Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-23
Notea About Town.

The Free Baptists mean business. The
barn which stood where their new churcl
going has already been demolished and
church is looked upon as Fixed fact nv
coming summer.
Messrs. II. P. Shorey & Co., and VIM. II.
Nelson, the music dealers who advertise in
the FARMER, are doing square thing by
their customers and consequently get good,
lively amount Of business.
Wonder what Chase was about when Rob
j. paid Rev. Hopkins SS or $40 smart
money for stealing a halt bushel Of apples
which belonged to Hopkins, some time ago.
We haven't seen it mentioned in the Union.
A. M. Cook has q copy Of the Gazetteer,
published at Boston in l770. Hearing Of
it we undertook to get sight Of the relic
but Chase had got the start Of us and this
weeks Union will tell all about it, probably.
Somewhere over $4,000 has been sub.
scribed to tho stock of the Merchants Nation
al bank, and the full 100000 will probably
be taken within a week. Meeting at Ave-
nue. House, next Tuesday, to permanently
organize and elect officers.
Rev. Mr.. Peyette, parish priest, White
hall, N. Y, preached two sermons on The
Salvation of Souls" at the Catholic church,
Sunday forenoon. In the afternoon he gave
the benediction of the blessed sacrament.
Mr.. Peyette is stopping for a few days on
visit to Rev. Mr.. Boissonnaut, they having
been colege-mates in Montreal.
john b. Cough gives the closing lecture
in the Y. M. Q. A. course at academy hall,
next Thursday evening, April 90. Subject,
Peculiar People," There is no other hall
in the village that would be likely to accom-
modate such an audience as Mr.. Cough will
probably draw, and we expect to see even
this hall filled. He lectures in Brattleboro
the next evening.
The idea Of Sovereigns' aud Patrons
store in St. Johnsbury, on quite large
scale, seems TO take, aud it now looks proba-
bic that such an one will soon be organized
with a sufficient cash capital to do its bust
ness on a strictly cash system and to the
very best advantage. The plan most gen.
orally approved is the one given in the FAR
MER two weeks ago, on q sort Of savings
bank system, but all are agreed that if any
thing better can be had that is what is want
ed.
Cora Green, 12-years-old daughter of
Geo. Green, who lives over the rooms form
erly occupied by Jcrrauld, got tired of this
world aud its cares, Saturday, because she
had to work, and first swallowed bottle Of
medicine and then went for some CrotoB oil
in Mrs. Green's trunk. Mrs. G. says Cora
has twice before attempted suicide. Mrs.
G.. is not Coras mother, being Green's Sec
ond wife, and Of course there are two sides to
the story, as Cora don't seem to like Mrs.
Green any better than children usually do
step-mothers. She has now gone to live
with an uncle.
Although good amount of the village
funds have been squandered in digging and
carting dirt on Railroad Street, Eastern
Avenue, &C., late years, no one who strug-
gled up the Avenue on foot in previous sea-
sons can walk over the dry and solid side
walk there without realizing that here, at
least, village money has been put to good
use. Now as it is fact that St. Johns
bury is yet amazingly destitute of side
walks, who would object to few cents adj
ditional in his tax-bill if be could know that
the plank, brick. or concrete walks were
being pushed out into the mud that still
prevails on some Of the principal streets
Wards trial for pounding Poland was
postponed from Saturday to Wednesday and
from Wednesday to next Saturday, because
Poland don't yet call himself able to attend
as witness. The general opinion seems to
be that though Ward violated the law as
we'll as rules of honor in attacking a cripple,
and should abide the consequences, especially
as he holds an official capacity for the
preservation Of peace, Poland's abuse Of
Ward had entitled him to all he got. Pc
land has sued Ward for using his Uranium
as a drum, and wants $4,000. He will mol
be likely to come out and attend to his bust
ness before he is able. Might not get more
then $4999, you know, if he did.
The spelling school seems to be fact
1t is now talked of holding it at the Sum
mervile school house on Tuesday evening
May 4. A regular old fashioned spelling
school by choosing sides and spelling dowr
for several appropriate prizes is what al
seem to desire. The arrangements anC
rules are not yet completed but will proba
bly, be announced in next weeks papers
Now if the academy scholars, or the unioI
school scholars, want to challenge the cIti
gems to match on the Plain, just let then
throw down the gauntlet aud see how long j
will be before the 5000 outsiders will pici
it up.