Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-04
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under $500 bonds.
Temperance Star Lodge No. $50, l. 0. Of
g. T., ST. Johnsbury Center, have changed
their night Of meeting aud will meet Tues
days hereafter.
"Ned," of the Avenue House. plead
liquor law aud paid $40 and costs, during
Adrichs recent absence.
The young ladies' missionary society will
give an oyster supper at tho South Church
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10. Fancy articles
suitable for Christmas gifts will be for sale.
Admittance, 10 cents.
Il. p. Allen delivered three hogs to Dam
iels, Sylvester Il Co., Wednesday,
weighing (dressel) 532, 444, and 81
pounds Good hogs. lie has killed about
2400 pounds this fall.
Some Of the visitors who came from
abroad TO attend the dedication of the Odd
fellows hall missed the train on which they
intended to go homo "Wednesday, and had
to stay over. To while away the time the
Oddielows fitted up a vacant room in the
new block and had social hop in the even
ing.
DR.. Billiard had sleigh smashed aud
horse somewhat injured the other day be.
cause somebody's little boy likes to slide in
the street. The boy VIC understand saw the
horse too late to stop his sled, and so shot
through under him, whereupon the horse,
which was hitched, broke away and ran,
with the above result.
We hear that our neighbors, Messrs. A. g.
Il II. A. BabDitt, are selling goods at very
low prices, in comparison with what goods
have been sold here for heretofore. We
hear it not from them but from their GUS
toners, The reason Of it may be partly be-
cause they have no bad debts to make up
for, and know how to buy.
Rowell has removed to his new quarters
in Oddfellows' block, where he is prepared
to do all kinds of job printing. lie has a
fine office, and it will be supplied with steam
power from the FARMER office. The prem
Uses just vacated by him in the Avenue
House would make good barber shop, and
one is really needed there. Won't some
tOnsorial artist open a shop there
The Sovereigus are we'll pleased with the
oysters they are receiving every Saturday
evening at 81 cents quart. They are the
best Providence oysters, and are solid meats
not oysters and water. They now get
more oysters for 81 cents than they used to
get Of the dealers for 80. Yet the working.
men Of st. Johnsbury enjoy no more advan-
tages than those Of other places may enjoy if
they will organize.
Those of our readers in want of anything
in the dry goods line would do well (unless
they can buy through the grange or counciD
to call on Messrs. johnson Bros. aud Nc
Neal, Railroad Street They keep as good
an assortment aud sell as low as anybody in
town. We believe they buy close in mar:
ket, and sell at as low profit as they can
afford to. If they advertised or took the
FARMER we might give them a puff" but
they don't.
Dedication of OddfeiIows' Hall.
The new hall was dedicated Tuesday
evening, according to announcement. Mu-
sic was furnished by the new orchestra who
know how to play, though after st. Johns
bury has treated the best band in the state
SO stability that they have been compelled to
dlsband we should judge it took considerable
pluck to keep a musical company together
here.
The meeting was called to order by j. N.
Gale. After prayer Thy Rev. b. NJ. Tillot-
sony and music, Mr. Gale spoke few words
of greeting and welcome to those present.
He then said:
This being the first Oddfelows' temple
ever built in the state Of Vermont, you may
ask of us why we build this temple in ST.
Johnsbury. 1t was not to crafty idle curl
osty, nor to induce people to seek admission
to our lodge-room, nor was it built to estab-
lish ourselves above other societies or other
lodges of our order. 1t was not built to
court public favor, still we hope it will be a
public good.
This temple was built mostly by the
young men Of St. Johnsbury to establish for
themselves home, place Of sacred retreat
from the dull cares Of the day, where they
can exchange greetings one with another
The high, the low, the rich, the poor, the
learned and the unlearned, may all meet
here Oh one common level, and as brothers
Of one family.
In erecting this edifce solidity was our
aim, and it has been the object of the com.
mittce to erect these walls with permanency
that will stand the storm aud tempest for
many years, and may it be sun by day aud
a star by night to the lone traveller, and may
he ever find food and rest beneath our tent
As l said, stability was our aim, and
will give list of the greater part of the
material used in the construction of this
temple, and its weight. There have been
used