Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-15
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II. w. Fleetwood was last week reap
pointed postmaster. He could not be improv-
cd upon.
If you wish to see how good q suit Of
clothes can be bought for S15, call at the
FARMER Office. They are good enough for
us.
Mr.. VIM. II. Nelson, music dealer, has
taken rooms in Odd Fellows Block, aud put
10 fine stock of organs, pianos, sheet mu-
sic, &c.
The 25th annual meeting Of the state teach.
ers' association will be held at the academy
hall next Thursday and Friday. The pro-
gramme is out, and is an excellent one.
Levi X Fuller, of Brattleboro, has bought
Of Joseph Hill his lot and buildings, corner
Of Railroad and Maple streets, for parsou-
age for the Baptist society at the sum Of
$4,000.
DR.. Warner, Of New York, commences a
course of lectures upon physiology, at Town
Hall, Saturday evening, January %. He is
very highly spoken OF by the press as lec-
turer upon the laws Of health
That well-posted CGledonidn says The
Sovereigns of Industry have opened a shoe
store in the old Parks house, next to the
North Church" That will be news to the
Sovereigns.
The census just taken by the district
clerk shows the population Of St. Johnsbury
village, including Summervle, to be 1910 F.;
children under 90 1899 births during the
past year "a; deaths So.
We paid IL cents dozen for few dozen
II inch screws at the agricultural hardware
store on Railroad street, and they said there
was no mistake in tue price. Another deal
er sells the same at 10 cents aud makes a
good profit.
The examinations at the Academy took
place on Monday and Tuesday, aud proved
the tboroughuess and efficiency of every de-
partment of the school. The whole number
of students for the fall term was 270. The
spring term will commence Tuesday, Feb. 2
This is good year for Improvements, aud
it is suggested that it would be good use
OF the village funds, as soon as spring opens
to fill in earth enough between Nuts and
Cheney's on Railroad Street, to place the
buildings there within reach Of the outside
world.
Another man, Mr. L. G.. Stiles, has been
discharged from the scale works and no rea-
son or notice given. Mr.. Stiles is a good work
man and had wrought in the shops about ten
years. He was true and trusty, but an anti
Poland man, a Sovereign, and the grand
master the state lodge Of Odd Fellows. f
II you have a notice or an item for the
FARMER, bring it in by Wednesday evening
We frequently receive items so late on Thurs
day that it is impossible to insert them, as
was the case last week with several. Ii
something happens after Wednesday evening
worthy OF mention, bring it along Thursday
before noon and sometimes we can get it in
sometimes not
Il. A. Parks has bought the st. Johns
bury House for $40, 500, possession to b.
given this month. 1t is understood that the
house is to be kept by Charles Parks, sou
of Judge Parks, aud Emery Thayer, BROTH
er.in-law. So we don't get the new S45, 00O
hotel, but we have every reason to believe
we shall have a good one in the old st
Johnsbury House.
The citizens Of this village who are, o.
are not interested in education, are request
Gu 10 meet dt tue lte VI w allcT plilltl
10 Bank Block this (Frilay) evening, Ian
Is, at 7,30 o'clock sharp to make arrange.
ments for the suitable reception Of the State
Teachers association which holds its annua
meeting here Thursday AMI Friday of mex
week.
Since its organization st. Johnsbury Couu
Gil Of Sovereigns has made purchases to tn
amount of over $4,000 at wholesale prices
Add the profit which the dealers would hav
charged for doing the business If these good
had been bought of them, and they woult
probably have cost round S4O0O-Sl20
saved to the members in less than thre
months If the council had been thorough
in trim for business as they are now gettin
to be their trade would probably have amount
ed to twice as much. t.
Henry G. Abbott, Of White6eld n ii
has been engaged to run the Fairban k
boarding house. Mr.. Stewart having deci de
to retire to his little farm where on less tina
20 acres he keeps five COWS aud a horse
which shows him something of a farmer. H
sold cabbages enough last fall to buy all hi
groceries and -four for a year Ho propose
to sell milk aud garden produce, and take
few boarders in summer. We advise OF
brother farmers to take look at Mr.. Stew
arts farm when it gets off its winter cloth
again.