The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-07-11
WOLCOTT.

Mr.. f. /. Harris, who has charge of
the section here, is convalesing slowly
having been sick about three weeks.
But very little haying has been done in
town as vet. The most of the farmers
are inclined to give the grass a chance to
grow q little, now it is the right kind of
weather. A week or ten days will make
great difference with the crop.
Another of the early settlers of this
town has passed away, in the death of
Deacon Ira Walbridgc. The Citizens of
Wolcott lose one of their Oldest and
most esteemed townsmen-an earnest
christian and a man of sterling worth.
The Eureka pillow, made by II. II. Nor
gan & Co. of Morrisville, is receiving the
highest encOmiums of praise, wherever
they are used. The Chairman of the
State Board of Agriculture is very pro-
nounced in favor of this most excellent |,
plow.
S. D. Luce has the Craftsbury and Al |
bany stage route for the next four years.
Having bought it of l.. \. Tillotson who
secured the contract for CARRYING the
mail, from here 10 Albany. 1t has not
been determined what days of the week
twill leave.
Mr.. Pardon Davis received severe
hurt last Thursday by having u stick of
tiD,ha,. bIo1Vn AGAINST biU booI II lnOol--
ed him senseless. Mr.. Davis had lot of
lumber leaning against his barns to sea-
son and during the heavy storm of last
Thursday he went out to shut the barn
doors, and, just as he did so the squall
struck, scattering the boards in every di-
rection.
Last week Friday we investigated the
trout business in company, with w. W.
Peck and w. j. Hutchins. The first day
we get wet, tired, hungry, and caught one
hundred and sXty-seven nice trout. Next
day fished on the same brook and caught
215. Mr.. Arthur GuyGr on tie first day
was just ahead of us and caught on the
same ground 100. They were just about
five inches long on an average and our
lot would weigh something less than
ton.
: 1T pays" to take the NEWS, or some
p other live paper, and especially does this
/ apply to 'local correspondents. With
good deal Of selt-complacency the Citi-
- GEMS well-meaning itemizer at No. VOL
, colt puts forward youth of rs summers,
q claiming for him the honor of being the
, oldest person in town. Now we don't
y like to rehash except it be to enlighten
s some good fellow like Jim and to set
4; him right, we will say that there are two
s persons living in Wolcott village, well
G and smart, aged respectively IS and o.
G years. Miss Sally Pennock, and Mrs.
: Bndy, now with her daughter Mrs. P.
@ S. Benjamin, who, it was settled two or
v three months ago was the Oldest person
o in the county, but if the Stowe cores
= pondent is correct he has discovered a
still more aged resident of the county.
y Three years ago this summer the State
Fish Commissioners, put into Lamoille
;. River in the town Of Fairfax several mill
lions Of young salmon, some of which
/. have found their way almost to the head
waters of the stream. They are quite
: plenty in the Wild Branch, which has
its source in Eden, and Crattsbury, while
the Tammarack small tributary of the
:. Branch is alive with them. Below the
II. III. Parker saw mill in the swift water,
!. schools of them are to be seen, making
l. their way up over the twelve foot falls, to
> the three or four miles of meadow, where
|. the water moves slowly, and for a small
stream it is very deep, and where no
T. doubt, sometime in the past there existed
quite a large lake. tits asserted ON reli-
L able authority that they have been seen
above East Greensboro. They are very
slim for their length, and are from three
), to eight inches long-pay no attention to
a baited hook, and are right smart at tax
!, ing care Of themselves. They will no
l. doubt find their way into Caspian Lake
in Greensboro and another small pond on
the Glover road, the two being the head
waters of the Lamoille.
/ Since about last Thanksgiving time,
h this village has been a theater ola series of
/ lbGrglaiies and thefts of no mean proper
tions. ana save in the initial crime, the
c thieves have managed to escape thejustice
r they deserve. The first was the breaking
y into, and taking from the depot ten gal
d lon cask of gin. This stands confessed
G the whole transaction from beginning to
/ end being contrary to the letter and spirit
o Of the law. Immediately after, the depot
It was again broken into, and package
y containing two five gallon kegs of liquor
I and six tub of butter were taken, which,
If it is claimed, was never found. The but
d ter belonged to Mr.. Edison Pinney, and
G was delivered at the depot on a Saturday
" and between that time and Monday morn
e ing. it was stolen. The ten gallons OF
0 gin was drawn out and the key filled with
e water, and left standing exactly where il
h was found, and remained there, till the
second lot was taken. The two five gal
d Ion kegs were packed in sugar barrel
e and were taken and the ten gallon leg
d left soon the peddling caltofJohnathar