Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-19
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First thaw Of the season, yesterday. The
thermometer rose TO zero.
The "mean temperature" is it9 Well,
we don't know as il could be much more so.
Jerry Drew hasn't bought the st. Johns
bury House yet, though he possibly may.
Over his denial Of what he had said about
the SOvereigns last week, Stone put the til
tie "Auotber Falsehood." Very appro-
pirate.
"Bill Robinson" has been converted, got
bondsmen, and gone to work. If nobody
else violates the law in the village, we hav Q
no fears for him.
Probably Moore and Smith will give away
their butcher "6x,ns" and 20 West when
they see this weeks Caledonian--if they
survive the shock.
WIN. II. Nelson Odd Fellows Block, is
ready to supply instruments, sheet music,
music books, &C., &C., of the best kind aud
at low prices. Read his ad.
james Mutt has secured q settlement Of
his claims on the town on account Of the
railroad street Improvement" just in sea-
son. Town meeting don't come until next
month.
Messrs. Clspp & Roberts have sold the
SO cent store to A. W. Flint, Of this place,
and the former gentlemen open a store at
Derby Line this week. They have done a
lively business here.
The Cdledonian tells us one week that we
have paralyzcd business in st. Johnsbury by
our naughty conduct, aud the next week 1t
gives tho information that there are eleven
more business places and firms than year
ago. How his stories do hang together!
Geo. W. Bonett was chosen chief marshal
for the next fair, at the meeting Of the exc
cutive committee of the agricultural society,
after quite a skirmish between those who pre-
ferred him aud those who preferred the for
mer incumbent. Maj. BOnett is just the
man for the place.
o. G. Hale has rented the Avenue House
to his sons Oren aud Milo, who will manage
the house under the firm name Of nj. w. Il
o. II. Hale. We hear travellers who stop
there say that they find marked change in
the house for the better, since the Messrs.
Hale came in possession. May we not hope
that we have at last got what we have so
long needed good hotel in st. Johnsbury ?
The Thespians have met with such success
and favor that they havo decided to play
again this friday evening, aud we do not
exaggerate when we say that those who come
last will be very likely to find the sitting
space and perhaps the standing space also,
full. Nothing of the kind has ever been
given here that has called forth such univer-
sal commentator as the plays Of this troupe.
The Rutland Globe saw fit to make up
lie to the effect that "seven persons were
baptized at Brattleboro on the 3lst, through
a hole in the ice Of the river" and upon be-
ing notified of the untruthfulness Of such a
statement, does net condesceud to correct it.
Brattleboro people are not yet 30 brutalized
as to descend to such practices notwithstand-
ing some people in the northern part of the
state seem to be.-RecOrd. Now, st. Johns
bury, don't you wish you hadn't
S. X. Huse, who left off going to the
meetings of the Good Templars because
some of the members ,0ouLd promenade,
signs q communication from Wide Awake
Grange as acting secretary. The communi-
cation sets forth that the grange protest
against Bro. Faruham connecting their name
with the levee at the hotel, St. Johnsbury
Center. next week. As Farnham belongs
to another grange, and as he and other Pa
irons get up the levee and pay their own
bills, we don't see how it can injure Wide
Awake Grange or cast upon it the imputa-
ton Of countenancing dancing, or anything
else that they may deem wicked. Members
of the grange have Just as much right to re-
frain from dancing as anybody else, but it's
none of one mans business how much anotb-
er dances. according to our notion. We hope
those who do not believe IN dancing will feel
under no obligation to do 50, aud that those
who enjoy such things will give Bro. Farm
ham full house.
In the death of Joel Fletcher, recorded in
the proper place, st. Johusbury loses her
heaviest business man, and one who will not
soon be replaced by an equal. Nearly 20
years ago he bought an interest in the whole
sale house of Chase, Reyes & Chamberliu,
which had been established about year be-
fore, on the opening of the Passumpsc rail-
road to st. Johnsbury. In the course of
about year he bought the interest Of the
remaining partner, Mr.. Chamberlin, and has
since vigorously carried on the business un-
til the sales amount from $40, 900 to $780,
900 per month, and the freight bills for the
year probably average more than those Of E.
Il T. Fairbanks Il Co., as the business is
largely the importation of -four and grain
from the West and the freight consequently
passes over long lines. Mr.. Fletcher's es-
tate is estimated to be worth from quarter
to half a million Of dollars, though no has
always been rather close-mouthed N IN, at
tending strictly to his own business. He was
engaged in banking at Minneapolis, MINI.
where he has been for the past season, and
returned to St. Johnsbury only week or two
ago. On Tuesday morning he remarked he
did not feel as well as common, and went
out. Being gone some time search was
made and he was found dead, supposed tc
have died of heart disease. His funeral wal
on Thursday.