Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-19
ASttmnnt GARNER
ST. JoHNsBURY, MAY 10, 1879
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

The Hume of HOvsys saw mill was washed
out during the flood.
Thomas Waite who went to California
about three years ago, died there on the
7th inst
Mr.. j. W. York, agent for the Sprague
churu, is stopping at the Avenne House and
exhibiting his churu,
The Truman Prescott place has been
bought by Walter p. Smith. Cost $4,000.
He will stay with us.
Eli G. Clapp has exchanged his interest
in the shoe store of Thompson & Clapp with
Joseph Derwin for his house in Summervlle.
DR.. Hcughton has sold his place on Main
street to John Balch. Consideration, &c.
00O Possession to be given juno LIST.
Mr.. Lynch, section man at the Center,
was run against this morning by the construc-
ton train and considerably though not IA
tally injured.
The residence OF Mrs. Porter, next to the
Atheneum, is said to have been sold re-
aSceuty to NJ. A. Potts. Some negotiations
in real estate after all.
People living on the street running from
Fairbanks village toward North Danville
voted it the name Of "Riverdale" instead Of
"Coryville."
Willie Jones showed US Bible which
belonged to his great great grandfather,
printed at Edinburgh in 1859. 1t contains
valuable family record
Summer in these high attitudes is a pretty
thin wedge between spring and autumn. A
heavy frost Tuesday night, and Wednesday
night, no souls were narrowed up by the
voice of the turtle in the land.
The following people have gone on trips
intending to take in the centennial bsiort
their return Rev. D. L. Miller and wife
Mrs A. NJ. Dickey, Mrs. Dea. Durkee
Mrs. w. r. Puffer and Sias Randall.
School meeting Is called on the 22d at
D. IN. for purpose Of raising money. An
other is called on the first day Of June to
see if the district will continue the arrange
mCnt with the academy for educating the
advanced class of the Union school.
II. Paddock & Co. are opening their boo
and shoe store in Jewett's block, and giviuG
some wonderfully low prices, so low in fac
that it has been wondered how they Obtain
their goods. We are assured, however, that
they are actually bought and paid for.
Pete Laird and Judge Ross have returned
from the centennial. Both report it a YER!
large show. Pete says the city is full o
pickpockets He thinks he can get gooC
board there in private families at Sl.OO {
day for any Of his friends.
The alarm struck for fire in the reser
?. voir building on Curtis hill, Tuesday noon
The fire took in the brush with which the
building was banked up and was probably
set by boys at play. 1t took quite little
time to extiDguish it as it had got into th'
sawdus: filling
Grin Poland is giving lectures on Masonry
He gives all the grips, pars words and signs
and explains all the ceremonies and opera
tious Of lodge for only % cents admission
He held lodge at Danville, Tuesday even
ing. This is a splendid chance TO learn al
about Masonry and we should advise every
body to 60 and hear him.
A ladies' fair was held at the vestry of tn
North church, Tuesday night, preluded b.
what all who attended pronounced a mos
excellent and savory supper. The exac
amount of net profits and gross receipt
though propOrtionate to the attendant
was not large, The proceeds will be az
propriated for the relief Of the poor here an
elsewhere.
The catalogue of the st. Johnsbury acaC
emy for 1876, has been recently ISSUED
This institution is too well-known to nee
any extended notice in these columns. Th
present aggregate attendance in all the d.
partments is 32l, while the corps of lnstru
tors, including Rev. Mr.. Fuller, the prime
pal, numbers, in all, ten. A graduate
from this school is generally deemed equivi
lent to admissions to college. A catalogr
may be had on application for it,
Bishop DE Goesbriand Of Burlington vi
tied the Catholic church here on Sunday an
after Vespers delivered sermon in FrenC
and English and gave the bOnedictio
Three masses were held on Monday by Il
bishop and the Revs Sullivan aud BoissoiI
ault. The bishop preached on the Angell
in the evening aud gave instructions to ha'
the bell rung according to custom in Il
Catholic countries, at sunrise, midday al
sunset, for prayers, each day in the yes
The bishop and two priests held mass
Tuesday morning and departed for tn
homes.