The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-23
MoRRISVILLE.

Sam Morgan is in town looking amer
pensions.
Miss Laura Goldthwaite Is teaching In
the Luther Adams district.
Over sixty attended the circle at Mrs.
A. o. Gates last Wednesday.
Eli Cutter has moved into the MeClin-
took house, on Main street.
Deacon Tenney and Mrs. Morris have
each a new door-yard fence.
Bert G. Small has gone TO Providence,
as attendant in an insane asylum.
DIR. HOlbroOk has set out some very
thrifty naples in front Of his house.
Miss Jessie Woodwork has gone to
Craftsbury TO work in a millinery shop.
Last Monday morning the Waterbury
stage commenced to leavehe at o'clock.
There are union prayer meetings at the
Congregational vestryThursday evenings.
Rev. Miles Grant is to be here the last
day of May and remain until the 10th of
June.
If you want a carpet just call and see
Merriam & Hardy's new stock. They are
cheap.
Calkins says that the Pedro maniacs
must seek some other dOmicile to rumi-
nate in.
Rev. Clark Simmonds is to remain here
few weeks, preaching at the Christian
church.
Rev. j. p. Booth, and Rev. W. II. Wal
bridge, of Stowe, exchanged pulpits last
Sunday.
DIR. G.. II. Fuller has sold his house sit
uated on Summer street to Mr.. Isaac
Spaulding.
James White, who served an appreu-
ticeship with our barber, last year, sets
up shop in johnson.
The Modocs are to play a matched
game of base ball on their grounds with
the Wolcott boys, next Saturday.
Mr.. j. Carl Cheney will deliver a tenn
perance lectWe-subject, ''Whose fault is
it," on Monday evening, May 2Sth.
The yard fence of the Porter house.
which was burned, has at last been re-
moved from what is now Academy Park.
The Modocs have issued challenge to
play on their own grounds with any or
ganized club in the state, within sixty
days.
Last Monday afternoon William Hawse
while hewing plank, cut his fore finger
nearly off, and severely mangled two
others.
A. o. Gates is to have his fountain il
operation the last of this week, when he
will draw an ice-cOld glass of soda fol
five cents.
f. B. Merriam is the owner of one o
the finest Morgan mares in Lamoille coun
ty, if not the best. She is beauty anC
fine driver.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Univer
salist church meet with Mrs. Dr. IIol
brook, on Pleasant street, on next Wedncs
day afternoon.
Prof. Boomhower has at last started OF
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thern Vermont, New Hampshire, and tn,
state of Maine.
Dwight Marsh is in town on a visit. IL
is SO years old. and still enjoys playing
on the violin as of old, having playet
nearly 20 years.
Our town clerk has registered II dog
this season, making total list of $15l
There are some more that ought to be
they wish to live.
Lorenzo Spaulding lost very fin
two years old COW last Thursday night
She dropped down dead while milking
Disease unknown.
Charles p. Hayden, of Montpelier, ha
issued a circular announcing to the pee
pie that he is to be here the 9Th of JUNE
giving list of plants, with prices.
The Utton Brothers are building a roa
from their place on to the old fair grounC
which they are to use for trottin
course, being only few steps from til
barn.
Miss Mary Ash teaches in the Ed. Sha'
district, Mary Hill in the poor farm di
trict, Della Shaw at the Corners, an
Hattie Thompson in the Mcfarland di
trict, at johnson.
Butter is selling at IS to 20 cts. Pot'
toes command IS to 20 cts, corn sci
. for $1.00 per bushel, meal $500 hun
bred, flour $11.00 to $3.50 per barre
} eggs ID cts. per doz.
Prof. A. j. Blanchard goes to Syc
more, ILL.,, where he formerly taught, +
ceiving a salary of $500 per year. III
good wishes of our citizens go with hin
, though they lose one of their best teacl
: ers.
Sid Rutherford has purchased a ne
hearse, which is something that has bee
needed by our town for, some time.
o is gotten up in style, with plumes, fl
. only $2S2, the lowest estimate made f;
repairing the old one being $3.50.
s Uncle Barney Spaulding has worked
: the grave digging business for nearly fl
: teen years in this town and during tn
n time he has dug 225 graves. He vi
q probably continue at that business fl
e some time, although he is IS years old.
:. Prof. Wagner came, delivered his fir,
q lecture. nerformed with his ponies. al