Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-05
N'etmomt GARNER
Sd JOhnsbury, W., March 8, 1875.
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IN lew days.
Prett, poor ring day, Tuesday, wasn't it
The iariners came out aud did it with their
littlc--balols
Nathaniel Anuis, Of Railroad Street, Vas
iued $50 and costs, Sl7 .16, for violation Of
the liquor law, Tuesday. He appealed.
A complimentary dance for the benefit Of
the st. Johusbury Quadrille band will be
had at the Avenue hall this friday even
ing. Tickets to gallery % cents.
We don't think il required great deal
Of courage for that burly loaier to steal a
part OF Uncle Hadey's small store Of slab
wood, the other day, while Hadley was laid
up by sickness.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks told Hepworth
Dixon when he was here that mo intoxicat-
ing drink enters his house." Dixon, coming
from England, Of course was astonished be-
You'd measure. May the day soon come
when every man who pretends to be respect
able can say the same. Sos
The quarterly conference of the Second
Adveutists Of Vermont at the school house
10 Paddock's Village commenced Wednes-
day evening, and the meetings will hold over
Sunday. Preaching each day at 2 and "a
p. m. All are cordially invited to attend.
A quantity of liquor was seized, Saturday
night, in the Pinard stable, which had
been rented and was occupied by two Guyer
brothers, but the Guyers were missing
One of them was found at Peabody station
and brought back aud yesterday their trial
was had before Justice Lewis. The missing
man was fined, we understand, S43.63 in.
GLIDING costs, aud the other some s33. An
other man whose name is pronounced Tebo
1--WE won't try to spell it rightly was fined
SIS.
VIM. Fuller, son Of WIN. Fuller of this
place, and acting as baggage master on a
train, was run over by the cars early yester-
day morning. ut Springfield, Mass. He was
hurt by the train preceding the one he be-
longed on, as it was starting out from
Springfield, and, being a stranger to the
train hands, they, supposing him to belong
at Chcopee, carried him up there. When
his traiu started, they found no baggage
master, and after waiting a short time went
along, finding Fuller lying in the depot at
Chicopee, Mass. He lived but short
time.
Somebody got call printed in the Gale
donian last week, and also got out hand
bills, calling town caucus Monday. When
the appointed time arrived it was evident
that the farmers numbered about two to one.
and that somebody thought best not to put
in an appearance. considering discretion the
better part IF vaor. Those farmers meant
business when they came down here, and
they accomplished their object just as well
as if the caucus had been organized and they
had voted down u ring ticket. @
We understand there were about thirty
couples at the levee at Farnham's last week
Thursday. 1t appears that by SINE means
some members OF Wide Awake Grange got
the idea that Farnham had been advertising
the levee in their name, which he had not.
As majority Of the grange were opposed
to dancing, of course they felt resentment,
and so passed vote of protest. But when
theig resolution was brought to this ofhoe,
knowing that its publication would place Mr..
Farnham in false position and injure him
financially, we felt it our duty to take the
course we did, and the FARMER may always
be depended upon, not to blindly support
any clique, society, or party, burto speak in
accordance with its editors convictions Of
right
At the town meeting, Tuesday, A. NJ. Dick
ey was elected moderator. p d. Blodgett
was elected clerk and treasurer and duly
sworn in. Chas. A. Sylvester was elected
first seectman, Abel Wiley second, and
William Higgins third. Moses f. Barrett,
overseer of the poor. Hiram Weeks, first
constable. l.. G. Matthews, Geo. Ranney,
and j. G. Hovey, listers L. NJ. Ide, Sim
con Huse, aud 2. D. Blodgett, auditors,
Luke Buzzell, town agent aud prosecutor.
j. p. Humphrey, superintendent Of schools.
The seectmen are to act as railroad COM
missioners 154 votes were cast for Il. IL
Stone for county commissioner, there being
no opposition, and light vote. A vote Of
thanks to Calvin Morrill, for his services was
passed, though it provoked some pretty
strong "noes" from those who were dissat;s
fed. The vote of thanks was ordered to be
placed on the records of the town.
St. Johnsbury has for few weeks beer
shaken from center to circumference with
this section Of country. 1t is estimated that
since Sunday more than hundred have sig
ni6ed an intention to live better life. Tues
day evening those who had started within a
month were requested to rise, in a meeting
at the South church, and 50 large a share Of
the congregation which crowded the church
pulpit aud gallery, arose, that it was atterly
impossible to count them. A meeting wa'
held in the scale works, Tuesday afternoon
attended by the 500 scale makers, in thei
working clothes, and many outsiders. Tn
principal topic of conversation is the subjec
OF religion, and it is said it is talked abou
more, great deal, than lever the POLAND
contest or the Sovereigns were, in the scat
works. " .N
While nearly every city and village in tn
country has been suffering more or less iron
the drOuth, the supply in st. JOhnsbury, fur
nshed by the St. Johnsbury Aqueduct Co
has been amply sufficient, and there has bee
no dread that even in case Of fire the suppl,
would be short. By.the.way, we think ST
Johnsbury eau faeI just pride in having 81
perior advantages over most other villages il
several respects. Though a manufacturin
village, which is generally the place wher
"wild" young men may be found most numer
Gus, we do not know Of another place wher
there is less drunkenness or disturbances o
more or better filed churches for the popu
lation. Our fire department, system Of fir
wardens, and plentiful supply of water, Civ
property holders a feeling Of security, also
which may in part account for the high pric
of real estate AS for fires, not more thai
half the people can remember when Their
was one of any amount in the village.
The authorities have given US a full r'
port of the expenses Of the town for the pai
year, which was what some at least did nc
expect. The report is full and cOmPlet'