The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-06
STOWE.


The ''wickedest man" in Stowe has not
We: been discovered.
The family of J. J. BOyntOn has moved
into the Luce tenement.
c. r. Churchill is building a barn on his
Godfrey farm in Sterling.
ThepeOple are busy mending their ways
materially if not spiritually.
The new church may be noted for its
cleanliness and inviting appearance.
Willie, son of George Burt, lies very
sick with the Inflammation of the bowels.
Lively times at George W. Jenney's
millinery shop. Go and see for your
self.
Frank Smith cut his foot very seriously
on Monday of last week, while peeling
bark.
DIR. CIRCUITS feathered family, (75 hens,)
will soon take possession of their elegant
quarters.
The occasional arrival and departure of
guests gives the Mansfield House sum
mer-like appearance.
Miss Hattie Brown Is rusticating in
Vermont for. a while, spending short
vacation among her friends.
Our people are favored with a travelling
''99 cent store" Many things are sold
at one-half the usual retail price.
Ned Barrows, formerly of this town,
and whom all we'll remember, is running
for wholesale firm of grocery dealers in
Boston.
Albert Russel's family have gone to
their friends in Concord at others expen-
ses, not his. The wages of slothfulness
is starvation.
Let the little ones come out to the sing
next Friday evening at IL O'Clock. All
come: fine and profitable times at the NJ.
4. Parsonage parlors.
The quietness with which the public
schools in town are being conducted,
coupled with their general appearance, is
strongly indicative of their success.
Potato bugs create much excitement in
this and adjoining towns. Why! let it
abate, for little Paris Green will soon
put them ION the ragged edge of de-
spair."
A Mr.. Luce is canvassing this vicinity
for 1.-The Centennial History ofthe United
States" 1t is fine work, replete with
facts and may be studied with profit by
every one.
1t requires days for the mail from
Stowe to reach Hyde Park by stage, a
distance of 10 miles, when by rail, via.
White River junction, a distance of near
ly 200 miles, it will reach it's destination
the same day.
While there may be virtue in life insur-
ance, yet the corruptions recently devel-
oped in so many companies, render our
people very wary of them. Losses there
by from fifteen to five hundred dollars
have occurred.
George Harris's mare, which was
thought to be stolen from his pasturh, and
about which no little excitement was Gre
ated onSatuday morning by the despatch
of officers in pursuit thereof, was discov-
cred in retired place contentedly admir-
ing a newly found offspring.
G. F. Kenyon, on his way to Windsor,
wrote letter to DR.. n II. Thomas, con-
corning the disposition of his body in case
he should not survive his service at
Windsor. Much sympathy is felt here
for the unfortunate man, but his many
errors and misfortunes confirm the old
adage that "the way of the transgressor
| is hard"
The three oldest persons in town are
Mrs. Mcmahon, age exceeding 100 years
Mrs Porter, aged 93 years, and Capt. Ma
than Robinson, aged 81 Ia years, the lat
ter of whom was on Thursday busy at
work on the highway, "because the boys
nowadays won't work" Let Uncle
Solomon Montague, of Cambridge, look
we'll after his laurels.
We recently noticed the departure OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen for Randolph, to re.
side for season in the afflicted family OF
Col. J. b. Mead. We are now called
upon to record the sudden death of Mr.
Allen from consumption. A fine citizen
worthy man-adieu; life's troubles are
DER; the Great Master calls-I must go
How true! ''Be we therefore prepared
for the Son of Man cometh at an houl
when We think not"
Several of our people attended memo
rial services and Beecher's lecture min
istry of Wealth" at Montpelier, on We'd
nesday of last week, four of whom hat
the exclusive honor Gf honor it Beg o
being seated at the same table with thu
distinguished gentleman and his travel
ing friend. All regard his lecture as thu
posse partoW of oratory, but when at the
table, richly laden with viands, they es
TEEN him as quite human.
The memorial services here were very
pleasantly conducted, Myron Owen tax
ing the apparent charge, assisted by tn
''boys in blue" who did themselye
great honor by entwining garlands of at
lection around the memory of their fal
len comrades. The occasion was tavore'
by the presence of the Good Templars Il
limited regalia; also the several Sunday
schools laden with flowers. and last bll