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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26
MAKE YOUR OWN
Fertilizer!
WHY PAY 40 OR 50 DOLLARS
WHEN You cAN
CETAs GOOD FOR $40?
CETAS GOOD FOR sIo?
Sec What partic- say who have trrI
SIMPSON Il CO =. tAem.,a.
Fertilizer.

Mr VIM. Grimos. aays .-"Tiet her
icals | purchased of you l.tt lpunP
were successfully used ~ home mad"
fertilizer, applied to cotton. aW sell
please. with tho result. and hall con
tinue 10 use them.
We have Testimonials from ia" follow
ing parties he late WilIismspn F-gr
Norrisville, \. c., Mr. Gaston Roberts
Orange county the late Dr. J T. I,ach.
Henry Stevcns, /. j. Holloway. W. ii
Hamilton, Br !. \. j Penny. 4 !.
Bailey. J. &. l.. Ual rfs, Henry stevens,
ID. X. Moore. a. g. Hi, aae II. kog-
ers, +. +. DoyeTauN and J. II. IaEor-.
ST., Wake county, and many more
Write for Circulars aud trstimoU ala.
Now w. claim that with ten dt4lafs
worth II Chemicals, which ws Will fun
nish ia proportions for one '"u - fsr-
tilizers, added 10 such material a. every
farmer has ia abuLdancr around tue
farm, he can make ton # frfi. Izer,
equal 10 the best, high priced for'hllers
ia the market. Try j. once and br reu-
ginced.
Wm. SIMPSON & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist
Fayetteville ~. Raleigh. y 4.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26
Wm. SIMPSON & CO.,

Wholesale and Eota.. Drugg 81.
Fayetteville ~, Raleigh. y. 4.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

Hog Chole-a&c Soldeverywhere by for &c
Furnished in large price O mail 81 10
Circulars free /. 5. JOHNSON Il CO., Boston, Mass.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26

What a comfort to the humane, and
satisfaction to the owner Of stock, is al
rorded by the introductioninto this coun-
try by Hance Brothers, and white, man
ufacturing chemists, Philada. of the won
derful remedy, Phenol Sodique.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-26
MILK COWS F0R SALE.

: jersey COW and h ;f,r calf Z. 800
Without calf, 81 o.
Cross bred Devon a j s orthorn COW aud
heifer calf {! Jersey, $500
Without calf, 500 %
Devon COWS without calves, SO 10 50
All extra mixers and in full flow
:. II. WEBB.
Alanance Cattle Oak. y. e
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
CanY'S FALLS

Miss Lillian Barrows is the coming
''school marin" In district No. 8. She
comes highly recommended as an eXpe-
rienced teacher. The summer term COM
mences Monday. May 5.
The white elephant is coming. The
advance agent of Forcpaugh's show APP
peared upon our street Saturday, astride
OF a heightened bicycle.
Sam Clark is loading potatoes ut re-
duced prices. IL cents being the mini
mum price now offered. If the decline
continues, farmers will be paying some
thing to get rid of their surplus tubers
by the first of June.
Sunday last was good day for street
parade, and was improved.
During the past week it was our priv
ilige to visit the officers of the New Eng
land Fire insurance Company at their Of
flee in Rutland. We found the gentle
men at home and were courteously re-
| ceiyed. l.. w. Redington, President, is
one of the leading lawyers In the State
and prominent in politics as Democrat
which is the only damaging thing that
can be said about him. C. Parmenter
LIST Vice President, is a leading insurance
man and manages the Office business
| George ). Merritt. Secretary. is gen.
tlenlan of rare intelligence and large ex
| perience in insurance matters, having
| been reared to the business in that para
disc of underwriters, Hartford, Conn
The New England is the only stock, fir,
| insurance company in the State. anC
under its present arrangement is highly
prosperous. Vermont is not an inviting
| field for insurance companies, and ha
proved loss in the past year to most O
those doing business in the State. but tn
New England, by careful management
has made a fair profit OH its Vernon
business, and like the potato bug, ha
come to stay.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
EAST FLETCHER.

