Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-20

to carry the mail between the depot and the
post office.
The Cdledonian says that the billiard and
bowling rooms have been closed by the
authorities. Good.
l.. q. Farnham has sold his farm to Peter
Harrigan for $780, This farm contained
~ acres, and Judging by the price it is a
good farm.
Augustus Sanborn has moved to Chelsea,
Mass, where he is engaged in the manuiac-
ture Of the Senborn Patent pillow. His fam
lily went on Wednesday.
Wards Block is being so changed that
the goods in it must be moved, and Streeter
wants to sell all the goods he can before
moving. He therefore will sell right down
at bottom figures. Particulars next week.
A certain young lady in town sent pres.
ent to a certain young gentleman residing
over the bridge, Of a neatly worked pen.wi-
per. The young man, evidently not under
standing its use, is wearing it for neckte
A. @. Il II. A. Babbitt have something to
say in our advertising columns. They say
they are going to sell their goods right
down where Sovereigns and Patrons can af.
ford to buy, aud don't want anybody to ask
for credit.
Mr.. G. p. Q. Miner, of Charlemont,
Mass, has sold S3l barrels of apples at the
depot within few days, aud also quantity
Of cider, and will be here next week with
another lot. The price of his apples is SO
per barrel, and the apples are first rate. He
intends to be on hand next year with APP
pies.
Messrs. Bartlett, Lewis & Co., have a
new thing lin Vermont) in the line of
preparation for coloring butter. 1t is a
"fiuid extract of Annatto," manufactured in
Dublin, ireland, and comes highly recon-
mended by the best authorities on that side
Of the water. 1t is just being introduced in
America, and meets with much favor here.
Mrs. Kent Mason will deliver temper.
ance lecture at West Concord next Sunday
afternoon and at this place in the town hall
in the evening. She comes well recon-
mended from st. Adams, Montpelier, and
other places where she has spoken. The
lecture is free. See advertisement. Con.
sidering the exhibition we had here last Sat-
urday evening, we think there is plenty of
need Of temperance lectures here, and it
speaks well for the Temple of Honor that
this lecture is to be under the auspices of
that order. She will be sure of full house.
Rev. w. H. H., Adirondack, Anti-Dea-
con, Standardization Murray lectures at
Town Hall, Friday evening, November 20.
Subject poverty" This lecture was de.
livered at Montpelier few days ago and
was very much liked. The next succeeding
lecture is Tuesday evening, Nov. "a, by
Mayor II. G. Dane, of Boston, on Oddities
of European Life. This lecture has also
been received with much favor wherever it
has been heard. Mrs. Livermore lectures
on the "Batte of Money" Dec. Is.
Those people on Railroad street whose
property has suffered damage by the grading
there would like to tx up for the winter,
and would be pleased if the selectmen
would deign to step over and look at the
work and estimate the damage before they
do so. They have been requested to
do so, and all the answer that can be got
from them is "Oh, we will do what is right"
1t will be disgrace to our town if these
people have to go to law to get their just
dues when they stand ready to agree to any
just way of settling the matter. Whether
the grading has been benefit to the town
is a question but that has nothing to do
with this matter. The town has done a
work that has damaged the property of pri-
vate individuals several hundred dollars, and
the people of the town are willing to make
this loss good. If it is not done, it will be
because the whole matter is in the hands of
little ring, who care nothing for justice.
We wait to SEQ what will be done.
AN ARTIST IN FACT.-Mr. d. A. Cliff
ford, the st. Johnsbury photographer, is an
artist in fact as well as name, having that
genuine artistic sense that enables him to so
pose and take his subjects as to infuse into
their pictures that subtle spirit that makes
them indeed likenesses. To do this requires
keen Judgment, the eye of an artist, and
the critical brain Of an analyst, enabling him
to comprehend character as well as mere APP
pearanee. Among those whose pictures he
has taken so that they portray the meH, in-
stead OF their mere features, are the full
bench Of the judges of the Supreme Court,
and other well known CT tizens of the state.
His new style of photographs, from "re-
touched negatives" are equal in softuess
and beauty of finish to India ink pictures,
though costing much less, and are very desi-
rable. For fifteen years, until his health
compelled MIN to seek country air, Mr.. Cliff
ford was leading man in his profession in
Boston.-ArgIs.
st. Johnsbury was enlivened Saturday
evening by free fight after the most APP
proved pattern, with all modern improve
ments. Pistols, clubs, stones, fists, big
words and little words were used. 1t seems
that few Barnet rOughs had Notification
in the bowling alley in Aliens Block, using
liquor which was furnished by A. A. Jer-
rauld in bottles, though where he got it hath
not yet appeared. From there they went
to the moral hotel across the street. Here
the police attempted to arrest the offenders,
but most Of them got away. Robert Dona-
ghy was arrested. Sunday and Monday
others were secured, and part Of them had
their trial. Horace Peck, Curtis Harvey,
james A. Hadley, aud Charles Felch, of
Barnet, paid the state S40.40 each Thorn
as Burke and Robert Donaghy, of st. Johns
bury, were bound over in $500 each for trial
for riOtous conduct James Glynn was fined
$40 and costs-Sl0. 3S, but appealed Al,
drich, the Avenue House man, plead guilty
to two violations of the liquor law aud paid
$27 80; VIM. Robinson, who seems to have
been the ringleader, languishes in Jail.
Various private and criminal suits are
threatened, and we hope the state will not
be remiss in dealing out justice to the crew.
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We understand that some efforts have bee n
recently made, looking to repeal of the
law which exempts new manufacturing en-
terprises in Vermont from taxation for a
specified period. And it is stated that these
Efforts are este nsibly made in the interest OF
the farmers of tho state, on the plea that
there is uniairness in oxemptlng manufac-