Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-05-29
AttmHMt GARNER


Hastings' ice cart will commence running
Monday.
Judge Dana is building an addition to his
house on Main street, for a library.
While Rev. Mr.. PufTcr was stopping at
the house Of David Cakes IN johnson the
other night thief stole his harness and
whip worth $40
Mr. james Shanks has left the position of
road master on the s. Il. @. Railroad to as
sumo the duties Of tho same office on the N.
i. & N. Railroad. Mr.. Shanks was former
ly road master on the PassumpsiC road.
Work has been commenced on the new
sidewalk on Eastern Avenue. The clayey
nature Of the ground in front Of the church
and from there up past the harness chop
renders it unadvisable, in the opinion OF the
trustees, to lay brick there, so that part will
be laid Of 3-inch plank.
Mr.. Hale has Just reprinted and re-
paired the Avenue House, which makes a
marked improvement in the looks Of the viii
lage, and the trustees propose to reciprocate
by putting brick walk in front Of it on
both streets, instead Of on Eastern Avenue
only, as was first intended.
Messrs. Daniels Il Sylvester aud Bartlett
IL Lewis will commence using their new
slaughter house next week. The main build
ing is 32x2S with an l. 1924, and an ice
house 1920. The building contains an Of
fee, store room, and all conveniences, and
will be good investment to the proprietors
Fifty of the academy students with their
principal and three teachers took an excur-
sion on Wednesday by special car to New
bury where they assembled Mount Pulaski
from which q splendid view of the surround
ing country is obtained. They pic-nicked
on the mountain and, as the day was beauti-
full, we are sure they could only "let joy be
unconfned"
Luke Buzzell don't do things by halves.
The other day when Charles Shedd, q man
50 years old, at the risk of losing his life,
arrested Buzzell's truck team when racing
up through Railroad Street, Luke offered
him $500 and repeatedly urged him to take
it, but Shedd was equal to Luke and refused
it, saying he didn't take pay for a neighbor-
ly act.
After June LIST passenger trains over Pas
sumpsic road will leave st. Johnsbury as
follows: Going south, mail train 9.06 AM;
Montreal day express 3.08 PM; night ex-
press from Sherbrooke 1854 PM; night ex.
press from Montreal 1l.34 PM. Going
north, express for Montreal 1.5S AN. day
express for Sherbrooko 1854 AM. day ex-
press for Montreal 1923 PM; mail train
4.53 PM.
Hastings & Campbell have imported four
car loads of shotes from the West recently.
They were sold to dairy farmers, principally
along the Passumpsic road between Thetford
and Burke. Isn't it rather queer that West
ern hogs are brought to Vermont now which
will probably be fattened on Western corn
in the fall2 Why can't Vermont raise her
own pork? But then it is good thing for
the railroads, as it is.
The concert by the Hampton colored stu
dents last week was success in every sense
Of the word. The town hall was filled, the
audience were not only satisfied but delight
ed, and the moral entertainment, though
once in while mirth-provoking, had moth
ing Of low vulgarity about it and tended to
morally elevate as well as interest the hear
ers. Should they ever come this way again
they will be sure Of full house and the
patronage of the best class Of our citizens.
Tuesday evening the fire company were
practicing with the engine at Fairbanks Viii
lage when by some means A. NJ. Cooks
horse, which was standing in front Of the
store, got frightened and ran, striking the
hose carriage and upsettng it. damaging it
some $40 worth; then upset the express
wagon to which he was attached, but did but
little damage to it. Jim Higgings, who was
in the wagon, says the first he knew about
the affair he found himself standing on his
bead in the overturned express wagon.
Mr.. Lucian j. Harper, one of the advance
agents Of p. 7. Barnums great caravan, in
forms us that the great travelling Worlds
Fair will positively exhibit at st. Johnsbury
in June-about the Goth. Many went long
distances from hereabouts last year to see
this world-renowned show, and thousands
who could not 60 on account Of the expense
will be glad to learn that 10 his trip through
Vermont this year the greatest Snowman of
the world" will make call at st. Johns
bury. Advertisement and further particu-
lars next week.
Sheriff Trull, of West Burke, arrested a
transient person in Sutton last Sunday night
SdNC 40 14chNllJJ
years old, born in Rochester, N Y. An
examination the Goth, at G.. w. Cahoon's
office, disclosed the fact that during Sunday
Leavitt broke into the house of Rogers Rus.
sell, in Lyndon, and stole nice re ticule,
two pairs ladies' stockings, two mems shirts,
one wool knit jacket, razor, pack Of cards,
calf wallet, and a key. Continuing on two
miles north he went into the house Of james
Bradshaw, broke open his bureau and stole
S22 in money, and harmonica. All the
property was recovered. lie now has quar-
tiers with Mr.. Weeks. OIL two counts. Leav-
lit claims to have left Boston some two
weeks ago in search Of work, but being every
time refused resorted to stealing rather than
starve.
Mrs. Mary Fletcher, who died at Holland
April 20, was born in Madison, Maine, Ju-
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