver Brothers, who was elected from a
factory at North Hartland by Ephraim Nor.
ris, December ID, has commenced q suit
against Morris, laying his damages at $751;
600. All the property OF Morris in Hart
ford and Hartland is under attachment. M
The wife OF WIN G. Cram Of Perkiusville,
recently died suddenly. She complained Of
feeling unwell and asked for the camphor
bottle. 1t was handed to her, when she fell
upon the beat unconscious. Medical aid
vas summoned, but she expired before the
physicians arrived. ..rt
Mrs jobs Parker living near Ludlow vii
lage, caught pike weighing "a pounds, the
other day.
CANADIAN NEWS.
An old lady by the name of Whittier,
living in Oxford, while sitting by the stove
one day last week with young child in her
arms was taken with a shock Of palsy and
fell forward on to the stove, and, although
other persons were in the room, they did not
perceive her until the child crying aroused
them, when she was found laying with her
face and neck on the stove. She fingered
until Friday when death released her from
the sufferings of earth.