u. G. Chase is buying all the eggs he
Gun find for Boston parties.
r. H. Case is thinking of looking over
California. We hope it will fall through.
Miss Lillian Montague leaves us this
week TO visit friends in the far west. She
will carry the best wishes of the entire
community.
r.. III. Case has sold his store, goods
and freight-house to Charles Morse.
TIP. Chase is fast regaining his health
and his son Isaac is to return to his law
studies with Burleson of Fairfield.
A goodly number of our legal voters
would be pleased to know when Mr.
Payne moved into our school district.
Mr.. Surinberger of Canada is stopping
in this city at present, the guest OF ii. Is
Chase.
Our neighbor, Frank Nichols, has pur-
chased the Morse farm ana stock.
The sick ones are all getting better.
&c. Chase has lately shipped some o
his sugar to Cuba.
Perry Curtis, of Cambridge Junction
i has made about three and one-half lbs
4 Of fine sugar to the tree. The sugar sea
Son has been poor one, yet most of tn
sugar made has brought good price.
Unless we have very early sprin:
there will be good market for hay.
We had a good supply of water aroun
our depot week before last.
Isaac Chase expects to take up his Lax
studies soon.
I Frogs have been singing to us for sew
eral days. so We now look for war;
weather again.
How about the farming tools, are the.
ready for use.
The man who is now calculating hoy
much patent fertilizer he can buy, woul
be surprised at the rusults by keeping hi
money and scraping up around his barn
end pig pens and using the phosphat
thus obtained. Two-thirds of our farm
ers lose enough In this way to to raise
large crop every season, thereby losinI
what should really be handsome annu
al income.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
MATERVILLE.
Jacob Langdon is putting up an expen-
sive and commodious barn.

Jacob Langdon is putting up an expcn-
sive and commOdious barn.
DR.. French is again with us.
The Ladies' Aid Society met on We'd
nesday of last week with Miss Miriam
Taylor. They were not a little surprised
to find a steaming pan of first class sugar
all ready to receive them. They had a
splendid time and went home sweet and
happy.
If the correspondent who had such a
hard time travelling through the snow in
Eden will make us visit he can drive
over good dry highway, feast his eyes
on the spring styles of the hills and
meadows. and dine upon fresh picked
"dandY-lions."
One windy day short time since, Mrs.
Fletcher found the house to be on fire,
having cought from defective chimney.
The fire was so far advanced that one of
the neighbors, the only man present, de-
clared it impossible to save the house,
the fire being in an unfinished attic, with
out stairs or ladder. Mrs. Fletcher de-
INJURED. saying if he could not put out
the fire she could, although she had not
set up tor three days. By means of a
| barrel, and boxes, she climbed to the
scene of conflict. Water was passed up
| from the inside, and snow through an
opening made by the fire, from the out
side. Her clothes caught fire several
| times, but her presence of mind was
equal to the occasion. After a hard fight
it was clearly demonstrated that Bet
sey" had 4 good deal of pluck. and ener-
| gy enough to carry out whatever she un-
| dertakes. 1t is needless TO add that the
house is still standing, monument OF
female heroism.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
GILMORE.

Lester Como was out Sunday on
crutchcs.
Mr.. White is stopping for a short time
with his daughter, Mrs. L. L. Camp. He
is in very good health, physically. for one
of his age, though mere infant men
tally.
Many of the farmers gathered their
sap buckets OH Monday.
Abel Camp is very feeble. his fall from
his wagon Thursday while at Morrisville
ihjuring him considerably.
Rev. Mr.. Bell is to preach to us another
year.
Mrs. Peake returns to Massachusetts
soon.
Miss Addie Hill has engaged to work
for Mrs Bacon the coming summer.
Woodbury. has new teamstcr. Fem
says the reason of his discharge was his
refusal. on account of the deep mud tC
draw a thousand feet of lumber to load
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
JEFFERSONVILLE.

y A new street is being laid out. to con-
meet Church and Railroad streets, and we
hope to soon see new buildings erected
upon it.
Mrs. Mary Baker. of New Hampshire,
has been visiting Mrs. Warner.
Fred Powell, another of our promising
Young men, started for Nebraska on
Monday. The best wishes of his many
friends follow him.
Mrs. Joel Page read sermon on Sum
day, in the absence of the pastor.
At the last meeting of Phoenix Lodge,
No. AS, |. o. of G. T., the following of
ticers were elected: w. c., George Burn
ham; w. V. T., Mrs. w. I'll. Griswold /;
w. s. Irwin Mellendy; w. Il. S.. Carrie
Carroll; w. c., Mrs. FIagg; w. NJ,
Charles Cornell; w. l. g., Katie Fetch
err; w. 0. g., Joe Watkins.
l wish to say to the ladies of Cam
bridge and vicinity that l have just re-
ceiyed from New York the largest assort-
ment of millinery goods ever seen i'll
Cambridge. | am dealing with the larg-
est house in New York city. and there
fore can sell at reduced prices. as my
maxim is large sales and small profits"
Call early, examine goods and prices and
YOU will be convinced that L am selling
at the very Lowest figures.
Mrs. z. j. DOUGHERTY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
HARpWiCK.

