Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-04-09
Notes About Town.

Eight persons united with the Church Of
the Messiah last Sunday.
Go to the academy hall this friday
evening. School exhibition.
John LaFleur, Maple Street, was fined
$40 and costs for dispensing the ardent, last
week Wednesday.
Most Of the stores have signed an agree
meDt to close on Wednesdays at $3.50 p. m.
on account Of the prayer meetings.
Rev. O. M. Southgate, after severe ILL
ness, has recovered SO as TO resume his mis-
sion duties He is at Atlanta, Ga.
One Of Bryant's horses was found in the
stable with his leg broken, Sunday morning,
and mad to be killed. Value, 5000.
There will be sugar party at the Church
Of tho Messiah this friday evening. Sugar
served from $3.50 till 1890. All are in
vited.
One Of the new converts was a French
Catholic. He says he like il much bet
ter; it's much better to 60 to Jesus himself
than TO send a man."
The streets are aud have been for some
time lighted regularly every night, which is
q great improvement over former times
when they shone only enthusiastically.
BY special request, Rev. Mr. Tillotson
will give definite statement of the Univer-
salist faith touching essential points at his
church next Sunday evening. All are in-
yited.
johnson Bros. & McNeal have bought
the powder house which stood in the pond
Just below Portland Street bridge, of H. II.
Fletcher, and moved it away. Railroad
Str Get rests easier.
MONDAY prayer meetings are held
through the week in Odd Fellows banquet
hall on Railroad Street, Browns hall on Main
Street, and the hall over the engine house at
Fairbanks Village.
Horace S. Kingsley, who worked in the
FARMER Office a few weeks ago, and has
since been at G. T. BriGham's until few
days, ago died suddenly at Lyndon, Of black
canker rash, Wednesday.
On Monday the village voted to refer the
matter Of steam fire engine back to the
committee that they might report on the APP
parent need of an engine and with regard to
the location at the adjourned village meeting
in May.
VIM. Foye, a construction hand on the p.
& o. road, got so jolly, Sunday evening,
that the police took him in hand. After an
interview with justice he contributed 50
and costs to the state treasury and went his
way. A young Conner who furnished him
with tangefoot became an object Of interest
with the police, who desire an interview
with him, but so far have been unable to find
him at home"
The employees Of the FARMER Office ac-
cepted an invitation from Geo. l.. Myers, of
Woodstock, who has " stuck type all win
ter iu the office, to eat sugar at Daniel
Streeter's, Monday evening, aud had a good
time. Mr.. Myers is going away, having fin
ished work for the present in the FARMER
office. He is a good printer, and we wish
him success wherever he may next 20 to the
case.
The Good Templars Of st Johnsbury Gen.
ter had the FIRST new sugar of the season at
their hall last Friday evening. Notwithstand-
ing the rain the hall was well filled, and most
pleasant evening was spent, the audience
breaking up between eleven and twelve.
One thing was noticeable. The singing
(which was good) was mostly revival hymns,
and the audience joined in singing them with
q pleasing earnestness. .SIE