Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-28
M2.7etmuHt Gatmter
votes about To,0m.

A. A. Jerraud suspended on Tuesday,
and we are informed he must tail. The "solc
proprietor will be so no longer.
A man who has made u thorough canvass
of tho hands in the scale works says they
will 60 anti Poland, three to one.
Moses Huntley has gone to Canada after
lot Of pure Leicester sheep. He will have
something to say about them III next weeks
FARMER.
Quite number of people went from here
to hear Henry Ward Beecher preach at the
Twin Mountain House, White Mountains,
last Sunday.
BE at the polls early, Tuesday, and lose
not a vote Ii every man in town votes st.
Johnsbury will 20 against Poland by good
majority. Farmers, workers, taxpayers,
come out and vote for honest men for the
Offices
julius, son of IL. Morrill,, years old,
while at play in DIR. Billiards. barn, Sltur.
day, fell distan ce Of about - feet, strik-
ing on the floor on his head and fracturing
the skull. lie is doing well and will proba-
bly, recover.
The Polandtes want to make fight over
the election Of town representative. Who
cares whether our representative in the leg
isature is a Poland mau or not All we
want there is honesty and ability, aud that
eau be found in either party.
People wanting essences, tracts and
Perfumery can get the pure articles by pur-
chasing them of Mrs NJ. D. Ainsworth, of
East Hardwick She manufactures them
herself, and occasionally brings them here
for sale. Those who have tried them ex-
pres themselves highly pleased
Miss Emily Powers, daughter of Jason
Powers, on Portland Street, did kiud act
and herself much credit by organizing lit
tie school among the small children in her
neighborhood. Though done FOR her own
amusement and instruction, the children
learned quito rapidly under her instruction.
A small tent in her fathers yard constituted
the school house.
Alonzo Potts made the proposition to sell
out to at least one Railroad Street man mot
Johnson) who Indignantly refused Potts
alterward said to an anti-PJland man in the
scale works that they had all agreed to it
except N. NJ. johnson, on Railroad Street.
That is the kind Of work that is being done
all over the district by the Poland party.
Will it pay7
Mrs. Rebecca Butler who died at St.
Johnsbury Center in 1864, reached the ad-
vauced age of 100 years and ! months
Health aud strength, US well as life, remain
ed with her almost to the last. 10 October
after she was 100 years old in July, she
rode to this village, walked ups tairs into f.
b. Cages photograph rooms and had her
picture taken.
lady buying meat from one Of our viii
lage meat carts, the other day, remarked
that the price asked for steak was above
that quoted in Boston. The butcher replied
that THAT was natural enough we buy much
Of our steak in Boston" What disaster
would result to the farmers hereabout, if
prices should decline here SO they would be
obliged to send their cattle to Boston for
sale
Emma O'Nie, little Summervilo girl,
seven years old, was going through the rail-
road bridge which is used for foot travel,
while the Portland street bridge is building,
Sunday, with some other children. She had
fallen little behind the others, and starting
to run studded her toe aud fell through
hole to the water below. 1t is supposed she
struck the water fatty, and that the concus.
sion killed her. The body was soon recov-
cred, but no trace of life remained. If we
are to wait year or two for the bridge we
should advise the authorities to board up
the railroad bridge so such an accident need
not be repeated.
Mr.. f. b. Gage, whose death is noticed
elsewhere, was one of our most respected
citizens. He was native of Charleston
VT, but had followed his business of photo
graphing in st. Johnsbury for some twenty
years, until on account of failing health, ne
was compelled to sell out his business, since
which time he has devoted his time mainly
to the making Of stereoscopic views and
story writing He enjoyed high fame as a
skilltul photographer, and at one time pub
lished book upon the art. which found II
ready sale. His stories have been publish
ed not only in this paper but in some Of the
standard city papers, as the Youths Com
paHi0n, American Homes, 50. Nicholas, sc.
He was Il Free Mason, Il Good Tcmplar,
and member Of the North Congregational
church in this village, and will be sadly
missed.
The musical convention last week was
grand success. The hall was crowded
throughout the convention, everything went
off in the most satisfactory manner, aud the
proceeds were over Sl71 in excess of all
expenses. The four Perkins brothers were
present, as was " the father Of the Perkins
boys" Mr.. Perkins, senior, sang in " yc
oluen style" on Friday, aud his voice was
as sweet aud clear as that Of child. Mr.
W. D. Perkins, leader, gave his chorus ex,
cellent drill, and their performance at the
concerts were very creditabe Mr.. julie
Perkins is a choir in himself. Ten ordna,
ry bass singers would not produce the vol
ume Of sound that he produces, nor is his
heavy voice wanting in musical properties
He is a wonderful singer. We were mos
surprised, however, at the singing of Bro
Chase, Of the Uai0n who was decidedly the
best tenor singer in the chorus. We knew
Chase could beat the country on writing 0
local item, or good joke on Uucle Luke OF
any other republican, who didn't advertise
in the UHiOH
Monday morning Daniel Colby missed
his horse, small, white-laced pony, wagon
and harness. 1t appeared that some one
had entered the stable through a window
in the night, harnessed the team, taken i
out through Tue door and across back o
the barn to Pearl street, whence they wer,
tracked by the peculiar shape of the pony
foot to Lyndon. Here word came that the
team had been found at Lyndon Center
cast, by the side Of the road. A man VIII,
went past about one o'clock in the morning
stated that he saw two men at work tryin
to get the horse up, and when they saw hin
they ran. lie, however, paid no attention