The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-25
MORRISvILlE.

Rev. j. Z. Wright breaches in the Uni
yersalist church next Sunday.
Young peoples prayer meeting at Mrs.
Ober's next Saturday evening.
William Cutting has commenced to
move and remodel his house.
Willis Morris is in town for a few days
visiting his friends.
The closing exercises Of the Peoples
Academy takes place Wednesday evening,
May 9th.
You ought to see those beautiful pat
terms of oil cloth carpets just received at
C. ]. Patch's.
ID. X. Nichols has returned from bus
mess trip, having been gone since last
September.
Walter Pike, reported as going to
Stowe to work, has engaged TO work in
IL. C. Boardman's saw mill.
A.A. Niles horse ran away last Wednes-
day, making it lively for a few minutes.
No one was injured.
Mrs. Reed, our village milliner, is inn
proving the appearance of her shop by a
new verandah and other improvements.
II. d. Bryant is improving the appear
ance of the exterior of his house on
Portland street with new coat of paint,
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy will conduct the
teachers examination at Peoples Acade-
my next Saturday, commencing at nine
A. NJ.
Good maple sugar is selling for eight
cents per pound. Eggs for twelve cents
Butter varies according to quality from
twenty to thirty cents.
The Modocs of this place are to play q
matched game of base ball with the Cen
trail Vermonters at Waterbury, on Satur
day next.
A wrestling match between Eli Boom
hover and Willis Hucklebone came of
last Wednesday morning, resulting in {
victory for Eli.
A very popular temperance drama, en-
titled "a drop too much" is to be rem
dered by the pupils at Academy Hall il
the afternoon of May 9th.
The Gospel meetings continue witt
good results and an unusual large amour
ofreligious interest prevails. Union meet
ings are held four times a week.
Charley Stafford, who has been in tn
employ of c. c. Burke for the past year
has engaged to work for DR.. Plumley Q
Mifllebury, commencing next week.
The foundry is running on full time now
aud is over-run with orders. The mould
ing room is under the direction of mike
who knows his business and is superio
workman.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy, P. X. Gleed occupic
the pulpit of the Congregational churc
and interested the congregation with on
of Moody's sermons, last Sabbath.
Utton Bros. bid fair to have a livel
business this season in horse training
having already twenty-six horses in tn
stable ready for work, and have in emplo
two experienced horsemen.
As the mail train west approached tn
: trestle near Hyde Park depot, Monda
evening, it was discovered that the telC
graph wire was across the track. TIL
train was stopped without injury.
Prof. A. J. Blanchard, who has so SUI
cessfully run the Peoples Academy fo
the past two years has resigned and is
leave town. The people will loose
good teacher and citizen in his departur
A foot race from the guide board
Tits store was the excitement Ia
Wednesday night. Orville Wilson VIC
t the heat and race; Will ODER came in ne,
after. Purse, 80 cents to first; 80 cen
: to second.
The school meeting Monday evenir
r passed off very quietly, ontrary to Il
= expectations of some. The vote take
at the last meeting to abate the taxes
: so members of the fire company for Il
t coming year was rescinded.
The next temperance meeting tax
e place at the Universalist church ne
e Monday, at pm. The question to
discussed is as follows: Resolved til
s. tea and coffee as beverages are detrime
G tai and should not be used. All shou
attend.
h The lyceum at Academy Hall last Fl
d day evening was well attended and a srl
cess. The question, "Resolved that ii
v present prohibitoFy liquor law ought
|. be abolished was decided in the affirm
tive. This was the final lyceum of Il
6 term.
|, B. B. Hawse has novelty in the Nor
American Swivel Pillow. 1t is adjustab
!, for hill side, flat land, sward, or old lam
q and is managed when worked by an c
tirly new principle from any other. Al
any farmer who is interested as to wheth
y work is easily, cheaply, and well don
: will be interested in this pillow. Ben"
II a genious.