Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-13
STATE NEWS.


A young lady in Vermont who was born
back in the 6ibustering times, is named
"Cuba Independence" A miss, tho date
OF whose birth is apparent, is "Aune Gettys-
burg"
Friday, October 9th, has been designated
as Vermonts day at the Centennial. At
III O'Clock a. m, an address on "The history
and growth of the state" will be delivered
at judges hall
Postmasters have recently been appointed,
as follows: AT North Thetford, Arthur w.
Jaquith at East Middlebury, Milo X. Day 1:
Union Village, John X. Blaisdell Stark.
weather. John w. Perkins.
The FIRST session Of the legislature, held
at Rutland, commenced October IA, IVA,
and closed October ~, after a session of six
teen days. Rev. Job Swift of Bennington
preached the election sermon at the Cobgre-
gational church.
OF the 236 members of the legislature,
1873 are farmers Is merchants; II manu-
lecturers; IL lawyers; 8 physicians; 5
clergymen, and 3 editors. Two hundred
and six are natives of Vermont, and of the
rest but two are foreigners.
Mr. S. g. Holyoke of st. Adams, one of
the directors of the state agricultural society,
has gone to the Centennial, having in charge
sixty booded sheep, representing the most
valuable fiocks Of the state, which are to
be exhibited under the auspices of the socie.
ty.
The following additional centennial awards
have been made to Vermont Il. T. T.
Fairbanks 4 Co., st. Johnsbury, VT, scales
and weighing beams Brandon Manufactur-
ing Co., Brandon, VT, weighing scales. b.
S. Nichols Il Co., Burlington, Vt, vertical
steam fire engine. Eagle Square Manufac-
turing Company, South Shaftesbury, w.,
steel squares and rules.
Mr.. George r. Chapman. Clerk of the
House, announces the following appointments
First Assistant Clerk, Milo S. Buck, of
Cavendish Second Assistant Clerk, Nelson
A. Taylor, Of Washington. Sergeant. alarms
PhinneY, has made appointments as fallows
Doorkeeper of the House, Tracy w. Wiley,
of St. Johnsbury; Assistant Doorkeeper,
Elbridge NJ. Buck, of Cavendish. Door
keeper of the Senate, Wayne Bailey, of Rut-
land Assistant Doorkeeper, Ezra p. Wood,
Of Middlebury.
1t Vermont will have two colleges, it is
shame that the constant wrangiug between
them canuot be stopped. The trouble now
is, that Burlington university has admitted
six men who had been rejected, because of
poor preparation, by Mddlebury college,
aud that man dropped into the freshman
class at Middlebury, because he neglected to
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standing at Burlington. 1t won't do Bur
lington any good in the long run, to keep
up this sort Of thing -SpriaQfeM RepuJH.
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The following are the standing committees
of the Senate: On Finance-Seymour, Cush-
man, Thompson; Judiciary-W aterman,
Elbridge, Simonds, Davis, Sowles, Belden,
Storrs; Claims-Sowles, Lynde, Storrs,
Leavenworth, George; Education-Davis,
Wheeock, Brigham, Guild, Huntington
Agriculture - Richardson, Leavenworth,
Lothrop; fundamentally, Rixford,
Carpenter; Decentralization, Beden,
Waterman, Williams Military Affairs
Cushman, Laudon, Carpenter; Railroads.
Butterfeld, Whitcomb. Lothrop, Thompson,
Spaulding, Rixford Highways and Bridges
Mason, Richardson, Hull Banks-George,
Spaulding, Lothrop; Laud.tax-Storrs,
Spaulding, Hull; Printing omb,
Bedcn, Walton; General Committce-Wi-
liams, Rixford, Mason Federal Relations
-EIdrdge, Walton, Storrs State Prison
Huntington, Guild, Landon Asylum for
insane-BcIden, Brigham, George Grand
List-Landon, Lynde, Huntington. 10 rem
der the House Committee on Grand List
more efficient it is proposed to reduce its
number one-halG In the House, Saturday,
MIR. Blodgett introduced a bill to levy tax
on Caledonia county, and Mr.. Peck one to
amend the liquor law, which was referred to
the Judiciary Committee
ADDISON COUNTY.
A leaf and dumb man named Charles
Clarkson Of Middlebury, was struck by an
engine near Rupert, the 3D. and had a leg
broken, besides other injuries. He will
probably recover.
Hon. Paris Fletcher, of Bridport, who
had cataract removed from his eye two
months since, can now see quite we'll, and
rides about on pleasant days as usual He
was totally blind before the operation was
performed, and considering that he is 80
years of age, it was a very successful one,
An old man 81 recently called on resi-
dent of New Haven, saying that he bought
an anger of hisfather, 40 years ago, but
was too poor to pay for it. He couldn't
be content to leave the world with the
debt unpaid, and so, as he couldn't pay to
ride, had walked all the way from Ogdens.
burg, n. Y, to leave the SIS and interest
with his creditors heirs. After doing this
he started on his long walk homo.
A Freshman in Middlebury College is
quite able to encounter the Sophomores At
recent "hazing' in that institution he was
saluted with horns, horse-fddles and various
other musical instruments, some of the sere-
naders going so far as to blow horns in his
ears as he lay asleep in bed. The truth
"leaked' out next morning that the youth
was not in bed at all during the performance,
and more coniounded class Of Sophomores
never looked upon an image in Freshman's
bed than on this occasion.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The old iron mines east of Bennington
are to be re.opened and worked by the Messrs.
Burden ofTroy, N. Y.
Amos Wood, of Woodlord fell from
a load Of logs, the other day, and received
Injuries from which his recovery is doubtful.
Thaddeus Beebe of Manchester, who
tried to kill himself last summer, but failed,
has finally succeeded in second attempt at
the West, where he went to see some friends
Mr.. Trenor w. Park, this time in his own
name, has again sued the town of Benning.
ton. The suit is brought in the county
court, and is an action of assumpsit for $50.
600, The action grows out of the town
bond suit.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Caledonia county is represented in the
house by ten farmers, one lawyer, one editor,