Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-17

Kendall will continue the eating saloon bus
mess alone.
The flour sales in st. Johnsbury for the
last six weeks have been larger than ever
before in the same length of time.
A young man who came up on Wednes-
day, says an attempt was made TO get up u
large fire at Nashua, NJ H. Tuesday night.
The FIRE was set near the Worcester depot,
but was discovered in season.
Frank Walker, N. M. johnson, John d..
Miller Geo. s. Shaw, Harvelin Paddock,
enjoy vacation in their summer house ut
Portland, with their better halves.
A. II. Beane, the photographer, still lives,
and in his enlarged and improved quarters
on Eastern Avenue he is prepared to do ev-
orything in his line in the best of STYLE He
will tell us more about it next week.
Those wanting stencil plates or seal presses
for societies and oranges can not do better
than to get them of II. II. Morgan, whose
advertisement is in the FARMER. Oranges
should write to him before ordering elsewhere
as he has something especially for their in-
terest.
Charles Wheeler, who injured his spine so
severely, at the Center, as reported last
week, appears to be still improving, and
strange as it may seem, hopes are expressed
of his recovery, Should these hopes be re-
allied it may be chronicled as a really mar
vicious triumph of medical science.
The comet may be seen on any clear even
ing, in the northern sky. 1t will continue to
grow larger in appearance for a little more
than week, when 1t will grow less and dis
appear in the south. 1t will switch its tail
quite near the earth, but will not knock
down any chimneys nor do any harm.
+. j. Dalton's little boy came near be-
ing run over by loaded gravel cart Tues
day. He fell from the load, on which he
was riding, Just in front of wheel, and
the team was stopped by the driver barely
in time to save the child alive, and though
considerably squeezed he was not seriously
injured.
Monday morning Badgers milk team was
standing at Mr.. Towards on Summer Street
when the horse took fright at kite and
ram distributing the wagon without much
partlality from that place to Railroad Street,
where, in turning too short his feet came
out from under him and he fell and was
caught by the bystanders. The horse was
not hurt much.
Frank S. Streeter goes to Ottumwa, Iowa,
next fall, to teach term of nine months in
the academy there, for which he is to receive
$1,000. The following is from the Ottunuca
DAILY Courier Of the 9th "The school
board elected, on Thursday evening of last
week, Frank S. Streeter principal of our high
school for the coming year. Mr.. Streeter is
graduate Of Dartmouth College, and is
spoken of highly, both as a man and schol.
ar, by President Smith" Frank will do
credit to the presidents recommendation.
Apropos of the dry goods market, farm
er who lives in this town says he buys his
goods on an average of 30 per cent. less
than he can buy them here resident Of
the village says he can hire team and 90
to Cabot and save enough to pay for his
team in buying Sl5 worth Of goods print
err in our Office saved $40 and got better
suit Of clothes by going little ways out,
and correspondent from Montpelier has
something to say on the question. It's a
pity but it's true.
At the school meeting Monday evening,
it was voted unanimously to abolish the high
school, and to give all scholars in the dis
trict three years schooling at the academy,
deducting what time they had already at
tended tho high school, or the academy since
they were qualified to enter the high school.
The standard of qualifications is to be the
same as it has been for entering the high
school. The district is to pay $50 year
tuition for each scholar which includes
French, German, and penmanship.-Caledo-
man.
The Boston 99-cent store is selling certain
articles of goods for 80 cents which have
been sold here for considerably higher fig.
ures, and the dealers whose trade was inter-
fered with attempted to get their revenge in
way quite as honorable as much of the do
ings in certain business circles. A story was
circulated that a lady bought pair of 90
cent shoes, but there were no strings in
them; she then asked for pair of strings
and they were handed out, and in exchange
for a 50 bill she received two cents. Of
course this was all n canard, as Messrs.
Clapp u Roberts never had shoe for sale
in their store, but it shows to what means
some people will resort to injure competi-
tor.
Charles Howard, of Wolcott, was knocked
down and run over by Thaddeus Fair
bankss coach Monday afternoon. lie was
going down Western Avenue and the coach
was coming up. Howard saw the team COM
ing but did not think Of its turning in there,
and kept on, reaching the crossing just in
time to be struck by the wheel. The COACH
man was driving furiousy, and those who
witnessed the affair think him much to
blame. Fortunately Howard's injuries were
light, and he is about again, though not able
to work.
The Express and Standard, referring to
the ridiculous scare in towns adjoining New
port in regard to the small pox at that place,
says; "We sympathize with our friends 10
surrounding towns who dare not visit us.
We know the time drags slowly with you,
and our advice is to send $3.50 by mail to
Hall, the druggist, who after thoroughly fu-
migating it will send you beautiful Gro.
quet set with which you can pass away the
weary hours until we can get over IT," o,
60 way with your $3.50 fumigated croquet
sets. Send 80 cents to the Boston 99-cent
store at st. Johnsbury, and get set that
don't need iumgating.
A girl on trial ut Boston for stealing an
apple, the other day, was so weak from lack
of food that she tainted in the court room.
An Iowa paper predicts that in five years
every barrel of Western flour will be sent