Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-04-06
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FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1917.

About Town.
Mrs. Il. l.. Hovey has been brought home
from Lyndon and is considered out Of danger.
Col. Franklin Fairbanks is absent on his
annual trip among the western agencies.
Perley Weeks has bought the Dick New.
ton farm in Waterford and taken possession.
II any enc is wanting to buy good farm
very cheap, notice the advertisement Of IL.
o. Lucas.
A jewelry aud fancy goods store is to be-
opened in Princes new block on Eastern
Avenue.
Miss NJ. A. Hill has opened dress-mak.
ing shop at her rooms on Main street. Matt
is good dreSs-maker.
Mr.. Emerson Hall of the firm Of Hall 4
Fletcher has sold his interest 10 the store to
his partner, Truman @. Fletcher.
We are glad to notice that matters have
been fixed up with Mr.. Lonergan so that
bis store is again open.
The middle class exhibitions Of the St.
Johnsbury Academy come off at Academy
Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings,
April II and -.
1t is rumored that there is to be brick
block erected between Bank Block aud the
Boston Clothing Store, on r. r. street, thus
season.
Full Easter services, Episcopal, were hold
at town hall last Sunday. The hall was
packed aud the services were enjoyed very
much.
The Dartmouth college glee club gave a
concert last Tuesday evening. The perform
ance was good but the attendance was rather
small.
The Avenue House moved into its new din
ing.hall to-day. 1t is 6ne room. The old
hall will be built into stores, of which Mrs.
Human will occupy one.
Remember "Laila" tonight, at Academy
Hall. Let every one 60, and take tho chll.
drcn too, to see the fairies. Doors open at
I o'clock. Curtain rises at 7.30.
The freight tariff from Boston has been
dropped to 26 cents per 100, on account of
the competition between the Passumpsic and
Portland aud OgdenSburg railroads.
Mrs. Patrick Gliueu, who lives at Fair.
banks village and who has been suffering
from disease of the bones of the leg for sew
eral years had the limb amputated las
Wednesday. The operation was performe d
by Drs. Brooks and Brown and she is now
recovering.
1t is astonishing to see how many thing
and what good ones you can get for 90 cent.
at the store of Geo. II. Grow on the Avenue
Just step in some time and see. Mr.. Grow
has just filed up with a fresh line Of novel
ties. Call and see them sometime, you eau
save a cent sure.
Easter was observed at the Church OF
Messiah by concert by the Sunday school
in the evening, aud most creditable affair
it was too. The children performed their
parts almost to perfection. One little song
in dialogue, "What can little hands find to
do2" by couple OF little tots, was SO sweet
aud sung so well that Mr.. Tillotson called
for its repetition before the close OF the excr-
cises, much to the joy of the audience. The
desk was decorated with flowers, aud every
seat was filled.
On Monday aud Tuesday evenings of next
week novel musical entertainment will be
given at the Town Hall. by the celebrated
Scottish voealists, the Fairbairn family, who
have won an enviable reputation in their
concerts in England and in this country
Their deliueatioDs, in costume, of Scottish
character and their rendering of the lyric
gems of the "auld country" are pronounced
by the English press to DO perfect. The
Rutland Herald says, in speaking of recent
performance of theirs in that town, that ait
was a magnificent success. The audience
fairly went wild in their enthusiasm over
some of the members, giving the performers
double and triple encores." Don't fail to GO
See advertisement.