Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-07-07
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FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1879.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.


Bacon 4 lido Of st. johnsbury Center are reported
insolvent. The liabilities and assets are not yet
known
Mr.. Laird has an explanation TO make in regard 10
his difficulty with Orange Carrek which IL given in
another place. Read II.
Episcopal services will DO hold in Browns hail.
Main street, on Sunday next, at 1890 a. IN. and p.
REV. Mr.. Atwell Of Burlington will oilciate All are
invited.
In the procession on the Fourth was a handsome
advertisement by II. W. Hail. displaying tho Avorill
Chemical paint Henry has sold large quantity Of
this paint the present season and II plcasos ALL
The band went to Newport on Saturday to play Tor
party there from Montreal who celebrating Do
mnion Day by ride into Vermont. They accompan-
led tho Canadians lake excursion, aud received
many note Of praise for thoir excellent music.
W. A. Bowen has a model barber shop under the
Merchants Bank. 1t is newly furnished and is kept
neat aud clean. win has bought out the shop in Wards
block and added its force TO his lie don't keep
any dull razors about tho establishment. Try him
next tme
serious smash.up on Railroad street was happily
averted on Wednesday. Ide's -four team started and
frightened Scotts job team into a smart run. Both
were dextrousy caught by Orange Carrick and Sam
| Burt.
The thousands Of visitors horo Tuesday must have
departed with an uniavorabe opinion of our street
crossings especially the ono in front Of Moore IIar
voy's clothing store whore they had to wade through
mud. ankle deep to roach tho sidewalk. Let us have
them put in repair before another Fourth.
Whoever wants to know what the music of a COM
pletc octave or two Of silver bells Is will not miss the
entertainment given by the bell ringers Saturday
evening Of this week in the town hall The troupe is
| highly endorsed.
Wong Chin Foo, genuine almond eyed immigrant
from the nowery land, who has received imperial in
structon aud who knows the inside Of Chinese politics
and religion, will deliver lecture this Thursday
evening in the town hall.
Tho Methodist and Baptist Sunday schools arc to
have ride to Newport and down the lake some day
week after noxt Fare for the round trip 70 cents for
adults 40 cents for those between q and 6 20 cents
for the children under l2 and If any too poor to
pay those prices they can go for nothing.
Tho first trial OF the new Flanders pump was made
Saturday 1t quite successful so far as 1t went
and thought TO prove the sufficient power Of tn
wheel, which the Giant made by BuzEell. With
only half gate pressure Of los lbs easily at
tanned. A hose was attached and four were re-
quired to hold IT, but the of the burst
1t aud threw the nozzle rods into the river The
same pump, the large one tried Monday and
again on the Fourth the last time playing four str
with the thai II does The full capacity
Of the machine has not yet been tried, but far it is
believed to DO all right.
The illumination on Main street Wednesday evening
is pronounced by competent judges to be the most
beautiful sight Of the kind they witnessed Men
who have becn in New York, Boston, Detroit-n
ly all the larger cities ndeed-on gala days
that the general arrangement and the effect Of the
| hundreds Of lanterns throwing their many oolored
lights through the foliage Of the Gins and naples,
could not have been more pleasing. 1t was literal
banquet for the eye. The fire works at the head Of
Main street added glory to the occasion and the 5000
people who present might have gone many miles
farther and seen less. The committee who arranged
the lanterns to be complmened for tho taste and
skill with which they executed their work.
The entertainment given last Saturday by the iub
lee singers was one that gave genuine satisiae-
ton The pieces sung gave insight into the reli-
gous life of the slave hardly to be obtained otherwise.
The songs "Pick up tho Young Laubs," "Old Black
joe" "Keep Inching along" received with ospe-
cia favor Such troupes ought always to be patron
lied in preference to dramatic companies OF an inferior
order. Their plantye tones and artess melody coup
led with words that speak Of struggles that have passed
into history find ready response in every soul not
pre- occupied with hate for the negro. Should this
troupe reappear in St. Johnsbury, they would
the patronage they amply deserve. Wherever they
have sung the most profse praise has been avished
upon them.
One of the coolest and mcanest Of daylight pill
ierng of which we have any knowledge, occurred on
Railroad street, Monday evening last. A lady
walking down street shopping GRAND, and just in
front of Odd Fellows block she dropped her purse,
and with it ten dollar greenback, the fruit OF heI
own labors. She Immediately discovered that she had
dropped her purse and turned about and picked 1t up
but did not miss the greeuback until she had reached
the store Of o. II. Hale She Immediately returned t.
the spot and on inquiry, learned that a man who
close behind her ut the time was seen 10 pick up the
groenback and put IL into his pocket The carried
a cane in his hand and recognized, and II he does
not return the money to tho owner leave II at thu
store Of o. H. Hale, Railroad street. at once, he viii
be interviewed by an officer.
The blessing Of the bells at the Catholic church las
Sunday was an interesting exercise. The house wa
completely filled, many from all other denominations
in the place being present. The ceremonies, consist
ing Of washing the bells with holy water and amounting
them with holy oil, performed by Rev J. A
Filiatault deacon, Montreali Rev. Z. Campeau sub
deacon, Montreal Rev. "a Boissonnault, st. Marthe
P. O.. Rev J. Michaud, Newport and Rev. J. A. Bots
sOnnault Of this church. After the ceremonies Rev.
Mchaud gave n very interesting address upon thu
blessing Of bells and other articles In by the church
and upon the authority and antq uity OF the forms
tho church At the close each Of the congregation
invited to ring the bells and contribute oTerlne
! which many did, Col. Fletcher giving $50. Thu
amount realized was about $40. The bells were ar
ranged and hung in their frames in front Of tn
altar. Each inscribed with cross, and the larges
one ey Of y with these words "NOtre Dame des Vic
toiros. Presented by the congregation, 1876" Tn
next one with these words, "Joannes Antonius, pre-
scented by Rev. j. A, BOissonnault, 1876" And tn
smallest one as follows. "GeOrgius W. Presented b.
Our American Friends, 1876" They were cast b.
Meneely Kimberly Of Troy, N. Y, weigh $500 pound
and pronounced very fine in tCno and power. TIL
bells hoist ed into their places in the belhy o
Monday where tn ey joined the grand chorus of bells
Tuesday in proclaming the Tooth anniversary Of on
nationality.
The Celebration Here.
The glorious Fourth in st, Johnsbury has como AMI
gone Beginning at twelve O'Clock at midnight
lasted round twenty-four hours Meanwhile Of REF
. there was none. The booming Of cannon, the exp
sion Of torpedoes the blasts Of dissonant horns tn
Whoops Of excited crowds, and the ringing Of bell
. together made fitting prelude to the regular excl
= cises of the day. At sunrise Fat and at suns
all the bells were furiously rung including the ne
chimes for half an hour. THIS Of itself enough
raise centennial patriotism to boiling pitch BY min
q upon the arrival Of the trains, thousands began
throng tho streets where already the X. X KS we
parading in stately procession. This was a museum
,s quaint devices and historic symbols, and eXeelle