Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-11


Huntlcy's adj. is about sheep. He has a
few loft.
Streetcr, too, has something toSpy about
lower prices. See ad.
Mr.. Dea, who was so badly scalded last
winter at the scale works, died Of dysentery
last Sunday morning.
The Portland street bridge is so nearly
finished that travel now goes over it. IL
will be capital bridge.
Whoever found black, red trimmed lap
robe about the passenger depot last week will
oblige by returning it to this Office or to Mr..
Lucas.
Rev. f. 9. Cummings will preach at the
Congregational church al the Center next
Sunday, at the usual hour in the forenoon.
Monday morning, A. n. Bryant the liv.
cry stable man, got jerked around by live
ly horse, and the joint in his left foot broken.
Rev. o. Roys, Of Livermore Falls, Me-,
will supply the desk OF the Free Baptist
church next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Tasker has
concluded not to accept the call to this
church.
A new bell weighing 400 pounds and
costing $780, made in Troy, N. Y, was
hung in the bolry of the Methodist church.
Saturday. We pronounce it the best bell in
the village.
To-day is the thirteth anniversary Of the
marriage Of Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. II. Horton,
and they will doubtless be " surprised this
evening by the presence and presents Of
lar,o pup,har of friau1c
"Deming," of the Boston Journal, was in
town, Wednesday, probably to get further
instructions us to the course to pursue in the
Poland warfare in this unlocked for turn OF
affairs.
Our we'll posted neighbor talks about
the service Judge Poland has rendered "dur-
ing the ten years Of his service in Congress"
Poland succeeded Colamer. who died in
Office in 1865, in the Senate, and was sent
10 Congress in 1867.
A. ii. Mcleod has something more to say
about flour. He is bound not to be under
Sold and all who want to get the best OF
-four, aud get it cheap, should give him u
call. lie is selling more -four now than all
the other dealers in the village, and this new
reduction won't make his store any less pop
ular.
The Baptist church have rendered a call
to Rev. j. H. Marsh to become their pastor,
which has been accepted. Mr.. Marsh, with
the assistance of Mr.. Bacon, conducted the
services last Sunday, and will now attend
regularly to his charge. Mr.. Marsh is a
native Of England, has laborcd in Canada
II years, and at Newport the last year.
Flour $500 a barrel, and crackers eight
cents a dozen here in st. Johnsbury within
FIVE minutes walk Of bakery One barre
of -four makes four to FIVE barrels Of crack.
ers, and barrel contains eighty-seven to
ninety dozen crackers Consumers pay fol-
a barrel of -four, when made into crackers
S2S to $50, and would like to know why they
should pay $40 to s2S barrel for convert
ing -four into crackers.
Odd Fellows Block is rapidly approach
ing completion. Pipers are now putting il
water and gas pipes, and plastering will
commence in a day or two. The building
presents handsome front, but what is oil
more utility the rooms are large and high
and it is believed to be nearly proof against
outside fires. A suite of rooms are being
prepared for the office of the VERMONT FARM
ER, where we shall have more convenient
quarters and greater security from fire
There are other rooms in the block that are
excellent for business.
VIM Brae was seriously if not fatally in
jured on Monday afternoon by falling TWEEN
ty.eight and half feet from staging on
house he was building on Spring street. HI
struck on his left side, on a pile Of bricks
and though no bones are broken and the ex
ternal marks are slight, it is feared he ha
sustained internal injuries. The case is pc
culiary sad, as his wife has just bee
brought, dangerously sick, from Montreal
and the death Of either is momentarily ex
pected. The little O'Niel girl who fell iron
the bridge a short time ago and was killeC
was stopping at Brae's he being her uncl
0rvile Lawrence, Of Waterford VIII
sometimes brings meat to this village, sci
beef steak for 10 cents per pound roast, l
cents boiling pieces, salt or fresh, cents
mutton, fore quarter, IL cents; hind quaI
ter, IA cents. Beef sells at these prices
Lyndon. Why not here The personal al
pearance Of Mr.. i. may prejudice son
against him, but some Of the best familit
patronize him, and say that his meat, butte
&C., are first class. butter neatly put up, an
would satisfy the most iastidious BY II
way, we understand some of the local dea
ers have come down to eighteen cents @
steak. Keep right along down, gentleme