The Good Templars' Lodge here is in q
flourishing condition. receiving new mem
beers every week. Hon. w. 2. Smith, Of
St. Johnsburv, is to give them an address
one week from next Friday night.
A. Il. Way is repairing his store, pre-
paratory to moving from the woodbury.
block, where he has been Tor the past
two years.
J. S. Drenan has gone to Montpelier tC
begin his years work for the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Shattuck sold the selectmen of Eden a
nice Damon safe on Monday.
A lamp was tipped off the table at Mrs
Holton's residence on the hill last Friday
evening. causing it TO break. In eXtin-
gushing it, Russell stepped on piece Of
glass cutting his foot quite badly.
The town tax was all collected by the
Treasurer except about $450, instead oil
5000 collected as reported last week.
jill. McLoud moved into tenement
in Geo. Kent's house on Saturday. Nc
says he was tired.
DR.. Geo. French went to WaterviiIe tc
resume his practice that he left on ac-
count of sickness early last TALL.
DR.. Soules is attending medical lectures
in Burlington.
If you want to see good stock of goods
go to Shattuck's. New watches and
chains, croquet sets. a large stock of fish
ing tackle, violins, Sc.
j. D. Church, general superintendent
of agencies tor the Conn. Life ms. Co., is
in town for few days.
There is to be quite a general painting
up here this spring-Ward, Kent ano
several others.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
WOLCOTT.

For SALE.-C. E. Clark offers for sale
one meat cart, double wagon, one second
hand aud five new, buggies, cheap, tor
cash.
There will be social dance at Redfleld
Hall OH Thursday evening of this week,
and Bakers band will furnish the music.
Fife. Parker, Chafey, Taylor and An
drus started for market on Monday morn
ing to purchase their spring goods.
The meanest man ont, is one who will
nick ND a five dollar bill which he knows
belongs to poor man, and not return ii
to him. and is warning to chickens to
roost high.
six days thou shalt labor" and on the
seventh sugar off, but be careful and not
spill your sugar and burn your hands.
J. Carter has bought the Dimmick
place of L. w. Albee and taken posses
sion,
Rev. Mr.. Hayford preached at thu
UniversalIst church on Sunday last. ant
Rev. Mr.. Story occupied the desk at thu
| NJ. Z. church.
Every one will be pleased to note TIL,
improvement made by DR.. Gleason oil
Willie Eaton's eye, which was very
badly turned about, and is now nearly
straight, and still improving.
Ira Blodgett started for New York OIL
| Monday last with load of pills whic!
he is to circulate in that vicinity.
School commenced here on Monday.
Charles Hubbard while at work for M
S. Burnell. found a hens nest with fort.
eggs i'll it, though they were not til
largest we ever saw.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
John SON.

Deacon Dexter Whiting has offered to
olive the town six hundred dollar clock.
provided they will @put it up and furnish
the bell. Efforts are being made to raise
the necessary funds to be able to avail
ourselves of this very generous offer. 1t
will, 10 doubt, be put up on the Baptist
church.
Ladies' WAYS and Means society will
meet at their vestry on Friday afternoon
and evening.
The sugar season is about over and
most farmers are gathering their buckets.
They all complain of this rs being the
worst season for sugar in good many
years.
The village district has purchased new
seats and desks for the west room Ill the
school house.
Stone is being drawn for the cellar of
Mr.. Netherlands new house, which is to
be one of the finest residences in town.
Rev. Mr.. Crudgington is moving to
town and will occupy III. A. Waterman's
cottage, the Baptist society having leased
it for parsonage.
II is about time for somebody to report
the first May-flower. Who'll do it?
There was no preaching at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday, as the new min
lister had not arrived. He is expected this
week.
The report that Cyrus Woodward had
arrived in town last week, was not cor
rect, 1t being the fellow that looked like
him." He is coming on soon, however.
DR.. Morrill, and his wife, of Swanton,
were in town over Sunday. the guests of
George Whiting.
MIR. and Mrs. Parker Stearns have been
i'll Boston for week past.
viii people who send items to the cor
respondent to be forwarded to the NEWS
& CITIZEN be kind enough to sign their
names?
Mrs. Lydia 2. Balch. now in her seven
ty-ninth year, (widow of the late Robert
BaIch,) has, within the last six weeks
read the Bible through by course with
cut the aid of glasses.
Sim. Hunt is having serious trouble
with his only good eye, and the doctor
thinks it doubtful if the sight can be pre-
served.
Mr.. Mcfarland returned from market
last week, and Wallace Andrews went
Saturday night. Little Annie Fullington
went with him to visit friends in Reading.
Arthur and Sidney Pike and Ed. Man.
ming left Monday for their summers
work i'll st. Adams.
The noon bell is no longer heard in our
midst. the factory whistle having been
substituted therefor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
FLETCHER.

