The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-08-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


ment printing office, on the supreme
court work, have been suspended, copy |
having given out. 1t is thought, how
ever. that the work viii be resumed
soon.
The Reformed Mems clubs of New
England held jubilee at Rocky Point
Rhode Island, last week Friday. Gov
Van Zandt presided, and among the
speakers were &. L. Currier, of Bur
lington and l.. L.Durant Of Montpelier.
1t is understood that one of the
questions put to all applicants for life
assurance in Mississippi, is as follows;
care you ruptued. subject to disease,
of an apoplectic habit, Republican
or in any other manner likely to die
suddenly
A noted fraud Rev. j. r. Smith,
who has been a Methodist and Baptist
clergyman and Catholic priest, has
come to grief. After q long chase CT
two years by the detectives, re was
finally arrested at Bath, Me-, last
Wednesday.
A box containing the notes stolen
from the Keeseville National Bank
recently came to the bank by express.
The robbers enclosed letter, saying
the money was spent, and the bonds
were where all the detectives in Amer
lea could not find them.
Next year let us celebrate the events
we are not proud of-the surrender OF
Gen. Hall, the defeat Of Ilubbardton,
the treason of Arnold, the capture OF
Washington in the war of 1912, the
arrival of cholera on our shores IN
1882, the birth of Charles a. Dana,
the discovery of the potato-bug, the
battle of Bull Run and other defeats.
New York Graphic.
Five state conventions are already
called in Massachusetts, prOhibi-
tionists at Worcester September II,
the labor reformers at Boston the
same day, the democrats of Worces,
, ter September Is, the republicans al
Worcester September 10, and the wo'
, man-sulfragists at Boston October ..
"Wordsworth," said Charley Lamb
Zone day told me he considered Shake
speare greatly over-ratcd. There Is
3 an immensely of trick in all Shakes
peare wrote he said, and people arr
taken by it. Now, if had mind,
) could write exactly like Shakespeare.
so you see,' proceeded Charles LamI
7 quietly, lit was only the mind tina
was wanting"
Field Marshal Count Moltkc, it i
said, was asked by princely person
q age the other day whether he woul'
. not presage a speedy and complet
= victory of the Russians and the entir
: subjugation of Turkey. Certainly,
said the Count "thc Russians wi
+, vanquish Turkey as soon as thei
, COMMUNICATIVE is found to pos
= sess the four 'G's' which are neces
: sary to every general" "And whic
. four CPS do you meoIa Gl2vne Pnth
: e'u'orct, ueuuIu, Genie und Glucli
d (money, patience, genius and goo
p luck).
c Monday evening OF last week, Will
the express train going south on tn
: Northern Railroad was rounding
-; curve near Lebanon station, the cngi
' neer discovered small child playin,
on the track about five rods ahead o
the train. He Immediately applied
t air brakes but not in season to saw,
D the child from serious INJURIES 1t wa.
D struck on the head by the 1eadwooc
Of the engine and would have been in
/ stantly killed had it not been for fire
man, viii Golfer, who ran forward
and snatched it up in his arms Will,
the train was in motion. The chile
. proved to be a daughter Of Char,e,
4 Strong Of Lebanon.
: The Moscow correspondent Of the
l London Daily News thus describes the
Q effects of the war in Russia: The
= peasants are being called off to join
t the imperial arm from all directions
4 and everywhere families are mourning
t because either father or brothers arc
+ under orders to start. Families are
broken up on all sides, and wives arc
e selling household furniture. The streets
D Of Moscow are thronged with household
s goods, and the price of provisions i:
= rising. Among the upper classes the
: same state of things prevails. Those
e who retired from the amy or navy are
: being recalled. A general call is be.
: ing made for all who are liable tt
a serve in the militia. House to house
/ visitation is going on relative to tn;
r number of men servants and horses
kept by householders, large quota o
which must be parted with for the
y public service, and substitutes on the
Q part of the former are not accepted
: Funds are rolling in for the sick anC
Y wounded on ali sides, the peasants
t even urging their mite.
The Graphic thus illustrates The
tremendous earnestness- with which
the editor of tie New York Sun sticks
: to the great bottom principle which
underlies that paper: There was +;
circus in the Sun office this morning
The editor rushed in, his face as white
f as a sheet, and his finger stuck through
! a copy of the Sun, which he was clutch
. ing in frenzy Of righteous indigna.