Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-30
Notes About Town.
Read what Haynes says.


A. Il. Rankin has been appointed consul
at Messina, Italy.
A party will leave here for California,
May Is. Tickets, sl15.
Asa Dean sawed one Of his fingers of in
the scale works, last week Friday.
y We see II in print that DR.. Browne pur-
poses leaving us, to 60 to Cowansville, p. Q.
Jerry Drew has bought the 81. Johnsbury
House for SIS, 500, and Geo. b. Walker, Of
LyndOuville, has rented il aud taken posses
sion.
Chase did have that item we called for
last week, but the Union didn't get hero till
after the FARMER was printed, 50 how should
we know7
The Methodsts have exchanged their new
bell for another which suits them better, and
the village has an arrangement to use it for
FIRE alarm.
Mr.. Dudley T. Chase, master of the New
Hampshire state grange of Patrons Of
Husbandry, made call at the FARMER
Office, Wednesday.
The firm Of Harvey & Haskell is changed
to j. w. Haskell & Sons, Harvey having sold
out. An assortment Of crockery has been
added to the stock of goods.
o. II. Hale is adding millinery depart
msnt to his dry goods store in the west end of
Aveude Block and will have it in complete
running order in few days. Oren keeps
tidy store and docs business on the safe
principle, down.
Parties having fertilizers for sale are re-
quested to send, by express, to Prot. Peter
Collier, secretary Of the board of agricul-
ture, pound samples, for analysis at the ex-
peuse Of the board. The express charges
will be paid by Prof Collier.
Ward has not been discharged from the
police force. The Danville Star was mis-
informed, as usual. Immediately after the
fracas be sent in his resignation. Poland
concluded be was able to be out, Saturday, so
Ward had his examination, and was bound
over for trial in $500.
Mr.. Starks, who lives a couple of miles
above the Center, was driving across the
track near the depot, Monday morning,
when one Of the horses too caks caught
between a spike and the rail and the hoof
was wrenched and badly split. 1t will be
number of months before that horse will be
quite sound again.
One of the men who are we'll put together
is W. II. Nelson, the music agent Satur-
day he was leading horse when the animal
suddenly started, got halter enough to turn,
aud implanted his heels in Nelson's chest,
knocking him senseess. The doctor found
no bones broken, and before night Nelson
was about Ills business again. He was pref
ty lame and sore, though, for few days.
Wednesday night Polands eating saloon
on Railroad Street was broken iuto aud a
quantity of pies, cakes, eggs, &C., some beef
and box of cigars stolen. An umbrella
with the name &c. L. Kirk" painted on it
was left, and one of the Scott boys called the
next morning, looked the umbrella over, and
told knight, the grocer, in whose possession
it was, if any one called for it to send them to
him (Scot).
Pretty well sold were the four young men
who had half-hour's battle with supposed
skunk near the Maple Street school house
Saturday evening, firing missiles and keeping
at a proper distance, and afterwards found
they had come within an ace of killing Mrs
Geo. Carr's pet rabbit, but the cheapest one Of
the lot was John Ii. Ryan, who left the field
of battle before the discovery was made, and
went, with fear and trembling, to "see hisgirl."
He was on the "sharp and ragged edge" all
the evening land probably part of the morn
iDg) till he went home, imagining he smeled
all sorts Of smells and fearing she might do
the same, but be felt better when he found
it was no skunk at all at all, and has con-
cluded not to suicide yet
The utmost harmony didn't prevail at the
bank meeting, Tuesday. There had been
an understanding that the Lyndon stock
holders should have the choice Of one direct
or, and that the other stockholders should
support the candidate chosen by them. 46l
of the 900 Lyndon votes were for Sewell
Bradley, but the st. Johnsbury men want
ed George Ide, and he was elected. Judge
Abbott, of Barnet, stood to his agreement,
and voted with Lyndon for their director,
and the vote shows him the strongest and
most popular Of the directors. Printed
tickets were ready when the meeting opened,
and that ticket was elected, though consid-
erably scratched. There were, Of course,
5000 shares entitled TO one vote each. The
following is the board of directors elected
and the vote Frederick Fletcher, 1905 ;
Hiram Weeks, 1895; A. M. Dickey, 1888 /;
H. Il. Fletcher. 2287: George Ide 1880 !;
j. d. Abbott, 29l3 @. A. Sylvester 1850.
The directors elected Frederick Fletcher
who has bad good deal of experience il
banking, president.
A meeting Of those interested in the spell
ling school was held at Summerville, Satur.
day evening, to complete arrangements. K
l.. Hovey was chosen umpire and mOdera
tor of the spelling school, which is to be a
Summerville school house, Tuesday evening
May 4, at 7 O'Clock. +. V. Powers viii
pronounce the words no words not in com
mon use are to be employed Webster's I'm
abridged Dictionary Is to be the standard o
pronunciation aud spelling. Three prize
will be given to the three best spoilers, an'
if time permits they will be chosen in tire
successive matches. An admission fee Of tel
cents will be charged, and if after the prize
are paid for any balance remains it is to b
divided between the best looking lady AM
the most Unlocking man among the spoilers
who will be chosen by vote. The value o
the prizes will be about SO each. The mattel
is free to all, and it is hoped the academ,
and other schools will be we'll represented.
Some fool lately started the story that tn
sheep business was "Playing out" in Yer
mont. We should like to take the origina
tor Of that item not only through Addiso
County but up here in Caledonia, and tb
rest Of the state, on a tour of inspection. 4
visit TO the pens Of Moses Huntly, Of thi
town, the other day, revealed one of th
finest Aocks we ever saw. Going into hi
pens there were "sheep to the right Of vi
sheep to the left of US, sheep all around us.
He has wintered $50 Leieesters and lost bu
two, and they are all looking ars, rat'
Huntly also keeps large dairy aud for tn
past year has sold his whole make of butte