Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-30
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The post Office will be closed on Fast Day
from 10 a. IN. until 6p. m.
Several choice eve sheep with their lambs
are for sale by @. f. Dean.
Easter concert at the Church of the
Messiah next Sunday evening.
Mrs. Spencer from Barton Landing il
about opening dress-making shop near the
99-cent store on Eastern Avenue.
A lecture on foreign missions will be
given at the Baptist church on Railroad
street Sunday evening, by the pastor.
The Baptist Sunday school gave concert
at their church Sunday evening which did
credit to the school and was very fully at
tended by the public.
1t wouldn't be safe for any farmer to send
word to the FARMER Office about sugarine
Of-not just yet. He mightn't have any
sugar left to pack down.
Albert Buzzell got drunk and dsorderly
at the East Village dance and was taken be.
fore Justice Cook and 6ned IS and costs.
He won't do so any more.
People have wondered why the FIRE alarm
was not struck Monday morning for Charley
Nuts blaze. We are informed that il was
to avoid disturbing the slumbers OF the Cal.
edonian.
There is to be sugar party at the We stry
OF the Free Baptist church next Thursday
evening. Everybody is invited and a good
social chat with plenty Of new sugar may
be expected.
The arrival of No. 9 Hall & Co.'S safe
costing $3.50 is daily expected, to be put
into the post Office for the protection of the
large amount Of registered matter passing
through the office.
Frank Randall has been to Boston aud
had his eye Strengthened by DR.. Derby, and
now looks you as squarely in the face as
anybody can. Frank feels pretty we'll about
it, and has reason to.
The Barton Monitor says Of one of our
citizens: The singing convention at Charles
ton under the direction of Mr.. A. t. Bean,
was success the singing was good aud
everything went off pleasantly.
The blue glass mania has reached this lat.
itude. Several parties in st. Johnsbury as
we'll as IN surrounding towns arc putting it
into their windows. But we advise them to
hold on to their life insurance while longer.
Union Fast Day services will be held at
the Methodist church at 10 a. m. Sermon
by Rev. o. Roys. There will also be a
prayer meeting at the Baptist church on
Railroad street at halfpAst two in the after.
noon.
The ladies of the Church of the Messiah
will give sugar party at their vestry next
Monday evening, April End. Tickets includ.
ing sugar, 20 cents children 10 cents.
There will be music and other entertainments.
Everybody is invited.
Eugene Carpenter, formerly clerk in the
st. Johnsbury House, but lately of the City
Hotel Portland, has hired the Morrisville
House and will run it. Eugene knows q
thing or two about keeping hotel and We
wish him abundant success.
Quite number of individuals have either
gone or are soon going from this vicinity to
the Black Hills Among them are, we un.
derstand, Joseph Dow, his son William, and
Henry Farewell Of Barnet and Miles Hovey
of Waterford. We hope they will bring
back piles of it.
Mrs. +. l.. Hovey has been dangerously
ill with inflammation of the bowels, but we
hear that she is now recovering. She went
to grange meeting at Lyndon about the
middle of last week and was taken down Just
after dinner at that place. She is not yet
able to be brought home.
The letter box at the depot is q handy
thing, but people should remember it is bet.
ter to send their letters through the post
office when possible. The route agents are
so hurried that it is not possible for them
always to stamp and assert the box mail un.
til after passing some Of the nearest stations.
On Friday evening of next week the
young ladies' temperance society, assisted by
Miss Orris Paddock as accompanist, and
some of the best vocal talent of ST. Johns.
bury, will bring out the popular cantata
entitled "Laila." This entertainment will
be one of the best Of the season, and ey-
cry one should remember il and be present.
Three of Mrs. Nancy Shoreys boys are at
home now, who have beeh away for some
time. Silas has been in South America
where he figured as roadbuilder and contract.
or, and Charles and Ezra in the west, where
they have acted as agents for patent medi-
cine. They are all going back soon. but like
good boys will visit home as often as possible.
The spring term of the Lyndon Literary
Institute numbers nearly 100 students. The
present board of teachers consists Of j. s.
Brown, A. NJ, principal, assisted by 4. f.
Mason, A. NJ, s. l.. Darling, A. b., and
Miss Lillian S. Abbott, preceptress. An eff
fort is being made to increase the endow-
ment fund of the Institute to $4,000.
The temperance lecture for this week will
be varied by the young men taking the lead.
The old men have been talking to the young
ones about intemperance, and now the boys
propose to talk to the old heads. From the
names we have heard mentioned we should
say that some interesting talk might be ex-
pected. Let all hands turn out and fill the
town hall this Thursday evening.
Martin V. B. Drew has sold his lease Of
the Prescott livery stable to Jerry Drew.
He will therefore sell at auction on Friday,
April 9, his entire stock of livery property,
consisting Of horses, carriages, harnesses,
sleighs, robes, coach, band and stage wagons,
lumber and farm wagons, etc., large part
Of which is nearly new. He has also a
stock of hogs and spring pigs. This will un.
doubtedly be good chance to purchase.
The auction commences at 10 O'Clock a. IN.
The young peoples COmedetta at the
town hall occupied Friday and Saturday
evenings, and, though thinly attended, was a
good thing, for home talent, or any other.
The comedy of the Little Sentinel was acted
out in good shape by Miss Ella Babcock,
who proved her ability to "keep tho butter
flies away" to perfection. But the most
laughable thing OF all was the shadow panto.
mime OF the Hungry Chinaman, which will
have TO be seen TO be appreciated