Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-11

nearly 20 years has been suffering with
cancer, has been unconscious for several days
and is thought to he very near his end.
The obsequies Of the Wilder family we're
observed at the church In Lyndonville, FRI
day. A large throng was present at the
ceremonies, which were conducted by Rev
b. NJ. Tillo,sou Of 81 Johnsbury, assisted by
several other clerRYmcu.
Some one Of Burke. with his wife aud
child, while returning from visit to the
northern part Of New York narrowly escaped
a serious accident while crossing a bridge
near Newport Center. The horse shied and
fell over the bridge. but the sleigh with its
living freight was left without injury on the
bridge.
The freight and passenger depot at Bar
net was burned Thursday evening last week,
between eight and nine o'clock. The station
agent went out few minutes leaving u kerr
osene lamp on his table 10 the office, burning.
Returning he found the room on FIRE, which
it is supposed must have resulted from the
explosion Of the lamp or from the falling Of
something upon il. The freight was almost
all saved. The books and papers and about
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CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
The wife Of Mr. Andrew Purcell, Of Burl.
ingtou, received dispatch from ireland. on
the 9TH, stating that her brother died on Sat-
urday last leaving her sole hciress of an es.
tate valued at one million dollars. Mr. Pur-
cell has been in the employment Of Lawrence
Barnes, ESQ, aud Mr. Barnes gives the
worthy couple q high recommendation for
honesty and faithfuluess. Mr. Purcell will
start for ireland Immediately.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Luneuburgh voted on the 9th inst to
stand suit with the Portland & Ogdensburg
abroad, and net issue town bonds as per
contract for $4,000 worth of stock.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
They had Jewish wedding at st Adams,
Monday evening the groom being Mr. Moses
Simon Of Tarer Iowa, and the fair bride
Miss L. Rosenberg ofSt Alhaus.
There is trouble in the New Hampton In.
stitution at Fairfax The students took a
deep interest in the late protracted meetings
at the Baptist church aud several of them
were converted. The interest that they man.
Tested in the salvation of their souls, how
ever, did not prevent the young men from
iudulgiug in certain attentions, which they
are wont to so cheerfully and dutifully be.
stow, and which the young ladies % grace
fully and demurely accept. 10 short, they
made it point to accompany the girls home
: after tho services every evening. Prof
Coombs thought the young people were hav-
ing little too much of good thing; 30 one
morning at prayers, he announced to the
scholars that he was aware some Of them
were breaking the rules Of the school, and
, requested all who were willing to obey the
rules thereafter to manifest it by rising. II
he had requested them to keep their seats
in proof OF such willingness, they would
doubtless have done so; but as it was
: twenty-five of them kept their seats, anC
were suspended iu consequence. Some Of
, the number have since given their adhesion
, to the rules in a slightly modified form, but
, at last accounts, about a dozen were stll
; obdurate, and were likely to remain sO.-
, Messenger.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
, Tommy" fast horse owned by ALDER
Dow Of Albany, died at Morrisvile las
: Saturday, while showing his speed. Mr. Dow
> was offered $500 for him about 6 weeI
: ago.
= ORANGE COUNTY.
The copperas mine at OopPeras Hill il
STAFFORD, which was the first place 10 tn
: United States from which the mineral wa
I taken, 10 years ago, is still operated, bein
now owned by W. H. Foster of BrOokline
Mass.
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I, A serious accident occurred at FL
on Saturday morning. A man named Thoma
: Laiere, who works in the furnace connected
! with the mines, threw quantity Of melted
: Stag on the snow, which exploded, throwing
!. the melted rock upon him, and burning hin
. iearfully. One eye was destroyed, and hi
{ clothing set on FIRE, but he was made com
Portable, and is expected to recover.
!. The Union Agricultural Society at Tuu
, bridge held their annual meeting Februar
|. After some amendments we're made t
J. the constitution the following officers wer
, elected for the ensuing year President
= A. b. Drew of Tunbridge; vice presidents
y Willard Bailey of ROyaton, aud Il. |
:. Skinner OF Tunbridge; secretary, Ed
~ Smith Of Tunbridge; treasurer, Henry |
Hayward Of Tunbridge; marshall, G.
d Whitney of Tunbridge; executive commit
ID tee. James NJ. Whitney, 4. X. Skinner
70 Tuubridge, Willard Bailey of Roya!ton
ID general superintendent, Silas b. Jones Tul
nS bridge directors, James NJ. Whitney, Lew
lg DicEerman, w. b. Porter, Hezekiah Hutch
n inson, Of Tunbridge; Geo Il. Hyde, }.
IS Hemenway, Chelsea Charles Chandler, d.
~ vid s Barrett Strafford; 4. w. Farwe
T. Brook6eld; L. S. Hall, II. G. Waldo, j.
d. Sprague, Randolph; Edwin Morse, Weud
re Wood, Bethel Isaac B. Graves Barnard
&c Homer w. Vail Pomfret; D. S. Willie
". Chas Massie, Sharon; John Fish, John Sta
p ley, Washington B. Martin WilliamstowI
he Benz Day, w. A. Farnham, d. w. Cowdr
nd Royalton; Stephen Darling, Vershire.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
OF The fierce wind of Wednesday Of Ia
ne week blew down Freeland Fosters barn
Ut Irasburg, and did considerable damage
Ill other parts of the county.
~. l.. 9, Grandy has some sixty hands e.
' n~ ployed in cutting logs aud drawing >lumt
VI about his mill at Bloomington.
he Joseph Stickney of Greensboro, the old
on man iu town, died last Saturday. He v
go man of remarkable activity, always goi
he on foot to church, or on visiting tours.
ect Charles Porter, who has been 10 the m
he ing regions of Idaho for the past two yea
cal has returned to North Troy.
He The Willoughby Lake House and prope
at connected with it has been sold to II. CT
Ior. of Lyndon aud Thurber of Burke, for 81,
wo The Congregational church at Low
tel which has been under repairs, was rcd,
icated last month. The church was orgl
'ws lied sixty years ago with siI members. 1t n
nj has 81. atf
at l.. NJ. Carpenter has sold his farm
nat Westmore to Andrew TWOmbly Of Bar
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