Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-02
NOTES ABOUT TOWN,

will play the academy nine OF this place on
the fair ground, the 10th inst.
Rev. Homer T. Fuller preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday, in the pastors
absence at the Baltimore Conference.
Tisdale & Calderwood have ordered, and
are daily expecting, new and beautiful
hearse, superior in point Of establishment
aud general finish to anything in. Caledonia
county.
The students Of st. Johnsbury, numbering
between 200 and 800, take an excursion to
Burke mountain to-day. Conveyance is
furnished by Jerry Drew. A good time is
anticipated.
The p. Il 0. railroad will sell through
this month excursion tickets to Portland and
return, for fare Que way. Round trip from
St. Johnsbury 50.
Our publisher has gone but whittier, we
wot not. People "down East will keep shy
Of him. Meantime the FARMER stems the
tide, and will arrive at port on time
1.-The Propriety and Utility of Memorial
Services for the Heroes and Heroic Deeds of
the Past" will be the subject at the Church
of the Messiah, next Sunday afternoon.
The store of Ira Harry on Eastern Ave-
nue. made polite bow Of a few feet toward
the side walk Saturday night. Excavations
in the rear Of the building were the cause.
These are heroic days for st. j ohnsbury.
Tuesday morning the coIn-cart Of Mr.. Harlow
appeared upon the ridge. board of a barn be-
tween Main and Summer streets. This is
centennial valor.
A party OF 33 representing the Caledonia
Lodge No. q, |. 90. f., went to Lane aster,
n H., on Wednesday to attend the anniver-
sary of Coos Lodge Of that place. Several
other lodges participated in the celebration.
Seventeen thousand four hundred and
eleven swallows are trying to build nests in
one Of the court house chimneys CaledO.
MAN. This time "it is written" but how on
earth ad he fluid time to count them "Lit-
tie drops Of water" etc.
The machinery aud castings Of Flanders
pump arrived here in good order last Satur-
day. The entire apparatus consisted of sew
eral car loads. Wetrust that the work may
be pushed forward to an early completion.
Delays are dangerous in these days Of fires.
Memorial day (ast Tuesday, was observed
in this place by displaying Gags at half mast,
and few private decorations of graves.
Many think it strange that while every other
considerable town in the state publicly OBJ.
served the day, St. Johnsbury, with its 80
dead soldiers, had no exercises whatever.
Mr.. Morrison, of the firm Howe j. Nor
rison, has recently disposed Of his interest in
the Avenue House and will return to the
Potter place which he has recently purchased.
lie carries with him the best wishes OF a
host of friends as well as Of the friends Of a
popular host.
John. A. Moore and Il. p Warner made q
fishing tour last week to Long Pond aud
report catching about thirty pounds of fac
lake trout, varying in weight from one and
one-half to three pounds. Ice was still
floating in the pond while the snow drifts
they met were almost impossible.
e Mr. Fletcher, OF the firm Hall Il Fletcher
having just returned from market offers fol
sale general assortment OF domestic goods
at small advance over the prices paid
These goods being purchased at the great
New York auction sale can be bought at al
most less than bottom prices Call and ex
anime them.
The matter of celebrating the Gentennia
Fourth is again in the hands Of the origina
committee and the plan first proposed, o
raising funds by private subscriptions ha
been resumed. Pass in your contribution
in generous and patriotic manner that tn
glorious events Of the revolution may be re
newed to our memories. About $500 ha
been subscribed
Some slight changes taking effect Jun
9th, are announced in the time table Of tn
Passumpsic railroad. North bound train
will leave St. Johnsbury as follows: nigh
express, .43 a. N. accommodation, !. %
q. IN. day express, 800 p, H.; mail, 80
I'm. Trains going south run as follows
mail p04 a. M. day express, 800. P. m.
accommodation, 9,3l P. M, night expires
li.24 p. m. .a..
A fence rather taller than Jim Bisk's ce
ebrated ideal of a cemetery Enclosure wa
erected recently by JAS. \. Hadley within
foot or two of the adjoining residence of Il
G.. NJ. Howe on Summer street, extendr
lust the length of the house, and almost kls
ing the caves The "boys" thinking such
structure contrary to the rules OF etiquet
attempted to "raze" it Wednesday night, b.
were frightened away. Thursday nigh
however, a little band, masked like Ku.klu
stormed the battery anew and took it. II
fence was borne piepe-meql to the park al
there, before hundred spectators, reduce
to ashes. A grand war.dance followed whio
in the lurid light of the flames that fed up'
the unfortunate piece Of mechanism, W
very hideous We are unable to give 4
names of the participants in this affair
County Court.
Tho following is the list Of grand and pei
jurors for the June term
Grand Jurors Barnet, Moses Gilfilla
3rd; Burke, Harris Smith Danvile,
ii. Harris; Groton, VIM. Taisey HardwiC
Harvey Montgomery Kirby, Palmer \
Russell Lyndon, Chandler Bullock; Ne
ark, Alvin Carroll Peacham, David
Choate Ryegate, VIM. j Henderson Sh
field Bradley Ingalls, st, JOhnsbury, l..
Matthews and j. W. Lewis Sutton, D.