Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-04-22

it not been for Mr.. Perkins happy thought
Of measuring the size Of the rooms above
and below. this hole might have remained
undiscovered. The door was made of
boards ahich matched exactly those OF the
partition. Across the door were arranged
several movable shelves. The top shelf
was placed directly in front Of the joint
made by the top of the door. 1t was
therefore impossible to notice the door, by
the closest observation, unless the shelves
were removed. Bryan was pretty smart
hut he was outwitted by the %Uficers. and
has met with a loss larger than has usual
ly fallen 10 his lot, since he has been ia
vored with friendly visits from the officers
Of the law. The officers eel exceedingly
gratifed over the result of Wednesdays
TRANSACTIONS. Herald.
How A SMART Boy WAS BEATEN In
his boyhood Henry Chase prided himself
on his physical power, and, as a jumpisr,
claimed the championship Of the town.
He had a younger brother, SLOW moulded
and lcgy, who, by accid mt or otherwise,
would occasionally accom- fish seine won.
derfu! feat for surprising Henry. Under
no consideration could Henry endure to he
ou'done by this brother. Fully compre-
heuding this weak point in his disposition,
the bro'her devoted some portion of each
day 10 the execution Of plans for subduing
his pride. On one occasion when wan.
dering upon the banks of a stream running
through his fathers meadow, he discov.
cred an eddy where the saw dust had col.
lccted several inches thick upon the top Of
the still water, giving it the appearance
of solid foundation. Pulling of his boots
the brother, by means Of a pole, stamped
them into the saw dust at the distance O
a good sound jump from The bank. Tt
complete the deception, he marched the
boots in various places over the saw dust
making tracks enough to indicate a saf'
place for travel. Meeting Henry soon ar
forwards he touched his pride by the an
nouncemeui Of IA jump which he cou!dn'
. come up to-" ''Show me the tracks,
said the champion, triumphantly. Hi
brother led him to the bank of the stream
where Henry gazed in establishment at The
unusual leap. But he never would sur
render without Il struggle. Pulling off hi
coat. he gave the usual swing of the urm'
for several moments, then, with a ire
mendous spring, he rose in the air. came
down. several inches beyond his brother,
tracks and disappeared beneath the saw
dust. On regaining the shore had ht
found soaie suitable object to pound, tn,
champion would have felt much better
but the brother had ,rndently fled befor,
the wrath which WAS to come up out o
the creek Uaioa.
Tho temperance leavcn is working
Messrs d. &. Barber & Co., Of the
Van Ness House, Hiram Fl. Reynolds,
proprietor of the oldest restaurant in the
city, Capt. Adoniram Austin, of the Cen.
trial Billiard Hall, and George l.. Laduke,
Of the Park Restaurant. of Burlington.
have voluntarily closed their bars aud 9th.
ers now engaged III the traffic will SCOT
follow the example of these gentlemen.
II. II. Howe Of the American Ho,el,
Joserh Bacon of the Union Saloon. and
Derby Il Ford of the Concert Billiard
Rooms closed their bars Saturday after.
noon.
The Stanton House also sucumhed the
same day to the temperance pressure, and
closed its bar. A plarard is hung gu,
with this Inscription Surrendered, the
Praying Band victorious"
THE STANTON MURDER.-On Tuesia,
of last week an action was brought agains,
David Simpson OF Greensboro. liquor apcn'
las; year, by Mrs. james Snow of Walden,
whose husband is now confined in ST
Johu,bury Jail awaiting trial for the muir
der of Stanton last July. The declara
tioo in the writ is for $40, 900 for the loss
Of her husbands support. companionship
ere. The receiptors this time are II. s
Tolmnn, John Simpson, Jr., and VIM
Simpson.
1t will he remembered that last August,
Mrs. Stanton brought a suit against Simp'
son for $4,000 for the loss of her hus.
band who was murdered These are very
important cases and are worthy of much
attention from the fact that they are the
first Of the kind in the state under the
present liquor lsw.-.Caledonian
Mrs. Nathan Remission of Greensboro,
has in her possession three manuscript
sprmens written in l7lS.l9.20 by Rev,
Timothy Edwards, father of President Ell.
wards and great, great grandfather o.
Jahu Ellsworth her former husband. The
writing is very fine and som nearly ohllt-