The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-07-03


Thursday, July 4th, is designed to be
a quiet, homelike gathering, where par
ents can have their children with them
giving all day Of recreation and
enjoyment without much expense OF
exercise, as no procession or parade
Is proposed by the visitors, except the
''home guard, who parade at IL A.
Nj. and 4 +. NJ. The Jericho cornet
band furnish music for the day. Some
criticisms are noticed concerning our
efforts in keeping of games Of chance
or skill, but those who have observed
the workings of such affairs upon 9TH
er occasions, can but concur in the
undertaking. Rev. Edwin Wheelock
of Cambridge will conduct the devo-
tional exercises, assisted by those
present who may be called upon. In
addition to the grafton from Gen.
Grout, we hope others will be present
from the vicinity who may be called
upon to make the exercises pass off in
happy manner. We invite all with
out reserve, to meet with us, and all
in our power will be done to please
our guests. The express arrives at
1925, and arrangements will be made
that those desiring TO so TO the first
table at 1890, or upon the arrival of
the train from the East, can do so
without delay.
The farmers picnic last Wednesday
seems to have been quite a success
A goodly company were in attendance
and were organized with Luther Girls
void as president and Mr.. Bryant of
Elmore as secretary. A choir fur
nished music assisted by w. j. Che
ney who sang very acceptably, solo.
The principal address of the day was
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Booth of Nor
risville. Mr.. Hawse and few 9TH
ers also spoke. Mrs. r. S. Page read
selection. There was quite large
delegation from Underhill and among
their number lady gave two very fine
poems rendered in excellent style. OF
course there was plenty to eat and we
venture to say that q company of
hearty grangers will make way with as
much good victuals as any other COM
pany that can be gathered. Alto
gether it was pronounced an enjcya-
BILE time and it is to be regretted that
the papers did not give a more extend
ed announcement of the gathering.
An item which occurred to us
but slipped from our mind last week
was fortunately good enough to keep
over. We congratulate our town and
county on the honor conferred upon
it last week by the democratic conven-
ton, by selecting the president of the
convention from our village; Hon. G.
l.. Waterman, and the candidate for
Governor from our county by again
presenting the name of Gov. Bingham.
We hope that when these positions
have in them something more than
mere honor our county will be as for
tunate as now.
We were highly entertained Mon
day afternoon by short discourse be-
tween Fred Gauthier and a Burlington
"rag peddler." 1t seems the pedler
took dinner with Gauthier for which
he wanted to give q broom, but Mr..
G. thought twas too thin-the broom
but after some threatening and a
good many pet names the matter was
settled with q two quart basin
without loss of life.
The Plattsburgh Sentinel gives a
column to a report of the leave-taking
of Prof. Oscar Atwood, son of Nor
man Atwood, of Cambridge, who
has been principal of the Plattsburg
high school for several years. AS u.s.
ual Mr.. Atwood seems to have won
the universal respect and affection of
the people. The teachers and pupils
of the school presented him with a
$40 edition of Ruskin and the Young
Mems Christian Association of which
Mr.. Atwood was an active member,
gave him a reception. Mr.. Atwood
has sailed for Europe and on his re-
turn will take charge of the schools in
Rutland.
Another Franklin County town.
Berkshire, has elected delegates to
the district convention and instructed
them for Barlow. This was one OF
the towns that Sowles was most like
" to have carried, and we feel con-
firmed in the opinion that he will moi
be able to carry single delegation
from his own county, and to us il
seems very uncreditable presumption