Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-22
w, Mr.. Jacob Chase, Of Lowell, pays their

law, Mr.. Jacob Chase, Of Lowell, pays their
bills.
The Roman Catholics in Stunstead nro
pose building a new church mex summer.
Freeman DUMMY is going to build a
cheese factory at Libby's Mills, Stanstead.
Barnston Academy has 100 scholars, q
larger number than ever before at this reason
Of the year.
Mr.. j. II. Studdert lost a valuable horse
a day or two ago by lung fever, aud the edi,
tor a good COW, by some cause unknown
Journal.
Geo. King, the blacksmith, has removed
from West Charleston to Libby's Mills, with
his family. lie has opened his shop at the
latter place.
Clough, Robinson 4 Co., at L~euoxville,
have dissolved partnership, and he aid Charles
H.. Clough, his son, continue the business
under the name of G. II. Clough & Co.
The "time-ists" of Stanstead have ap.
pointed Sunday, Feb. ii, as the next regular
resurrection day. Free return checks for all
who take the trip,
The Adventists have purchased ten acres
Of land from Mr.. j. j. Webster, 1t Magos,
Tor a permanent camp meeting ground upon
which several buildings arc to be erected ia
the spring. 1t Is a very slightly and beauti-
tul spot. We understand the "time-ists'
mentioned above didn't help.
Letter from Conticook.
The times are rather dull in this vicinity
the present winter for mechanics, but farm.
ers are doing well.
The Coaticook Manufacturing Co. are
running on threo-fourths time aud have re.
duced their help. They are not anticipating
closing up business, however, as they are
about completing a large building into which
in a month or so they intend to move their
machinery with increased facilities for their
business, changing their power from water
to steam. They do all kinds OF work, turn.
ing out several hundred moving machines
aud other farming implements annually be-
sides shafting and other machinery.
The clothes pin factory here will run two
months longer to work up tho material they
have on hand, and then will stop all bust
ness in the line aud do not contemplate re-
suming it again in Coaticook. We shall be
sorry to lose the business, as they have made
things lively in the way of clothes pins, cut.
ting up the largest birch logs. A newly in.
vented machine turns of eighty pins per
minute.
The Tolley Manufacturing Co. at the
north end, which has recently been establish
ed here, is getting under way and will, by
and-by, do a heavy business. They manu-
facture webbed rubber goods.
The other shops and places of business are
doing an average amount Of work.
Building was prosecuted in a lively man.
ner last season, but is somewhat dull just
now and quite a number of journeymen car
pen.ers are without much work. We hear
that it is contemplated to put up a cotton
mill at the north end the ensuing spring.
Prices for flaming produce range high for
Canada. Butter sells for % to 80 cents pei
pound cheese II to 50. Cheese factories
are numerous and butter factories are talked
of. Corn sells for s1.00 to Ito per bushel
for western, which is about all there is to be
had. No northern for sale, as comparative,
" little is raised. Oats are firm at 80 cents
Potatoes sell at retail for 40 cents. Whole.
sale dealers have been buying for shipment
at 30 cents for good family potatoes. You
speak of cheap beef in St. Johnsbury. We
can buy cheaper than IA cents" your best
price. Steaks, ]sirlolns aud others, are 10
cents, which is the butchers highest price
for any sort Of beef. Pork has been higher
selling as high as IL cents for steak, but il
has fallen somewhat. Butchers are paying
50 and SO per hundred for pork aid 81
and So for beef on the hoof, perhaps sc for
extra. Wheat is worth about S1.50 pei
bushel.
The municipal election of Coaticook for
three councillors whose term of office expire,
will be held soon. Licenses for tho sale oil
intoxicating liquors have been allowed tC
four hotels in the village for the past year
but it is probable that no licenses will be
granted another year. Too much damag,
is done to human life to make the course O
licensing advisable. NJ.
Hasn't the Coaticook market something
to do with your low prices for beef? We DO
lieve a market here would make a tumble in
prices Of a good many necessaries such a
would open the eyes of some Of our blind
Will NJ" please give US the plan and work.
ing Of the Coaticook market, aud also, it ht
eau, the SherbroOke market which has beer
so successful for a long time EN-. FARM
Err.