Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-06-24

The Gibson farm, containing 70 acres Of
meadow land, recently sold 10 Mr.. Chapel
for $4,000, was valued in 1872 at $1,000 dur
ing which year Mr.. Gibson died. The build
ings that were on the farm were burned Aug.
80, 1915 These buildings were quite near
to the Dummerston railroad station, and the
Vermont Valley railroad passes through the
farm.
We have recently visited the home of
the late Asa Dutton, one Of the best and most
productive farms in Windham county. Mr.
Dutton was a most successful farmer, and ev-
erywhere in and around the home we saw the
fruits of his skill and industry We found
Mrs. Dntton, with efficient help, managing
the farm herself this year, which she is fully
competent TO do, as she has proved herself
heretofore successful fnRncier, and by
keeping large stock Of cattle and feeding
out all the hay and grain raised upon the
farm, has kept it up in a high state Of Guilt
walton. Mrs. button informed us that from
five COWS, and only one Of them new milch,
she made, in the month Of April, 105 lbs. Of
butter, and in the month of May 1O4 lbs,
besides using all the cream and milk needed
for the family and, as we can testify, it
was the real gilt-edged butter, such as but
few know how to make, and such as we who
buy seldom get Everything looks flourish
ing and prosperous on the farm aud promises
an abundant harvest. 1t is well worth a Wis
It to this beautiful place il only to enjoy the
fine prospect from the surrounding hills.
Con-.
John Miller recently killed a large mud
turtle. His motive in killing it was because
it had bitten of, as he supposed, the legs of
some ducks he had been raising, while they
were swimming on the pond. Out Of curl
osity TO see the kind Of meat he dissected the
turtle and found within it thirty-six fuli-sized
turtle eggs. They were white like the eggs
of hen, round like ball and about three
fourths of an inch in diameter. As Mr.. Mil
Ter and persons to whom he showed the eggs
had never seen anything of the kind, it was
evident that he had found within the turtle
more Of curiosity than was anticipated.
Now that we are writing about what is
curious, we will state that John Miller has a
boy SO much deformed that he cannot walk
upright on his feet. He either creeps about
on hands and feet or rolls himself in a wheel
ed chair. He is ambitious to learn and at
tends school this summer He lives about
half mile from the school and rides back
and forth in a small carriage drawn by a
white goat. As little Norman thus transport
ed rides along the road to school at goodly
pace, cracking his whip, holding the reins
up taut, and cheering bevy of school chill
dren to bring up the rear, it is certainly an
httIdctlOu tnht gains AttenuOn. d. l.. N.
QUESTION FOR GRAMMARIANs
Editor Of PhGHir: VIII you give space to an Incl
dent which occasions me to ask Mr.. ID. L. Mansfield
and others who would be considered authority" by 4
teacher and her pupils how to three words in
the following sentence: " Though we were chilled
with bitter cold, with toll and fasting fAintn7 Listen
ing TO recitation, recently, In one Of our schools
faint was parsed as noun, object Of with :" fast
ing as an adjective belonging TO faint and 'with
a. proposition showing the relation between faint
and were chilled" This seemed TO me SO far from
the authors meaning that could not refrain from
saying The meaning is, I'VE faint with toll and
fasting instead Of we are chilled with faint This
assertion received by the teacher with skeptiesm
at hrst but at length she said she could see what
meant, but her way "took it 1t IN the book and
did not have to change 1t round as did" Then she
asked the young ladies Of the class what they thought
The two eldest decided with their teacher and their
looks-which had shown great dissatisfaction at my
interference, they seemed to think Exchanged TO
delight at the victory they had and my humiiAt-
ing defeat Imagine my discomnture-three AGAINST
onel And, Notwithstanding the polite assurances Of
the teacher that she understood way and she un-
derstood her way" OF course felt very much cha
grinedi Tor in my school days-long ago, to be sure
but well remembered-we were taught that the hrst
thing necessary In order parse sentence is to I'M
derstand 1t. Aud also told that in anAlyxing
and parsng poetry it often throws light the rela-
tons OF words to arrange them they would stand in
Lrose This is called transportation, and it was con-
sdered essential TO the clear understanding Of the
authors meaning. Possibly the practice is now obso-
letei and sentences never transposed. Will some
one tell may not be benefited by the knowledge
but perhaps would be well for the rising generation
TO be sure. think bear my defeat better III de-
feat is to BEL II the decision comes from veteran
grammarians instead Of these young tyros therefore
make my request through your paper hoping good
grammArians will reply, yet doubtful II even Mr.
bingham can convince me ''we chilled with fast
ing faint" Mrs. ABBtE NJ H. REID
Dummerslon, June 90 1881.