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

In Middlebury this is the way they put Il
"Either your hens havo got 10 keep out Of
my garden, or shall dine on chicken ple."
Rev. A. A. Baker, formerly Of the con-
pregational church in Cornwall and for the
past eleven years has been preaching in the
West, has settled at East Hardwick.
Sunday evening Alonzo Nichols was ar
rested charged with having committed an
assault with intent to kill on young lady
at Middebury the evening before. On
Monday he was brought before justice, and
after partial examination, was again COM
mitted for further hearing.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bennington village has eleven "sOlid men,"
whose aggregate avoirdupois is 245O. or
900 BILL pounds each.
The Champlain Conference Of Wesleyan
Methodist churches Of America met at Reads
boro' May l, aud closed Sunday night. Rev.
N. Il. jenkins presided. Owing to the fact
that Readsboro' is situated at the extreme
southeast corner Of the conference the atten-
dance was not as full as usual, yet the ses-
sions were interesting and the conference was
reported in prosperous condition.
Wesley @. Snow, native Of SYNDICATE, has
been appointed postmaster at Palatka, Flor
ida. Mr. Snow has been resident OF Flor
ida for eleven years and recently held the
position of clerk Of one Of the courts. He
is among the popular men of that section of
Florida.
Col. Albert Clark Of st. Adams will de-
liver the address on decoration day at Ar
lington.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The summer term Of the graded school
commenced at the Academy in Danville
Monday, 7th inst, under the instruction Of
Mrs. A. M. Wheeler, as principal.
In one week during the month of April,
Mr.. Greenbanks Of Danville, manufactured
and shipped from his factory 10000 yards
of woolens to Boston and New York.
One night last week Nathan Dickinson,
Of Norrisville, night Waterman in Peabody's
mill while walking over the mill without
lantern fell through scuttle hole into the
story below, breaking his leg below the knee.
Dickinson is a man over go years old, but
DR.. Gilchrist who attended him thinks he
will get good leg again and be out 10 few
weeks.
CHTTTENDEN COUNTY.
Laura Williams and Charley Mac, owned
by j. A. Williams of Burlington, recently
trotted together one-half mile at the Essex
Junction track, in 1:l5.
Hon. L. G. Dodge and family of Burling-
ton have gone to California, where they pur-
pose to make their future home.
A letter was received by a Burlington
lady day or two since, which had been a
year and two months in the mails. The
mailbag containing it was lost in the Salinas
river, California, March LIST, 1876, and was
recovered April Oath, 1877. Fortunately
the address was still legiblc, in spite of the
fourteen months soaking; and the letter
reached its destination, and its contents
proved decipherable, though the writing,
both on the sheet and envelope, was very
faint.
Hon. Robt. S. Hale of Elizabethtown, N
Y, is to deliver the address before the alum
nj, at the approaching commencement Of the
u. V. M.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Nathaniel Bell, the oldest man in CRANKY
died the 10th inst, lacking but few days
of being 80 years old. He came to CRANKY
in 1904, and lived here ever since.
The new church at East Concord is nearly
completed.
The house of Sumner Lewis, unoccupicd
on the Lunenburg road, about one mile from
Miles Pond, in East Concord, was burneC
Monday evening. Insured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Savage animals are not yet extinct ia Yer,
mont, as Thomas PeggiugtOn of East Rich
ford found to his cost few mornings since
He was on his way to his sugar orchard, ii
company with his dog, when he suddenl
came face to face with huge panther. The
dog was torn to pieces in twinkling, ant
the beast then turned his attention to MI
Peggngton, who though unarmed, kept hi
presence of mind and avoided the creature
first spring by falling on his face. The sec
ond time he caught him by the shoulder. ant
, a desperate struggle followed, both rollin
, over and over ON the ground, and finally fal
ing over precipice 30 feet high, which ende
the combat. Mr.. Peggington lay unconsciou
|
> and he is so severely injured that his reco'
cry Is doubtful. The panther has not bee
seen since the fray, but it is thought he VIZ
. badly hurt by the fall, and party Of hun
= ers are looking for him.
One night last week tramp called at th
!. house Of Geo. Emerson Of Richford, mac
: himself ridiculous, frightened the fami
i and cut up all manner Of depredations. H
next attempted to catch young lady VIII
him. Following this he called at A.
1t Patch's and tried to force an entrance. wher
}. upon Mr.. Patch appeared and ordered hi
I. of. His manner showed the tramp that r.
s treat was safest, and he went. He was ne
heard Of at Enosburgh Falls, where he W
repeating the same performance. He
said to be weak minded and partially insan
$ GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
II Potato-bugs are appearing in several Il
calities, aud fears are entertained that Il
IL crop will suffer much from them.
es ORANGE COUNTY.
W Erastus Glidden of Waits River, 70 yea
of age and very poor, recently attempted
m commit suicide by dosing himself with sa
y. petre. 1t is said that first ne swallowed
ut handful, and that proving Intellectual,
took teacupful, from the effects of viii
he is not liable to recover.
The Randolph Normal school has mi
-, than one hundred and sixty students; tn
!. come from nine counties. The full coul
" in this school covers three years, and
On eludes beside the common school branch
No. drawing, higher mathematics, physics lite
" ture, mental aud moral science, aud methC
Of teaching.
=. Arch. Dickey Of Orange was fatally
81 jured by circular saw the I'd. Some p
of tho machinery under the saw came out