Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-01-19
CALEDONIA COUNTY.

The officers for the ensuing year we're
chosen as follows President, Joshua Bemis,
St. Johnsbury; LIST Vice President, A. X.
Hovey, st. Johnsbury; I'd V. Prest, Jona-
than Lawrence, Passumpsic; Secre-
tary, l. w. Sanborn, Lyndonville and an
executive committee from all the towns in
the county; Treasurer, G. NJ. Stone, St.
Johnsbury. Resolutions on the death of
Hon. John Bacon were presented and heartily
adopted by fitting remarks by various menu
bers of the society. One noteworthy event
was the appointment of a committee of CO.
operation with the board of agriculture, con-
sisting Of j. II. EMERSON, Il. A. Parks, H.
NJ. Hall, |. W. Sanborn and 9. j. Bell.
The society decided to hold the fair Sept
Is, 10 and 20.
The fair ground society held a meeting
and appointed the old executive committee
and had full and satisfactory report from
Treasurer Fletcher an abstract of which we
publish. The society has expended large
sums Of money on the grounds during the
past year, had wet, unfavorable time for
the fair, but came out ahead which shows
enterprise, ability aud careful management.
Let every farmer, gardener and everybody
indeed support these societies.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Orange county agricultural associa-
ton has fvoted to hold its next fair on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept
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Carlos NJ. Gilman, Of Boston, has obtained
a verdict against the town of STAFFORD for
$4,000 damages for being crippled for life
by reason OF a defective highway.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The county temperance society holds its
annual meeting the 24th.
The Newport national bank declares a four
per cent dividend.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The cemetery at Wallingford has a foun.
tain which has not frozen during the recent
cold weather, and the spray as it fell pro.
duced three monuments Of ice that are Of
exceeding beauty and design, well worth
visit to examine. 1t is said to be one of the
finest ice formations ever seen.
A man named Priest was recently frozen
to death on Mt. Tabor mountain. He had
been playing for dance and when he start.
ed home he took the wrong direction and
wandered through the drifts for about half
a mile, when he entered an old house, where
he was found two days after, frozen to DEATH
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The coolest inhabitant" says he never
knew SO great depth of snow so carly in
winter as now. In undisturbed places it
lies 81 feet, good measure.
The Freeman says there are residing in
Montpelier at the present time, twenty-five
lawyers, fifteen physicians, fourteen ministers,
and some three thousand FIVE hundred other
inhabitants.
The large body of snow is breaking in
roofs and doing much damage. Several
wagons belonging to Hank" Morris Of
Mortified were crushed under falling
roof, and other damage is reported.
j. II. Richardson, who died in Mortified,
Dec. 3lst in the 50th year of his age, was a
practical, careful man, and his death is
great loss, not only to his family, but to the
community of which he was q worthy mem
Der. He had for years supplied the depot
village with milk, and no complaint has ever
come to us Of his furnishing other than
pure article. A.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Fifty-fve inches Of snow have fallen this
winter at Brattleboro.
Mr.. A. j. Burgess is one of the Grafton
farmers whose produce is not consumed by
worthless animals. He has yoke of seven
years old cattle raised by himself, which
tip the beam at 300 lbs. Last week he
butchored porker, the weight of which
was GLIB lbs.