The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-08-08
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Biodgett, the potato man, Is ON The
look ont FOR ripe new potatoes for
shipping. Hefs standard authority or
That question, an honorable dealer
and a real convenience % the farmers
Of this vicinity.
Mr.. Frank y. Shelion, who went 10
Nevada about two years ago, is home
on q visit, lie brinqs good reportof
the land, having been n the employ OF
the Mackey Fair 6 O'BriaR Millionaire
Miners. The other boys who went
out with him are getting from fifty TO
eightv-fvc dollars q month.
Mr.. John Williams has rented and
moved into a tenement in the Baxter
Durnen house. While in Che employ
of X. r. Co. in Canada, last fall, he
had the misfortune to break one of his
limbs, in two places below the knee,
and for a long time it was thought it
would never get well, but he is slowly
regaining the use of. it.
The Centennials, of Craitsbury, chal-
epged the Rustics, of Wolcott, TO play
matched game of base ball on the
grounds of the latter, which came off
last Saturday. The !Craftsbury boys
were promptly on ndiand ina very
short time were just as ready to go
back again, having come to the con-
clusion that they woaid,play some 9th
er game that they knew something
about. Rustics, 81 b tCentennials, 3.
The Rustics expect TO play the Reso-
lutes, of Hasbulg,a match game, on
Cratsbury Common, Aug, 2lth.
Honesty does get rewarded, even in
Wolcott, A few days ago an Agent
for the Equitable Life Assurance So.
ciety of New York called upon doctor
No. l, to have him examine an appli-
cant for assn. ance. The Doctor made
a thorough examination, and, as he was
in duty bound to do, reported in {
way TO protect the insurance company
so much so thai it was not pleasing L
the agent. The result was the mex
applicants were taken to DR.. No. 2
for examination. M. d. No. l began
to think that it did not pay 10 be hon
est, but the insurance company motto
ed the change, and Mt once suspeCtin;
the cause, they Immediately requested
DR.. No. to accept of a pemanen
Z appointment as their medical exam
liner.
One day last v eek len or twelve c
the quiet, order-loving citizens Of thi
t town were invited up TO Hardwick, b
Deputy Sheriff Woodbury., to tesjif
! against some innocent parties accuse
Of selling rum. They accordingly pu
in cheerful appearance, determine
to wipe out the foulaspersions agains
their characters, aud to be a real tel
: TOR to evil doels. With this con
c mendable resolution weighing heayil
I on the minds of each, they eager'
: confronted the suspected ones, whe
the Wolcott parry, 70 man, heal
s ed a great sigh of relief, forevery on
\ Of the bakers dozen suddenly remcn
y bered that they had never seen eithC
y of the men under arrest, before
=. their lives. They further deposc
= that they did not haze any Ium on Il
day OF the circus, and what they di
have, they brought with them, an
= more, that they were not obliged
: call on a Stuck up, wholesome Tow
) like Hardwick for a little matter
. rum to make u circus go of pleasan
{ IL, besides they could not bring
J mind distinctly whether they drar
10 any aiIver they crossed over the liz
into Haldwick the day Of the cilcu
or not. Atall events they were inn
cent Of any deal or traffic with the a.
;, cuscd strangers, and for all they kne
Il they might be Angels in disguise, a
though they were willing TO give Il
prisoners the benefit of any doubt
a the premises. AtJer an eXhausti'
J inquiry before very evenly balance
court, his Honor was safely deliye
9 ed of some very pertinent remark
% and also of o very characteristic al
suggestive verdict III his charge
the prisoners, he coapseled them
Z, the future TO confihe; their rumsellil
u TO people of their own town and cou
ty, as he was anxious, lift should ev
n be his good fortune to meet the
d again, officially, to have. somethil
is more eliable chan Wolcott witness
to prosecute the case with, and ;
7 though against his honest convictio
Il he was compelled to the following We
~ dict: "Not guilty, bat don't sell al
-. - more rum" When will the bet,
>, > portion of the inhabitants of this STA
" comprehend the utter uselessness
attempting to bring rumsellels TO jr
< tice, by using his victim to convi
e, him Of working their rc'l. The e
r timony in every rum prosecute
Ell abounds in purjury and the most p
a. pable evasion Of truth. What hoi
at will next contribute victory to
fearful rum traffic.