The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-27
MORRISvlLLE.
Willis Morris Is In town.
POTATO bups are numerous


ling, sc.
The Changers have moved into their
new hall.
Eugene Thompson has returned from
Burlington.
c. r. Jamason, Of the AdUdRce, has
been in town.
Utton Brothers have new sully weigh
ing 50 l-2 lbs.
Alvin Hadley is at work for Mr.. Fas-
sett, the organ seller.
J. F. Patterson goes to work on the p.
& o. II. II. as brakeman.
Miss Flora Terrill has returned from
her school in Montpelier.
Hiram Story's sister, from Chicopee,
Mass, is in town on a visit.
After July 9TH Mr.. Parker, the artist,
will be in Stowe until Sept. 18th.
Miss Addie Earle has gone to Barton
Landing to work in the AdUance office.
Ransom Goodall is raising his barn, put
ting on an addition, and fixing up gener-
ally.
Aleck Champeau has concluded to go
into the feather bed business, and has
purchased the right of Lamoille Co.
An attempt is being made to enlarge our
hotel carrying out the plan once started
by Mr.. Wilson, May success crown their
efforts.
An opportunity is now offered to all to
attend the Advent campmeeting at STAN
stead junction, for fare one way, until
July 9Th.
The matched game of ball between the
''Rustics'' and the Gteen Mountain Club
did not come off here last Saturday as
reported.
The Morrisville Dramatic Club have
been requested to rehearse, "FanchOn,
the Cricket 1t is play that will stand
repeating many times.
D.A. Gilbert's scale platform is no hum
bug. 1t has advantages far superior to
the common kind, that can be seen here
as there is one of each kind in use side by
side.
Eli Gile and a few others with their
wives took trip to Mount. Sterling, one
day last week, staying all night. In the
evening they built bonfire on the point
of rocks that looked like a large star in the
heavens from here.
Mr.. NJ. S. Lawrence's house on LapOrtC
was burned to the ground last Friday
morning. Mr.. Lawrence stayed at home
alone that night and getting up early il
the morning, he built fire and went ovel
to one of his neighbOrs. In his absence
the fire caught on the roof and before
anything could be done to save the build
ing, it was wrapped in flames. 1t was
insured for 5000.
Childrens' Sunday was duly observed
at the Universalist Church last Sabbath
by an appropriate discourse from Mr.
Booth. His subject being upon the wore
''do, classified under three heads. Firstly
do something; Secondly, "do the
right thing; and Thirdly, edo it at tho
right time" After the morning services
II children were consecrated to the church
Universal Goods church, by the ordin
ance of baptism. In the evening was tht
childrens' annual concert which consisted
mainly in carrying out piece in the S
S. Helper, of song, poetry, and prose
dedicated to Childhood, Youth and Man
hood. During the day and evening thu
church was profusely decorated will
evergreens and flowers, seeming to TIN
observer as if the floodgates of the Hor
ticultural world had burst asunder, AM
that Flora" had showered down he
rarest specimens of that beautiful depart
ment of the universe. The concert was
certainly, one of the best they have eve
given.
Killed-at Wolcott, June II, George I
Clark, aged 81 years, s months and 2
days. This tragic end of one so univer
sally respected and beloved Throughout
this and adjoining communities, teache
us the uncertainty of life, and the inevi
tableness of death. To all who knew MI
Clark the announcement of his death vii
come with peculiar sorrow. To thos
who did not, the most dispassionat
sketch of his character, genius, and al
tainments would seem like the languag
of extravagant partiality. Stricken dow
in the early dawn of manhood, just emerg
ing into life of usefulness and honor
with stainless reputation, aprogressivt
persevering nature, with not shadow
dim the prospects of the future, his los
will be deeply felt by those with whor
he had been associated by the communit
in which he resided, and especially b
those drawn to him by the fondest shord
of affection. No death within my memo
ry has sent such thoughts, bitter-swee
"crowding thickly up for utterance" a
the one of which l write ;none has sprun
within me such desire to speak; non
has seemed so far from the reach of m
lame comment. The particulars of hi
: death have, by the efficiency of the press
! been made known, and by their details
? the exact manner of the fatal accident Ina
! been delineated. The last sad funeral oil
sequies are over, the body has been COZ
, signed to the dust of which it was cor
structed, but the life he lived, the charat
ter he sustained, and the sterling prime
: pies of uprightness and honor that wer
his. are themes that have been scarcel