Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-03-31
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NOTEs ABOUT TOWN.


siah next Sunday evening.
Business is increasing at the Avenue
House. Reasou---a good hotel.
II. @. Lucas advertscs nice seed wheat in
another place. Farmers call aud soc it.
Wherefore the regular visits at St. Johns.
bury of certain New York lquor agent
lie cannot be taking orders ao'o.
W. w. Ladd has bought out H. ii. Cut
ters carriage repair shop near tho depot, aud
Cutter talks Of moving to Brattleboro.
p. p. Lonergan has reprinted his boot and
shoe store preparatory to the spring trade
Mr.. j.. is as fair man to trade with as you
can find.
M. Montgomery has removed from Wal
den to St. Johnsbury and taken residence on
Portland street. He intends to open a law
Office soon.
There will be sugar party at the vestry
Of the Free Baptist Church next Monday
evening A cordial invitation to attend is
extended to all. Admission, 25 cents.
Abial Hovey Of East st. Johnsbury has
yoke of oxen that are twenty years old this
spring. They weigh $500 lbs, and are as
smart to work as any cattle to be found to.
day.
The Passumpsic railroad company have
withdrawn their iron casting from Buzzells,
and their brass casting from d. e. Hartman
q Sou. They are negotiating with Concord
foundries
Alouzo Owen received broken leg last
Friday by chunk of frozen dirt falling upon
him from the bank on Plain hill. 1t took
three men to roll it off from him. It's q
wonder he was not killed.
The "Boston brethren" Moore, Little6eld,
Remington and Winslow, were with us from
Saturday evening to Monday evening. Meet
tings were held at the South church Satur-
day evening, Sunday afternoon and evening,
and Monday afternoon, and at academy hall
Monday evening. A large audience greeted
them each time and many rose for prayers.
The Boston gospel workers in one meeting
lectured church members about cheating each
other and the worlds people in their deal, so
that worlds people were disposed to say they
would rather deal with sinners than saints
But then, of course, they didn't mean any
body hereabout, but somebody else, away
off.
The Montreal express train coming north
from Boston, Wednesday evening collidsd
with construction train below Hookset,
n H., seriously injuring the engineer, fire.
man and roadmaster. The construction tram
was standing on the track headed south, and
had not put out signals. Both engines were
demolished but no passengers were very much
injured. The train arrived here at eight
O'Clock, Thursday.
The patent frost dog for saw mills invented
and patented by Luke Buzzell is proving it.
self valuable invention. A good many
have been put into mills hereabout, aud the
owners are loud in their praise. They are
easily and quickly worked, drop easily out
of the way when loosened, and are a great
saving Of time over the old hook and mallet
They also hold a log in place better than
anything else that has been tried. Luke has
also, an improved set-work that works ad.
miraby.
School meeting on Tuesday evening was
more exciting than usual. There was a
general feeling that gentleman should be
put at the head of the schools instead OF
lady, and that object was sought by electing
a committee who were supposed to be favor
able to it. The following were the officers
elected; iona. Ross, moderator p. d.
Blodgett, clerk; D. Boyutou, treasurer
iona. Ross, A. G. Mitchell, Geo. l.. Brad
ley, prudential committee Solomon Humph.
rey collector.
The thieves who broke into Burbank's
store at Barnet, and stole about $50 worth
Of cigars and like goods on the night of the
10th inst, prove to be a couple Of students
at the academy. For tho benefit of the boys
who are young, and may never do the like
again, we withhold their names. The goods
were found in Mrs. happens barn, and 0
little watching detected the hayward boys
On being arrested they waived an examina-
ton and their fathers gave bail in the sun
Of 5000 each, when the boys were taken to
thOir homes. These boys rose for prayers al
the union meeting Monday night, perhaps
having seen the error of their ways.