Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-09

The board Of agriculture had rousing
meeting in Bristol this week.
Mr. l.. W. Pollard Of Bristol has the
"boss" COW heard from yet. She is Of the
Jersey breed, and is, as this will show, one
Of the best Last year she made 344I lbs.
Of butter, besides supplying milk and cream
for small family. This is not quite all Of
Mr.. Polard's farming fcats last year. Ho
killed pig, less than eight months old that
weighed $40 pounds.
CHITTEDEN COUNTY.
The vital statistics of Burlington show 70
marriages in 1876, against LOG in 1872
falling of Of full third; 1888 births
against BIZ in 1876; and 14S deaths,
against IA the year previous. In 1876,
there were IL deaths from consumption,
against IL in 1875 /; % children, under one
year Of age, died ofinfantile diseases in 1876,
against rs in 1875. In 1876 there were 10
deaths from diphtheria, while in 1875 there
were none reported.
Miss Mary II. Fletcher has added twenty.
five thousand dollars, to her former noble
gift of Sl50,00O to found the Mary Fletcher
hospital, at Burlington---the latter gift being
expressly for the purchase of the Catin place
for the hospital.
A silver-gray fox was killed in Hunting
too, recently, and the skin was sold for $40.
This species Of fox is very rare in Vermont.
Tho advantage Frenchman has over
Yankee in postofico canvass in Burlington,
was illustrated by one singing his name iu
French for one candidate aud in English for
another receiving the hearty thanks Of both.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Capt. Il. Averill has sold his mill proper.
ty in Bloomington to II. Preston of Glover
for $500. l.. b. Going has bought the @.
s. Seavey farm for $500.
The spring term of Derby academy opened
last Wednesday with 113 scholars, which
number increased during the week to 100.
Some three weeks ago Mrs. Duncan Nc
Dougall OF Barton pricked her thumb very
slightly with common pin. In few min-
utes the thumb began to pain her severely
and from that time to this she has suffered
terribly from the effects of the Insignificant
wound. The thumb, hand and arm have
been badly swollen sores have appeared on
different parts of the body and up to this
time no remedy has been found to overcome
the effects of the injury. 1t has been with
difficulty that the physicians have kept the
patient from the lockjaw.-Monitor.
Amasa Scott, of Craftsbury. has done
big thing 10 the butter line. From one ma
tive COW he has made, during the past year,
GA pounds. Selling the same at % cents
per pound -result-Sl6l.
WASH NGTON COUNTY.
The dwelling of Chauncey Bennett of
Mortified was burned Friday. Loss 5000;
insured for 5000.
Col. f. V. Randall, brother.iu.law of
Congressman Joyce, is talked OF for post
master Of Montpelier, and some think his
chances the best, owing to his relationship
to the congressman.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
A petition is in circulation for the reap.
pointment Of Horace Hatch, as postmaster
at Windsor. A petition is also being signed
for the appointment Of Hon. james A. Pol
lard.
Henry .. Gravelin has been sentenced to
be hung March 2. 1879.
A postofice canvass has commenced at
Woodstock, Luther o. Greene, of the
Standard being the first in the field. 1t is
understood that Lewis Pratt, the present in.
cumbent, will not make a fight for the office.