Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-11
votes About TO'Cn.

Odd fellows Ball at Avenue House hall
Christmas eve.
Mr.. |. p. Magoon arrived home from his
European tour Monday.
A Second Adventist church was organized
at paddocks Village last week. We have
now q church to about 500 inhabitants in
the village.
The young ladies' missionary society will
give an oyster supper at the South Church
this evening, instead Of next Tuesday, as
announced last week.
There will be an antiquarian supper at
the Free Baptist hall next Thursday even
ing. Grandpa and Grandma will be there,
and regular old.time supper.
The up mail undertook to come in when
the 2. Il o. had right of way here, Tuesday,
and the engine aud one car were thrown
from the track by switch which was not
open for them. No damage done but few
minutes delay.
Monday morning Mr.. Gray, the Main
Street grocer, found key broken off in the
door of his grocery. 1t was waxed and APP
parently was broken in trying to mark the
wax by pressure so as to see how to file it to
make it fit the lock.
Geo. H.. Hastings intends to close his
photograph rooms on the Goth of December
until further notice, as he is going to Boston
to learn more Of the art. George is an av-
aricious fellow and wants to know all there
is known about photographiug.
Streeter is occupying the corner store in
Wards Block while the changes in that
building are being made He has not yet
decided whether he will remain there or re-
turn to his former quarters, aud says he will
sell goods cheap the rest of the mouth. See
ad,
We understand that the next meeting Of
-Gbe Vermont State Teachers Association
will be held at st. Johnsbury, jan 81 and
-22. Edward Conant, superintendent of
public instruction, is president of the asso-
citation, and will open the exercises with an
address.
The Oddfelows will hold fair at their
temple next Tuesday evening aud Wednes-
day afternoon and evening. A variety Of
PARTICLES OF needle work aud household goods,
together with good supply of Christmas gifts
40 cents children under ten free.
The-Sovercigns of Industry have been buy
ding groceries of firm in Boston at their
regular retail prices and those prices have.
been SO low as to astonish the natives and
bring st. Jchnsbury dealers down a peg
What will they do when they get arrange
ments completed for buying at wholesale
rates
Mrs. Livermore gives the next lecture OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. course, Friday evening
Dec. Is. Subject: The Battle of Money
This lecture was delivered at Montpelier Il
few weeks ago and is much praised by those
who heard it. No lady lecturer gives better
general satisfaction. Dates for the re-
naming lectures of the course are fixed as
follows Mrs. Foss, Jam 2; Wallace Bruce
Esq, Feb. s.; and John B. Cough, April
30.
Mr. H. Cowdery has Just secured patent
ION milk pan and cooler. This cooler does
not require running water, as most Of them
dc. 1t contains an air chamber, higher
than the pans, wherein ice is kept The
cool ak from the chamber passes down
through aa opening and under the bottom of
the pan. As it becomes warm it rises at the
sides of the pan and is conducted back to the
ice chamber, thus keeping up circulation
of air.
st. Johnsbury Council of Sovereigns are
now getting their oysters for 80 cents pei
quart. They are the best Providence River
oysters and cost exactly 81 per gallon in
Boston; express charges are uniformly 10
ccents per gallon, and three cents per quart
covers all the expense OF postage, stationery
money order fee, &c. Another quality Of
oysters are sold in market for IS cents per
gallon, and if dealers buy these they can Of
course sell them cheaper, if they will.