Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-31
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toners. The latter seems TO be their prin-
cipal business.
Charles Wheeler is reported TO be inn
proving still. He has acquired some control
Of his arms and shoulders, and the inAam-
nation is decreasing.
Rev. B. NJ. Tilotsou, Of the Church Of
the Messiah, performed his one MousdndM
'ceddi'lg serDice on the 2nd day of July.
lie has united two thousand people in the
happy bonds.
Rev. G. NJ. Southgato left us last Monday
morning to spend his annual vacation at the
sea.shore. Rev. Dr. Lanphear, of Beverly,
Mass, will supply the desk Of the North
Church August % and 9th.
We have been using bottle Of Howard's
carmine ink, which we find FIRST class arti-
Gle. 1t is manufactured by Charles Howard,
of Wolcott, who is now in town. The ink
is on sale at Randall's drug store.
The Methodist sabbath school goes on an
excursion aud basket picnic to Walden
Nights, Tuesday next. Train leaves at 9:15
A. NJ. returns, 4:30 p. NJ. Fare for
round trip, 70 cents children under IA,
80 cents.
As Walstein Morris was in the upper
part of Colby q Blake's mill at Paddock
village, Friday, he fell through hole in the
floor, striking some twelve feet below upon
some lumber. He was not seriously hurt
Cdiedonida.
McLeods reduction on -four naturally
enough makes some squirming among the
other dealers, and some Of them have re-
duced a little, but Mac is at the bottom yet
and likely to be. Now is the time to buy
flour and McLeod's is the place. Noise it
about
Curt Harvey says we may stake back"
the item We printed about him two weeks
ago, or he will "mash our g. D.
head" We have too much regard for truth
to take it back, as the original item was all
right, so we hope our friends will be pre-
pared to hear of our sudden decease the next
time Curt comes this way.
Miss PhiIa Ann Hallett, daughter Of
Dea. Edmund Hallett of st. Johnsbury
Center, received bequest of six thousand
dollars in the will of the late Samuel Willis
ton, of East Hampton, Mass. Miss Hallett
has lived in Mr.. Willstons family for sew
eral years past and has been as daughter
to MIR. and Mrs. Macedonian.
Postmasters generally have as much fault
found with them as any class Of mortals-
except editors. But the citizens OF st.
Johusbury can hardly find ground for grum-
bling. We never had the pleasure of doing
business with more obliging and accommo-
dating men, either privately or in their Off
cial capacity than our friends the Fleet
woods.
f. NJ. Ide, of the Center, had been out
to ride with his little girl and three Of Dan
lei Thompson's children, last Sunday even
against a COW in the road near s. Norris's,
tipping the wagon completely over, breaking
one wheel, and spiling the children rather
unceremoniously into the street. Ide was
bruised little but none of the children were
hurt.
The following list Of prices we take from
the advertisement of st. Adams meat mar
ket. If any one in st. Johnsbury will
match them, We shall be glad to tell Of it.
Best beef roast and steak, 10 TO lie.
Best lamb, roast and quarters, loo.
Bost mutton, roast and quarters, loo.
Best pork roast or steak, I2l2
Best sausage, Boston, l5e.
Best cornod beef, 5to Sc.
Best salt pork, lOc.
Boiling pieces, 2toGc.
In casting about for reason for the high
prices of merchandise in St. Johnsbury, we
are confronted with the fact that there are
over fifty stores in this little town of 5000
inhabitants. Allowing they draw custom on
an average from as many people out Of
town, and allowing five persons to a family,
there is one store for every forty families.
That seems rather a large proportion.
Thrty-eight families Qior the merchant and
his clerks will count two) pay a sufficient
profit on the goods they consume to support
two families land they don't live in the
poorest style either, as a general rule)
build them nice houses, furnish gay teams,
hire store and pay all ITS running expenses,
afford them an occasional vacation at the
sea shore and sum to lay by. Isn't it a
pretty heavy tax for thirty.eight farmers
and mechanics to pay2 NJ.
See advertisement of st. Johnsbury Acad-
envy in another column. We are glad to
note so little change in the corps Of instruct
ors, and especially that Miss Cummings
whose health is very much improved, returns
again TO her post. Another teacher in ad.
dltion will also be engaged for part of the
year. A feature OF the school which will
commend itself to every one who has thought
much Of the old system Of teaching draw.
ing, or known anything Of the new as taught
for the past three years in the Massachusetts
school under the supervision Of Mr.. Walter
Smith, art director for that state, is the
adoption of the latter method. Miss Wood
ward, for several years teacher Of drawing
in the Bridgewater (Ms) State Norma
School, will give instruction for two weeks
especially to teachers. We trust that every
teacher Of graded and common schools in
this vicinity will take advantage Of this OPP
portunity to become acquainted with tn,
principles of the new system.
Last Monday evening Mr.. May, the States
Attorney, and Geo. Bonett. went for Leon,
ard Willard, who lives on the new road Il
the Center, to arrest him for drunkenness
Willard stoutly resisted, but after quite {
scutHe he and his rum were got into I'll,
dOoryard. While the officers were trying Il
get him into a wagon Mr.. May heard vel
like the whOOp of wild Indian and turned
around just in time to escape having hi
head split open in true Indian style by al
AK in the hands of Wizards wife. lii
seized the AK and sent 1t spinning into thu
river, while our heroine landed on her hea,
in the dirt After quite a tussle Willard
was bound The could not be carried other
wisc) and carried off to the stone house OIL
Cherry Street. Wednesday morning, hav
ing sobered off, he paid sl4 and went HON,
to tho bosom of his family, and George John
son paid $50 and costs for selling him liquor
Drunken men have been unpleasantly nu
merous for few days, and we hope NOR