Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-15
GRAND ISLE COUNTY,
Alburgl,.

1t is reported that work has been suspend
ed on the Lamoille Valley Extension rail
road cast of Lacollc, Z. O., and that conncc-
ton will be made with the Grand Trunk at
that place. This, If true, will be II great
disappointment to the people at the Springs,
who expected the terminus Of the road to he
at that place.
The German help do not turn out as well
as expected. One left Mr. L. II. Laudons
last week, and two left Mr.. NJ. T. Motifs
few days after.
Ujare Patnode, from Isle La Motto, was
arrested the 9th inst. on complaint from
Grand Juror A. II. Manning of an assault on
John BLAIR, the Sunday previous, and tried
before Justice Lyman. The offence was not
OF very serious nature and the justice let
him off with fine of So and costs. There
has been an unusual amount of fighting and
disturbances in some parts of the town this
Spring, but this is the first that has happened
in the West part OF the town for IA long time,
and criminal trial is so rare in that part of
the town that it drew large audience. The
defendant appealed from the sentence of the
justice.
A couple of young meu from the Springs
| decided few days ago to settle misunder-
| standing by the Sullivan rules, as to which
had the best right to a girl they were bo;h
waiting upon. In the fracas Que of them,
named Henry Lewis, bit Off most of one ear
| of the other. An arrest followed and tint
little bill cost Lewis $50. Report has il
that the piece of car was not found urtl the
next day, when an attempt was made 10
stick it on to its original place, but it re.
fused to stick.
Gallup aud llawlcy have now about sixty
five Italians at work on the Lamoillc Valley
Extension Railroad at West Alburgh. They
are very quiet set of men, and their pre-
sence would hardly he known were it not
Tor seeing them as they go TO and from their
work.
The long and heavy rains have put the
farm work back considerable and farmers are
just nicely at their planting There is con-
| siderable sowing to be done yet, but unless the
| rain stops soon the land will have to be sown
| to buckwheat. Grain that was sown before
the rains is looking fine. Grass is the main
crop in this town, more than three-f ourlhs OF
the tillable land being In meadow and it
never looked better at this season OF the
year. The writer was very favorable and
| the rains have given it start that will insure
us heavy crop. Our land seems well adapt.
ed to grass and many farmers cut their mea.
dows ten or fifteen years without blowing.
One man in particular has his whole farm in
meadow and with the exception Of u very
few acres he has not powed it for nearly
twenty years and he cuts good grass too. lie
keeps no stock, one horse aud COW, be.
lieve, comprise the whole, and he uses bu,
very little fertilizer. He goes every Spring
over his meadows and sprlnkles grass, and
whenever there is spot that needs it, he
uses some ashes in the Spring lie sells his
hay and claims he can make more by his
plan than by the one usually pursued of mix.
cd crops. Ills meadows have certainly stood
the test well. There has been but very little
wheat sown this year. The crop was almos,
a total failure last year and this has discour.
aged many from sowing this year, and the
same can be said Of the bean crop but very
few will be planted. The acreage of pota
toes will be larger than usual. This is the
bearing year for fruit and the trees are u
mass of blossoms and bid fair to produce as
large a crop as we had two years ago A
few years ago but little attention was paid to
small fruit bnt now nearly every farm con
tains more or less of it.