Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-09
STATE NEWS.

The girls department of the Vermont re-.
form school is 10 readiness to receive In.
mates.
! The cold weather Of the first two weeks
10 May kept back the fruit buds till danger
from frost was past, and now the prospects
for fruit were never better in Vermont.
The old project of forming new county,
to be called Allen, from towns in Windsor,
Windham and Bennington counties, has been
revived, and in alliance with it is q scheme
for another new one to be formed of towns
in Orange, Windsor, Addison and Rutland
counties, Bethel to be the shire town.
The Wells River road is to run a fast
train this summer, from the Fayban House,
White Mountains. to Saratoga, leaving Fab
yan's at a. NJ, and reaching Saratoga in
the afternoon. To accommodate this traffic
the road is fitting up an elegant passenger
car to run between the mountains and Bur-
ington.
At the state democratic convention, last
Thursday, the following ticket was nomi-
mated For governor, Hon. w. II. Ii. Biug-
ham of Stowe; Lieut.. governor, f. B..
Baldwin of Sharon Treasurer. James b.
Mattocks of Danville. Stephen l.. Goodell
Of Brandon, is first alternate delegate to St.
Louis, and candidate for presidential elector.
The Vermont state fair is to be held at
st. Adams on Tuesday, Wednesday aud
Thursday, September 18th, 18th aud 14th.
The grounds are to be fitted up with a floral
aud mechanics hall, each 36x100 feet 100
box stalls for horses lS5 open stalls for
cattle; IS open sheep pens aud 20 open
pens for swine.
The commencement exercises Of the Yer.
mont Methodist seminary will begin June
IL, and continue through june 10.
The Unversalists of Bennington and
Windham counties hold their annual conven-
ton at Brattleboro, June 2lst aud 22d.
Among the speakers at the American in
stitute of instruction, which meets at Ply.
mouth, July IL, II aud IL, will be Presi-
dent Smith of Dartmouth college, President
Buckham Of the university of Vermont,
President Hurlbert Of Mddlebury college,
and John Eaton, United States commits
sioner of education.
Hon. James Barrett Of Woodstock has
been invited to deliver the Fourth of July
Grafton at South StrafOrd, his native place.
The Fourth OF July committee on in vita
ton of Burlington invite "the citizens of the
entire state, as far as possible, to join in the
grand procession and participate in the pat
riotic proceeding connected with the com
ing celebration.
ADDISON COUNTY.
A post office has been established at West
Bridport.
| Miss Ellen Lawrence, about 40 years oil
age, was found dead in her bed at Salisbury
June LIST. She went to bed as we'll as usual
The only son of Luther Harrington OIL
Salisbury was drowned in the village pond
Jdne LIST, while fishing. He was five years
old.
WILDER f. Storey of the Chicago Times
a native Of Middlebury, comPenced June D.
the publication of an independent, three cent
evening paper, entitled the Chicago Evening
Telegraph.
Last Sunday eleven persons were baptized
by the pastor of the Starksboro Free Baptist
church, and added to the church. Among
them was the Oldest daughter of the pastor
Rev. Isaac Hyatt.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Litch has decided to remain q
McIndoes another year instead Of acceptin
salary Of $1,000 year at Stanstead.
A Mr.. Heath hailing from North Hyde
park, is putting machinery into the Holtol
saw mill at Mackville, Hardwick, for tn
manufacture Of clothes racks.
A six.year.old son of Jas. NJ. Hubbar
at Lyndon Center, an only child, was kille
in shocking manner on Monday. ii
jumped from loaded cart when the Whe'
passed over him.
A young man named Granville Horne wa
drowned in Coles pond 10 the north part Q
Walden, last Sunday, while bathing. !
brother younger, about ten years old. an
another young man were with him. but coul
render no assistance.
Harvey Carr's farm buildings on We
Hill in HardWick, were burned with most (
the contents on the 3lh ut. The FIRE
supposed to have caught from the chime,
by sparks falling on the roof. Insurance Q
buildings $1,000; on goods $3.50.
Eben Thompson Of North Danvllle, wi
has been studying medicine at the BostC
University school Of medicine several month
D has been at home on a vacation. He cor
pletes his course next March when he wi
commence prActicing homeopathy in BOstO
The people of Barnet aud vicinity shOu
avail themselves of the opportunity kind
. rendered to them by the county oranges
!. the Patrons Of Husbandry, Of listening
Il the able and instructive lecture Of DIR. WI
). Child of Bath, N. H., upon Sanitary Reforr
!. on Thursday of next week, at O'Clock P.
Mrs. Seneca Ladd of Peacham started
Il Monday of last week to meet her husband
k Palisades, Nevada, where he has been I,
# and half years in railroad business and m
with good success. Mrs. Ladd was accoI
N panied by Melissa Sidney. Two brothers
"a MIR. Ladd and three other men from Cana,
}. joined them at Sherbrooke.
% Chase is a good one to send to dem
o cratic convention. The other day as he "
y going from White River junction to MOI
!. pelier, Morpheus got hold of him and ke
r. him snoring until the conductor sang out q
10 Albans." He is now sleeping his way scout
20 ward, and will stop at the centennial it
m wakes up in season. lie will also report
n St. Louis convention, If the train he goes
A happens to tumble into the Mississippi riv
rs How intense (past tense) must have been
la.,ot;oF A lko Moninalipr OonVAnliOn