Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-09-08
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1879.
LOCAL NEWS.

c. H. Bailey aud hmy startodT uosday for the Cen
tennial.
Praise meeting at the Church Of the Messiah next
Sunday evening.
@. b. Bullard, NJ D. and wife, started for tho CEN
tonnial last Saturday.
great many have commenced buying their winters
stock Of coal, paying 90 per ton.
Bro Stone Of the Caledohian has gone to the centen
NAL Hope no will have good time. Now let tho
FIRE bells ring
Albert Caswell. has traded his house on Portland
street with Mr.. VIM for his farm In DanvilS paying
$1,000 difference.
Tho P. 4 o. Railroad and tho d. Q. & NJ. will run
special trains 10 the fair at Lancaster Nh, Tues
day and Wednesday.
Tho meeting Of the stockholders Of the Passumpsie
railroad last Wednesday very quiet. The old
board Of directors were all reelected.
Five carloads of excurslonists FROM Montreal P. O.,
bound for tho Centennial, via. P. o. railroad and
White Mountain Notch passed through this place Tues
day morning.
The Ri Rev II A Bissen, Bishop of the Diocese OF
Vermont will visit st Johnsbury, Friday evening" Sept
10, and administer the right Of confirmation. The SER
vices will be beld in the town hall.
The familiar countenance of Hiram Bailey, a long
time resident Of this village but who has for the past
two years been conducting Fletchcrs branch store at
woodsville soon about the streets last week.
ThOro will DO Temperance meeting at tho Metho
dist church at the Center Sunday evening at 7eclock
II. c. Boden and others from st. Johnsbury will ad-
dress the meeting. Lot there be full attendance.
A dispatch was received here this morning, saying
that Geo. W. Ely Of this place died at PHILADELPHIA
this Thursday moning at two o'clock. Ills death
, latlo hv Of
last night saying that he was we'll.
Attention is called to tho Horsepower advertisement
of the Bollair Manufacturing Company, in another
column. The necessity Of light power such this
has long been felt and those interested will do we'll 10
correspond with the manufacturers.
People are getting particular about their newspapers
and are beesming quite difficult TO please The other
day man stopped his URioH, because he hadn't a
place in the house nasty enough to keep In, and he
didn't claim to hava very a clean house. either. We
sympathzO with him.
Remember the village meeting next Tuesday even
ing. The trustees will present schedule Of prices
for the Of the pump water nd the rulos and regu-
ations thereof Everybody 81 on Id interest themselves
in the matter Several other thin Is will before
| the meeting.
The authorities have completed the brick sidewalk
railroad street. The real estate with one
exception have Allied out the walk with brick TO their
respective blocks 1t looks much better than the half
wood half brick walk in front of one building Tho
trustees have also put in between Randals and
r. d. Flint's.
Dr. j. L. Perkins offers some very desirable property
in and near this village for sale. Tho property we'll
described in his advertisement In this paper and will
DO sold on special terms. Any wishing to come
here and live q small farm In q thriving vii
lago will find such chance by consulting the doctor
lie also has good business location on street which
everybody passes.
DR.. NJ. z. Smith has osated here and opened Of
dee in Cowdery's block the Boston Clothing store
The doctor is graduate from the Homeopathic Col.
lege Of Boston, and student Of DIR. Houghton,
formerly OF this place. Tho doctors many friends in
this place welcome him back, and knowing his success
in Woodsyille and his close attention TO business
predict for him q largo and successful practice.
A useful book is the American Daryingi a manual
for butter and cheese makers by L. B. Arnold Score
tary Of the American DAirymen's Association. 1t is
one of the complete works published tho
subject everything that under the heed Of dairy
ing being treated by il. The author practical dali
ryman and has thoroughly mastered the subjects on
| which no writes Everybody should have copy
Of this book, II he has or ten. IL DO had
at this Office for s5O will be sent by mail post pal
on receipt Of the money. Soc adv't for some Of the
| headings or topics.
Tho republican demonstration Wednesday night wa:
perfect success. The torchlight procession
posed of the fro companies, tho Island hose
pany, and about 6ny seventy five common folks"
led by the band. After marching through the principal
street. they called the Governor elect who received
them with open arms After few congratulatOry re-
marks from the Rev. Mr.. Miller, Gov. Fairbanks
| addressed the audience after which he announced
that his atchstring out, and invited them into
his house. After social hour the company dispersed
at about halEpast ten feeling that they had enjoyed
| splendid time.
| VIM. Bowen, the barber, Is q born sportsman, anC
even the word "game" will cause him 10 prick up hi
ears. Last Saturday afternoon ho standing tn,
Avenue House steps, and happening to look down tow
ard the river, he saw thought he saw, large birt
sailing along above tho bank just below the steam mill
The hunter blood began to stir In Bills veins and he
started into the house and got his gun. After goin.
about halfway 10 the river, some said, "Whero y
goin, Billl" "Down to tho river just that whop
ping bird down there. Keep still or you'll him.
The inquirer looked in the direction indicated and be-
gun to "hehe-he," in way that astonished Bill. But
when no bundle Of old attached to the move
able wire that connects the watsr-powor with Laird
polishing machine instead OF tho loon heron he
pected to bag he wlted, sent home his gun by small
boy and retired to knock OF the cigars to pay tina
Charmed loon story"
The result Of the County election cur ious ii
many respects, though the straight republican tick
was elected. The vote in many towns APPLY illus
trated the old proverb, "a prophet is not without
honor save in his own country" Though II was no
expected that the vote the county ticket would ap
proach that the state ticket, yet 1t was great sur
prise 10 many how Of the candidates ran behind
especially in their own towns. Many lessons could b
drawn from the results OF these town and county ele,
| Of, md nd han
other and more valid which actuatOd some In tn
exercise Of their privilege Of choosing their own o
Rcers and representatives Below Is the list Of count,
offices elected with the vote in tho towns In tn
county.
senators--H. G. Beden st. Johnsbury; g. S, ThomI
| son, Lyndon.
Assistant Judgss-C. 7. A. Humphrey, Burkei NJ
| r. Gray, RysgAte.
| Judge Of PrObate-A. L. French, st. JOhnsbury.
| Shsrlff-H. Q. Ide, st. JOhnsbury.
BailiG-J Abbott, Barnet.