Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-06-23
Atrmnnt Natmttt
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1879.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

II. b. Flint is aggravating his house with
a mansard root
Already, another Portland excursion is
talked Of. When shall it be
Mr.. Paddock denies some of the "facts"
stated in the last Union See notice else
where.
The sale wagon Of IL. p. Closson, florist,
of Thetford, has been doing good business
here for few days.
The A. w. Chadwick place at Summer
vile has been sold to A. +. Burdick of
Underhill for 81, 400.
The Methodist and both the Baptist Sab
bath schools are proposing trip to the
White Mountains after the Fourth.
The graduating exercises connected with
the St. Johnsbury academy will be held in
academy hall Friday evening of this week.
The public are cordially invited to attend.
That little rascal, johnson, the burglar,
went before the court on Wednesday and
pleaded guilty on the charges of stealing the
watch at Derby Line aud entering Judge
Dana's house.
Rhodorick Rivers has bought the james
Dodge farm at Litteton. N. H., and moved
on to it. He sold his small house at Pad
docks village to the widow Dodge for s 800
and the large one to OrviIle Robinson of
Newport for $4,000
l.. p. Frank, the insurance man, has been
doing a losing business since his con6ne-
ment in Jail. He told half dozen men not
over two months ago that he was worth
$4,000 to 100000, but on Saturday he
was willing to state, and did state, under
oath that he was not worth cent.
Portland people expected only about $50
excursionists but, instead, got over 800
Our neighbors of the Forest City must learn
that St. Johnsbury folks mean business when
they 90 on excursions they don't do things
by the halves - except, once in while
you know.
Ten carloads of excursionists, headed by
TWO engines, started for Portland Tuesday
morning. Four hundred and eighty mine
tickets were sold at this station and prob
ably the whole number was not much less
than 600. The sitting down room, at least,
was occupied
Shcppard's Colored Jubilee Singers
genuine slave troupe--will give one OF their
grand concerts at the Town hail. Saturday
evening, July lst They bring hearty en-
dorsemsnts from the clergy Of all denomina.
tiops, and are highly recommended by the
press throughout New England. See adv't
We have list of the excursionists stop
ping at the City hotel at Portland, which
from the large number of names NEARLY 100
and for.want of time and space we are oblig
cd to omit. Large numbers also went to thu
United States. Perrys, the Preble and tt
Peaks Island. A good many also wen
through to Boston by boat.
The proprietors of Perry's Hotel Port
land, Me-, offer very liberal terms and tn
best accommodations to those who are think
ing Of visiting the Sc ashore Board pc
single day $500; per week from $500 t.
$1,000 with free carriage to and from tn
depots. Persons desiring good accommoda
tons at low rates cannot do better than ad
dress the proprietors, j. G, 4 j. Perry.
Mr.. f. j. Babock, formerly of st. Johns
bury, of the firm of Parmenter e. Babcock
Salem, Oregon, had a narrow escape froT
sudden death few days ago. lie was run
ming machine called a "shaper," at tn
rate Of $500 revolutions per minute, when
knife few out and struck against his watch
The watch was smashed to pieces and Nj
HabcOck's life was saved by it, as had it nc
been in the way the knife would undoubtedl
have gone through him.
A series of disgraceiul performances hay
been held at the house of AloDzo Owen til
past few weeks, which ought to be stoppe
in some way, both for the good name of ii
place and the lives, we fear Of some of III
actors. The cause of it seems to be a Il
strong regard between Frank Owen az
AIonzo's wife, and little stimuant occasion
ally People hoped for more peaceab
times when they found Frank had lit OIL
last week, but that hope was of short DUR
ton. lie returned on Monday when chunl
of wood, barn shovels and other missil
filled the air without and general distur
ance within. His call was short if n
sweet, and he took to his heels again, Il
sheriff in pursuit.
A couple of young folks living at Car
Robert Laird's oontrived to provide us
item this week. One Of the party is
FreAchman who is known here by the mar
OF John Scott, but in Canada as John lila
key, about % years old, who has been
work in the granite shop. The other
Miss Lora Laird, niece of the captain,
fine young lady of Is years. They to-
the early train Saturday morning for Ne
port where they hired a team aud drove
Stanstead in Canada There they tried
get married, but no one would do the j
for them without two witnesses who knC