Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-14
N',Aerntnnt GARNER
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.


The FARMER office has just received new
job printing press for small work.
The Methodist society are having a new
and stylish desk put into their church.
II. X II. Il Randall have contracted to
repair the Nichols store at Lyndonville.
There will be an Easter concert at the
church Of the Messiah next Sunday evening
IL. Il. & d. Q. Woodruff are soon to erect
two large additions to their store building
John Chubb has sold his house and lot
on Cliff street to Alvah Harvey, for $500.
Leonard Willard has sold his property on
Passumpsic river to Luke BuzzelI for
$4,000.
The plaintive robin the open river, and
the game of marbles are signs that summer
comoth anon.
The post office will be closed to-day Fast.
day. from after the delivery Of the morning
mail until 6 p. m.
Charley Shorey is selling Mrs. Winslow S
soothing syrup in Missouri at a salary of
$1,000 aud expenses.
Jerry Drew has bought of Geo. w. Ward
his half in the livery business of Bryant Il
Ward, for, as report says, $1,000.
Messrs D. d. Hartman g. Son, brass
founders, arc to have the Passumpsic rail-
road work again by the first Of May.
An alarm of fire at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning was caused by the burning out of a
chimney in the house Of DIR. Brown.
Jerry Drew has brought to this place from
Wisconsin, twenty Of the farm Wagons used
out west for going to mill and to meeting.
Mr.. IL. Nj. Tomlinson of Winooski, agent
for the Champion mower, is intending to set
tie in st. Johnsbury making this his head
quarters.
The Free Baptist society will give a SUI
gar party at their vestry on the evening Of
Monday the 10Th Ali are invited, Whole
bill but % cents.
At their semi-annual election the st. Pat
rick's society Of this place elected John H.
Ryan, president, Dennis Clany, secretary
and Patrick Fitzgerald, treasurer.
The Messrs Laird have secured an extern.
sion of time to the 2Sth inst in which to en-
ter their granite monument at the centennial
which was damaged by the burning of the
steam mill
The printers of the FARMER office gave
a sweetening at the office last Saturday eve
ming, to few friends who yielded to the
temptations OF "the devil" which was greatly
enjoyed by the typos at least.
Il. 2. McGowan who advertises a Catholic
book sale at Mr.. Lonergan's boot and shoe
store is mentioned by the Burlington Free
Press as having won an excellent reputation
as an honorable and enterprising business
man in Burlington.
Mr. p. p. Lonorgan has been in trade in
St. Johnsbury, in the same kind of business
longer than any other concern in town except
the Fairbankses, having commenced in 1913.
He and Mr.. l. p Magoon are the oldest
residents of Railroad street.
The selectmen of St. Johnsbury, in ac.
cordance with vote of the town at the
annual meeting, have requested the select.
men of the other towns in the county to
meet them at the St. JOhnsbury House next
Thursday at one o'clock p. m. to make ar.
engagements for grand centennial celebra-
ton on the 18th of July.
We have received a line from Il. p.
Frank, the insurance agent, who states that
Mr.. Wocdruifs policy was received on the
Sth inst, and that sat the time he went to
West Burke, he had good prospect Of bus
mess and did not 90 for any other reason"
Mr. Woodruff verifes his statement and says
that his policy has come all right
The FARMER office was the center of lit.
tie attraction last Thursday evening in con-
vo1unnpa Of tho Noor ,plor our sFaop, bnilar
getting so warm that fire was apprehended;
but like many other sad things that might
have been, it all ended it smoke. Seriously,
however, the scare was benefit as it pointed
out defect the remedy of which will pre-.
vent conAagration in future from the same
source.
The rhetorical exercises at the academy
hall Tuesday and Thursday evenings were a
decided success, evlncing thorough training
on the part of Mr.. Fuller and careful
preparation by the pupils. No prompting
was necessary while the details of gesture,
infection and pronunciation were exceedingly
well observed. Especially enjoyable was
the music that alternated with the essays and
orations. Regretting that our space will
not allow US to present the entire pro-
gramms, we prefer not to specify those
whose pieces pleased US most, lest others
who acted well their parts might seem to be
disparaged.
The following is the order of exercises Of
the NJ. K. Conference to be holden in this
place, commencing Tuesday, April 10Th:
TrEsDAY-ol determination Of Conference Classe.
and Candidates fer admission. y p M-Payer meeting.
WRDSEsDAY.-s A. Mayer meeting, and the each