Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-11-06
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about $3.50
Bowen is frst-cass barber and does his
work cheaper than any other man in town.
lie gets about all he can do in consequence.
II GRACE Randall, Of Glover, has purchased
q half interest in the SASH door and blind
mandatory at Paddocks Village for $4,000.
John Brooks has been putting in a new
forge and otherwise improving his black
smith shop at the Center, to the tune Of
about $3.50.
The Perley Stone farm. across the river
from the fair ground, has been bought by Q.
j. Humphrey. Curtis Humphrey, Of Coati-
cook, ?. O., will occupy it for the present.
s. A. Goss, whose samples of penmanship
have attracted so mnch notice at the county
fair, in the post Office and wherever they
have been on exhibition, has something to
say in our advertising columns. Read it.
A very large audience gathered at Acad-
envy Hall, Tuesday evening, to witness the
exhibition of the senior class at the close Of
the half term. The young lad es and gen.
tlemen acquitted themselves with much hon
or to themselves and credit to tn cir teachers.
Tar barrels and guns we're on the pro.
gramme Wednesday evening, and nervous
people didn't get much sleep until morning.
1t grieved our heart to see those large boxes
coming out of the woodshed Of the Caledo-
nian Office to aid in celebrating Poland's de-
feat That was "crowding the mourners."
Mr.. b. f. Peterson has sold his village
residence to +. Il T. Fairbanks & Go. for
s3250, and has bought the Horatio Nye
place at Barton village for sl400. He
has moved there this week and intends to 90
into the restaurant and grocery business.
Mr. Peterson has been resident Of St.
Johnsbury about % years and will be great
ly missed from among our citizens.
One of the most pleasing sights we have
seen of late is the new sidewalk going down
from Judge Ross house to the Plain. Peo-
pie who have climbed that hill through ten
inches of soft earth in dry weather and 20
inches of mud in wet wenther, heretofore,
will appreciate this improvement more than
they do the way improvement progresses
backward at the north end of Railroad
street.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles o.
Pierce, Just above the Center, gave them a
genuine surprise on the 2Sth, the occasion
of their silver wedding. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce we're away from home and when they
returned they found the house occupied by
about 60 friends, who brought with them n
Florence sewing machine, web of cotton
cloth, dress pattern, and a quantity of sill
yer coin, valued in all at about SO.
Bartlett, Lewis 4 Co. and Daniels, Syl-
vester 4 Co. are selling beet steak at ii
cents per pound, and other kinds of meat at
corresponding figures. If they sell as good
meat as heretofore, and they probably will,
they deserve the most liberal patronage.
AS they sell for cash only, the dead beats
will have to 90 to some one else for credit.
We have no doubt these firms will find they
have made move in the right direction.
Tyler b. Gaskill, of the Grand Pacific
Hotel, Chicago, has built at East st. Johns
bury a beautiful residence for his father
Mr.. Samuel Gaski, and it was opened on
Saturday last, the oath anniversary Of his
(Tylers) wedding, by "house warming
which was a complete success.
REMovAL.-The FARMER office has been
removed into more commodous quarters in
Oddfellows Block, Railroad Street where
we shall be happy to receive calls from our
friends who may happen to visit st. Johns
bury. Especially shall we be pleased to re
ceive calls from friends of the FARMER from
a distance, and will endeavor to make theiI
STAY in St. Johnsbury as pleasant as posi-
bic. We would add that St. Johnsbury
presents as many points of attraction to the
sight.seer as any New England village, anu
any one with leisure can well and proftably
spend few days in seeing tho village.
The CdledOnian says man who hat
worked for a company here ten years wa'
discharged because he opposed Poland. TIL
Caledonidn is good authority, none viii
deny. Every one who reads the item will
understand that it refers to Il. K Il. Fair
banks Il Co., unless evidence is produced t.
the contrary, as every one will remembe
that that company published card in tn
CaledOnian two years ago over the signatur
Of the firm announcing that they supports
Poland. This last transaction reported b
the village organ is but another proof OF tn
contemplate means resorted to to save Pc
land.
Poland had majority of the votes cas-
in St. Johnsbury. That Is a good thing 70
him to console himself over. But ther
how did he get it? While he gained 0
over the September vote, Denison game
40, so that the Donison party don't fet
very bad about it. But Poland had a ma
iority. Howl l04 voters from outsid
the town came here to vote. Teams owne
by Poland men were busy bringing them il
Some came by rail. In Hardwick, Will
Denison's vote was only one less than
September, Poland's fell off about 81
Where were those men Tuesday? The
were at st. Johnsbury voting for Polan'
That was a glorious victory, indeed an
the means employed to obtain II worthy I'll
brain of a Dana Or Stone.
George Gilingham, of Ware n, N. II
who was employed as bridge laborer on Il
Passumpsic railroad, met with an acciden
Friday forenoon, that resulted in the loss {
his right leg and arm. The bridge builder
were at work repairing the bridge near tn
fair ground, and by accident had left
board across the track The engineer Of tn
up freight train saw the obstruction an
whistled "down brakes" and informed Il
bridge men that there was danger. M
Gllingham saw the board and ran forwa
TO remove it. lie was struck by the engiu
Knocked under the train and run over, ha
ing the right arm cut off near the ebo
aud the right leg below the knee. The ar
aud leg were amputated, and the patient
doing as well as could be expected. He
wife and two small children. The Cd
fellows, we understand, are rendering hi
assistance, he being member Of that ord
The Oddlellows Block on Railro
Street is one OF the finest buildings in I
village. The central hall way reach
through the building, dividing it into t
parts, each about 20x70 feet, which a
partitioned off to suit the tenants. The sou
part Of the ground floor has been rented
A. ID. Babbitt, and the north half of