Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-28

south part Of the county, were turned out Of
bed by fire, the other night, and we're tho sole
spectators Of the destruction of their house
and barn. Having removed portion Of
their household stuff, the shifting wind blew
the sparks in its direction and that also was
soon In ashes.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev j. H. Marsh is delivering course eff
lectures at East Hardwick.
Mrs John c. Clement of Lyndon broke
leg by fall from the piazza last week Mon
day.
The David p. Kendall farm in Sheffield
has finally been sold to VIM Mcdowell for
$3.50.
Mrs Emily Gray has sold her farm 10
Wheelock to Mr. james Of STANDARD for
$1,000.
William II. Burnham Of Wheeock lost
good horse on Saturday, 1t fell dead while
he was leading it.
Two of the men lost by the sinking of the
Pacific, off the coast of Oregon in October,
were Charles G. and Moses Somers, brothers,
who went away from Barnet II or l8 years
ago. They had amassed large fortunes with
which they were returning home.
About three years ago, one Dutton, of the
firm Of Bridgeman & Dutton Of Hardwick,
came through the town selling fruit trees at
81 cents each, aud warrantng them to live,
saying they would be around again aud re-
place dead ones, but nothing has been heard
from them since. Now | wish to caution
brother farmers to be very careful who they
buy Of or do not pay for them till you know
for yourselves. II. p. KING, Sheffield
A destructive fire occurred at Danvile
last Thursday night, breaking out about
midnight 10 Dan Sanders boot and shoe
shop aud consuming that building aud the
tin-shop and dwelling house of Harvey
Pierce, dwelling house owned by Chas s.
| Weeks, with two or three barns and sheds.
Sanders lost oil his goods, while all the goods
were saved from Pierce's building The
wind was blowing briskly and no water could
be thrown upon the FIRE except what was
brought in pals. Origin Of the fire unknown.
Loss about $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
An engine went up by train from 81 Johns
bury, but the FIRE had subsidized before its
arrival Sanders had that day received a
new stock of goods.
Those who want to know what a steam
boiler will do when it explodes may read the
following: The steam boiler in the peg FAC
tory at Barnet exploded about three o'clo, *
Tuesday afternoon tearing its way from the
basement to the room above, encountering in
its course an iron drier weighing 300 lbs,
which it forced through the roof; then turn
ing in its course, went through the front end
Of the building into the street, several rods
from its starting point. One or two teams
passing at the time narrowly escaped. The
partition on the upper floor was blown into
the room where same II or Is hands were
at work, yet strange to say no one was ma
terially injured. The building was badly
shattered in every part.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Two Frenchmen undertook to drive from
Isle La Mott to Rouses Point on the ice on
the Goth of December and have not beer
heard from since, from which it is supposed
they broke through aud were drowned.
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
0lin Wait, a banker of New York city,
formerly Of Stowe, died suddenly last Fri
day night.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mrs G. w. Rowell of Tunbridge is linea
descendant of Hannah DustaD, the heroi
woman, who, in 1851, being taken by thu
Indians, Mt Haverhill, Mass, aud led a cap
tive towards Canada, when near Concord, n
H., killed nine Of them 10 the night time
while they slept, and liberated herself an
two other female captives. Mrs RoWel ha
: in her possession the Identical towel in whic
Mrs DuStan wrapped the scalps Of the In
,, dams. So says the 81 Adams Messenger.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The ladies' mite society Of Lowell contrib
uted $500 toward the late Congregations
Church
NJ. Tibbetts of Newport Center found
. baby on his door step, few days ago.
4 Mrs A. Critchett of Newport Center re
G Gently fell on the ice and broke her wris
e A deer showed himself in the street
a Morgan Center last week. He was shot
! afterwards.
In an accident at Averill's mill, at Brow
ington, last week Wednesday, A. q. JOsly
broke two Or three ribs.
Joseph WheelOck of Coventry is having
n cancer taken from his hip.
J. George Philbrick Of Greensboro VI
h knocked down and run over, but not ser
ously injured at "hoss" trOt on the ic
q Saturday, the 18th.
IS A correspondent at Charleston thinks Il
Is Christian people of st JOhnsbury have four
d a good field for missionary work in CharlestO
o for while the st Johnsbury gospel wOrke
ie were labOring for the conversion Of souls I