Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-09
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trial in which Messrs. Fay, proprietors of a
hotel, tried TO recover about S07 from Ash
ley ID. Hargor, editor of the Oconomowoc
Times for meals and cigars. Harger admit
tod that he got the meals and cigars but he
says in his defense that no paid for them in
local items. In Vermont under such cir
cumstances, the editorial game is to have
the hotel-keepcr arrested for violation of
the liquor-law.
Troy editor took his wife to New York,
recently. The conductor, when he came
along, recognized our Troy brother MS EMIT
led TO free passage, but, not knowing tho
lady, whispered to him: "Is this lady II
friend of yoursPn mo, no." said the Troy
editor in haste, "she is my wife"
Public opinion in Kansas seems TO be set
Ting down into IL conviction that ex-senator
Pomeroy will never be brought to trial for
that little inadvertence of his in the nature
Of bribery 1t is whispered about and gem
orally believed that he has threatened, if
'crowdod, " to make clean breast, and has
deposited memoranda and documents with
his attorney.
What Gov. Booth did IN California to
smash rings may be done in this state when
the time comes-may be done in every state
in the Union, and if il is not done, it will be
because the people supiney hold their hands
while the partisans tie them.
We doubt whether the new era in politics
will see well-driled parties and the old
fashioned organizations. The old things of
politics are passing away.
Maine is now the fourth state in the MAN.
ufacture of boots and shoes. Last year she
ranked fifth. This is a branch OF munufac-
ture that would suit well.
The smartest newsboy yet is one at Wash
ington, who, though paying his mother SO
per week for his board, made her Christ
mas present of S65 sewing machine, all of
which has come from his earnings since last
March, during which time he has been at
school, every day.
The st. Louis Republican says that the
Boston tea-party of hundred years ago,
was kuklux affair. That's what the Brit
ishers thought
This years production oil salt in the Sag
inaw region of Michigan, which is 90, S6j
barrels greater than that of 1872, has n
marked tendency to upset the theories OF
certain political economists who predicted
the downfall of the industry when, in Au-
gust, 1872, the duty was reduced from lS
cents per hundred pounds in bulk to cents,
and from "a cents per hundred in bags to
10 cents.
A Boston firm prints its card on small
section of the backs of postal cards and then
sells the cards for 60 cents n hundred, and
the post-oflice authorities have decided that
it is all right-any number of persons may
Ego snacks" on n card so long rs they keep
on the back side.
The wife of Secretary Bclknap, who is a
sister of his former wife, is very popular al
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delicate, was killed by the overwork inn
posed upon her by her social position, but
Mrs. Bowers Belknap, besides being very
brilliant, is strong and can stand it with the
best of them.
Secretary Belknap's gift to his bride was
a necklace, brooch, ear rings and spray for
the HAIR, of diamonds-the set being valued
at $4,000. Politicians can't afford it.
In making up the Congressional Directory
the fact has beon developed that about forty
members held military or civil offices in the
late Confederacy.
An Alabama editor, thirsting for subscib-
crs, has adopted singular eXpedient In
stead of offering rs premiums chromos and
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his new baby after the patron who pays his
subscription for the longest time in advance.
The flag of our country is not to be insult
ed with IMMUNITY in Boston; no, sir! A bal
let-girl in II grand dance of all nations al
the Boston Theatcr, Thursday night, came
out robed in the stars and stripes, and some
seditious person Kissed her, but he wa
bounced out of that thcater in no time
and the ballet-girl, who had retired abashed
was called out and thunderously applauded
Tom Scott has got his claws on another
railroad, tho Mount Vernon and GAINESVILLE
of Ohio.
Aunt Aggic Bower, negress lls year,
old, is Boosting of her youth and vigor n
Paris, Mo.
Two Kentucky clergymen have been eX
perimenting to see how cheaply n man can
support his family. One reports that he
claims to have given good plain food" fol
ninety cents each member per week.
Seven men, who were engaged ut Timber
Limit, on Black River on Georgian bay, Ont.
have been found dead in their shanty
appears that they had filed ups number o
bags of oats and made their beds beside
them The oats tumbled over, and they
being unable to extricato themselves, were
smothered. Their remains were not discov
cred for some days afterwards.
Governor Bill Allen, of Ohio, loses col
ored man-servant and Caucasian hand-mai
den by u recent elopement. This aillictiv,
event will confirm the governor in his belle
that II democratic restoration is the onl
hope of the country.
The company raised for the conquest o
Cuba Mt Augusta, Ga, was very strengl
oflicered. 1t consisted of Is generals,
colonies, captains, 10 paymastcrs, 81 quar-
termasters, and private.
Mrs McQuade will no longer perform
the functions of hotel waiter at Davenport
Iowa, being about to start for Ireland
where 100000 estate has fallen to her.
Sheriff Ellis and Treasurer Kane of Chey
enne county, Neb,, have been arrested 70
being in collision with the gang of swim
dlers who have been operating so extensive
ly upon the Union Pacific road.
A teapot $50 years old graced the recen
tea party ut Richmond, Ind, Venerable
teapot, you have come down to as from
former generation, etc,
An English real-estate speculator recent
offered popular preacher $4,000 year Il
settle in the neighborhood of his property
to send up its value.
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