Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-08-04

West Concord.-On Tuesday Hon. Asa Hubbard
was thrown from his horse which was frightened by
the cars, and seriously, though not dangerously in
jured. Most farmers will finish haying this week
having secured good crop.
Large Corn.-As Mr.. Chaplin Of Glover speaks Of
his large corn will Just say have about two acres
that planted May 10th which stands eight feet and
seven inches and never saw phosphate Of any knd.
&c. BURLINGTON, Burke, July 30.
Greensboro.--A lot Of Montpelier people are camp.
ing out Bakers points, Caspian lake forming quite
little village Of tents. They find amusement by boat
ing aud fishing. coca New York family Of eight per-
sons are 70 ting taste Of country life ut the village
They have hired the Congregational parsonage, In
which they ro keeping house and living Just about as
they plsase"... Mrs. A. d. Rollins was thrown from
carriage last week and seriously injured. .".A. ID.
Rollins has this summer furnished 1911 telegraph
poles TO go on the b. g. NJ road and has contracted
for 100 more TO go elsewhere.
Kirby.-A good and true man In the person Of
Merritt Nowhall Esq. passed from this life last Satur-
day at tho age Of 80 years Sixty years ago he came
from Leominster, Mass his native place. and settled on
the arm where he lived to the time Of his death. In
religion he Univeralist in politics a democrat,
and in the esteem Of his neghbors he was reliable and
honest, even TO fault One Of them declares that in
thirty years constant deal he never discovered in Mr..
Newhal even the slightest disposition 10 wrong him
or anybody farthing's WORTH and does not believe
the idea ever entered his mind.
HRrdwick.-Otis Griswold has been appointed
town liquor agent. Last Thursday, Frank Thomas
stumbled and fell the edge Of a scythe which he
was carrying, receiving severe wound on his leg
quirng the services Of DIR. Ward To make II whole
Several farmers have been swlnded to the amount Of
500 each by travelling agent Of the Granite Agri-
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contracted or agreed to deliver certain amount Of
farm machinery at some future time and took notes
for the same. The notes transferred to third par
ties and II is reported that they just making their
appearance. The agent and his machinery mon
eh.....L Lyman Orion is building dwelling house.
suicide at WaterfOrd.-0n Sunday last Adele
Nuttng wife Of V. b. Blodgett committed suicide by
hanging herself with piece Of clothes line to hook
overhead, in the kitchen Of her house. Dir. and
Mrs. Blodgett lived in farm house between Luther
Greens and the town poor farm and had lived happily
Mr.. Blodgett Gays and every believes. They
had two children; boy three years old and the
other girl Of ten months Last spring the little
girl was sick and the mother worried greatly over
it thinking she going to lose her. and had become
partially insane. She had been head to say at times
that sl should put herself out Of the way Mr. Blod-
get had gone to meeting at Lower Waterford and she
took advantage of hs absence to terminate her life
but spared the lives Of her children. The body was
discovered about four o'clock by Mrs. NJ. W. Hovey
who II through the window. The door was locked
and the windows closed and the two little chill
dren were in the room with their dead mother She
cold when found and hanging that her
knees almost touched the door. plenty of assistance
was had people had gathered at the school house
near by for an evening meeting Mrs. Dlodgett was
highly respected by all her neighbors and acquantan
ces. She was % or 2s years old. A.| .Aaa
Fire at South CabOt.-The carriage and machine
shop owned by Henry N. Clark Of Barre, and oecu.
pied by b. +. Farrow, was burned last Friday
night with large part of its contents. The fire
menced in the second story near tho stairs. When
help arrived II was too late to save anything up
stairs, but work carried on briskly down stairs
until the hrU drove them out. They saved the planer
and trimmer, also most Of the small tools, but most
the heavy machinery was burned. The old shop and
dry house were also burned together with all their
stock all the clothes dryers stored in the second story
and one new two-horse wagon in the paint rooms
The FIRE was the work Of incendary who took pain,
to unlock the doors up stairs and the sliding door,
down stairs open the windows and set on IRE. The
miscreant tracked to Cabot village and there LOST
track of. Some one came from Cabot and went back
in his stocking feet but that might have been for
blind. The track de In the road eleven inches
in length and four in breadth and Of rather
peculiar shape, the left foot being somewhat out
shape Exetemontis at fever and feet are
at rather sharply. The amount of insurance is about
$1OUO the loss about $1,000 which falls heavily Mr.
Farrow, probably taking all he owns, but he has the
sympathy Of all and the kind Of sympathy that will
each their pockets. Mr.. o. V. Hooker Of St. Johns
ury loses $500 above Insurance, on property which h,
left in the shop when he sold out.