Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-05-11

FnIOAY, WAY II, 1871.


About Town.
The Academy base ball club have accept
ed a challenge from the Dartmouth college
club.
Brickmaking was begun in Judge Bow
mans brickyard at Paddock's Village last
Monday.
Yesterday was Holy Thursday or Ascen-
sion Day, aud was duly cOmmemoratcd by
the Catholics.
II is promised now that the track-laying
on the P. h. o. will be completed by the
18th Of june.
Fifteen men Of St. Johnsbury have united
to bail Il. d. Hopkins, giving bonds for 500
each, and he is now at liberty.
Rev. Mr.. Folger. the new Methodist min.
lister, preached bis first sermon here last Sun
day, aud impressed his hearers very favor
ably.
b. G.. Corser has been appointed mail
agent between Newport and Springfield
Mass, and will be on duty every Other
week.
Rt.-Rev. w. H. A. Bissell, bishop Of the
diocese of Vermout, visited the Episcopal
church in his place last Sunday and confirm
ed several persons.
The home missionary meetings held at the
South church yesterday afternoon and the
North church in the evening, we're very in
teresting and successful.
The Cold Water Army, the combined
temperance organization of the different sab
bath schools, will give concert at the South
church next Sunday evening.
There is a rumor that trout is at large
up in Danvile, aud efforts are being made
to organize an expedition to 60 up and cap
ture him, or to wear the brooks out.
Now is the time to look out for potato
bugs. A hslf-dozen picked of just as the
vines are coming up may save the whole
patch from being eaten up later in the sea
son.
This is a critical time for outdoor plants
and early vegetables. Slight frosts have
visited this vicinity several times the past
week, but probably no serious damage ha
resulted.
The members Of Green Mountain Grangt
are invited to meet at their hall, Saturday
May 10Th, at one o'clock, P. NJ, to decorate
the hall and enjoy a social visit. Pleas,
bring your evergreens. SEC.
The members of the Freewill Baptist SO
ciety made pound party Tor the benefit o.
their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Roys, at his residence
last Tuesday evening. About Sl5 worth Q
packages were contributed.
Next Tuesday evening a village meeting
will be held to see if the village will vote
to raise money to pay expenses and indebt
eduess, and also to look over the regulation
in regard to the water rates.
The celebrated Berger family, accom-
panied by Sol. Smith Russell, whose enter
tainment here last winter was pronounce
the best of the season, will appear at th
town hall next Monday evening.
The Wilkinson Combination will bring on
the old but ever popular drama Of "Uncl
Toms Cabin" at the town hall next Wedne!
day evening. The Wilkinsons are reliabl
company and deserve large patronage.
Parties intending to spend some time a
the sea-shore at Portland, the coming sea
son, will do well to stop at the Perry Hous
as it furnishes superior accommodations
low rates and is but few minutes walk {
ride from the bay.
A new drain is being put in on Easter
Avenue and various improvements are beir
made in the streets. We should like to 5,
the brick sidewalk on tho west side Of raj
road street laid out past Estabrook's nc
store this summer.
Luella Knapp, girl about nineteen yea
old, living at Paddocks' Village, attempte
suicide Thursday night by taking chlor
form, and at last accounts was not expectC
to recover. Dependency at being uuab
to find employment is assigned as cause 4
her desire to end her life.
We are glad to see that quite a numb
d of the young people of St. Johnsbury, DO
ladies and gentlemen, have formed the hal
Of getting up with the sun aud stimulati
their appetites for breakfast by a good pu
on the river. Nothing can be more conduct
TO the good health Of any person tn
1 such exercise, and the practice ought to
, more generally adopted.
N. NJ. johnson aud FL. Q. Belden, ar
traitors in the case Of Flint VS.. Estabroo
in which Flint claimed that Estabrooks' n,
building encroached upon his land, and X
tabrooks claimed that Flint's barn tr,
passed on his premises, have decided Il
Estabrooks' building extends three inch
into Mr.. FliDt's lot, and that Flint is en-
tied TO $500 damages, while Estabrooks
to receive $40 from Flint in considerat
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