Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-15
STATE NEWS.

churches, only GA have settled pastors. The
church membership is 1867, Of whom 1910
joined by profession, last year.
The next house Of representatives will
stand republicans, 207 democrats, 81
no choice, showing democratic loss Of
% from the last house.
Mrs. Helen Rich Of Brasher Falls, N. Y,
is lecturing in this state on the subject Of
temperance and carries with her the indorse.
meut and Recommendation Of Vice Presiden.
tia candidate Wheeler.
The trustees of the Vermont academy,
opened last wcok, offer free tuition TO the
children Of all pastors, and the orphan chill
dren of all deceased pastors OF all deuomi-
nations in the state Of Vermont.
The Odd Fellows will have grand ma
tional excursion to Philadelphia, Sept. Goth.
The Vermont excursion has been arranged
over the Central Vermont railroad via New
London. The rates are reduced from the
usual Centennial excursion tickets, and in-
clude Odd Fellows and their families. Tick
cts good for thirty days from date. If
party of fifty should 60 at any one time
passenger car will be sent to the station
from WHICH tuey START LOT IheiI speolhl use.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Hartwell Powers. Esq. Of Ferrisburgh,
died recently, aged "a years. Mr.. Powers
was one of the few surviving veterans of the
war Of 1872.
The full returns Of Addison county give
Geo. X. Chapman, the regular republican
candidate for states attorney, "a majority
over Lucia, the temperance candidate.
The Addison county fair last week was
well attended the first two days, and large
number of entries were made. The last day
was postponed till Saturday on account of
the weather.
There was one town in the state, Pantou,
that didn't give Bingham, the democratic
candidate for governor, vote. Fairbanks
received 80.
An unknown woman was found dead in
one Of the cottages on the camp meeting
grounds at New Haven on Saturday. There
were no marks of violence about her, and
although the circumstances Of her death are
considered rather mysterious, it is probable
that she died from starvation, as she ap.
peared to be in a very wretched state Of
poverty and want.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
The teachers institute in Bennington will
be holden at Dorset Sept. 26 and 27.
Il. b. Lathrop of Manchester and Mark
Bently Of Sunderland, recently caught two
pickerel in the pond north Of Factory Point,
which weighed respectively ten AMI twelve
pounds.
An amusing incident occurred at the cleo
ton in Arlington, Tuesday. The vote Of an
old soldier, Hugo Wallmuller, was chal-
leuged and he went before the board Of civil
authority. When asked to produce his nat
uralizatiOn papers he very coolly unbut-
toned his coat and pointing to the bronze
badge of the Grand Army of the Republic
on his breast said, gentlemen, there are my
papers" then turning to one Of the board
who was noted as copperhead during the
) war, he said, "sir, think that the soldiers
who fought the battles of the republic have
s right to vote whether native or foreign
born" The board decided that his papers
were all right.-Manchester Journal.
!. CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A A set of buildings on Bemis Hill, Burke
q occupied by Henry Hunt, were burned last
Friday.
DR.. Smith of Burke has moved to Lower
Waterford and offers his professional ser
r vices to the people.
y The long fight over depot in Sutton ha
: not ended, but the court has given the Pas
! sumpsic railroad company sixty days ii
> which to make station and build q suta
- Bile freight and passenger depot.
Two law suits at Hardwick week belort
=, last : John Drew VS.. A. w. Dawson anC
3 Henry Perley VS.. Charles Davis, Esq. o
Danville. A few are determined to keeI
i, the fight going.
=, The teachers institute for Caledoni
county was held at Hardwick week befor
st last. A profitable session was enjoyed, wit
b. a good attendance. Hon. Il. A. Rankin Q
TT St. Johnsbury was present Wednesday even
" ing, and made some good remar ks.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
M The bears or some other wild ANNA
=. have been making havoc among cattle an
ne sheep in Shelburne. A few days ago Q. "
10 Adams had yearling and j. L.. Ordway
nice cosset sheep killed.
Two women, one from Hinesburgh IN
a. the other from Montpelier, were arreste
ny and fined five dollars aud costs each, Il
on other day, for stealing flowers from LAX
ais View cemetery in Burlington.
Us Rev. aud Mrs. John Chase of Colchest'
celebrated their golden wedding on Wodne
=. day, Sept 9th. About one hundred Of the
vo friends were present, and presents to Il
his amount of Sl00-mOstly cash-were give
its to the worthy couple. The occasion was
or pleasant one to all the participants.
49, In Richmond, the balloting for town rel
an resentative continued all day Tuesday, VIII,
ler by common consent the voters went hon
RS, leaving the ballot box open in charge of Il
Of constable. Wednesday morning they begl
for voting again and ballOted till p. m, VIII,
=" they ad journed without a choice. So d
er. town is without representative.
lin ESSEX COUNTY.
lug Miss Julia Emerson of Victory W
no, stopped by tramp while driving through
sIr piece of woods short time ago. She
,. him tremendous blow with the whip a
last drove on. Telling her friends of the alta
m" they went to the woods, found the traI
on a. and gave him a sound horsewhipping.
min wont try that game again very soon.
at FRANKLIN cOUSTY.
ms, A brakeman named Thomas German
fork Mortified, while making his first trip '
stry killed by tho cars, near Swanton, last we
tod He fell off the platform and was horri
n nSn, torn and mangled. He was % years
Fly and leaves a widowed mother.
'ed' As Mrs. G. w. Kendall was standing
pa%. wagon watching the sham fight near
ugh. muster ground, in st. Adams, the hoI
rlos started very little, and she losing her
. Of ance, fell to the ground aud had her
and shnnldar hlnda and right wrist broken.