Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-09
St John,bury. Vt, october .. 1874.
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Corser comes out several thousand dollar
worse than nothing
True Prescott has bought the livery stabl,
of Moore and thus established himself il
his old quarters.
Daniel Strecter's little girl was knocked
down aud run over by horse, Saturday af
ternoon, but strange to say was not seriousy
hurt.
The next annual convention of the state
Spirtualist Association will be held here
Oct. 16, II and 49, Board at the Avenue
House Sl.00 a day. Fare one way over the
Central Vermont X. Il.
Yesterday, Mr. L. d. McCintock, for
merly of tho Nccport Express Office, paid
the FARMER short call Nc. is Pullman
car conductor between Montreal aud Boston
over the Central Vermont and Northern
roads.
james Mutt says he has been buying
sperm oil of very poor quality from st
Johnsbury merchant for $3.50 per gallon
He concluded to try another market, and
just got ten gallons Of perfectly pure sperm
oil at a cost, including all expenses, Of
S2.22l per gallon. h
The horse that took the frst premium al
the county fair as driving horse was G
w. Bonetts four-year-Old colt. This is a
Messenger colt, raised by Mr. BonGtt. He
is perfectly gentle, stands l6k hands high,
and his style and general appearance cant
well be improved upon. say
Mr.. II. Underwood, Of st. Johnsbury,
sowed II quarts of peas from the product Of
which he sold SIS worth, and has three
bushels of dry peas left. Allowing SO per
bushel for what is left, and adding 30 cents
premium which he got on a peck Of them,
the value Of the crop is S27 ,50.-Caledoni-
an.
Though the meat men have announced
that they had reduced their prices, a custom
err OF one of the Railroad street carts Satur.
day paid 45 cents for II pounds Of steak
and 80 cents for "a pounds of corned beef.
That is 20 cents per pound for steak mot
the best of steak either) and about Ii cents
for corned beef.
Joseph Mead took the advice of Justice
Howard to pay $500 for breaking glass in
the windows Of G. S. HaJcy's paint shop.
Hadley says there are others to be heard
from. One of the Railroad Street BARRIERS
needs looking after worse than Mead did /;
we hear he pounds his wife, whereas Mead
only attacked inanmate things
The village meat men say Mr. Kinney
doesn't sell frst-class beef. Being disinter.
ested parties, Of course they are entitled to
belief. Several who patronize him have
told us they found his meat as good as the
best they had bought Of the dealers here, and
some say it is better Misrepresentation for
selfish ends generally rebounds upon the
author.
The Catholics will have fair at the town
hall commencing Monday evening, the 10Th,
and continuing every evening through the
week. Refreshments of all kinds will be
kept, including oysters, ice cream, &c. All
are invited to attend. Proceeds for the
benefit of the society. Single tickets, %
cents; single season tickets so cents fami.
ly tickets 81 children ID cents Opens
81 P. NJ.
Monday, as j. w. Leighton was unload.
ing lumber from car near Hovey's mill, he
accidentally fell from the car, striking on the
iron rail on his side, and receiving severe
injuries. His side was so hurt that he can.
not turn himself in bed, his right shoulder
hurt so as to completely disable the arm, his
left hand severely bruised, and his Ri ht eye
pretty well BACKED How he could get so
many and so severe bruises, and not break
any bones, is mystery.
A Ward girl aud boy named Tracey
have been expelled from the academy for
immoral conduct. Those having charge of
this institution spare no efforts to make it
model school, and one to which no parent
need hesitate to send children. The school
is prospecting as it never did before, aud
children for whom a thorough education and
refined and elevating society are desired
could not be placed under more thorough
and conscientious principal than Mr.. Fuller,
Another interesting feature about the
Bradford fair was an eating room ofhcered
and run by the ladies of the Congregational
society. The eatables were contributed by
the ladies, and the proceeds went for the
benefit Of the society" The foregoing is
from the CaledOniaR, the editor Of which is
a Congregationalist. We would not call
attention to it but for the fact that said
editor knew that the MethOdists run another
eating room in the same building, and in
precisely the same manner, but altogether
ignored the fact in his report. Why not
give them fair play, Bro. Stone
An employee of the ring organ says our
theory that many merchants make high
prices is false, but that it is the farmers that
are responsible for the high prices here.
He says that Montpelier has twice as many
merchants as St. Johnsbury and goods there
are ten per cent. less. That may be- but
just how the farmers are to be blamed for
the high prices here he has failed to make
clear to US. The fact that prices are ten
per cent. less in Montpelier, as acknowlcdg.
ed, We presume accounts for the fact that
much trade goes there that ought to co ne
here. II prices were ten per cent. lower
here than in other places, much trade
would come here that does not now, and the
business of the place would thereby be built
up. BY honestly exposing these facts, we
wish to see the legitimate interests Of the
place built up But our desire to see st
Johnsbury prosper will not lead US to help
cover up the present outrageous state of al
fairs. Let us not /" do evil that good may
come"
One of the hopeful signs of the presen
day, in political aspect, is the frequent
cases Of boiling nominations, made by party
leaders and wire-pullers for the people to
endorse SOmehoW the Voting nnhlic seem