Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-28
Mermaat Ratmtt
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

Iisdale ~ Calderwood are purchasing u
hearse to be kept on Railroad street.
Abel Hosmer has opened an oyster saloon
in the basement Of Wards block.
The Odd Fellows celebration on Tuesday
evening was reported to have been a success,
and was fully attended.
Gen. Geo. w. Grandey spent last Sunday
in town. Official duties as bank inspector
called him to this vicinity.
Warren Esterbrooks intends to build a
store on his land this summer 1t will be
36 by 80, two stories, with mansard roof.
The conference has come aud gone. There
was high living Tor time, but we hear OF
families who have returned to pudding and
milk.
Charles A. Calderwood of the firm of
Tsdale e. Cadcrwood has sold his village
residence at Wells River to Il. r. Hoyt Of
that place.
Mr. Parkhurst, passenger conductor on
the p. e. o.. is off duty from sprained
ankle received as he stepped off the train
here Wednesday. Charley Ranney is off
with lame back.
p. p, Louergan, the vetran boot and shoe
dealer Of Railroad street, has seen eighty
three boot and shoe firms commence bust.
ness aud quit it in St. Johnsbury.
The Methodist ministers attending the
conference supplied all the desks Of the
Protestant churches in the place last Sun
day except the Universalist, which was neg
leCted through misunderstanding,
A pile of papers and bed took FIRE in
Pat Noonan's house, Summerville, last
Thursday afternoon and attracted attention
by smoke issuing from the roof. The bed
was pitched out and the house saved.
Paddock aud Ramsay from Winooski,
have engaged the store in Jewett's block,
next door to Esterbrooks, where they will
appear on the first of May to open boot
and shoe store.
H. & II. E. Randall have completed job
of 10 pairs of blinds for the county farm
at North Haverill, N. II. They have
large barn to build for d. Il. Ruggles,
Sutton.
The Hydepark assassin, "Crazy Cook"
passed through this place yesterday Thurs
day. morning on his way to the state insane
asylum. He was guarded by a keeper and
inspected by large crowd of the curious.
A family on the PLAIN has a couple of
precocious children, who, having attended
the conference, one morning at prayers be-
gan to follow the example of more aged
worshipers. The oldest at what he thought
was the proper place put in fervent
"Amen," upon which the other lisped out,
"Dory to Dod."
The funds for maintaing the Vermont
centennial headquarters provided by n. I.
Sprague, Jr., of Brandon are now being
raised throughout the state. n. p. Bow
man of this place, member of the general
committee, has designated each Of the banks,
the post Office aud Fairbanks store as places
where subscriptions to the fund Of $4,000
may be left. We have no doubt that the
citizens of St. Johnsbury will promptly re-
spond to the call for voluntary contributions.
Louis Prince cut the corners Of Cana
dian pretty nicely on Wednesday, though
the means taken are not to be commended.
S. Fraser came down to collect debt of
S400 or $500 of him and was to meet Prince
again in the afternoon. In the meantime
Prince sold his goods to Demers 4 Pinard
and got his money. He then sued Fraser
for an old claim that he had against him in
Canada, and put him to his wits ends to
keep out of Jail, which Fraser succeeded in
doing by getting assistance from friends in
Canada.
A scandaous affair occurred the other
day which is too much like the Beecher
matter to be beneficial to public morals, and
yet it is the duty Of public journal to ex-
pose it. A man who formerly lived in this
place returned with another mans wife,
and stopped at the house Of respectable
citizen to which they were traced by the
rightful husband. Hearing the husband 5
voice the man secreted himself but upon
the husbands leaving the house for a short
time the twain disappeared to disgrace some
other locality.
Nine towns were represented at the meet
ing of selectmen last Thursday to make prep.
arations for Fourth of July celebration.
All parties seemed to be in favor of the cele-
bration and most of them were in favor of
st. Johnsbury as the place Of holding it.
The following committee were elected IL.
+. Fletcher, L. A. Parks, d. Z. Miller, A.
9. Mitchell, N. p Lowering, Jr., Chas. a.
Sylvester, j. IL. Paddock. George May and
j. N. Gale. This committee met on Wednes-
day, when a programme was submitted
contemplating military display in the man
ner of an hundred years ago, music by the
st. Johnsbury band and band from Boston,
an address, with a band and vocal concert in
the evening, under spacious tent, instead
of the usual display of fireworks. Parties
in Boston have offered to send up tent 200
feet long and 80 feet wide, aud man to
operate it, for 500. To carry out this pro-
gramme will cost about $500 which it i:
proposed to raise by subscription, and A. @
Mitchell and j. n. Gale were appointed Ia
solicit subscriptions and report at an adj
journed meeting Of the committee mex
Wednesday % a. m.
At the Vermont conference last Thurs.
day afternoon Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer spoke
before the Ladies' and Pastors Christian
Union. In the evening an address was de
livered by G. G. McCabe, d. d., which ellie
tied much admiration. The special feature
Of Fridays sessions were the reading 0
memorials and deliberations concerning tn
Vermont seminary. At the anniversary o
the temperance society, Saturday, resolu
tiOn was adopted donOunciug the sale Of in
toxicating beverages on the national centen
NAL grounds. The national centennial ser
mon by IL. w. Worthen in the evening wa
review Of our national progress, social, re
ligioUs and material for the past century.
After the conference feast Sunday morn
ing Bishop Ames preached powerful di:
course to large audience in Academy Hal
His sermon closed with a glowing tribut
to the warriors of the cross. A special trai
was run to accommodate those out of tow
The ordination of seven candidates as dea
cons concluded the morning exercises. |
the afternoon Prof. Harrington Of the Wei
leYan University preached to crowde
house. The ordination of four elders 70