Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-15
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER -, 1879.
The governor is slowly but steadily rOgainIng his
hoalth.
Tho Californian follows our example in putting in
a watorwheel to print by.
III PORTER, who wont into business for himself a
few days ago, has been obliged to take in a partner
rather small one, thought
Maj Bonett bulchersd nine spring pigs at Paddoct's
village tho other day, with total weight Of 2722l lbs.
A pretty good average.
"a New DEPARTURE 10 our advertising columns
means considerable II means pay down, trust, no
risk from bad debts no loss Of interest on capital
trusted out and therefore thing mOre,--t means
lower prices.
Tho Church Of tho Messiah will hold Fair and Fos
tva in the vestry the church Thursday and Friday
evenings, Dec olst and 22d. There will be Christmas
and fancy articles sale, music and variety Of on
tertainments, The pablo arocOrdlally invited.
We hear very little objection to the change Of day in
printing the FARMER but would like TO hear nom all
who dislike the change aud om those who like H. Il
will be noticed that and do give much better
and fuller market reports and that the report Of the
state grange this wook is only possible by reason Of
the change in the day.
Some Of our friends are making amistake. The cap
tal of tho state will never be located on Railroad
street. unless merchants shOpkeepers etc.. clear the
snow from tho sidewalks with alacrity and thor
oughness than they have displayed the last week The
ordinary legislator can't navigate his rail bark under
/ such difficult circumstances.
The International telegraph company have made
connection with Boston and New York, and are now
prepared 10 send kilograms TO all the principal points
| In New England and the West. Dispatches Of ten
words to points in New England where this line runs
also to New York city will be only 25 cents The rates
by the Western Union until quito lately have been 40
cents 10 Boston, and 70 cents to New York. Next wook
this company will have connection will Montreal, al So
| by way Of SwAnton.
We are authorized by Geo. x. Davis Of Burlington
to say that Miss Sarah f. Smiley will tsgn series Of
meetings In this place Monday evening next the 18th
inst, and continue during the week, closing Sunday
evening the oath Inst She has made profound i'm
preston as On earnest speaker IN both Rutland and
Burlington aud hope all will attend the meetings.
II seems as though the ministry Of such as she and
Messrs Moody sankey were indications Of return
to apostolic simplicity and power.
Tuesday of this week there sat at table In the
Avenue House, two lawyers, two ministers, one ply
stefan, ono military officer and four ladies' While they
did Justice to the excellent dinner there unro
striced flow Of wit and mirth-provoking "hits" to.
gethsr with fair proportion Of theological nuggets and
legal bubbles IL full bench Of Bishops the supreme
court tho faculty OF medical college and West Point
Academy had been brought together, the hour could
not have been more lively and entertaining.
The woman's Christian Temperance Union Of St.
Johusbury have engaged Mrs A. @. Swanson Of Homer,
n. Y, to address the ladies on temperance at the
North Church on Friday, Dec. Is, at O'Clock, p.
m, and to give public address at the same place,
Friday evening at n O'Clock, to which everybody is
| ifalI vii al Mira highly
Recommended a temperance lecturer, and is active
ly engaged in Temperance work. The music In the
evening will be special attraction. Ladies from ad
joining towns invited to the afternoon lecture in
particular after which there will be opportunity for
questions on temperance work,
| Eureka! After many inquiries TO the places
/ Of their nativity we have found two persons who
we're born In st. Johnsbury,-one the genial and ex.
celent wife Of Of honored etiIens, the other
young lady who has eight months Of LIES trials
and Joys To our of repeated question, as St. Johns
bury your native place! we have received for repled
Lyndon Cabot Greensboro, Island Pond, Down East,
Boston, White River Junction, Canada, Dublin, Chi
cago, ETC., etc" Well, if people will be born some
where else we glad they have the good sense to
know where TO settle down for life for ne place can
well surpass this in the varied beauty Of Its natural
scenery the high moral tone Of the community, the
culture and refinement Of the people, the cordially
with which the worthy ueseINlnB anu
| the chance afforded each to shoe his own row. with
pleasure and success.
| A sad case Of death by scalding occurred on Elm
street. Summerville. last Tuesday in the family Of Mr.
James Rogers a workman in the granite shops. Mrs.
| Rogers has seemed 10 have a premontion that she
should lose one of her children by hot water and ha:
taken the utmost precaution to guard against it. On
Monday, while deing her washing, she placed her tive
little children In another ROOM but just she had An
shed she yielded to their enreaties and let them in
but before had removed the last pail Of hot water
| which rested on the stove hearth On reaching
| to remove a boiler the pail by some means
got knocked of, emptyins tho hot liquid
partially upon little Lila, fifteen months old
old, who had tOddled up to see mAmma "wass," SC
scading her that in twentyfour hours her spirit re
turned to God who gave it. The distracted mother
held her child.n her arms every moment while I
lived and is inconsolable from grief,
CaIendar.-Next week we publish handsome
calendar which may be had for the asking.
shenieId.-The smallpox excitement has mostly
died out no new cases. few Of tho family OF tn
that first had it, have had the varolOid in lgh
| form.
West Barnet.-The friends of Rev John Boil
will make him donation visit at his house Thurs
day, Dec 81 1876, in tho afternoon and evening Al
are cordially invited.