Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-05-11

Greensboro, says that white hcllebore is a
sure "dead shot" on currant worms, and that
soap suds will as effectually kill cabbage
worms. He has tried both remedies aud
succeeds in raising currauts and cabbagss.
The tramps still tramp through North
Troy. One Of this branch Of the travelling
fraternity recently made his appearance in
one of the stores in that place, walked up TO
the counter, called for piece Of tobacco
which was given him, and then made tracks
saying he would remit the stamps whom he
got to New Hampshire.
p. A. Hyde, who left Westmore some
time since for the Black Hills, has brought
up in Sioux City, where he is employed by q
railroad company in bridge building.
A little son Of Freeman Bartlett Of New
port Centre was struck on the side Of the
mouth with base ball last Saturday night
and one Of his teeth was Knocked out. Free
says he proposes TO have base ball playing
in the streets stopped.
r. d. Scott Of Newport Centre took TWEEN
ty-one pounds Of wool from two native sheep
the other day. Who can beat it
Lead mines have been discovered on the
farm of Wallace Scott, of Newport, which,
il is thought, will prove very valuable.
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
There was but one application for q GER
ti6cate at q recent examination Of teachers
in Belvidere.
The remains Of Fred Leavitt, nephew of
Truman Moody Of Stowe and graduate of
Dartmouth college, were brought here for in
terment last week Monday.
The News publishes the ages of some Of
the old residents Of Hyde Park, followed by
the boast from Cambridge, that Solomon
Montague Of that town. aged go, is the old
est man in Lamoille County. The venerable
gentleman must live awhile to reach the age
Of Ezekiel Vincent Of Morristown who will
be 81 years old the 4th day Of September
next.--Citizen
| Notices have been put up in various places
in Stowe warning fishermen to keep at o
proper distance.
One day last week @. G. Tobin while at
work on the farm OF his brother 10 Water
vile killed black snake 18 inches in length
This is the FIRST snake Of the kind found for
years.
Potatoes have been sold recently as high
as one dollar per bushel at Hyde Park.
A young man named Adams has been en-
gagged to teach tho academy the coming year
with q salary of $500. He comes well rec
commended from the president of Dartmouth
college, his rank being second in the seniol
class Of II.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Gen. w. w. Grout of Barton will deliver
the decoration day address at Rutland.
A Rutland gentleman is reported to hav,
made S25 900 on the recent rise in the pric,
Of corn.
A meeting Of the executive committee o
the Bennington centennial commission vii
be held at Rutland on the 18th inst.
Col. G. H. Joyce Of Rutland has burie'
both his father aud mother within one year
A Castleton man has been looking owe
the records and finds that II persons hav
been killed by cars aud on the railroad tracl
in that town since the advent Of railroads
deaf and few were children.
A Clarendon man, tired Of life, was il
Wallingford, the other day, trying to &c
some one to put him out of misery by knock
ing him in the head Failing in this he CAV
one OF the boys ten cents aud told him to &c
him the amount of morphine that he nigh
die easier. Some buckwheat -four was pre-
cured, and fixing it up to resemble dose c
poison, was taken to the wouldbe suicide
! who by this time began to repent, and on tn
}. whole he would try lite little longer an
a went home sadder, if not q wiser man.
War was declared between the Rutlan
papers, Herald and Globe, on Tuesday
last week by a reduction in prices. I'll
T. public will derive the beue6 by getting the
s news for two cents day, instead Of three, I
; formerly.
, Merritt Monroe of Pawlet implicated
4 recent calf stealing scrape there, was Sa
= urday taken before Justice Hiram Wickha
!, Of Pawlet and bound up in the sum Of s25
y TO appear at the next term Of the coun
70 court.
y The exhibition Of fine horses, colts al
N filles, which was held in Poultney, on Il
10 Sd inst, was probably the largest ever WI
). messed in that section, and the horses exhi
tied comprised descendants of the best bloc
ed stock in the country.
le A -four dealer in Rutland has just clear
v, $4,000 by the advance in the price of aor
o Grant Kline Of Pawlet, twelve years oil
70 in leading horse to water Sunday foolish
"a tied the rope around his waist, when the al
u NAL ran, dragging the boy over stone wa
O. where he struck his head against stone q
m was instantly killed.
:. WASHINGTON COUNTY.
AZ I, s. Brooks of Mortified caught
is enormous black bear in q trap near 4
q. Michael Lynch place few days since.
is an old settler, having frequently made
J. appearance and been hunted from time
,e time, but never successfully before.
Thomas Charbono, a FrenchmAn fir,
Stowe, lost some five hundred dollars
Irs notes at the house of Nelson Duffany 10 Re
to bury on Monday night Of this week. I
IT. notes he put in his coat pocket and the CT
a under his pillow. In the morning the no
he were nowhere to be found He thinks Ii
ch were stolen.
Catching those salmon in Dog river
pre- strictly forbidden by law and yet it is be
icy done. The Washington county game 4
!se fish protective association have turned Ii
IN atteDtion 10 this matter, and unless stop
es' at once there will be some prosecutions.
,ds Henry Ward Beecher's lecture at Mo
pelier, announced for May 23 will have
n be postponed to some later day, proba
-. the Both.
of There is to be trot on Prospect Pa
to Montpelier, the 3D. and 4th of July. Br
Jaw out your fast stepPers.
The dwelling house and shed belonging
A. II. Chadmau in Roxbury, we're burned
az the 9th inst. Most Of the furniture
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