Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-01-20

when they started.-B. r. Times.
Ga 1t is the greatest time for auctions
now in this section ever known, and what
is remarkable, great prices are realized
The st. Johnsbury Caledonian says The
auction mania prevails in that part of the
State, and that they now print more auc.
ton bills every week than they used to-
a month. B. 4. Times.
GT The dwelling house of joseph
Mundell in Strattop, was totally destroy.
ed by fire on Thursday morning of last
week. Most of the household furniture
was saved, though two beds in the cham.
Der were destroyed and doubtless many
other things in the lower part of the
house.
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.
Baxter has received notice from the Com.
missioner of internal Revenue by dirce.
ton of the Secretary of the U. S. Treasury,
that the Statutes of the United States re.
quire "all duties, sales of public lands,
debts and sums Of money, due to the U. S.,
to be paid in gold or silver coin, or in
Treasury notes, issued by authority of
United States" or in notes of Banks
organized under the act to provide ma
tional currency, and known as National
Banks and that in making his collcc-
tions of Internal Revenue he must de-
cline to receive payment in any other cur.
rency. Tax payers will govern themselves
accordingly.-Free Press. .,.
SEVERE DRouTI.--There is q great
dr6uth in Bellows Falls. The liquor sellers
were hauled up last week, and fined from
$40 to 5000 each. A. Baker paid $7O,
and Charles Town paid 5000. A similar
drouth prevailing in other parts of the
State. At Windsor, James Clifford has
been fined 1910, and Frank Mortified
and Nelson Billings, 5000; and at Wood.
stock, Samuel G. Pratt for the third of.
tense, has been sentenced to Jail for three
months. At Hartland one man bas been
fined ITO, and another 500. Verify,
we are on the eve of a dry time" -B.
p. Times. .r 4.
81 The schoolhouse, in District No. 4,
Nottingham, was burnt, December 25th,
together with all of its contents, books,
&c. 1t had been built but a short time.
Origin Of the fre-ashes in the wood
shed.
~ An unknown benefactor has pre-
sented the Universalist Church at Caven-
dish with valuable bell for the Church.
and the society have passed resolutions
acknowledging the gift. fE
ca S. X. Relnick, landlord of the
Passumpsic House, st. Johnsbury, has
been fined $40 and costs for selling
liquor. q
ca The military authorities at Brattle-
boro did novel and rather irregular
thing, the other day. in mastering out
man who had just enlisted and mastering
in another in his place. But the govern
ment was the gamer by it, as the latter
was much better man than the former,
who was quite unfit for service.
9T About forty per cent Of the cotton
spindles Of New England are now in ope-
ration, and the supply of cotton is nearly
sufficient to keep these employed. The
demand at the present high prices is fully
met by the manufacture, but if cotton
cloth could be reduced to about the OLD
rates of former peace times. the consump-
ton wonld probably DO quadrupled. 10
provide for this emergency, there is on
absolute necessity for the introduction Of
skilled artisans from abroad. .,s sid 4
u vis5Wss saeh ~