Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

. u,rpy NeN-Year to all our pat
al readers.
Il -r,, quantities Of hemloek bark
in, shipped from this station.
ra Sapyer is making all needed
-.,i,n, for the Annual Ball io-mO--
evening.
n. ,unual meeting Of the Lamoille
rI Acalsmy Association will be he'd
sg,slay evening next at 81 O'Clock.
.C.F Randall has sold cut his stock
al, IN his restaurant 10 Allen Eaton,
Il continues the business at the old stand.
NJ Fuller. Of the firm Of King
4 her A Co. aud his wife, were IN IOWA
81, week II is rumorcd that the firm
8. resume the building Of the Railroad.
, subscription fer the benefit Of Ca
Al B.akley aad family, who we're burned
s., week. has been circulated and a
dly sun raised.
The weather, since Saturday evening
b.ep rather stormy aud unpleasant.
70 hi. tine, from the cold snap" in
,,uber the weather has heeu all that
Il n be desired.
-Dr. Randall got up fine entertain
nj at his Christmas Ball last " ednes-
| evening, though the number in atteud-
,e w,> much smaller than usually at.
b. hi, parties. However, those who
III attend had a good time.
-Tas following was related TO US the
1lher day which is another instance of the
Wing that the ruling passion is strong
\ death" A granger was on a bed OF
iekpc,s anl his life dispaired of. a
Mend inquired of him if he desired the
.ttepdance Of clergyman, TO which be
hplied in the negative, saying that he
touId have no mtddiemen 10 operate be
he, en- him and his God.
The "irrcpressible" Samuel Morgan,
f,,merly of johnson. showed us letter
frOr Washington. lately received, girint
4he information that Mary b. Er"ory
widow Of George Emory, had been grant,
b pension for herself and six children
1.-The back pas amounting TO S20OO,0O
This case has bafficd the skill Of severa
legaI gentlemen for about s years, froH
d. fact that Mr.. Emory stands on thu
Records Of the Department as a deSfrte'
10 he rchcI army from AndersOnviIle prlS
D.; bu' when Mr.. Morgan. who operates
)brough a firm in Washington, took til,
kase, he got the affiiavits from every sur
living soldier, of the regiment who wa
II the prison ut the time Of E,uory's death
bome fourteen in all, which made the cast
DO clear that the Commits ,ioner decide,
that the record must have been an error
nnd granted the pension az stated. .whlc'
i god-srnd to the poor widow, and
iust decision. We have heard of severa
''tough cases" that have been speedlI
brought to a successful termination throug
tho vigilance of Mr.. Morgan ard the hrr
be Is connected with so we have no hes
itanc7 in recommending any who bav
claims of this nature to ent-ust them t
him.
Frank A. LELAND Of this village ha
been appointed Mail Route Agent on tn
VI. Division Of the P. & o X H., vic
Capt. W. Ii. II. Kenfeld, resisned--salar
5000. The Captain we understand, il
tends TO resume the practice OF the law.
On his retirement from this position, "
take occasion to compliment him on I'll
manner in which he has discharged h
duties, and to say that he belongs to thi
class of government officers whom the o
fee seeks rather than those who seek Il
office. He was urged to take the positlt
by his friends and the public, WHO kne
his fitness for it. and it has required
little urging to induce him to remain
the position so long as he has--hls 'heo
being that position gained by ones own j
dustry in the practice Of an art or pr
fessiou is preferable TO one gained throu'
political influence and subject to the c
price of those who have these favofs
bestow. 1t is exceedingly refreshing
fni such an officeholder, and we are
the opinion that we would have bett
government, if the officers were more e
orally filled by such men. BY these
marks VIC mean no comparison tc the u
incumbent, for we consderhim to be fal'
full and efficient, besides having had &C
siderable experience in postal matters a
We congratulate him aud the public ON
appointment.
The number of entries this term "
above the average, being over 20 III
When the petitioner in the divo
case, Adams VS.. Adams. was Oh tho
ness stand, he testified 10 having b'