Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-23
ORANGE COUNTY.


West Randolph Baptist church.
George p. Baldwin, who died Friday
morning, at the age OF 10, was leading
democrat Of that town, and had held many
political offices. He was for a long time
judge Of the county county.
Mr.. George p. Baldwin died Friday, at
Bradford, after an illness OF two days, at
the age of 10. He was for a long time
judge Of the county.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
The listers have agreed upon the following
prices for appraisals Colts, three years old,
$50 two years old, $50; yearlings, 500.
Six and one half feet oxen. SIS three-year.
old steers, $50 cows, $25 two-year.olds,
sl2; yearings, 81 sheep, SO; swine,
cents a pound bees, SO per swarm hay,
SO per ton wool, 25 cents per ID.
Tho Barton iron foundry is about ready
for operation. The Wooloy plows are to be
made, and cheap horsepower for farmers.
The town of Charleston has bought the r.
II. Barnard farm, for poor farm paying
S3,075 for il.
District No. 5 in Westmoro lately prose-
cuted Sias Cheney for neglecting to put up
q warning for school meeting, claiming S25
damages. Verdict for defendant.
Nat. Cole has sold the Newport House to
a Canadian for $4,000.
The Danvilc Baptist association is hold
ing quartey meeting at Newport this week.
Levi Glidden has sold his farm 10 Crafts
bury to his son Frank, for $4,000.
Farm hands are getting ouly $40 or SIS
per month at Troy, and mechanics find but
little work at any price.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
The latest thing in Rutland is "mum
sociable." 1t is characterized as a social
gathering at which all present are prohib-
tied, under penalty of stipulated 6ne, from
speaking or whispering until a certain time
during the evening. The fines paid By the
ladies generally amount to considerable
sum.
Thirteen prisoners in Rutland Jail, who
are anxious for change of some sort, have
petitioned the court to bring them to trial
at the present term.
An old lady in South WalIiugford, who is
over go years old, has not an uosouud tooth
in her head and never had the toothache or
headache 10 her life.
The Rutland County bar, at a meeting
held on Saturday, unanimously voted to rec
ommend to Gov. Fairbanks the appointment
Of Hon. w. g. Dunton to the expected va
cancy on the supreme court bench.
The body Of John Madigau, who wa
drowned last week Friday, was discovered
Friday morning, in the river, near the bridge
on Union street, not over hundred rods iron
where he fell iu, the remains we're entirely
covered with sand, only small portion O.
the coat being visible. The discovery wa
accidental, the search having been abandoned
some days ago. The remains wero sent t,
his friends, at Middlebury.
Three young women took the veil at the
Catholic church at Rutland, Sunday, which
was the first ceremony of the kind ever per
formed in Vermont.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The residence of Deacon Uzizial Gleason
in Waits6eld village, took fire from defect
i've chimney, on Friday, and was burned will
adjoining buildings and nearly all their con
tents. The house occupied by Mrs. Ma than
lei JOslyn was badly scorched but was save,
by being covered with snow. Jal.
The President sent into the senate, Fri
day. the reappontment Of John w. Clark
as postmaster at Montpelier This was doubt.
less the best solution of the post.ofIice con
test there.
Wednesday afternoon the large Congrega
tional church in Montpelier was packed by
1900 people, assembled to pay the last trib
ute of respect to the deceased pastor, Rev
w. III. Lord, ID. ID. 9. b. Hurburt, pres
idcnt of Middlebury college, and NJ. II
Buckham, president of the University o
Vermont at Burlington, officiated, assisted
by Revs. L. s. Tenuey Of Barre and w. S
Hazen of Mortified.
wINDHAST COUNTY.
A young man, in Jamaica. last Thursday
was detected in having forged two notes a
the bank, was arrested in Brattleboro, al
raigued, an indictment found by the gran
jury, and committed to Jail within fOrth-eigt
hours from the time the forgery was commit
ted. As the county court is in session
will be tried at once and within two week
may be boarding at the state institution
Windsor. His name is Oscar Gleason, an
| he has been agent for sewing machines ther
for some time past
During the month of February f. S. Sabi
Jr., Of Bellows Falls sold $4,000 yards {
wooden cashmere, being part of the PR
c duction Of his Grafton factory two or thrt
years ago. elisha" makes FIRST class GOO
as we happen to know.
, j. NJ. PEBBLES of Nottingham, recent
I lost cat that was % years and mont
+ old, and he buried tabby with all due GER
| mony, which was feline act on his part.
One day last week, the parsonage WOO
I pile at Westminster was attacked by
Q army Of wood-sawyers, aud in short tin
n fitted for the stove. After paying their T
1 spects, to about seven cords at the Congr
!, gational church, they called at the house
e Mr.. &. ii. Albee, who il sick, and soon co
d verted his cord wood into stove size.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Josiah Abbott of Chester, while chan
d ing care at Albany, N. Y, Friday, had
n pocket book, containing a check of SlOO
y and 800 in money, picked from his pock
Plymouth boasts of youngster who
s. only five years DID, but who weighs 90 10
It measures 36 iuckos around the waist and
!, nches arc und the thigh.
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