Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-22
STATE NEWS.
ADDISON COUNTY.


Ed. O'Neil of Bristol. was fined sl25 at
the county court for selling liquor, which
With the costs amounted to about 5000.
A series of successful temperance meet
ings has just closed at Middlebury. Three
hundred persons signed the pledge.
Many of the hogs in Weybridge and vi.
cinity have had attacks Of the throat distem-
per, which prove fatal in most cases. OF
course it Injuries the pork.
The lady's circulating library of Mid
dlebury, has been in existence just ten years,
and now contains over !, 400 volumes in all
the various classes of literature. The re-
ceipts during the past year have footed up
$40, ana the expenditures have been SS5
Archie Hubert, years old, son of Pres.
ident Hubert of Middlebury college, was
badly scalded the other night by spiling the
contents of pail Of boiling water over him.
1t was at first feared that the burns would
prove fatal, but he is now out Of danger.
Sol. Fairs house in Bristol is about COM
plete, but its size seems large for Sol. and
his wife. But then, Sol. remembers that a
young husband may have some little "Sols, u
and so has built a house in view Of such q
possible contingency.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A Bennington man, having lost a sleeve
button, forthwith advertises for it in the pa
pers Prithee, man, get you wife who
will sew on q shirt button as cheerfully as
you ever filled the wood.box
The ladies of the Congregational church
at North Bennington, served good old
fashioned New Engl land kitchen supper, az
ter the manner, and in perfect keeping with
the ancient style of l776, in the socia
rooms Of the church in that village, (ye lit.
tie church around yo corner,) Tuesday even.
ing, December 10, 1876, at @ o'clock of til,
evening The costume of that early daJ
was worn by the ladies aud gentleman in at
tendance at the kitchen tables. The old
New England price of Foure Yorke shilling
was charged for the table entertainment o
those who partook.
..' CALEDONIA COUNTY.
j. S. Brown, A. NJ, principal of the Lyn
don Institute, has taken a new departure
aud added to himself a wife, Miss Emm
Davis Of Lewiston, Maine.
w. D. Clement of Hardwick recently
sent car Of Il 900 lbs. of maple sugar /,
Chicago. We understand it is used Their,
for refining purposes. Present prices of ma
pie sugar from to 10 cents as to quality
No great amount is reported a. remaining i
producers hands 10 this vicinity for sale.
Judge Poland's eminent services in th
cause Of good government are not forgotten
The Springfield Republican says: IAN
yet the state Of Arkansas and the countr
are indebted to the frmness and indeper
dence Of one man 10 congress, Judge LUX
p. Poland Of Vermont, that this usurper
not to-day propped up by federal bayoue
in the governOrship Of Arkansas, as Kollog
Is 10 the adjoining state Of Louisiana"
a.# CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The A. Williams of Burlington made h,
last trip for the season Sunday, aud we
, into harbor Monday.
{ The new state board Of agriculture m
at the Van Ness house, Burlington, w edne
,, day and elected Prof. ii. NJ. Seeley Of Mi
dlebury college, secretary.
The department estimates for internal il
. proVements include $4,000 for BurlingtC
a breakwater; an equal SUN for the imPrOv
ment Of SWanton hArbori and $4,000
Otter creek.
The gale in Burlington Saturday DASH
the waves high over the break water, u
rooted freight honse, broke 10 store wi
dow, tOppled over a few old rickety chimney
tore off some window shutters, drove t
steamer A. Williams back To her dock, B
sides stirring up things generally in I
Queen City of America. No lives VIC
lost even the head of Kinsley Of the eli
v per was not turned, though the gale and t
news from Louisiana gave severe wren
TO Merchants neck, We hear.