Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-10

SOi, Tor groceries ordered direct from
wholesale dealers we saved $500 free and
clear above all expense Of freight, &C., be-
sides having better quality Of goods than
can be had at most country stores. You
can easily guess iohO are down on the grange
movement and why they are'so troubled for
fear it will live. V.
~. Johnsbury.
The bankrupt stock Of goods Of Day n
May is TO be sold at auction April Is.
The remaining goods Of the late firm of
L. b. Harrington, Sons Il Co.. are to be sold
at auction April Dist.
Charles Hall has exchanged his house and
lot &C Summerville, with J Fletcher for
house at West Burke, formerly owned by j
II. Silsby.
The sugar party given by the Good Temp.
lars at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening,
was quite an enjoyable occasion. The pro.
vision of good things was ample, and the
guests we're numerous.
TIE half.term at the Academy closes to-
day friday with public exercises at Acad-
envy Hall in the evening. The next half
term commences Tuesday.
The thief who took a can of maple honey
from a farmers wagon under the South
church shed on Saturday afternoon. will
oblige the owner il he will return the can.
There is no occasion to say anything
about the sidewalk on Eastern Avenue, as
we have been requested to. Parties going
up aud down that street say all that is nec-
essary, and with emphasis enough, too.
w. A. Bacon will speak in the Baptist
church at Passumpsic on Sunday morning,
the 18th inst, and at the Town Hall 10 this
place at 3 o'clock p NJ. Subject in the af-
ternoon, Christ the Life Boat. " The pub
lie generally are cordially invited to attend.
AT the town meeting on Wednesday the
railroad commissioners who were illegally
elected in March were reelected The select
men were instructed to build single-spau
bridge across the Passumpsic on Portland
street, said bridge to be level with the rail-
road crossing, to Gil in the dump at each
end, and to see that the highway crossing be
made safe to the public.
Easter Sunday was suitably observed at
the church of the Messiah The desk was
prettily decorated with flowers, and the SER
mon, most excellent one, was appropriate
to the occasion. Four persons united with
the church by baptism, after which followed
the communion service. In the evening the
children gave an Easter concert which was
deeply interesting to the crowded house,
heightened by the excellent music from the
choir.
Masonic Hall was completely filed at the
levee last Thursday evening, and every one
seemed TO enjoy the occasion The exerci-
SEES consisted Of social intercourse, music,
marching and partAklng OF bountiiul COLA
ton. There was some inquiry AS to the
meaning oft mysterious characters on the
chart and the ceiling Of the room, but no
one seemed inclined to tell more than he
knew about them, but whatever the meaning
it was noticeable how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"
A circumstance, very singular to the writ
er's eyes at least, occurred Wednesday after
noon at half past four. While locomo-
tive was moving at the depot puff Of steam
rose into the air without seeming to con-
dense, and continued to curl in most
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knot of yarn in the distant sky. Then,
suddenly, it began to condense and was gone
in two or three seconds By.standers had
noticed previous cloud rise in singular
manner, which held Its form until it seemed
to become invisible from its immense hight.
Only those two clouds Of steam seemed TO
rise higher or last longer than usual. Who
can explain it
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
Orson Farnsworth has bought the Mar.
shall Rogers place in Waterford, containing
III acres, with twelve cows, for $4,000, a
good trade.
Bishop DeGoesbrand on his recent return
to Burlington from Europe presented to the
cathedral an exquisite gold chalice that had
been consecrated by the pope himself and is
consequently very highly priced
A South Burlington sport has paid a
court Sl4 for leaving his span of horses in
the street from Tuesday noon till Wednes-
day mSrnlng at I o'clock, with nothing to
eat, while he was playing billiards.
Hinesburgh Grange was organized April
l, by u. f. jameson, deputy, of lrasburgh
II. A. Beecher, Master; e. ID. Leonard.
o.; N. Partch, L.. Euock Weed, S.
Phelps Murphy, A. s.; N. X. Miles, Oh.
NJ Lawrence, I. IL. A. Post, Sec. Amos
Morrill,, G.. X; Mrs H. A. Beecher
Ceres; Mrs. Hardness, Pomona Mrs. Muir
ply, Fora Mary Leonard, L. A. 5. u
members.
.- FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev DR.. Chaplin lectures at st. Albani
April 10.
A large number of men have been dis
charged from the railroad shops at st. Al
bans and no more locomotives or passenger
cars are to be built there for the present.
At st. Adams, A. j. Gustln has pur.
chased the house and lot Of Samuel Will
Jams, on Bank street, for $4,000. Il
james has sold house and lot to the Con
gregatioual society, for parsonage, fol
$4,000.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Grand Isle Is the only county in the State
that cannot boast of steam engine.
o. Aseltine, young man 20 years old
living just across the line at Alburgt
Springs, while intoxicated attempted to q
on horseback to whiskey shop last Friday
forenoon. Being too drunk to sit on hi
horse, he fell off and broke his neck
There is talk of his mother sueing the rum
seller for damages,
LAMOILLE COUNTY.
Murray Buck, of Fairfax, has purchased
the Morgan and Gotta farm for $3.50
Sewal Newton, of North Hyde Park, ha
purchased the farm belonging to X. II
Field, for 1880.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Wednesday Of last week Arthur, son o
Henry jackson, of Orange, IA years old, wa
thrown from colt which he was riding t.
water, and his skull broken by striking on