The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-08-29
STOWE.


Miss S. Slayton returned to Michi-
gan on Monday last to continue teach
ing.
Mr.. Walter Bigelow and family LEFT
for their home in Salem, Mass, Satur-
day last.
Miss Ella Sallics will return to Bur-
lington on Saturday, to resume her
duties as teacher.
Mrs. A. 4. Tenney has returned
from Boston with her goods. What
next we know not.
Butter ranges from 20 to % cents.
Farmers are disposed to "hold on"
however, for higher figures.
Two more tub factories are ticketed
for erection, one at the Forks, and
the other in the north part of the town.
Ike Godfrey is reported to be circu-
lating among us again. Windsor fare
has reduced him somewhat for good
behavior.
The deaths of Mr.. Siias Pratt, of
Nebraska, and little child of Peter
Quinn, of the village, both occurred
last week.
A Mr.. Fuller, an old resident o6 the
town, has been here visiting He
thinks the changes of threescore years
are very great.
Thomas Downer is making ship
ments of cattle to market, Prices
are exceedingly low here. Cause why ?
Hay is scarce.
The Green Mountain B. b. Club OF
Stowe lately challenged the Modocs of
Morisville; challenge not accepted.
Boys query, why?
The fall term of the village school
commences on Monday next under
the charge Of Mr.. c. j.. Rich, aided by
competent assistants.
New fences arc being built around
the enlarged cemetery grounds. on the
West Branch, improving the general
appearance of the yard.
Capt. A. Fl. Slayton and wife have
recently took pleasure tour to Rut-
land and Saratoga, and "did" the
Centennial during their trip.
The Good Templars have lately dis
covered to themselves n very broad
field for missionary lahors. They are
wished God speed ir their worthy ef-
forts.
The harvests are coming in excel
entity, excepting fruit, which is of lin
tied quantity and quality, and very
much subject to pilfering as complaints
indicate.
The Rev. Joshua Butts preached a
very able discourse from the West
Branch desk last Sunday. The aged
Reverend seemed to be imbued with all
the vigor Of youth in his efforts.
Miss NJ. 4. Jaqueth of Andover,
VT, elocutionist, gave another of her
readings at the M. E. church on, Mon
1ns, o-.s--:.,e, Id ~ -4s-l~ 20 -.~.l
ing is spoken of very highly by those
who heard her.
Onr friend, Myron Cobb, has pur-
chased of Bruce & Ladd several fine
turnouts, covered buggies, &C., will
which to start a livery at Johnson
Fine fellow, fine teams and we wish
him the best Of luck i'll his new enter
prise.
There are numerous cases of sick.
ness in town now, some Of them of :
very serious nature. Typhoid fevel
seems to be the prevailing disease
and it bchooves every one to ioof
well to the sanitary condition of thei
premises.
Shocks says, that the potato bug is
"kurous bird" He lately discover
ed one son q later vine, singing Home
sweet home while others were taking
up their line of march to winter quar-
tiers with n peck of tnbers under eacl
wing.
Ben Chapman is raising very mod
est style ofpumpkin from seeds, whicl
he knows to have been Hubbard
squash. He is at q loss to accoun
how it should thus happen, as Their
are no pumpkin vines near, by whicl
they could mix. Query for scientists
Thursday night seemingly vas wei
occupied. A prayer meeting at tn
Congregational church; a ''fair" a
the Liberal church and "select read
ings" at the Methodist church, b.
Miss M. A. Jaqueth beside, ther
were the ct ceteras that usually tax
place every pleasant evening.
What is known as the "Kidder case
came on for trial on Saturday, befor
Justice j. w. Smith. The protracte
nature of the case rendered it necessa
ry at late hour Saturday night t
adjourn until Monday at 10 O'Clock
Wilkins for Plaintiff, Gleed andThomI
son for defendant. Yerdictnot reacl
ed at time Of going to press.
The order of exercises at the Gran
Musical Convention, to be held
Stowe, commencing Sept. 4th, are, =
Tuesday, from 10 to II A. NJ, VOC
culture from II TO II, rehearsal
chorus music. Same order in the a
ternoon. Evening, rehearsal
glees and songs.-W ednesday, rehea
al at 10 A. NJ; matinee at p. NJ
chorus nractice in the evening. =