Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-16

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A stage, containing Chief Justice Pier
point Of Vergennes, Judge Homer Il. Royc
OF st. Adams, Judge Jonathan Ross of st
Johnsbury and several other passengers wa
overturned, while going rapidly, on dowr
grade, near Chelsea, last Friday. Fear
were entertained that Judge Pierpoint hat
received some serious injuries, as he com
planned moro than usual when on the cars CT
route to his home.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Hay is very plenty with us, and soils in
North Troy, for $40 per ton.
The hunters Of Greensboro Bend had a
"bar" hunt the other day and after a pur.
suit Of two days and one night, succeeded il
shooting big dog. Quite "bender" for
Greensboro muscles.
There will be musical convention al
South Troy on Thursday and Friday of thi,
week, closing with concert Friday evening,
j. Il. Ohamberlin, conductor, Miss Carrie
Davis, Newport, pianist.
1T. Nj. M."-Rev T. M. Merriman il
writing letters from Somervile, Mass.
about the Virgin Mary to the Newport OK.
press. What does he know about Mary
any moro than the rest ofus 2
RUTLAND COUNTY.
Sixteen of the prisoners 10 Jail at Rut.
land are to be tried at the term of county
court which began Tuesday.
Three young women are to take the veil
at the Catholic church at Rutland, Sunday,
which will be the first ceremony of the kind
ever performed in Vermont.
Miss Lucy j. Rider preceptress of the
Poultuey Academy is tho foremost Sunday
school teacher in this state. 1t would be
difficult to find her superior anywhere.
Gen. W. w. Grout, of Barton, Hon. Al
bert Clarke, of st. Adams, and Hon. N. p.
Simons, the state work-house committee,
will meet at Rutland, to consider the subject.
Sir John Rose, mentioned in our General
News" as the head Of an English company
buying up an immense tract of timber land
in Canada, is son-in.law of Mrs Robert
Temple of Rutland.
Thomas Stewart, baggageman on the
Harlem Extension, was badly injured at
Dandy, Monday morning. While coupling
cars he was caught and crushed between the
drawbars. The lower part of his stomach
and his right hip were badly bruised.
Two young ladies in Rutland, paid a
wheelbarrow election. The young lady of
Democratic tendencies gracefully wheeled
the young lady Of Republican proclivities
the allotted distance, and overturning the
vehicle at the end of the route calmly de-
posted her at the doorstep.
There is Bald Mountain Elk association,
and its present ambition is to fence the whole
mountain in and grow deer on it. They
have already contracted for all the deserted
wells in the state to be cut up into post.holes,
and Martin G. Evarts is planting chestnuts
to grow the fencing.
The officers of tho town of Ira, have q
strong "Fish like SMELL" At the March
meeting the following fish came to the sur.
face Town clerk, Bradley Fish treasurer,
Lyman w. Fish; constable, Enos Q. Fish,
Jr. selectman, Enos G. Fish town agent,
Bradley Fish overseer Of the poor, Lyman
w. Fish, and there are II basketsiull left,
all descendants of Preserved w. Fish.
The Rutland telegraph operators did more
than their share of business yesterday. The
recent storm broke down the lines between
Boston and New York, cutting oft all tele.
graphic communication between those cities
except by way Of Rutland. Consequently
every telegram that passed between Boston
and New York yesterday went through the
Rutland office, and as the two lines could
not be successfully connected here each
message had to be repeated by tho Rutland
operators.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is again reported that Rev. DR.. Lord
Of Montpelier is in a very critical condition,
and his recovery is considered doubtful.
The contest for Montpelier postofficc con-
tinues close. There arc four prominent eau.
didates besides the present occupant. Col
f. V. Randall is supposed to have the inside
track.
Mrs. Molloy, Indiana temperance lecturer,
addressed 1900 people at Montpelier on Sun
day night. Five hundred were unable to
get standing room. During the three weeks
she has been in the state $500 have signed
her pledge, $50 of them 10 Montpelier, en-.
bracing druggists, lawyers, saloon. keepers
and many hard drinkers.
Simeon f. Corey, who formerly resided
in Norwich, where he married Mary A. Til
den, whom he shortly deserted, was arrested
at Cabot, Sunday, together with Mrs Della
Sargent, for adultery, She produced a mar
riage certificate, showing they were married
two years ago, and was liberated. Corey
was held for bigamy, and in default OF bail
was committed to Jail at Montpelier, Monday.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
W. p. Gage of Westminster has been
elected comfy commissioner in Windham
county.
The Est0y organ works at Brattlcboro
commenced to run on full time Monday
morning-much to the joy of the employees
and the village generally.
Samuel Wilcox OF Halifax is still a hale
old man of rs years and can see fox at the
distance of forty rods without glasses. He
has killed more than hundred foxes, aud
less than that number of wolves at forty
rods.
Gen, Fitzpatrick lectures at Bellows Falls
March 10th, subject, "the Irish soldier in
the war Of the rebellion" lie goes from
there to Montreal and st. Adams, where he
has lecture engagements. Let US all 90 and
hear kill"
The spring term of the Windham county
court, which eonvenes Tuesday at Newlaue,
Judge Barrett presiding, will have two muir
der and several arson trials. The docket
contains 2l4 cases, which must necessitate
long term.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
The cantata Of "Ruth" was presented at
Woodstock, three nights last week, to crowded
houses, by Mrs. Tewksbury and local cho-
rus Of some fifty voices.
In Ludlow within distance Of a half mile
on tho Main street, are living twenty.one
widows, Now see the bald heads start for
that "city of the PLAIN"
The reform clnb Mt Ludlow cont;nuos IN