Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-18
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folks, and some for larger ones. Call and
see. Particulars next week
The East St. Johusbury Farmers Club
will hold their first regular winter meeting
at Hurlbuts hotel next Wednesday evening.
Ira q. Smith was elected president last week,
and Russell Risley secretary.
Before the Sovereigus came, firm on
Railroad street sold ten-pound boxes of ia.
Bile salt for 30 cents, cash. The Sovereigns
now get 20-pound boxes for % cents, among
the goods they buy in Boston.
il. 9. Farnham, who bought tho hotel at
the Center few weeks ago, says he shall
sell no liquor, and if he runs temperance
house he ought to receive the patronage oil
temperance people.
Mr.. V. b. Drew has opened livery sta.
Bile on the Plain. See his advertisement
lie also runs coach and will carry passen.
gers to any point in the village, or furnish
safe teams for ladies' use, if desired. He be-
lieves in printers ink and therefore will
make money. Try him.
That enterprising aud swell posted" Gale
DOMAIN never heard OF the beautiful Job
which the select-men have been doing on
Railroad street until this week. At least
that is the idea one naturally gets from its
comments on letter Mr.. Mutt has written
on the matter.
Clapp & Roberts have splendid assort-
ment OF Christmas aud New Years goods, in-
Guiding children's toys of every imaginable
description You can get almost anything
you want there for 80 cents, and they have
lots of custom, too. Those gloves are going
like hot cakes. Over four dozen pairs were
sold in one day, and Of other things are
going at the same rate.
Sermons are of less value than Canada
whiskoy, in the eyes of the Newport custom
house officers They will seize a bottle OF
the latter every time they smell it land their
sense of smell in that line is pretty keen),
but when Rev. Mr.. TIlotson was returning
from Derby Line, last Monday, having
preached there on Sunday, the officers ex-
amined his little travelling bag Of sermons
and decided that they, mot the officers but
the sermons) were too dry to be dutiabe
Tillotson's sermons are better appreciated
than that in St. Johnsbury.
A Mr.. Gushing, of Waterford, left his
horse hitched on Railroad street Saturday
A couple of dogs got to fighting and fright
eued the horse so he broke away and ran up
the street short distance till something
caused him to turn around and come back.
As he came back he ran into L. G. Brigham S
team, which stood hitched, demolishing both
sleighs and catching into the reins on
Brighams horse so as to break the bits. The
frightened horse then kept on to the Avenue
and up the Avenue to the Plain, with the
shafts Of the sleigh hanging. He was stopped
on the Plain. We understand Gushing
agreed to pay for repairing Brigham's
sleigh.
We make the following extract from a
private letter from Rev. G. Nj. Southgate,
dated Atlanta, Ga, whom our readers will
probably all be glad to hear from: am
away down South in Dixie, just beginning
my work with a eolored church under the
care of the American Missionary Associa-
ton. My three days residence here hardly
qualities me to give any very wise observa-
ton as to the many interesting phases of life
which see, but the first glance tells of new
surroundings. wish could draw the out
laudish figures that fill the streets-darkies in
the most unimaginabe costumes, some driy-
ing their mules, some a single little steer
harnessed horse.fashion to the funny go'cart
or with a single yoke fastened to shafts on
either side. Indeed can hardly pick out
what strikes most strangely on Northern
eyes. The freedmen's schools are prosper.
Gus, and very successful where taught by
Northern instructors Brighter children car
hardly be found.
The other morning nice young man got
into car and saw to his delight the only
vacant seat IN the coach was by the side o
young lady acquaintance. He reached fol
that seat with joyous strides, and her eye'
answered his delighted looks. But just as
he got there, an elderly party from the 9th
err end of the car waltzed up the aisle and
dropped into the coveted seat. The young
man approached more slowly and accosteC
the young lady. How is your brother ?
he asked, "Is he able to get out p "Oh
yes" she said. "WiIl he be very badly
marked 2" he continued and the old gentle
man grew suddenly interested. "Oh, no,
said the fair deceiver, "with the exception
of few small pits on his forehead, yoc
would never know he had had it.
"Were you not afraid of taking it'll" the
young man went on, while the old gentleman
broke out IN cold preparation. "Not at all,
she replied 81 had been vaccinated, yol
know" The seat was vacated instantly, tw,
young hearts beat as half dozen, and tn
prattle Of 'uice talk" strewed that part 0
the car, while a gray haired old maj
scowled upon them from the hard accommo
dation of the wood-box. When the trail
reached Passumpsic the old gentleman
stepped off and waited for the afternoon ex
press.
Residents in the village will do well t.
cut this out and fasten it up where they ca
find it at short notice. That there may b
as little delay as possible in giving an alarr
10 case Of fire, keys to the churches may b
found in the following places: North church
at j. L. Taylor's at the residence of Horace
Paddock, at A. j. Wizards, opposite tn
church, and at w. II. Hcrrick's rooms a
Abijah Smiths, Summer street. Nj. !
church, at Il. i. Underwoods, Spring stree
G.. w. Senter's, and I. Trescotts Office; tn
key at Trescotts must neUer be taken ca
cept ,ohen used TO gios an alarm Of yfr'
South church, at L. b. Fints and w. i
Nelson's. The gong at Fairbanks villag
will be blown day or night during col
weather when the Waterman or engineer
notified of fire. The railroad shops wi
sound their gong when they have steau
When there is an alarm Of fire q mesoengC
should be sent at once to Fairbanks villag
to give the alarm, as the bells may not |
heard. There is kept at j. d. Miller's
reel of four hundred feet of hose, near ii
depot, with pipes, wrenches, &C., to conne'
with the hydrants on Railroad Street. Tn
should be remembered, as much might
saved by promptly connecting with nydran
before engines would have time to arrive.
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