The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-05

Northern Vermont, II. II. Mack, of Hard
wick. 1t is sad thing to have occasion
to put up stone at the grave of friend,
but when you must do il, then secure the
services of some one who will do it neatly
and hastily, and not have your feelings
narrowed by botch job.
A party Of $50 or more passed through
here Monday from st. JOhnsbury on an
excursion to Pittsburgh. They report
ed pleasant trip, On Tuesday morning
a number from this place wendell their
way to the depot to do likewise, but.
alas for human hopes! dispatch from
Col. Jewett reported the steamer burned.
and the trip cut short. Most of the par
ty, however, went to Swanton to view
the wreck.
The steamer Montreal, playing between
Maquam and Pittsburgh in connection
with the p. &. o. railroad, was burned
Monday night 1t may be fortunate that
it has burned for it is quite an old boat,
once run as line steamer, but long since
removed from that service and used most
ly for an excursion boat. 1t may have
been perfectly sound and sea-worthy, but
its age was against it. In connection
with the P. & o. it would doubtless have
been severely taxed by large excursion
parties and serious catastrophe have
been the result. We are sorry if the de-
struction of the vessel detrimetally effects
the P. & o., for everything now is look
ing very favorable to the road.
Mr.. Basford sold out the Neaos last week
to his foreman, Mr.. Chesley, but the
trade has since fallen through. "We
have not taken hold of the pillow to look
back. Citizen.
Not very serious Cooking back" in
endeavoring to shift the care and respon-
sibility of the business of the office to a
practical printer, that we might have more
leisure to give to the preparation of copy
for its columns. The failure of Mr.. Ches-
ley's health rendered it necessary for him
under the advice Of his physician, to take
rest. He has worked for us with will
and devotion that is commendable, and is
one of the best printers in the state. There
is no part of the trade Of which he is not
master.
On the whole it may be said that the
crops of our county and state are fully up
to the average. Not quite so much hay
| we inf ,1c,tal lt1f tha e, In
of the past few weeks has given sowed
corn a remarkable growth, and as the
same weather has also made pasturage
good, the farmers have not been obliged
to feed their corn fodder, and will conse-
quently have as much or more winter
feed for stock than usual. Wheat has
done well and oats also, though some
were hurt by the rains during harvest.
Corn is doing finely. Potatoes are too
numerous to mention and at % cents per
bushel find slow sale, though at that price
the starch factories will, doubtless, take
them in. Oats sell at from 80 to 40 cents
per bushel. The butter market is look
ing up little. On the whole our farmers
have no great reason to complain, nor
have they any very flattering successes to
rejoice over. OF the hop crop we have
heard but little, and cannot speak as to
the average quantity raised in the county
and state.
Last Wednesday afternoon, a young
n,on from, n ,o;rbhnrinor town ,,,hpce
nose bore the roseate hue of June sunset
and whose general dilapedated appear
ance bore testimony to the fact that he
''loved (wine) not wisely, but too WELL
While in search of that which steals mems
brains Gf they have any he called on j
S. Whitney at the drug store, and plant
ing down bill on the counter, said, ''Giyt
me su'then warmth" Smith told him he
didn't sell liquor, but twas no go. I'm
all (hic) right. 1 wont know nothin bout
it. Gotter have su'thin to warm me up
(hic) Put in bottle, wont look" Ant
he turned end looked out of the window
Smith II tell you l shall not sell you any
thing ia get you drunk" II tell you got
ter have su'thin warm-mup so (hic) put
erup"-and again our inebriated custo
mer looked out into the street as though
he had no knowledge of what what wa;
transporting, nor did he desire to have
Smith, taking vial, filled it with the
fluid extract of Cayenne pepper, and, tax
ing his pay, handed it to the party whose
insides needed "warmin'." The invalid( ?,
grinned, and started for some convenient
place in which to take swig of the ''cra
tur." Going to the American House, an(
getting behind door, he tipped the bot
tie up and the fire down. "Fire! muir
der!! helpl!T He threw the bottle Out
of the window, and, doubling himsel
over the window-sill, began scraping his
tongue, and between the groans ant
scrapes calculated: "Ow-ow-ow-ow-ah
aha-ah-oh! swear !-wha-at in thunder
gosh all hemlock! drat that (hic) Whit
ney! sh'd think twas Jersey lightning!'
ahd then he howled and doubled like {
boy with the cholera morbus. Aftel
bowling while he said: II do'no' bu
what that Whitney thinks this is to bC
the las o. this, but (hic) faint (hic)
where's Washerman's ofice-hey? HI
can't sell no mo- spirits turpentine to mt
fo' rum!" He couldn't find George,
but did find some liquor, for before
o'clock he was so drunk he didn't know
anything. He may consider himself
lncky in getting off with little heat, fol