The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-10-31
JOHNSON.

JOHNSON.
The Normal School seems to be in
more ilourishing condition than ever be
fore. 1t was our privilege to attend the
Friday evening lyceum last week and we
can report it as we'll sustained. The ques-
ton of district or town system of schools
was discussed, a paper with the usual
local and personal hits read and applaud
ed. We thought that it was about time
for Gov. Fairbanks to begin selfdefence,
when the article, scathing our Poor Old
railroad, laid the blame all at his door.
TO the school "marms" soliloquy, if orig
inal we would gladly give space in our col
umns, if it would be sufficient remunera-
ton to the author to see how it would
look in print. Mrs. Story, one of the
teachers, did herself great credit in a rem
dition of 1.-The High Tide on the Coast of
Lincolnshire" by Jean Ingelow. 1t is
very difficult to render and do it Justice.
The changes are so rapid and striking,
the sentiment so deeply pathetic at times,
that an amateur to render it with good
effect, needs to have much more than an
ordinary gift of elocuton
We do not hesitate to insert the follow
ing communication from Mr.. Baker, as
we do not consider it as written in the in
terest of any clique or party, but state
ment of facts in refutation of some very
unpleasant rumors that we personally
know to have been in circulation. We
have heard it said that the doctor in at
tendance had reported that Mr.. Baker
fastened the death of Mr.. Nichols. This
is not true. The doctor only said
that business troubles had affected Mr..
Nichols, which probably was true.
The whole rumor has, doubtless, grown
out of similar remarks and not from any
desire to injurc Mr.. Baker, though we
can all easily imagine that he feels very
sensitive to have gossip reporting such
grave insinuations. e. z--.-..
There being a<report in general circula-
ton that | harrasscd our late lamented
townsman. ID. O. Nichols. with writs dur
ing his last illness. | have thought it
best in this public manner to deny these
false statements.
The last time saw Mr.. Nichols until
his dying hour. was in his meat-market
and grocery, three days before he was
taken sick. During his illness four writs
for small amounts were left with me.
which obliged me to close his place of bus
mess, which did by getting the key of
the clerk. But | never went to his house,
sent any papers there, or had any COM
! munication. whatever, with him, and to
his last hour he knew nothing of the mat
ter unless informed by some one of his
attendants, and have been told by one
of them that the family had kept it en-
tirely from his knowledge.
| | gave back the key to the clerk several
days before his death with permission to
take out anything the family might need.
As in the event of his death the aforesaid
writs amount to nothing, | knew that by
delivering copies might obtain my fees,
but had too deep respect for the sacred
ness of sorrow to take so mercenary a
step, far rather preferring to lose them.
never went into the house until | was
called in with Others few-minutes before
Mr.. Nichols breathed his last, and it is a
satisfaction to me to feel that whoever
may be responsible for his sad and sudden
death, it is not because of my official at
tendance. would simply add that those
who, from motives of personal aggran-
dizement or spite. or from ''pure cussed-
ness" originate or circulate such unfound-
ed SANDERS may sometime find them re-
bound upon themselves. See Psalms
| 7:16. Il. j. BAKER.
johnson, Oct. 9th, A. D. 1877.
The engine house and turn table have
been moved to Swanton.
Mr.. Joseph Jacobs has sold his
farm to a man from Franklin for ST.
400.
Col. G.. II. MILAN expects to 60 to
Colebrook, N. H., to carry on the
same business as here, merchant tail
or.
Continuous hard work, and scrupu-
lous nicely in the manufacture Of their
wares have increasud the business, of
O. w. Stearns & Son, butter tub
manufacturers, to that extent, that
large additions to their buildings were
needed, which have been put up, and
nearly finished.
It is seldom that loss of afellow-
citizen occasions more heartfelt sor-
row in our community than was arous-
ed by the sudden departure Of Mr..
Dewey Nichols. He was good citi-
zen and neighbor. In the prime OF
life he has been taken and his loss
makes a deep impression upon the
community. 1t occasions in ones
mind the query, eff he could be taken
may it not be my turn next"
If Lizzie II. Pearl should "live q
thousand years and never need doc
tor" she will not forget Oct. gath,
1877. While walking on the ragged
edge" of the new bridge near her ia
theirs factory, she fell about II feet,
striking swift water 2 feet deep, but
chung to some bushes near the shore.
Julia Buck saw her fall, and ran to
the factory for help. Jed Fearl was