Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-05-04

Wheeler will continue 10 take charge Of the
Academy and Graded School. She is very
successful teacher.
o. f. Russell Of East St. Johnsbury
planted an acre Of potatoes week ago last
Monday and finished planting bis corn last
Monday. This is the earliest planting we
have ever known In these parts. At present
appearances the season is two or three weeks
early.
Last Monday morning Mrs. Henry Cha 20
Of Lyndon was surprised "more than words
can tell" She was working about table,
one end OF which was near stove, aHd, see
ing au unusually strong light reflected upon
the wall Of the room, she turned around to-
wards the stove 10 learn where il came
from. As she turned round, she discovered
that the Ere turned round, too, and the
light shono upon the opposite wall. About
this time there was an alarm and a woma n
industriously fighting FIRE in a calico dress,
the rear half Of which was 10 full blaze
when discovered. II was narrow escape
from serious catastrophy.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Mrs. Molloys labors in behalf Of temper
ance, in Burlington the past week have been
attended with much success.
Tom Butler Of Winooski recently tried
to end his life by taking poison, but thanks
TO good care he was we'll enough TO be out q
few days after the event, and his funeral has
been postponed.
Rev. w. j. Heath, who has for three
years past so worthily and acceptably filed
the pulpit and pastorate Of the Methodist
church in Burlington, is now assigned 70 the
important charge Of the church in Schenec-
tady. N. Y. Rev. T. A. Griffin who is as
signed to this place, was last year the presid-
ing elder Of the Plattsburg district.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Lyndon Mill Go. are engaged in run
ming their logs from East Haven to their
mill at Lyndon.
A town meeting for the purpose Of select
ing experimenting school committee was
held in Maidstone May LIST.
D. II. Il T. G. Beattie Of Brunswick ere
getting their lumber out OF Paul stream.
They have about City men at work, and
"mean business" They have three million
of new logs, and about half million Of old
ones. OMAR tff nj
FRANKLIN COUNTY. "
Mrs. j. b. Sweatlnud has sold the Amer,
lean House in Richford to Mckenzie w
Rounds for $4,000. ro4 IS
The lumber mill Of Smith aud WILDER Of
Montgomery, was set on fire Thursday morn
ing Of last week, by on employee, and from
$500 to $1,000 worth of machinery was de-
stroyed. The incendiary was arrested.
Two men Of Swanton, father aud son, were
brought before justice on Monday, charge
with being drunk and disturbing tho peace
on Sunday. The father was fined 50 and
costs for being drunk, aud the son was 6ucd
So for being drunk and $40 for furnishing
the liquor to the old man, together with the
costs Of both fines.
An eleven. year.old son Of Harmon Fox Of
Fletcher, was very badly burned few eve
niugs since by the accidental spilliug of the
contents Of kerosene lamp which he was
carrying, the oil taking fire and running up
his sleeve, burned his arms and hand seri.
ously, aud permanent Disagreement, il no
disability, are likely to result.
In the trial of Edward Tatro at st. Alban
for the murder of Alice Butler at High
gate, on the night Of june 0, 1875, Tatrt
has been found guilty Of murder in the FIRST
degree. Tho case was given to the jury last
Tuesday, and after being out fIty-6se min.
utes they rendered verdict as above. Ex
ceptions were fled by Tatro's counsel.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
The Grand Isle Episcopals have organize
a society W it'll the Rev. Charles Fay, for sew
eral years resident Of that town, as rector
LAMoILLE COUNTY.
Eliab Wilkins of Morristown, aged 8
years, has read his Bible through the pas
year without the aid Of glasses.
Bradley Guyer, long respected citizen Of
WolcOtt, died very suddenly on Saturday
evening of last week; an apopleptic 6t be
fit being the cause of his death.
The April term Of the Lamoille count
court commenced its session on Tuesday q
last week, Hon. IL. II. Powers presiding
with Hons. j. w. Stiles and j. II. Page fc
associates.
Hon. Carroll s. Page, of Hyde Park, ba
been appointed q member of the executiv
committee Of tho Bennington Ceutennia
Commission in place Of Gen. p. z. Pitkin
of Montpelier, who declined on account Of il
health.
Geo. w. Hubbard, who left Cambridg
about eight years ago, was lately killed a
his home in Missouri, by an officer, VIII
came to arrest his son. Mr.. II. enlisted an
served over three years in the I'd regiment
losing the use Of his right arm in the service
and went west to gain homestead.
Alfred Dodge Of Morrisville, on the 25t
ult., sheared from q two.year-old Cotswol
eve l2i pounds Of cloan wool. 1t measures
l8i inches in length without stretching il
stretched 1t made over Is. lie also sheare
a pair Of twin lambs thirteen months old tina
yielded % pounds Of wool. Let US hea
from the gentleman who can beat this.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Mr.. Lewis p. Thayer, newspaper publishC
at West Randolph, whose Office was recent
destroyed by fire, has purchased new mat,
rial and started business again. He has COZ
solidated his three papers, the Chelsea Pos
the Vermont Nows, and the Groen Mountai
Herald, into one paper, under the title Of ii
Herald and News. 4
A man in Topsham by the name Of Brow
has novel team which he uses as horse au
oxen. He has yoke Of steers one of whit
he harnesses to buggy and drives him
no would a horse. lie claims that he HI
driven them from his house in bad travellir
to GrOtOn a distance of seven miles, in le
than an hour.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
ID. W. Porter Of North Troy boasts
lambs from 40 sheep this spring.
Ithamer HodlOck of North Troy viii
cutting hay last Saturday had the misiortu
to cut off one Of his fingers, and so bad
cut two others that they had to be amp
tated.