Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-05
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St. JOhnsbury, Vt, February 5, 1876.
Votes .gbo,,s TOtCm.


Seven persons were baptized in Moose
River by Rev. Mr.. Marsh last Sunday.
Dr. Warner was suddenly called to his
home in Central New York, Wednesday
night by sickness in the family.
Wonder If the Caledonian couldn't be in.
duced to oppose a village market on the
ground that it would injure business?
Three cents pays the postage on a letter
to any part Of CANADA. One cent pays
newspaper through. Postal cards from here
are delivered there free.
John +. Moore and Mr.. Smith, Peuni-
mans clerk, are making preparations to
open meat market at the Center next sum
mer. We presume they may run cart to
this village.
u. G.. Hale took possession Of the Avenue
Hoase Tuesday morning We understand
John Gale goes in as clerk, and that there
is aa eotire change of help. We expect to
see temperance hotel at least.
A. r. Phillips, whose wifcs death we re.
cord this week, has left her to shift for her
self in her illness for about year. His
whereabouts are not known, though he was
seen in Lyndon couple Of weeks ago.
Randall says the man that stole pack
age Of tea from his store the other evening
walked off with it holding his head as high
as the most honest man in St. Johnsbury.
Randall sometimes patronizes the barber,
and pays his bills.
Apples never were more plenty. In Bos-
ton, the best aud choicest lots command but
so per barrel, and poorer grades down to 81.
Probably there never were so many apples
consumed in St. Johnsbury before as this
year. We see car load being offered by
the single barrel for $3.50 and S2.75 this
week, which have been brought from Mass
achusetts, and the seller makes good profit.
Dried apple is quoted in our Boston market
report at to s cents for quartered and 8
to 10 for sliced.
Few industries have felt the late dull
times so little as the famous Fairbanks
scale works of St. Johnsbury. Their busi-
ness in January was twice that of the same
month, last year, and more than ever at this
season since the factory was established
This is the result of making u good thing
and advertising 1t judciously As FAIR
banks scale goes hand in hand with civiliza-
ton everywhere, the production Of them is
not likely to decrease, until the New Zeal-
ander comes to the fore and has his weight
Springfield Republican.
The Caiedonian cant afford a special edi-
tor, except in political times, so when 1t gets
mad at another paper it waits until the
Monitor, the North Star, or some other pa
khok 10 cpit
its case, AMI copies that. An original idea
from the CaledOnian is what nobody looks
for who is much acquainted with it.
There will be public entertainment at
the Free Baptist hall Monday evening, the
10th. Tableaux, pantomimes, dialogues,
speaking, singing, &c. 1t is the intention to
make this 6rst-class entertainment, both
instructive and pleasing. Admission %
cents Proceeds to defray church expenses.
Gill, the Railroad Street barber, is quite
a monopolist in his line. He owns the shop
run by Jerry Grogan, aud has now cousoli.
dated his shop with Parker's by taking Par
ker as a partner. The premises formerly
occupied by Parker are closed. Jerry, by
the way, is considerable Of boy. A while
ago couple of fellows asked him for some
thing to take and he fed them on a COM
pound of hair oil, bay rum, sea.foam, and
diabolical compounds incident to BARRIERS
shop They had doctor before long, and
Jerry hasn't been asked for treat by them
since.
The present is time Of most uncommon
business depression the country through.
Of coarse this dullness reaches st. Johnsbu-
ry just as it does other places. But some Of
the merchants, casting about for missile to
hurl at those hated Sovereigns lay the de-
preston all to them. Last week the sub
ject was enlightened with a little Of the
darkness from the Caledonian Office. Stone
tells us that the FARMER is responsible for
this depression. As the Patrons we're here
before the FARMER, we suppose the CaledO-
alian must refer to the Sovereigns, who hav e
made purchases to the amount Of Just about
$1,000 in the last four months How fiat.
tering to this village the announcement that
the loss Of $3.50 per month of its trade par
alyzes business There are over 80 stores
and groceries in the village. Hero is an av-
erage of s15 per month of trade lost to each
store and this paralyzes business. What a
wonderful place St. Johnsbury must be, as
seen by the light Of that dark lantern at the
head OF the Avenue !
The following is the programme laid out
for the farmers meeting Of the board of az.
riculmre here, next Thursday and Friday
Thursday afternoon, opening address by
Josiah Il. EMERSON, of Peacham; Life on
the Farm in Northern Vermont Fifty years
Ago, by Henry Blake, Of East Hardwick
The advantages of Hard Times, by g. r.
Drew, of North Danvile Evening, What
kind of Farming Pays, by j. G. Hovey
Importance Of System in Agriculture, by Il.
V. Powers, of Waterford. Friday morning,
How to make Farming Honorable and Pleas
ant, by +. p. Allen LIBERALIZATION of &C.
reals, by 9. G. Pringle of Charlotte. Fri
day afternoon, Progress in Agriculture anC
Education, by j. p Foster, of Barnet Is
thetic Culture, by |. w. Sanborn, Of Lyn
donvile. Friday evening, Selection of Dali
ny Cows, by G.. S. Fassett of Enosburgh
Principle Of Butter Making, BY f. ID. Doug
las, of Whiting. Discussions are to follow
each paper, and we trust the farmers of this
vicinity appreciate the advantages Of these
meetings sufficiently so that they may make
this the most successful meeting Of the sea-
son.
TO Messrs. T.. d T. Fairbanks d Cost.
Bloomsbury Council No. |, $. of l., desire to
hereby extend to you our most hearty thanks
for the col dial and outspoken spirit of friend
illness which you have manifested to our So
ciety, and TO assure you that we shall gladl!
avail ourselves OF the advantages offered us
We feel the moro grateful for these favor
inasmuch rs other business men in the place
have shown disposition to oppose and mis-
represent your position in relation to tin
council.
By order of Executive Committee.
The above card explains itself. We TAX
especial pleasure in publishing it from tn
fact that certain parties opposed to the coun