Rev. G. S. Guernsey preached at the
Center last Sunday. He was present at
the tenth anniversary of the wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Leach, which occur
red on the evening of the 25th ult.. at
their residence in Fairfax. They former
ly resided here and were married at the
Center church by DR.. Guernsey, and
moved to Fairfax in 1880. A good dele
CATION of friends aud relatives met to eel
citrate the festal occasion. and the value
of the presents left the happy pair, we
are told amounted to about $40.
Sugaring is now over and buckets are
mostly gathered. Up to April 81 Albert
Parsons had made 1900 pounds from GAO
trees.
o. G. Carpenter sold yoke of oxen,
four years old, last week, to NJ b. Strait,
of Fairfax, for Sl45.
Miss Emma Bingham, of Hinesbqrg,
is visiting at her fathers, II. 7, Bling
hams and other relatives and friends
here.
A. C. Hill and wife, of Morristown,
are visiting with Mrs. Hills father, n.
X. Bingham.
Miss Mary Morgan is to teach the
summer term of school in district No. D.
There were four teachers at the public
examination last Saturday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01

PHOENIX MUTUAL LIFE.-The thirty
third annual statement of this sterling
old Hartford Corporation which APP
pears in our columns this week, eX-
hibits strong financial condition.
Its list of assets shows exceptional
care and prudelce in the investment
of its funds. And the fact that the
total assets yielded over six per cent.
for the last year, indicate that the
values of the company, upon the vari-
GUS items, are conservative IN the
highest degree. 1t is worthy Of special
note that although the market values
of many stocks and bonds have largely
declined during the year just past,
those owned by this company have
increased in value. After providing
for all actual and contingent liabilities,
on the most severe standard known,
and setting aside a fund of $l50,OO0
for any possible loss in the future,
and also contingent reserve of $780,
21O.38 (neither of which will probably
ever be required) the surplus on a
four per cent. basis is 24,386.66,
which is an increase of $73,279 .43
during the past year; and upon a
basis of four and one-half per cent.
New York Standard) the surplus is
81 ,431, 11O.57. The strong financial
condition of the company together
with its popular plans and definite
contracts, is attracting the attention
of those who desire reliable insurance
at the lowest possible cost: We un-
derstaEd that the company's business
for the month of January over JAN
uary 1888 shows the following large
increase; in policies, 81 per cent. ;
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
Letter from Oregon.

PORTLAND, Or, April 10, 1884.
Messrs. Editors -
Promising 10 write to several of my
friends after leaving Vermont, in re-
gard to the climate, / will give brief
sketch to them through the columns
of your paper. Starting from YER
mont March Sd, with plenty of snow
and cold weather for company, l ar
rived in Portland, Oregon, March Is,
where they were planting potatoes.
1t seemed to me like going from win
ter into summer. This is not all
"talk." Take the advice of friend
and either stay in Vermont and wear
your overcoats through the year, or
start and seek climate where you
can live without one. l have read
letters in your paper signed doctor, !"
and I agree with him, that if you in
tend to till the soil, don't stop until
you reach Washington Territory or
Oregon. There are acres of land in
Northern Dakota and Montana that
could be bought at very low figures.
Why do they not buy and settle there !?
Because you can hardly raise pig
weed on it with the best of care. One
can hardly expect toraise grass and
vegetables where weeds will not grow.
Towns and cities will not spring up
unless there is a good foundation to
build on. In building up new towns
people must have something 10 live
on while building, and they certainly
could not raise it in the northern part
of Dakota. To be sure, Vermont is
a good place in the summer, which is
very short, but who wants to work
from daylight till dark through the
summer onths to raise enough for
Yourself and cattle through the long
and tedious winter, and then liable
to come out "spring poor" That is
where Oregon has the advantage of
the Eastern States. Here you don't
have to scrimp your cattle all through
the winter for fear you will not have
hay enough to last. Very few people
here put up any at all, so l am told.
Can plow your gardens and plant
potatoes in March. l could not real
ize that there was such vast differ
ence, but made up my mind that |
would find out for myself.
On my arrival here l could pick
green grass from six to eight inches
high, and at this writing the fruit
trees are white with blossoms, and
what are May flowers in Vermont are
here in abundance in April. 1t ap-
pears here now as it does in Vermont
the first of June. A great many wi
say when asked why they dc not seek
this new country, "what shall l dc
when | get there? / think any young
man who is not afraie of work can gel
q good situation in this country, ano
that he can earn two dollars here will
less work than he can one dollar II
the east. / would not advise any one
with family to start out and seel
new homes unless they have som'
place in view, or had friends to stol
with until they could get work. Blu
young man who has no one to lool
after but himself / think has no ex
cuse. But experience is better thai
advice. Come and see for yourself
l chose that way and think it the best
Respectfully,
} w. l.. BENNETT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
EDEN.

