Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-16
Mttmnat GARNER
FRIDAY, JUNE IS. 1876
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

Band will play in the square, Railroad
street, Friday evening, 10th, if the weather
permits.
The Springfield Republican has found
disciple in its new departure in photography.
Program.
j. g. Chubb has bought village lot on
Spring street of Horace Carpenter, for $3.50,
and will build house thereon at once.
The Lairds are putting a water wheel into
the river from which they will transmit pow.
err to their polishing shop by wire rope.
Mr.. James H. Holmes, agent and corre-
spondent for the Boston Herald, proposes to
make St. Johnsbury his headquarters.
Il is expected that the Vermont news
paper men will meet this year at st. Johns
bury, and from this place visit the White
Mountains. July 18th is the day.
Changers or any other man, can get from
one to 10000 cabbage, turnip, khol rabi,
brussels sprouts, cauliflower and borecole
plants, at L. Ii. Joness Paddocks Village.
Visitors to Portland will find Perry's Ho.
tel as centrally located as any; in fact it is
in the very heart Of the city. See their card
in advertising columns.
A type-writing machine is on exhibition
at the court house, by an agent from Mont
pelier In the hands Of an expert it prints
sixty words a minute, and makes three copies
at a time.
The water works bid fair to become soon
an accomplished fact. The pipe has come
and ditch dug through Maple street. The
pumps are also in place and we have the
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Mrs. Maiden, widow of Irish descent,
living in the rear of Randall's block was ar
rested on Thursday tried, aud fined So and
costs for throwing dishwater and other slip
perry stuff down upon her neighbors
Inspired by the report of an eleven pound
catch the day BEFORE l.. w. Rowell and the
editor sought the water brooks ofWest Burke,
last Saturday, bringing home thirteen pounds
of trout-al taken in GOna fde manner by
themselves only.
The game of base ball played last Satur-
day between the fresh man nine of Dartmouth
and the Creepers of this place resulted 10
victory for the former by a score Of to 4.
Some good playing was displayed during the
game, which lasted but one hour aud twenty
three minutes.
The heavy shower of Wednesday night
did considerable damage by removing real
estate from its natural bed. Roads, gardens
and fields were cut up fearfully. A pipe
ditch dug through Maple street on Wednes-
day by large gang of men was found conf
pletely filled up Thursday morning.
OnThursday evening j une %, at 7.3Oo'clock
there will be held III room No. 10 at the
academy, meeting of the alumni Of the
academy, to take into consideration the for
nation of an almuni association. All Tor
mer stud ents of the school, both ladies and
gentlemen, are earnestly desired to be pres.
= ent.
The International line of steamers adver.
tsed in this paper will afford our people
visiting the sea-board an excellent chance for
sea breezes and recreation. The fine boats
of this line run to Nova Scotia, to various
points in Maine and to Boston. Tomorrow,
Saturday, one of the boats leave Portland
for Philadelphia with party for the expo
sition.
lie was man of many winters and his
home was Cabot. Thence the deputy sheriff
brought him to the county court to testify
and the way in which he did it was peculiar
In his coat pocket was vial whose contents.
were oblivion Of these refreshments he OF
fcred freely to his escort who partook not
And thus he answered the questions Of the
attorney "None of your id business u
1t was hard nut aud to overawe the maud
lin witness the Judge was produced. Blu
the response was the same "None OF yOu'
ID business" Take him to the cooler
L. Il onI bo faEon
A party of connoiseur fishermen, consist
ing Of Messrs. George Haskell, Geo. Tisdale
John Thompson, Jarvis Bartlett, G. j
Houghton and j. A. Moore started early
a Monday morning for the streams and ponds
of Newark. Their success has been bounti
full, something like 60 pounds OF brook anC
lake trout being taken during their sojourn il
the woods.
The chime Of bells for the Catholic churct
will be put up aud probably dedicated OIL
the Sunday before the Fourth. The congre
CATION foots the bill for the largest one, tn
priest for another, and the American citizen
Of St. Johusbury for the other. One or tw
bishops and several priests from abroad ar
expected at the dedication. A good chin
all around for the centennial Fourth.
A grand excursion to Portland comes o
next week when everybody who wants to G
will have a chance for only $3.50 for tn
round trip. The party will leave on Tue
day and return on Saturday. This will Civ
time to spend one day in Boston if any wis
to, by taking the boats, and two days abou
Portland, its harbor and 1865 islands. t.
Sargent has gone down to make Grrang
ments with the hotels for board at reduce
rates. If you have never been to Portlar
take 60 now by all means.
Preparations for the Fourth Of July eel
bration in this town are being pushed vii
most commendable enterprise, and on Il
strength of what VIC have already heard, '
can assure all who come to st. Johnsbul
upon that occasion a warm and glorio
time. The forenoon will be devoted to Il
lighter draughts of comedy, while the hea,
meat Of the celebration proper will be &
bill for the afternoon. All seem interest
to have the exercises reel off without snarl
knk, and there is no doubt that they will.
any aud all who are as yet undecided whe
TO celebrate the greatest event Of mode
history, we tender for those who are MAXI
these arrangements, cordial invitation
spend the day in this place. For orator Il