Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-02-26
AetmnHt GARNER
st. Johnsbury, VT, February 20, 1875.
Votes .s6os,s To,Vn.

IL you nave tenement 10 reut reau james
Nuts advertisement.
Collector Weeks is in earnest in what he
has to say in another column, and don't
you forget it,"
Have the police heard anything about a
den on Railroad Street where liquor is sold
aud given away2 Other people have.
The ladies viii give au entertainment at
the vestry Of the church of the Messiah,
Thursday evening OF next week. Oysters
will be served from I to 10.
G.. L. Gilmore had his large white horse
clipped short time ago The horse took
cold and, Tuesday morning, MIR. Gilmore
had him shot to save his lite.
H. p. Allen offers first rate situation to
the right kind OF girl. lie is a man who
says no more than he means. Particulars
in advertising column.
WIN. Calder has covered himself with
glory again, but not, this time, by being
one Of four to waylay peaceful citizen,
though he was not alone this time.
March meeting next Tuesday. Let ev-
. cry auti.ring man remember it, and come
out to vote the ticket prepared for them by
the ring-or prepared to vote as they please.
Which shall it bel
G. w. Thomas offers his house for sale,
in our advertising columns. The house is
located in the best part Of the village and
We advise those wishing to buy to give Mr..
Thomas call.
There was knock down which called for
the police, on Railroad Street, Saturday night.
Some of the parties were arrested before
morning but were soon released. For good
reasons we call no names this time.
The Union wants us to feel bad because
Of the increase OF business. Couldn't do it,
possibly, much as we'd like to accommodate
Bro Chase. Prices are considerably lower
on an average, than a year ago, and business
consequently better. When they get clear
down where they belong, aud where they are
going, business will be better still. al
Last Monday two engines aud a snow
pillow got off the track on the p. 4 U. road
in Walden One of the engines remained
off until yesterday, it being on a trestle, il
difficult place to work, but as the further
one Of the two engines had been got on, trains
were run by carrying by" the accident. AL
right again. Howe, the master mechanic
got hurt in the job, but not dangerously.
Chase seems to be troubled because the
FARMER won't take sides either for or against
the merchants in general or the Fairbanks
company in particular, and devotes about a
quarter OF column to the subject in thC
last Union We don't know, however, bu
the FARMER can survive the shock and keeI
on telling facts. whether they are for Of
against rich man or poor man.
The Thes9lans have come aud gone, and
we all hope they may come again. The act
ors were all first rate. The playing of G
H. Colley as Gumption Cute in Uncle Tom
Cabin" and Abimeleck in "Neighbor Jack
wood" and as Paddy Miles Boy, and MIS-
Rogers as Topsy Camille, and in her part
in the other plays. could not be excellel by
the best city players, and the playing of II
q. Ide, Charles Ford, and-well, we don
know where TO leave of enumerating so W,
will SIMPLY say they all did splendidly.
The annual meeting OF the several fire
companies will be held as follows: Deluge
No. 2, Tuesday, March 2; Excelsior Hool
and Ladder, Wednesday, March 3 forrest
No. l, Tuesday, March 8, 1875. The meet
ings will be open at 7 o'clock p. m, unles
notice is given otherwise. Any persons wish
ing to become members should send in theil
names for acceptance at onoe.
Cyrus SARGENT.
A CARD.-The Thespiaus desire to retur
their thanks to the people of st. Johnsbur!
in general for the liberal patronage receives
by them at their exhibitions last week. Al
so to the Messrs Hale, aud the clerk, MI
John N. Gale, for the excellent fare and &C
commodations and cordial courtsy show
them while stopping at the Avenue House
Should we ever visit your town again W
shall use every effort to make our entertain
ment better than heretofore, aud can hope 70
no better reception than we have received i
st. Johnsbury. THEsPIAN SOCIETY.
Barton Landing, FeJ. %.
Leonard Willard had occasion on Monda
to call into States Attorney Smiths ofic
and swear he had not sold any liquor. Tues
day Constable Weeks called at Willard
after Frenchman who lives there and VIII
was wanted as witness. While Willar,
was quietly holding the door against tn
constable the latter, through window, say
bed pulled out, trap door raised, and tn
Frenchman disappear in darkness below
When the door was opened the occupants Q
the house declared the Frenchman (whos
name we couldn't spell if we tried) was nc
there, but after Weeks had opened the ira
door and gently hinted that the best thin
the gentlemen could do was to come out, h
did so, and the swearing he did when brOugh
into court caused Willard to pay $50 an
costs.
Some Of the state papers land some out
side Of the state) have been heradin
the conversion at St. Johnsbury of 18th
wickedest msn in town" meaning VIM. Rot
inson. That sounds very well at distanc
but let US take the matter home. Is Wa
Robinson the wickedest man in town. W
say no. There are those here who hold thei
heads high and scorniully keep alooi iroI
him as one beneath their notice, in compar
son to whom Robinsons soul is as snow con
pared to iuk. When Robinson, through b
one weakness, had fallen, aud lay in prisoI
be said to the Tailor, This is tho hest pac
for me. Here am safe from the awful d.
mon rum. As long as liquor is to be ha'
when William Robinson is free he viii! ha'
it." Let us hope that the grace of God wi
enable him, though free, to refrain fro
gratifying that appetite which has in III
past subdued him. But let us compare hi
with those human fends who will sell Il
poison to such as he. He may yield, beir
tempted, goaded on by an appetite which
cannot control He may do 50, aud eterni
ruin may result. He does not do it becau
he wishes for such a result. He would u
every power to avert It, The rumseller h
no strong temptation to meet. The only j
ducement which leads him to jeopardize b
own aud his neighbours soul is the few cen
he will make on the drink sold to his vietil
For this small pittance he deliberately max
himsalf accountable 10 God for all the Grim