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

The American Teachers Association have
decided to hold their annual meeting in
Montpelier about the 10th of July next.
These meetings bring bring together about
five hundred Of the most intelligent instruc.
tors in the country.
A Montpelier correspondent Of the Boston
Globe says the name Of President Hubert,
of Middlebury, has already been suggested
as the successor of Colonel Joyce in con.
gress, since it has become understood that
Joyce is to have a successor.
ADDISON COUNTY.
Gen. Sidney NJ. Southard's bookstore at
Vergennes has gone into the hands Of the
sheriff.
The patent clothes line swinder made VIC
tins of two honest farmers residing near
East Middlebury, the other day.
There are now twelve inmates in Middle
bury Jail, one of whom writes to the Regis
ter We have very good fare. We are
treated like gentlemen. do not say this
to encourage any one to come here, for we
have got full house.
Col. Jonathan NJ. Hoyt, of New Haven,
died on the Doth, after short illness of
Bright's disease. He was aid on the staff
of Governor Peck.
The Western Vermont Masonic Union
hold their annual reunion at Vergeuues, Feb,
Is. They will have a supper at the Stsph-
ems house. The address will be given by
Il. S. Dana, Esq, Of Cornwall, after which
a dance will follow, at which Hall OF Boston
will lead the music. The Vergennes masons
are sparing no efforts to make everything
pleasant for their visiting brothers.
CHITTEDEN COUNTY.
The sixth lecture of the course at East
Charlotte was delivered on Friday evening,
February ID, to a full house. by G. Il. Croft,
Esq, of Saratoga, Wy. Subject "Glean-
ings from the Volume Of Human Life, "
which was replete with vivid and truthful
pictures of life, and was very handsomely
received and greeted with hearty applause
The seventh aud last lecture Of the course
will be by Prof 4. II. Higley of Middle.
bury College, on Friday evening, February
18th. Subject: "The Artful Dodger."
The Free Press says ave hear that
the Central Vermont has suddenly raised
the freight on lumber from Burlington sc
per cent.-from 25 to 37ic,, a thousand
This will be rough on some of our lumber
merchants who have contracted to delive
lumber at the previous low figures"
The spelling tournament at Williston
came of Saturday evening, February Sd
some forty persons taking part. The con
! test was between tho gentlemen and ladies
Rev. j. j. Lewis, of South Boston, givin
! out the words. The ranks Of the gentleme
: thinued rapidly, while tho ladies stood tn
/. test much better.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
AT the sale of tho household goods of tn
70 Alburgh Springs House. the whole list wer
) bid in by one person at $1,000.
Albert p. Cross Esq, at the earnest sol
icitation of his friends since the death {
, the lamented Loren ii. Edison, has returne
to St. Adams from Burlington and entere
the firm of his father-in-law, Mr.. Rand, an
t. Mr.. IL. G, Edison, the style being now E'
p son, Rand and Cross.
s Snow.shoe travelling is very popular I
st. Adams this winter, aud some 20 your
is men have formed a snow-shoe club, modelC
e after the famous old Montreal club,
I'd ORANGE COUNTY.
The Vermont Homeopathic Medical S
ciety held their twenty-Sixth semi -annu
20 meeting at Bradford, Feb, /, The regul
order Of business was suspended, and live
: discussion took place as to the act passed
the last session of the legislature regardi
the practice Of medicine 10 the state. A
seemed to regard the measure as an exc
lent one. Drs. Jones of Bradford, Bixby
Orange and Woodward Of DanVille gave