Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-17

Geo. H. Wheeler of Worcester while
choppiug in the woods, nearly cut his right
foot in two-hs axe CHANGING from the tree
to his foot at the instep. There is a chance
that he will recover the use OF his foot.
Scene on the street at Montpelier. Two
little boys going along, looking at copy Of
the Argus. First little boy--"What makes
the Argus have so many picters.2" &c.,
ond ditto-"O, there can't many Of the
democrats read and he prints the ROSTERS as
a sign that they've beat !"
NJ. p. Heath, a ong.time citizen Of More
town, died with a cancer last Thursday, aged
90 years. The cancer was Que Of the worst
kind, and Mr.. Heath suffered terribly. a
piece of his jaw bone dropping out.
On the 9th, the jewelry shop Of Edmund
w. Cochran at Mortified, was broken into
and four silver watches, valued at $40,
were taken.
Montpelier is curious town. 1t spent
eighteen thousand dollars going to the Cen.
tennial, but had enough left TO bet between
two and three thousand dollars on the cleo.
ton. This last effort, however, almost com.
pletely swamped it, aud at the last temper
ance meeting ia crowded one) it Clipped in
the bewidering sum Of four dolars.-Free
Press.
About Eve hundred people were present
at the temperance meeting at Village Hall
at Montpelier, on Sunday evening Of last
week. The collection taken up for the ben.
eft Of the speaker amounted to four dollars,
almost cent piece.
A most noble, generous act occurred at
Waits6eld, a few days since. Captain
Henry Il. Foster Of Derby Line, upon re-.
turning from the Centennial visited Almon
Joslyn, overseer OF the poor Of the town, and
requested him to look over the old, musty
records of the town, and ascertain how much
his mother had been assisted by the town.
lie was small boy at the timo.) This
sum was found to be one hundred and ten
dollars, including her expenses. He mme-
diately paid Mr.. Joslyn the full amount, re-.
marking that he had always int ndei to re.
pay the town for the assistance rendered his
mother whenever he was able to do so. The
people Of the town highly appreciate the
principle which led him to perform such a
generous act. Captain Foster was a mem.
Der Of the Eighth Vermont volun teers, com.
manded by Gen. Stephen Thomas, and all
his comrades remember him as a veteran sol.
dicr aud generous.hearted oficer.-Jorr.
nal.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
Mr.. Fisk of Brattleboro has another new
invention which he is introducing, contri.
vance for holding up the pole Of wagon.
1t consists OF spiral spring attached to the
axletree and connected with the pole. 1t
leaves the pole free to move 10 any direc-
ton, yet it bears no weight upon the neck
Of the horses.
Bratteboro has rousing reformed mems
club, numbering | ,50l members. 1t is sad
| to reflect that there were so many men in
Brattleboro that needed reforming, for ac.
cording to our Walton unabridged the en-
tire population Of Brattleboro, men, women
and children is only 5000.
BrattlebOro has gone republicau-there
isn't any doubt about it. 1t gave Hayes
LOIS and Tilden 2SS.
Aud still another: Friday morning
Herbert Wymau of Westminster, while hunt.
ing, had his left arm terribly mauged by
the bursting of his gun.
ii. p. Farr of Westminster had twelve
sheep bitten by dogs on Friday last. Some
Of them have already died, and others are
probably worthless.
Windham county had couple inches of
snow, election day.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Two youthful miscreants, last week Mon.
day near South Royalton, threw large stones
into the passenger cars of the north-bound
Montreal express train One stone struck
n passenger in the mouth in the smoking
car, the other nearly hit another in the rear
coach. They were known and promptly
arrested.
The Woodstock Standard cant see the
saving in erecting three new lots of county
buildings, on the east side, at an aggregate
expense of $4,000 to 100000, to save
81 200 annually. 1t suggests another objec.
ton to Mr.. Henry's bill, as follows A row.
ing commission Is to be appointed to locate
shire at Chester, for instance. When they
have fixed upon location they shall pro.
coed to assess the expense of the buildings
upon the several towns. and from their
award there is no appeal. How long will a
tax laid in that manner stand ina Vermont
court Of law or equity 4?
Not less than two hundred persons from
Windsor have visited the Centennial Exhi.
bition at Philadelphia. The average cost
OF the trip to each cannot fall below $50
| and the entire eYnenses not loss than AZ OuO