Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-03-18
State News.


In accordance with ii vote passed at
the Lyndon town meeting. the selectmen
have served II notice upon the proprictors
of billiard tables 10 close up that part OF
their business.
-LcsterS s. Hills, proprietor oftLe Wa.
terbury Hotel, announces that he shall
sell no more liquor.
The Chittcndcn county people are
sickly folk. They have bought $4,000
worth of liquor for medical purposes, tue
past year.
A partridge comes ~resnlary from the
woods to the dwelling of Augustus Fad
dock, in Crattsbury, and is fed with
crumbs by his little children who much
enjoy the visits of the forest stranger.
Darwin b. Hall. about 80 years of
age. killed himself with morphine in New
ark last Saturday. Cause, some trouble
IN reference to the hired girl. He was a
prominent citizen and u man Of property.
Last Friday, Stephen Fov, of Hard
wick was bound up in the sum Of $50
for his appearance at the county court for
stealing a tub Of sugar from Mrs. Adol.
plus Holton. On the sam day Edison
Barrett was bound up in like sum for re.
c%eiving this stolen properly.
Harper Du,ton. of Harrland, %recciv.
ing a call from firm ia Wisconsin,, who
wanted a young man who would not swear,
drink rum, chew nor smoke tohncco, has
gone West into the employ OF said firm.
Here young men is a hut for you TheIc
are plenty Of just such situations Waiting
for the young men who can fulfil these
conditions.
Jacob Decker, a man Of incorporate
habits, about fifty years of age, left Swan
ton Falls, late, Monday evening of last
week. and his body was found Friday
morning 10 the Missisquoy River at High
gate, just below the falls. 1t is supposed
that he attempted to cross the river on the
ice, which was unsafe.
Heads bridge. in Montgomery, was
carried away ano the Hopkins bridge,
in Euosbargh, and Anderscns bridge. in
Berkshire, were somewhat damaged on the
4lh inst. This, was The fifth time Trout
River has broken up this winter.
The Sentinel says The people o!
East Franklin and West Berkshire are
about commencing to raise money for the
connecting link between the Lamoille Val
ley and the Missisquoi County Junction
Railway, viz: between Sheldon and
Ffelighsburg via Fast Franklin"
AN old bachelor in Orleans County
who ia bsman and parsimonious, strength
ons himseIfagainst matrimony in this way !:
Thinking over the subject seriously, he set
the table ia his lonely abode with plates
for himself and IN imaginary wife and FIVE
dhildrea. lie then sat down TO dine, and
as often as he helped himself to food he
put the same quantity on each Of the 9th
CT plates, and surveyed the prospect, at
the same time computing the cost. The
result OF his examination was SO discour-
aging that he resolved not to marry. But
what led the old coon to count on so many
babies is what his neighbors can't under.
stand.
-Wheelock can boast of the meanest
man yet heard from. A young gentle
man " from that town Game TO Lyndon.
vile and invited a young lady to accom-.
paBy him to a social hop at the town hall,
Wheelock, She consented and went to
=" hop with him. The next morning the
young gentleman's horse was slck-so he
said, and it would cost less to send the
young lady home by stage than 10 hire a
team and he did 80. When the yonng la
dy arrived at Lyndonville she was some-
what surprised TO learn that her fare was
unpaid. She paid it without a murmur.
doubtless thinking her lesson was eheaply
learned,