Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-02-09

teresting reports as to the treatment Of
scroiula cancers. Dr. Jones gave recep.
tiou for members after the adjournment.
Business is lively at the Versbre copper
mines 500 men arc employed; 40 new
buildings were erected last year; 10 blast
furnaces are in operation.
The bleach house connected with the pa.
per mill at Bradford was crushed by snow
Saturday night. Loss about $500.
The statement that tho Vermont Witness,
the temperance organ, is for sale, is not COR
rect. Its business control has been transfer
red to the Burlington Free Press Association,
by which with its greater facilities il is now
published, while Mr.. Atwator, the former
proprietor continues to act as its editor.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Edwin Bulls Of Newport Center was ar
rested by Officer Morse last Thursday fer
disturbing prayer meeting in district No.
IL. lie was brought before Justice Whip
pie and fined So and costs, amounting to
S10.25.
One George Wilson, who was formerly
employed by Isaac Blake as a farm hand was
arrested at Sheldon and brought to Derby
Line for trial charged with horse stealing.
He plead guilty and in default of bail was
committed to Irasburgh Jail.
Il. Wilson and wife of Barton Landing
are aged 81 and SO, aud have been married
6S years.
AT a meeting Of the stockholders Of the NJ
4 Q. X. railway company held at North
Troy last week, the following officers we're
chosen president, L. Robinson; secretary
and treasurer, o. N. Elkius directors, ]
O'Ilalloran, II. y. Wilson, L. Robinson, H
s. Foster, N Pettes, j. II. Hamilton, j. W.
Currier, o. N. Elkins, A. b. Chaffee, w. g
Elkins and l.. Baker.
Mrs. Martha Moore has been appointed
postal agent, or postmistress, at Morgan.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A Rutland young man proposed to three
different girls last week. How many o
them accepted him is not stated.
The Brandon farmers club have decided
to erect two story brick building for hal
and library, with the money given them BY
Hon. N. T. Sprague, Jr.
The town of Brandon was startled abou
three o'clock, Sunday afternoon, by the alarm
Of FIRE. The house of Mr.. f. II. Griswold
on Franklin street, was discovered to be oil
fire, having caught in a bedroom, up stairs
The fire, when first discovered, had made con
siderable Roadway, but was conquered, il
about half an hour, by the well directed
efforts Of the citizens. The damage to the
building and contents will be about 1000
which is covered by insurance. The origiI
of the fire is unknown. The entire famil,
were absent.
Large sums of money belonging to til
NJ. Il. church of Rutland having passe
through the hands of IL. w. Nye in con
nection with church repairs, ETC., during tn
past few years, a committe consisting o
Samuel 2. Curtis and Joel G. Baker wa
appointed a short time since to audit an
report upon Mr.. Nye's books and account
with the church. That committee, afte
careful examination, report that they ar
satisfied that Mr.. Nye has faithfully pal
out for the church all church funds tina
have ever been in his hands, which repor
was unanimously adopted by the oficia
board Of the church at a meeting held Jal
&c, 1877.
w. II. Lawton, llcentiate, has been eu
gagged to supply the Baptist pulpit i
Mount Holly the coming season.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Hon. Charles Barrett, of Grafton VIII
since the adjournment of the Legislature ha
been at work in his studio at home, has r.
Gently completed two fine crayou portrait
of DR.. NJ. Goldsmith and received order
from ex.Gov. Stewart for portraits of him
self and his brother, the late Hon. Dugal
Stewart.
Townshend has voted to give 1878
toward the new Brattleboro and Whiteha
railroad.