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


sick for some time, hut Is now better
T.. ID. Gates, druggist, keeps a gen
eral assortment Of goods at lUwest
prices.
Col. Kceler spreads a pleuteJ,is tas
bic of the most appetizing goods-sd
the guests say.
Smoking Is prohibited in the hotel
barns-thsnks, Mr.. Bruce, keep the
reforms progressing.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith will speak TO
the children of the West Branch Oh
Sunday afternoon next.
10 Clair and Seth LOOMS each claims
damages of the town for lambs sup
posed TO be killed by dogs.
Mrs. McAIahon, who is now l0l
years old was discovered at the tub on
Monday doing her weekly washing.
A Special Town Meeting, was held
on Monday of this week for the cleo
ton of Superintendent Of the poor
farm.
Foot balling on the street last Sat
urday caused the horse of b. f. Kid
der to kick and break the shafts
of his carriage.
Miss Susie Slayton arrived in town
last week from Michigan, where she
has been teaching. She will remain e
brief season with her friends.
Miss HELEN Slayton who has just
completed her junior year at the Yer
mont University is now spending her
summer vacation at her home.
The concert at the New Church last
Sunday eve was well attended though
the night was very bad. \ repetition
Oh some favorable evening would be
acceptable. -
We have six practicing physicians
in town besides the 'Xtras, Query:
Why so few deaths? Shocks says,
"they are getting things ready {"
make a grand charge soon."
DR.. Stickney Of Moscow is said to
have performed a remarkable cure Of
a rose cancer in Waterbury. The
case had previously batilcd the skill of
the most eminent of the profession.
If the Stowe correspondent Of the
Citizen desires to take exercises i'll
Latin We will suggest as beginning,
Esop's fable "Nlulier ct Gallina," the
4 moral of which is, AVaritiam saepe
damnasam esse.
Our little friend Charley Mower did
some picket service on Monday of
last week, by somersaulting the high
fence back Of Justice Camps. lie
was playing on the back veranda and
fell a distance Of II feet barely cscap-
ing being impaled by the sharp points
Of the fence. A few scratches, rent
clothing and friendly scare were the
result.
The following was received too late
for publication last week: Post IL.
II. Smith, No. 10, Department Of vt.
G.. A. r., recognized May p, 1877.
Roster Of officers us follows: Com. :,
G. Watts, 2nd; Sen. V. Com, NJ. w.
Owen; Jun. V. Com, S. Reed; Adjt.,
e. r. Cheney; Q, NJ, H. Hodge !;
; o. D., S. II. Kaiser Chap, r.. NJ.
: Corse Sergt. Maj, j. +, Parker !; q.
NJ. Sergt, II. c. Philips; Sergt., j..
Stafford; 0. c., G. Moody: o. S.,
L. Churchill j. g., II. Butts. The
| Post is named after Henry II. Smith,
. who lost his life at Gettysburgh while
: bravely defending the liberties Of his
: country. 1t has been fully re-organ-
lied and is ready to. do efficient ser
l vice at the Centennial at Bennington.
= Our cornet band under the leadership
9 of Henry Straw are warming up their
e pipes ready to accompany the post.
The Fourth was much celebrated by
us. Young America was early abroad.
9 Some were for ascending the noun
tain, others, laden with the fruits of
+. the larder were complacently vending
1 their way to the Notch, that great
: canyon of the Green Mountain range
. where are enjoyed somany picnics and
Y not few were to remain and harvest
e the excitement of the streets. But
a before the hours of pleasure were past
S and just as the meridian necessities
n of man had been attended to the I'M
= welcome sound of fire reverberated
: over hill and dale, mastering the brave
II hearts and willing hands Of our fire
n brigade to rescue from confagration
the extensive manufacturing interests
Of the Lower village; some stray
spark had been borne upon the winds
of patriotism and sought rest upon
the dry roof Of Porter's Tanery, which
rendered the obstruction of that an6
y Pixies Tub Factory and mill imminent
1t was exciting to witness the alacrty
II with which our boys handled the cf,
n fective enginery Of the department
The IA pals, the 2 window sprinklers
II and tin dipper, constituting the entire
s. property of the brigade, being brought
7 into active service, the fire was at once
extinguished The following resolu
is tons were then unanimously passed:
a l.. That the present organization be
d continued. gc1
2. That only one-third of the force
Is shall start for a fire, until it gets well un
der way.
= 3. That the whistler that whistled hi
y whistle on that occasion does not know
$. how to whistle his whistle, but SHOULD
is whistle his whistle just as everybody els,
4 wants he should whistle his whistle.
T. 4. That in case the Mount Mansfiett
House should get on fire, there shall b,