Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-03-20

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j. NJ. Dole began farming in Danville
some Ia years ugo, by purchasing a run out
farm Of 100 acres for $1,000. II would
carry no more than I or cattle. 2 horses
and 10 sheep. He bought some pasture land
in another place His drst years experience
was to lose his barn with all its con.
tents, including stock by FIRE. With the
help Of his neighbors the barn was rebuilt,
~ by 80, to which 30 feet has since been
added This barn has cellar under the
whole, except on one side where the bay for
four Joints goes 10 the ground, some seven
feet below the floor. He has also a horse
barn, sheds, &C., aud has recently completed
q new house, costing upwards Of $1,000. His
principal crop is hay, Of which he cuts all he
can store. Tills but little; raising no more
grain than he requires, and buying none.
His business from the start has been pur-
chasing calves and yearlings, feeding them
one or two years and selling to butchers or
drovers. He may therefore be callel
stock.farmer, not u common pursuit in this
country. Has never kept dairy, or had
any other resource than the ono named, but
has made money and greatly improved his
farm. He thinks farming pays. His pres
emit stock is 30 head, besides horses
Our friends, the members of st. Jean Bap.
tiste Society, had u good house on the 18th
instant. The town hall was appropriately
decorated for the occasion. A splendid ban
ner of white and blue silk, with the portraits
Of St. John the Baptist aud of Jacques Car
tier the discoverer of Canada, was exposed
on the platform, having on its sides the stars
and stripes and the French tricolor The
banner is q rich piece Of work aud does hon
or to this young society. All the officers
wore colors and other regalia. The presi-
dent, Mr.. |. Pinard, made the introduction.
Ferd. Gagnon, ESQ., editor of the LEten-
dard National. and Mr.. A. G. Lalime, gene
raj agent for the Union Mutual Life lnsur-
ance Company, both of Worcester Mass,
were the speakers Of the evening. Mr.. Gay.
non delivered a lecture on the Importance of
union and mutual benevolence. He urged
naturalization for his fellow countrymen.
Mr.. Lalime spoke briefly in English aud Of
| fered thanks to the American and Irish la
dies and gentlemen present at the lecture.
In French he spoke at some length, felicta-
ting the members Of the st. jean Baptiste
Society for their patriotism aud generosity
Mr.. Gagnon, called for the second time,
made humorous speech which was received
with applause by the audience. Mr.. Houde
who was to speak in English was indisposed,
and for this our friends, the members, offer
an apology to their fellow citizens Of the
English language. We wish success and
prosperity to the st. Jean Baptiste Society
Of st. Johnsbury. L'Union fat Ia force
Hector IRENEE LEvEsoUE,
SeCretaire Correspondent
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
A large basket factory is soon to be built
at Burlington.
Burlington has voted, 4S0 20 80, to bond
the city for the extension OF water works
and sewers.
The Burlington manufacturing company
has contracted to furnish $4,000 marble tiles
for the new post-ofice at New York.
Hon. Thomas K. Powers, Of Woodstock,
has recently presented DR.. j. NJ. Currier,
Of Burlington, with a fine case of surgical
instruments.
George F. Loomis is about to start all
extensive basket factory in Burlington, Vt.
The machinery of the Morrisville Manuiac-
turing Company is being removed to Bur-
lingtou.
The grangers are working out their prin-
cipies with success in this county. The
Milton Grange recently arbtrated case
between two Of its members, which bid fair
to lead to costly lawsuit and the award
was loyalty accepted by the contending par.
ties.
In Williston, Harvey Joslyn has sold his
farm Of $50 acres, and his COWS, to William
johnson, and taken as part payment, john
sons place near the village, containing eigh-
teen acres.--Hiram Watson has sold to
Lewis Talcott, about 100 acres Of his home
farm for $40 an acre.
As Rev. j. d. Beemsn, pastor of the NJ
Z. church of Milton, was returning from
class meeting to his home Thursday night
he was waylaid in the bridge through which
he had to pass and pelted with rotten eggs
The outrage is supposed to have been perpe-
trated on account of Mr.. Beeman's connec
ton with the temperance movement aud iq-
uor prosecutions in this place. Mr.. T. S
Sanderson was served in like manner.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The liquor shops of Sheldon are reported
as extinct.
The Sentinel reports that the Rev. Co
lumbus Green, Of Montgomery Center, il
seriously i'll.
The burglar who operated in Milton,
few nights since, was caught in East Geor
gia on Sunday.
VIM. Coons, a brakeman residing in st
Adams, suffered severe injury Of the foo
last week by falling from car at Esse,
junction.
Father Druou. of the Catholic church il
st. Adams, is trying for the prize of 800,
900 offered to the inventor of device fo
propelling canal boats by compressed air.
Caleb Royce has sold his farm near Rich
ford village, consisting Of about 240 acres
to Mr.. l.. A. Wright, Of Swanton, valued a
$4,000. Mr.. Wright will move on to tn
farm.
A man found sturgeon, Ave feet and
! half long and weighing hundred pounds
which had somehow got out Of AN air-hole II
lake near St. Adams, upon the ice, severa
days ago, aud dispatched him with an az.
: The druggists of St. Adams have renOun
: ced tho sale Of liquors. and the new temper
, ance movement seems to be great success
in that place, although Rev. Mr.. Van MOI
deu Of the Congregational church has pub
licly expressed his disapprOvaI of it.
The temperance men in Milton are push
ing things. Last week Mr. Darling plea
guilty as a common seller, aud was fine
800 and cost j. d. Gale plead guilty +
five second offences, and was fined 800 an
cost. All the rest are under arrest and vii
have their trial soon.