Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-10
St. JOhnsbury, Vt, July 10, 1874.
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farm in Sutton value Of each about $500.
Col. Fairbanks had fine display Of Ere.
works on the evening of the Fourth which,
Notwithstanding the rain, was witnessed by
quite a collection Of people.
"Observer" wants to know if the mer-
chants, as q class, succeed better than other
classes. Perhaps not, but what of those
who sell goods 20 per cent. above others
The ladies Of the Church Of the Messiah
will give strawberry festival at the vestry
Of the church this Friday evening, July 10.
All are cordially invited. Admission ten
cents.
Rev. NJ A. Potter will preach at the
Paddocks Village school house next Sunday
at halEpast ten, AM, aud ! aud pm. Sew
eral converts are TO be baptized, we under
stand.
Mcssrs. johnson Bros. Il Mcneil have
marked llama shawls down 30 per cent
Well, that's good for beginning, but keep
right along marking; one drop don't make
shower.
DIR. Houghton says he got disguised with
city life, aud so he has not only returned, as
announced last week, but bought out the
practice of both Drs. Packer and Pope. A
good many people in the village will be glad
he is not going to desert st. JOhnsbury.
About s O'Clock in the evening, Tuesday,
n storm of rain was heralded by such gust
Of wind as is seldom experienced here. A
new house Of Mr.. Cheney's, on Portland
Street, in process of construction, was shak.
en- up somewhat and the chimney destroyed,
a1d several other buildings we're more or less
damaged. Several tree in various parts of
the village, some of them quite large, were
blown down.
A crossing of concrete and cobble stones
has been puS across Railroad Street from the
Avenue House to Wards Block, and side
walk of the same is going across the south
end of Wards Block aud on the opposite
eide Of the street next the park also
crossing from Wards Block to the park
When this is completed there will be
chance in a wet day for foot passengers to
60 to and from the depot without wading
knee deep in the mud. .
Mr.. l.. w. Rowells little girl, who was
so dangerously sick from the results of an
injury received on the right knee seven
weeks ago to-day, is improving. Sunday
the knee was opened and discharged over a
pint Of matter, since which time the limb
has been less painful The injury is Just
above the knee joint, the joint being sound,
and hopes are entertained that she may re-
cover with the full use Of the limb.
About $50 was taken at the strawberry
festival of the CongregatiOnalists at the Cen.
ter Saturday evening, and better supper or
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display Of fireworks in the evening was rath.
or interfered with by the rain, but the street
was we'll filled with people under umbrellas,
and the adjacent windows with faces All
went home well pleased with the way they
had spent the evening Of the GLORIOUS
Fourth"
Our friend of the yard stick intimates
that the prices of dry goods we gave last
week were absurd" If he means they are
down to "jobbng prices" or lower why not
buy his goods through us. We can introduce
him to good square house, and will guar
antee that he will be as we'll used as their
other customers. If those prices were not
down to wholesale, then isn't our friend get
ting pretty good profit on staple dry goods,
which every merchant claims he don't make
anything on?
A countryman happened into the 90 cent
store the other day and saw there barome-
ter which automatically sends out a man be-
fore storm or a woman when the weather
is to be fair The "machine" was explained
TO him while he looked on in wonder. Turn
ing TO his boys who were with him he said,
81 declare, can't hardly believe it, but 90
cents amt much to lose, and if it's true it's
worth good deal more than that. l guess
I'll take it," and he went home with the
wonderful instrument. His faith in Clapp
Il Roberts will increase when he finds that
the barometer is correct every time,-which
it is.
Printers generally like ice cream when
the thermometer stands as high as it has Of
late, and they may be presumed to be good
judges Of its quality. However this may be
the unanimous verdict of a jury of five in
the FARMER office, Wednesday, was that
quantity left there by Matthews Il Petten-
gill was the best thing Of the kind they had
seen this season. Thanks, Messrs. NJ. 4 p.
The printers won't forget you. BY the way,
we hear that the same firm carried up pail
of excellent lemonade when the band were
which the band boys didn't seem to object
to at all.
The following items are from the Caledo.
nian: The Il. G. Vaughan house on Pearl
Street has been sold to A. g. Babbtt, of
Greensboro, who is about TO move to st.
Johnsbury, for S4S00.-The Free Bap-
lists picniced the 4th in the sugar place of
Fay Thompson, North Danvlle. They
went up in coach, two-horse and single teams,
and had first-rate time, getting homo be-
fore il rained.-A Leavitt child on Gale
donia Street was found dead on its mothers
arm one morning this week. The child was
about ten months old, and had been ailing
for a few days The mother awaked early,
and the child seemed to be sleeping quietly /;
an hour or two later she awaked to find her
little one dead.
Charles Wheeler, young man IL years
old, at work for Mr. Moses Shorey mile or
two above the Center, was in Mrs. Barnard's
barn Thursday with other field hands who
had been driven in by the rain, when some
OF them took to jumping, turning summer.
saults, nc. Charles after several springs
from the hay to the floor, some four feet,
made spring higher than his previous ones,
and miscalculating struck upon his head, so
injuriDg the spinal cord as to completely
paralyze his body and limbs. 1t SCENE that
the bone was fractured, and the confusion of
the spinal marrow caused the paralysis. His
brain seems as clear as ever, and he suffers
hardly any pain. His home is in Lenuox-
vile, z. Q. The latest report is that his
case appears decidedly more hopeful. lie
is under the efficient care Of DR.. Cleveland,
of the Center, who appears to be meeting
with success generally.
Temperance Star Lodge No $50, l. o. of
q. u. had a picnic on the Fourth in Mr..