The following referring to Miss Adams.
eldest daughter of Allen Il: Aua,lls M Is
taken from an Iowa paper; MISS Neiiie
Adams, of Eden, Vt, a second cousin &c
Mrs. p. NJ. Richardson. and John Downs,
arrived last week, and is to remain here.
Miss Adams is one of those women who
are willing to earn an honest living. II
Vermont has any more such girls to
spare they would have no trouble IN md
ing permanent employment here"
The miscreants who defiled the red
school house should be summary pun
ished. 1t is known who they were.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
Probate court-LamoiiIe District.

The following business was trans
acted at the Probate Office in Hyde
Park, during the week ending April
26th, 1884:
April pa. Q. A. Crosby's estate,
Cedar Falls. Iowa; administrator presents
his account for settlement; hearing set
for May 10Th. 1884.
April 22.-Daniel Isham's estate, Stowe
hearing continued to May 2, 1854.
April 23.-Sally Towns estate, Stowe
r. A. Savage appointed administrator.
April 25.-Huldah Ingals' estate, Hyde
Park; license granted to sell real estate
April 26.-Abigal Halls estate. Morris
town; hearing on will continued to May
3, 1884.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01
Phosphate.
STATE OF VERMONT.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.


Agreeably to the provisions of Section 4578 of
the Revised Laws, providing for the publication
of the VERMONT REPORTS, sealed proposals for
printing and binding eight hundred copies of the
Fitty-sixth Volume of said Reports will be re-
ceived on or before the 18th day of May, 1884, Ito
be opened the day following) under the follow
ing conditions, to wit:
First,-The printing, including size of page,
style of heads, size and style of tpye and quality
of ink used, to be uniform with the preceding
volumes; and each signature to embrace sixteen
pages on a sheet of medium.
Second,-The paper to be medium, twenty by
tw enty -four inches, weighing thirty pounds to
the ream, and IN color, stock and finish to be first
class in every respect.
Third,-The binding to be in law sheep, strong
ly bound, thoroughly pressed and trimmed, cor
responding in stamping. and style of titles with
preceding volumes.
Parties making the requisite sealed proposals
are required to state the price of composition per
| thousand ems; the price of paper per ream; the
price of press work per token of two hundred and
hfty-two perfect whole sheets of mediums, print
ed on both sides; and the price of binding per
copy.
Contracts are to be subject to all the conditions
of the section above named, and the right to re-
ject any or all proposals not deemed advanta-
geous to the State, is reserved.
Proposals must be addressed to the under
| signed at Northfield, Vermont, endorsed, "Pro-
posals for printing Vermont Report"
GEORGE NICHOLS, SECRETARY.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01

It is we'll known that Northern climate produces
earlier and better tubers than Southern, and
anyone who truly wants Northern grown potatoes
for seed will be sure of getting of me that
which is pure and true to name. Early Sunrise
has proved itself the earliest of all, producing
potatoes fit for the table in 81 days. and they pro-
duced with me one bushel from II to IA hills.
Shall be pleased to receive and fill all orders.
AB WATERS, Wateryile, Vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-01

in insurance, IS per cent. in pre-
MUM, 116 per cent. Parties desiring
further information should correspond
with o. V. Mosely, No. Hyde Park,
who has the agency Of Lamoille and
Franklin counties. He will cheer
fully furnish circulars and any intor-
nation asked for.