Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-24
GENERAL NEWS.

The succession OF stormy or unpleasant
Sundays is developing an increased number
of lairweather Christians A change in the
weather or an infusion of church.going zeal
is necessity if the pulpit is to address
aught but empty pews.
In response to an invitation from several
people, among them f. G. Stedman, the poet,
Miss Kate Hillard will repeat, the coming
winter, the course of lectures on the modern
poets she delivered, last winter.
The flower trade of New York has grown
amazingly during the last few years. A
prominent florist states that, ia the past 20
years, he has cut 100000 violets, 1,760
600 tea-roses, !, 450,0 tubc.roses, and has
made $4,000 button.hoe bouquets. The
floral displays at funerals AMI weddings are
growing costlier every year.
There were 7SS deaths in Washington,
during the year ending with September, 1914
Of white persons and 59l OF oolored. 1t
might be mentioned, also, that the pound
master killed nearly 200 dogs.
Thomas Balls statue Of Daniel Webster
in Central Park, N. Y, will be unveiled next
Saturday afternoon. An address of prsenta.
alton by Mr.. Geo. W. Burnham, the donor,
response by the mayo1n behalf of the city
and addresses by MI Evarts aud Robert O.
Winthrop characterize the occasion. In the
evening, Mr.. Burnham gives a public re-
ception at his residence, l2S Fifth Avenue
Mr.. Moulton has abandoned his suit a.
gainst Henry Ward Beecher for malicious
prosecution, and pays the costs. An order
to remove the case for trial to district coun
ty. he says, will make it too expensive and
too injurious to his business interests. Thus
ends, probably, all tho Beechcr. MouIton It'll
cation.
If anything in this uncertain world vii
sober drunkard it is an enforced bath in
the Niagara river just above the falls. Last
week Saturday four intoxicated men were
capszed in a small boat near Chippewa aud
swept into the upper Horseshoe rapids
three OF them chung to the boat but the
fourth broke from their grasp and was ept
aAoat with difficulty. The captain of a tow
boat caught sight Of them and headed for
them with all the steam he could carry.
Just as the yawl struck tbe tug and was Sc
cuT0u, Lno lOuI mcu sIusk OuV vigorously
for shore, swimming in good style for dear
life. The man who had been the most troub.
lesome reached shore first and straightway
repaired to the nearest barroom.
Fewer cattle have been bought for fatten-
ing by the western Massachusetts Farmers,
this fall, than ever berre. The low price OF
beef, and the uncertainty attending any in.
vestment, are doubtless the principal reasons
One Agawam farmer bought 20 head Of two
year .olds, heifers and steers, at an average
of $50 each, but even at these low rates far
mers are afraid to invest. Working oxen
sell for about FIVE cents, live weight, and
store cattle for four and half The trade
in sheep for mutton is more brisk. The on.
ly kind Of stock that seems to command G.
quail prices is new milch COWS, which are
worth from $50 to $50 cash in Springfield
and vicinity.
They have some curious people in Massa-
chusetis. Springfield has been building a
reservoir, and SEQ what follows. One man
wants nice little sum to recompense him for
having all his neighbors driven away by the
reservoir purchases, Another, whose well
was damaged, wants to have the city put in
a steam pump to supply his barnyard. Yet