Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-01-15

IS papers all appear in new and improve
ot dresses and the Herald is much enlarI
n ed, and the Transcript promises to enlare
sh itself very soon. Upon the whole, OF
is State exchanges seem to be respiDg ii
n just reward of their enterprise, and "
is congratulate them upon their success.
The San Msteo (Cal) Gazette of tn
II 18th ult,, comes to us draped in mourn
io ing for Mrs Lucy A Scofeld, wife of tn
. editor-H. A. Scofeld, Esq, native c
: this county--who by this sad bereave
!. ment finds his hearth stone utterly desc
late. having not long since buried his tw
J. children.
II EXTRAORDINARY ENDuRANcE.-Herbcr
0 A. Boomhower, one of our old soldiers
e and Mr.. Carlos Jones' both of this
town, commenced work ironing mop
: wriugers, Immediately after midnight OF
i the 22d of December last. and worked un.
til midnight on the Saturday following
without intermission except for meals,
and for these they claim to have spent
Just one half hour daily; so that they
worked, for six consecutive days, 20 | 2
hours. In that time the two completed
100 pals, which is six days work for
three men. Twenty pals is days work
for three good men. AT midnight on
Saturday their legs were little tired
MORTALITY IN Johnson The whole
number Of deaths in johnson in the year
1867 was twenty three. Males seven, fc,
males sixteen. IN 1865 the whole mum.
Der of deaths ia that town was 10.
We have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of circular purportine to
come from the Vermont Soldiers Assis.
tance Association" of which the circular
informs us, Gen Geo Foster is Presi.
dent. and suudry other generals are Vice.
Presidents, etc. The circular informs us
also that the Association" is permanent
y organized under the Association Law
of the State of Vermont" We suppose
under chapter 90 of the General Statutes.
We suppose the whole scheme to he in
violation of law, and if so, neither the
character of the men engagrd in it. nor
the avowed object Of devotipg $4,000 of
the proceeds to sick, wounded and disa.
blcd soldiers. &C., can justify the project.
Whether right or wrong. the laws of Yer.
mont prohibit lottery gambling, and
while such is the law of the land we hold
to having it obeyed.
RALLY, RALLY, RALLY !
10 the Railroad meeting at Town Hall
Oh the 25th inst, Saturday week. In the
forenoon Let none stay away, and then
complain OF the action of the town. Let
every one who has well digested thought
upon the subject come and express it then
and there, The occasion is one of no or
binary interest. Study the subject and
act wisely.
The Next REHEARSAL of the Musical
Association will be held at Hydepark on
Saturday eve. next.
W. f. WHIpPLE, Conductor.
Rev. J. D. Beeman's friends made
him very handsome donation last Thurs |
lay, amounting to Sl25.
An ordination service is taking place
o-day at the Congregational Church in
lorrisville. Liceutiatc c J Houghtonis TO p"
'e ordained and, we presume. installed.
But perhaps our friends at Morrisville
will inform US upon this Subject.
Mrs. Smith, who is to be principal "
oloist at the Conventional Morrisyille. Il
as the highest reputation as sacred i
oloist Of any lady in New England. She "
as been engaged at great expense, and h
u should improve the opportunity to a
ear her. II
THE PATAooNIANs AHEAD yankees r.
hew tobacco, the Hindoos lime, and the II
guanop r.
The Ri Rev. John Henry Hopkins. y
ishop Of the Diocese Of Vermont, died
his home in Burlington, on Thursday W
fternoon last. aged rs years. His fune. al
i takes place to-day. u
tn
They have skating Kinks at Burling m
N and Derby. til
of
IF. NJ. Allen, Of johnson, has bought q,
'e Buzzell farm at North Hydepark, and a.,
i'll hereafter make that his home. This A,
irt Of our town is rapidly filing up on
it'll an onterprisipg population. m,
"A part Of the delegation" which
oceeded to Ohio to sweep IL clcan w;tb fr