Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-21

18th Of August, for the purpose Of nominate
ing candidate for representative 10 the
forty-6fth congress- and candidate for pres
idential eloctor. The apportionment for dele.
gates is as follows; tl
Caledonia County. St. Johnsbury 4.
Barnet, Burke, Danville, Hardwick and
Lyndon, 2 each. The other (11l towns in
the county one each.
Orange County Randolph, 3. Brad.
ford, Chelsea, Coriuth, Newbury, Thetford,
TopSham aud Tunbridge, each. The other
10y towns in the county one each.
Windham County. Brattleboro, 5. Lon.
donderry, Rockingham and Westminster, 2
each. The other 49, towns in the county
one each.
Windsor County. Springfield and Wood
stock, A each. Chester, 8. Bethel, Hart
ford, Ludlow, Rochester, Royaton and
Windsor, 2 each. The other (15) towns in
the county one EACH
IL is to be hoped that some action may DO
taken by this convention to strengthen YER
mont's delegation in congress.
Captain A. knight, who was in command
Of vessel between Isle La Mott and Mont.
real, has been missing from his boat for near
y -FOUR weeks lie is about ~ years Of age.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Jas. p. Clark of Peacham has composed
and copyrighted hymn, "The Christians
Battle" music by w. o. Perkins.
David Wishart of Sutton has returned
from England, where he has spent year in
the employ Of Il. 4 T. Fairbanks Il 90.
Daniel Lee Of Sutton has sold his farm to
Chester Mastin for $500. Mastin agrees
for that sum to support Mr.. Lee through life.
William X. Montgomery, formerly of
Sheffield was found dead within few days
at Cohoes, N. Y. Shortly before, he was
known to have a little money about him, and
when his body was found his pockets were
turned out and money gone. He was usual
ly regarded as a miserable scamp, and left his
wife in Sheffield about year ago. Lately
he had been arrested for larceny but dis
charged.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Mddlebury colleges 10Th commencement
began on Sunday, with President Hulbert's
baccalaureate. In the evening, Rev. DR..
Hiram Mead Of Oberlin, o., addressed the
Philadelphia religious society on the inAu-
ence of the Christian ministry in forming
character. Friday night, the sophomores
cremated analytics, the ceremonies OF the
mourners in white sheets being witnessed by
large crowd.
The prizes for the past year at Middle
bury College, were announced by the presi-
dent Monday morning as follows Waldo and
Baldwin prizes, class Of 1876, Il. G. Evans
LIST; j. w. Abernethy, ID; Edward Dana
3D.; class of 1877 JIM. Hull, 1st; G. B..
Moody, I'd; j. NJ. Clifford, 3D.; class Of 1873,
w. j. Fish, lst W. d. Smith, I'd; j. W.
Flagg Sd; class of 1879, L. X. Brainerd
LIST IL. NJ. Parker, I'd; l. Il. Leonard, 3D..
The botanical prize was divided between H.
z. Stimson and b. NJ. Weld Of the class Of
1877. The literary and philosophical pri yes
we're not annoupced.
CHTTTENDEN COUNTY.
Charles l.. Nelson, an old and esteemed
resident of Burlington, died there last Thurs.
day at the age OF 20.
The annual fair Of the Chittenden county
agricultural society will be held on the
grounds at Essex Junction on the 9th, 7th
and Sth Of September.
An old and wealthy citizen Of Underhill,
aged nearly 80, was recently married to the
woman with whom he has lived for about 40
years. He was nominally married to her at
the time their partnership commenced, but
he had at that timo wife living in England.
His English wife is now dead, aud his recent
marriage was for the purpose Of insuriug to
| ~ of all tha lac
rights Of wife in the event of his death.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The large steam saw mill in Brunswick
owned by d. II. l. T. G.. Beattie was burned
last Sunday morning at about 2 o'clock, sup.
posed to have been fred by tramps. Insured
for $4,000 by Bowman Il Hopkins. Loss
about $4,000.
Last Friday the village of Lanenburgh
was visited by one Of tho most severe thun-
der showers Of the season. The rain fell in
torrents and the rolling Of the thunder was
loud and almost incessant. At l.30 p. IN.
the Cougregationaist church was struck by
lightning and seriously damaged. There
) was formerly lightning rod upon it, but
when repairs were last made it was cut off
up on the spire and had not been replaced
The bolts first struck the points Of the old
rod fracturing large ball at the summit o.
the spire but not throwing it down; it fol
lowed the rod until it came to an iron banC
around tire timber Of the spire some ten feet
from the top where it shattered the boarding
and splintered things generally throwing of
, shingles from the roof below and splintering
roof timbers. 1t then seemed to pass to thu
7 other end Of the church decendng by botl
chimneys to where the pipes from the stove
entered them where it seemed on both sides h
again divide one branch passing down the
q stove pipe to the stoves badly splintering thu
0 floor about them. The other branches threw
off the plastering at the end of the churcl
t with great force splitting the corner posts oil
= the building at that end and leaving tn
! house at both corners blowing slight furrow
I diverging from central point at each place
,. Of exit. No fire was seen, yet one Of tn,
chimDeys emitted smoke an half hour later
probably from burning SCOT inside.
framed motto hanging upon the wall Of tn
church was severely scorched and the gol
d leaf had mostly disappeared from the fran
I. as though it had been melted of with grea
heat. No insurance.
. FRANKLIN COUNTY.
It Benjamin Leach an old and respected rei
70 ident Of Fairfield, died on the 18th instan
i Tatro, the Highgate murderer, now occr
t. pies cell with the other prisoners in S
r. Adams Jail. He is greatly depressed
N spirits, aud is religiously inclined, but tall
r. very little to his fellow-prisOners lie say
n he is reeonciled to his fate.
to Mr.. II. g. Brown, agent for w. o. Cam
bell x Co., manufacturers of Campbell
rs compartment pan, (see ADVERTISEMENT brougl
Al in his one.hundredth order for the seasC
IN July Sd, and on the Fourth Mr.. Campbe
,e presented him with watch valued at 81
Of So much for one agents work. Auoth