Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-12
STATE NEWS.

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again from Mortified.
The snow in Somerset, Windham county,
is still three feet deep, and the people are
using sleighs,-Free Press Mays.
Rev. w. II. Fem Of Portland, Me-, deliv-
ers the annual adore before the University
Of Vermont at Burlington, June ~.
The Vermont police are trying to find
man in the state who hasn't been mentioned
for governor. No arrests yet.-Boston Post.
The time table Of the Central Vermont
railroad is to be changed on the 18th Of
this month, and extra accommodations for
the centennial travel will be made.
Dangerous counterfeit 50 notes on the
following named banks are in circulation
Merchants, of Boston; Traders National of
Chicago; and First National of Northamp-
ton, Mass.
Governor Peck, it is understood, has ac-
cepted the offers of the Ransom and Estey
Guards to act as an escort to the centennial
exposition. The companies will probably
leave for Philadelphia some time 10 the lat
ter part Of June, aud will be absent about
fortnight
The following patents have recently been
granted to citizens Of this state: Il. Il T.
Fairbanks. St. Johnsbury, weighing scales
and scale beam; j. Wilder, West Rupert,
curd drainers G.. Meanwhile, Rutland, car
brakes s. b. Horton, Pownal lubricating
compounds; g. G, Smith, Stockbridge, vehi-
Gle springs
Some heavy freights from the West are
now passing over the Central railroad. On
Monday last over 200 loaded cars passed
from White River Junction down the South
ern Division, before six O'Clock p. M, and
60 more were left at that point Some 65
were loaded with stock, cattle, hogs, etc.
Vermont will send an uniustructed dele
cation to Cincnnati.-Ezchange.
| Don't do it. That is what has played
the mischief with American politics already
these ulinstructed fellows-teach them to
read first, and then send them "without in
structions = Western Farm Journal of DeS
| MoiReS, IOlCd.
Hora ito N. Allen Of Guilford, the alleged
swindling bankrupt, who has languished in
Jail at Burlington for several months, sues
Charles 4. Benton of Guidhall, his assignee
in bankruptcy, George N. Dale Of Island
Pond the assignee's attorney, and Deputy
United States Marshal Faiey of Burlington,
who arrested Allen, for SIS 900, and Luman
A. Drew, jailer, for $4,000, on the ground
OF unjust Imprisonment.
The Franklin county court gave whole.
some little lecture, the other day, to a
woman who applied for q divorce on the
ground that her husband was a drunkard,
and abused her. The court asked her if she
knew that he was a drinking man when she
married him, and she admitted that she did.
The judge said that when woman marries
such man, with her eyes open, she ought
to stand by the risk she has taken, and a
divorce should not be granted. He, how
ever, finally consented to divorce her, as it
was shown that the husbands habit had
grown on him very rapidly since marriage.
ADDISON COUNTY.
The Vermonter has commenced the pub
LEGATION of a series Of centennial sketches.
The first number is quite an interesting
sketch Of the early history of Vergennes.
The Vergennes women are pushing the
temperance reform in that city with a good
deal Of vigor. One important agency they
employ OF late is the legal argument, which
has been used with considerable effect in
several instances.
The Brooksvile axe factory is now turn
ing out about $50 axes a day. Tho com.
pany carried some $4,000 or $4,000
worth of the finished product over the win
ter.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
A barn belonging to p. Buddington, two
miles from North Bennington, was burned
Sunday with twenty tons of hay. 1t was set
on fire by boy.
The Park and the anti-Park wal is raging
with more than the usual vehemence at Ben
nington, Just now, because of the formation
of military company with special reference
to taking part in tho celebration Of the bat
tie of Bennington, August l6, 1877, and its
assuming the name, not Of some old Benning-
ton hero like Stark or Warner, but of Trenor
w. Park. The town, or at least portion
of it, is indignant at this pushing forward
into notice for that occasion name which it
has so often repudiated by its vote.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Joseph Dow of Norrisvile is one Of the
policemen at the centennial.
The new sugar house of l.. w. circuit al
West Burke was burned on Monday with all
its contents, 400 buckets, 4 holders, pans
etc Loss $3.50 to $500. Mr.. circuit
washed his buckets in the afternoon, and the
fire was discovered in the roof within iifteer
or twenty minutes after he lett the camp.
A disgraceful row happened in the house
of Ira Carpenter Of East Burke, Saturday, il
which father and two sons participated. The
father got confusion on the forehead and thu
eldest boy cut two and one.half inches long
on top OF the head which laid him senseles'
for one and one-half hours. 1t is said an ak
was used in the melee, but no one really knows
who struck. 1t is claimed the youngest boy
struck to part them, fearing the eldest was
getting the better of the old man. The
wounded are doing we'll. Very near another
Lyndon tragedy
T Prof. A. j. II. Randall of Kingston Col
lege, Pa, aud only son of Dea. Thomas
Randall of North Danvile died at hi
fathers residence on Monday, May 8, 1876
at half past one o'clock, p. IN. He had beer
10 failing health for more than year, and
had tried the effects Of European tour
and had the advantage Of multitude o.
counsel, all of which failed to proloug very
, valuable life. lie was married in Italy
less than a year ago to Miss Laura Spencer
daughter of p, j. Spencer U. s. Consul a
Genoa. Her bereavement Is a sad one, an,
she has the hearty sympathy of the entire
community. His disease was tubercular con
sumption, of the extent of which his physi
clans were unaware until post mortem re
, veaed the terribly diseased condition of hi
lungs, which were a complete mass OF dis
ease. His age was 30 years aud nearly Il
= months.
,, cHITTENDEN COUNTY.
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