Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-02
Notes About Town.
Marshall Snow has bought horse.


"tap boots for 60 cents and heel them for 20
cents" What is the price in St. Johns
bury2
The religious interest not only continues
undated but increases greatly. Probably
100 have been added 10 the number Of con.
verts within week.
Books are to be opened at the Avenue
House on the 18th and 18th for subscrip-
tons TO the stock Of the new bank, as will be
seen by the notice in another place.
st. Johnsbury is temperance town, and
a very good place beside, just now, so We
suppose the chap who slept on the sidewalk
Tuesday night must have brought his liquor
from outside.
The Odd Fellows will hold socable and
sugar party at their Temple Tuesday even
ing, April 9, from Z to 10. Everybody is
invited and good time may be expected
with those Odd Fellows. Admission IS cts.
The Atlas of Caledonia County is now
being delivered. 1t is really valuable
work containing accurate maps of each town
and village, and pictures Of the principal
buildings, &c. Be ready with your scrip
when the agent calls, and secure the book.
St. Jobnsbury people haven't given up the
idea that they really want village market,
yet. The farmers around, especially the
grangers, would like to meet the consumers
with many of their products, and the villag-
crs, especially the Sovereigns, would like to
have them.
The Free Baptists propose to build a
church on their lot, corner Of Main and Pros
pect Streets, this year. The parsonage
stands 10 good place, has good cellar,
and there is plenty of room west Of 1t for a
church, fronting on Prospect Street. Why
not build so
The MEANEsr MAN ON REcoRD.-A St.
Johnsbury man had poor girl working in
his family for 81 per week. During the cold
weather the water froze up, and rather than
carry water to do the washing with he hired
the washing done. This cost 60 cents, and
he deducted it from the girls wages, leaving
her s1.40 per week.
H. b. Davis, for long time foreman in
the Caledonian Office, who has gone to Mont
pelier to take charge of the Waterman Of.
fee, leaves good many friends. He is q
FIRST class newspaper foreman, such as are
rarely found. Caspar Kent, we understand
succeeds him, and he will doubtless be
equally as successful.
The state papers are circulating the story
that St. Johnsbury druggists sell liquor that
is one hundred and eighty per cent alcohol
which is libel on 81. Johnsbury. Even
the strongest patent "bitters" sold 10 town are
not more than a hundred per cent alcohol
These papers also cite the CaledOniaR as
their authority as to the strength OF st
Johnsbury liquor. The Caledonian never
said so, and if he did he didn't mean to
Besides, st. Johnsbury is temperance
town.
The Avenue House don't leak any more
Mr.. Hale has got roof that will stop water
this time. sure, and no patent roofing hum
bug to pay, either. The entire roof, some
$4,000 square feet, has been covered with
tin, at a cost of $1,000. II. +. x d. @
Woodruff put it on, and every seam is per
fectly soldered. 1t took about 81 tons Of
tin, aud is the largest Uncovered building
in the state. Besides, the fare beneath the
root is such as pleases the hungry and weary
traveller.
We deprecate, as much as any one, the
existence of any spirit Of local jealousy or
sectional strife here, but we cannot, like the
CaIedonian, deny fact so apparent. But
then, people who live here, and know that
that virtuous sheet is the organ of the ring
who, while secretly encouraging and promot
ing the clan spirit for the sake of prolonging
their power, find it convenient to cover up
their tracks from the public, are not surprised
at the frantic denials of the organ, now tina
the people have met the ring aud vanquished
them on their own ground. Go in, MIR
Stone; you have most OF the money OIL
your side, but, unfortunately, lack votes
When it comes to an election, lately, your
ring fares badly. Come down from YOU
stills and get down among common folks
bringing the late ring rulers with you, anC
you may help heal the breach which yor
now, with your eyes closed, can't see.
After figuring up the cost Of our tow
poor for the past year at S3542.66, tn
Union says: Now does the above show I
fair exhibit for the support of eight paupers
from farm as valuable as the one owned by
our town? Does it pay to hire to carry on
farm to board and shelter eight paupers a
the above cost? Would it not be better Il
sell the town farm aud, if one is needed, buy
one not in the village, but further back, 70
one.half of the money invested in the presen
farm and one that would pay running eT
psnseS? Do we need farm? Cannot on
paupers be better aud cheaper kept than +
run farm for their support, and take ON
thousand dollars out of our treasure. h
make up the deficit? Why not sell the farm
and have a town boarding house with one o.
two acres and avoid the expense Of hiring
man and his family TO superintend the farm
at cost of $500 or 5000 per year, just +
lord it over eight town paupers? Some oh
ject to boarding out the poor, giving as
reason that they are ill treated. Are the
any better to-day than being boarded out
Are they not subjected to the same i'll treat
ment Sell the farm and buy boardin
house or a farm further back, that could b
bought for half the money the present fart
would sell for. If boarding house is need
ed, and should be located in village, PROF
erty can be procured at East village or q
the Center for half the money it will cost
the village Of St. Johnsbury. Look at Chi
matter aud consider the above and judg
whether the poor cannot be better kept, .
less expense TO the town than by the preseI
method. The poor should be we'll taken cal
OF, we'll treated and provided with suitabl
food and clothing. A good boarding houI
kept by good Samaritan would be far be
ter.
No SEEDS TO SECRET SOoITIEs.-Tl
Rural Ne,o Yorker says Tennessee Patro
wrote to the commissioner of agricultul
asking for the grange to which be belOnge,
ga share in the distribution of field, Aowe
and garden seeds from the department" I