Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-17

Although the FARMER is designed for
general circulation, we doubt not our friends
in other parts of the state will pardon us
for giving little prominence to st. Johns
bury matters, under The head Of
Notes About TOsCn.
Ground was broken for Odd Fellows Hall
on Tuesday.
George Shorey mas sold to Horace Wake
field lot on Railroad street for $1,000.
WIN. Randall has sold his house and lot
on Portland street to Royal Aver for $4,000.
Mr.. 8. A. Goss forms another class in
peumanship this friday evening. See
adv't.
The Hydepark Sabbath schools are to
make us a visit BY special excursion train,
May l.
l.. Q. Matthews, Administrator. has sold
the Perly Stone farm to A. j. Willard for
$500.
Miss l. r. Stevens has something to say
in our advertising columns. interesting to
the ladies'
A. T. Beane is going to move his photo
graph saloon to g. w. Cooks place on East
ern Avenue.
B. NJ. r. Nelson, of Barton, has sold the
Randall house on Railroad street to X. w.
Laird, for s4l25.
Rev. L. b. Tasker, of New Hampshire,
will supply the desk of the Free Baptist So
ciety through the month of May.
The bankrupt sale of the goods OF Day II
May is postponed until further notice, by or
ders from headquarters
This spring is the muddiest time ever
known. 1t is just so every spring. Last
summer it was the dust
The last ladies' levee of the season at the
South church was held on Thursday evening.
1t was most enjoyable occasion, and the
receipts were above $40.
If you want to see perfect picture OF
Geo. d. Randall look at his new sigu. The
sign is handsome one, and was painted by
q. Caseau who is a hard one to match
Services will be held at the Town Hall on
Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, SUBJECT
Jesus passing BY" Prayer meeting Oh
Friday evening at the hall over 4. F.
Browns store.
The advanced class of the primary school
on being sent up to the intermediate last
week, presented their teacher, Mrs. Morrill,
a nice silver spoonholder Mrs Morrill, wins
the universal esteem of her pupils.
One OF Jerry Drew's four.horso teams
got frightened at Passumpsic on Monday, by
the snow sliding off from barn where the
team was being loaded with hay, aud ran
down the mill hill, injuring one horse so he
will probably die.
Some one, thinking to play a joke on Geo
p Moore, left a rum barrel on his store
steps last Saturday evening, but George
turns everything to some practical use so HI
quietly took it home to use Tor a vinegal
barrel.
Our village fathers have provided for q
brick sidewalk up the north side Of Eastern
Avenue 1t is to be about seven feet wide
with a granite curbing. The granite worI
to be done by p. B. Laird 4 Co. the brick
work by |. A. Bagey, aud the whole is es
timated to cost $1,000.
1t would be difficult to find more efficien
public servants, or more genial, obliging men
than our st. Johnsbury postmaster and hi
brotherly assistant. Always courteous an,
obligng. they will even 60 out of their wa,
to do kind deed. Long may they handl
our correspondence.
Ira Bryant would like to know what US
Hugh Everett wants to make of his bindin
pole, the butt end of which he saw going II
through Everett's window the other morning
Ira says if he is going to furnish the neigh
borhood with kindling wood, he would lik
to have them take something else FIRST.
There was large number at the Univer
salist sociabe aud sugar party last Thur;
day. The evening was pleasantly spent
the sugar excellent and the cash receipt
were S65. dads u Millionaire" was rer
dered by Harry May, Mr.. Beaue, Mrs. Ber
net and Mrs. Wiley aud loudly applaudeC
1t was also repeated by request.
The sewer, about which many expressed
doubt of its ability to stand the winter, seem
now to be all right The conduits work Ell
actly as they were intended to. When the
are filled with mud up to their entrance int
the sewer, they will stop dscharging into
until the mud is removed, and an overflow
ing conduit is no sign that the sewer is full
The Hampton students, colored, who al
concerning TO crowded houses in this countr
are to sing in st. Johnsbury May 2
Their object is to raise money to endo
their freedmens college. They are Of abol
the same character as the Nashville Jubilt
singers who sang with such success in S
Johnsbury two years ago, and who are no
concerning with immense success IN Bingham
Charley Ranney was voted the handsome
man at the book auction on Tuesday eV
and drew the prize album. But Charlie
wishes he had been richer or less handsOm
His cigar hill has increased wonderful
since then. On Wednesday evening Mi
Laura Bedding, the accomplished teacher
II. p Shorey 4 Co.'S music rooms, carrie
off the ladies' prize.
Our readers will be pleased to hear tn
Philip Phillips, who stauds without peer
singer OF sacred music, will give an eve
ing of sacred song on the oath inst, in Tow
Hall. Mr., Phillips has attained Wor
wide reputation both in this country and
Europe as a singer Of spiritual melody, al
he requires no eulogsm from US to draw
crowded house. See advertisement in a
other column.
The postmaster-general and the congrC
sional posl-Office committee find that ths 81
aries of n good many postmasters are t
high, and some too low, aud reform il pr
posed, by which the salaries in the lar
cities shall be incre ased' and those in oou
trytOwns, ranging now from $1,000 to 500