The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18
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Hampton Colgrove still maintains his
credit rs capital horsc-shoer.
The roads are salvey. Locomotion is
slow, and sugar parties on the decline.
o. W. Reynolds is now preparing to
move into the house owned and occupied
by Henry Stowell,
Maple sugar of the finest quality is now
selling for 10 cents. Eggs a cent Il piece
for eleven, and cent and half for the
twelfth.
At the Grange store, kept by Sheldon
Stratton, Agt., may be found pretty full
line of groceries, and a good supply of
meal and feed, cheap for cash.
George NJ. Pennington, marble dealer is
securing large amount of orders, and is
putting up some very nice work. Salts
faction is guaranteed in every instance.
Several good tenements in the village
are vacant. Mrs. Perham of Waterville
has bought the place formerly owned by
George Cady. The house is to be put in
repair by the former owner.
The union prayer meeting, which for
some time by the Methodists and COngrc-
gatiOnalists have been held together, are
discontinued. Social services are now
held by the respective churches every Sab
bath and Thursday evenings.
The snort of the iron horse is not yet
heard by us, and yet we are encouraged
to hope that some time in the course of
human events, the cars will dump at
our station for the rails on the Burlington
end Of the line are now being laid.
Col. c. d. Gates has rented his store of
goods to a Mr.. Brigham ofWestford, who
will hereafter conduct the business at the
old stand. Mr. Brigham comes to us well
recommended. He is now replenishing
his stock in some lipes and will doubtless
share largely the p8 hic patronage.
The school meeting for this district is
said to have been failure. Because in
the warning the hour for meeting was not
named. it is claimed that although the legal
voters of the district met and elected their
officers. yet that none of them are vested
with any legal authority to act in the in
terests of the district. The matter trivial
Henry Lcanard. of Kecscvillc. y. V.
has bought the tin-shop Of Lowell Blais-
dell. The business he will carry on over
the hardware store, keeping constantly
on hand full line of tin ware, as well as
make and repair to order. With fifteen
years experience, people may be assured
of a good workman. lis moves with his
family into the house with Deacon Aus
tin.
Navigation has opened, with an occa-
sional skiif crossing, now and then stray
log, and once in great while dead dog,
floating down the river. Our sugar sea-
son is fast merging into vinegar season.
Spring hats, soft maple buds, and para
soils are now putting forth. Men in shirt
sleeves and children with bare feet, per.
ambulate the streets. The signs of the
times indicate that the potato planting
season is not many weeks hence.
Among the things new and useful is the
Boss Bolt Cutter, an invention of vii
liam o. Scott, carriage maker and fllrni
ture dealer. The Boss Bolt cutter is very
simple in construction, comprising bu
two separate pieces of iron and steel, we
it serves the double purpose of bolt cut
ter, rivet cutter, and wrench. On TIN
same principle, yet on larger scale, III
is making a cutter for strap rods and ba
iron. This bids fair to prove one of thu
successful inventions If the second cen
fury. A patent Oh 'eiisc&e.sj1a.e he has al
ready applied for.
Prof. II. S. Boardman, NJ. D., a grad
uate of Middlebury College, and of Cleve
land Homeopathic Hospital College, wht
has during the past year been practicins
medicine and surgery in the hospita
connected with the medical institution, ha
permanently located here. The refer
ences which he produces. and which ar
the very best, are Drs. Halsey, of Mid
dlebury, CuIrier, of 9th Avenue, New
York, the medical faculty of the Home
: opathic Hospital at Cleveland, and tn
} faculty. of Middlebury College. Hi
office and rooms are at Sheldon STRAIT
tons Main street, next house to the pub
lie school building. In addition to hi
other essential qualifications, he bring
with him sterling christian character
/: Ye invalid corps, let him have share 0
, your patronage, and he will do you good