The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-02-13
STOWE.

mls Jldlt vi GllC llIlll Vi llults hHtS ~
Co., has rented the Mrs. Allen house on
Bridge street.
Shocks says that "softening of the
brain is disease peculiar to the legal
profession" Whew!
\ spring term of school in the central
district, is being agitated everybody sat
istied, but the taxpayers.
The pleasant countenance of Hiram,
Smalley. former resident of Stowe, has
been noticed on our streets.
Ten blacksmith shops in town yet six
days in week secmeth insufficient to ac-
complish the needs of some.
1t is claimed that the richest man in
Pittsburgh WAS poor boy once living
ing in what was formerly Sterling in this
county.
S. g. l.. Wilcox of Waterbury, as we
learn, has bought the store at the lower
village, which will presently be filled
with goods.
A very pleasant reception was extended
to Miss Hattie Brown by her many friends
on the eve of her return from Boston,
Monday, Feb. 4th.
Col. Z. V. Randall of Montpelier rem
drred his lecture ON "Gettysbrg," at the
town hall, on Friday eve last-lecturc
| 1uOl. attendance small.
''Rcnder unto Caesar the things that are
Caesars, but unto the Changers the credit
properly due them for tumbling down the
price of kerosene and other necessaries of
life.
New barber shop at the M. NJ. House,
MIR. Largess of Milton, proprietor. He
has gcntlemanly bearing and comes
highly recommended. We know nothing
more.
The agents of O. X. Gerrish sold about
5000 worth Of fruit trees to our people
during their brief stay here, and yet we
as town are not regarded rs very fruit
fni either.
Plays arc from time to time announced
at the Liberal church, and are usually very
interesting, our dimes are numbered, 9th.
erwise we could speak more definitely OF
their merits.
Pleasure rides, parties, oyster suppers
dances, dramatic plays, farces, concerts
balls, mock weddings, surprise gather
ings, sociables. fairs, lectures, readings
counting and gossip constitute the WOO
of our winters excitement.
70 the mildness of the winter may bt
attributed in part the want of much des
titution which has usually prevailed
through the town, and in fact there ha
been no winter of late, during which
there has been so little complaint as thi
winter.
Among the numerous changes and thu
apparent decline in the business circles o
Stowe there are two things that remainetl
: as permanent as the hills. the one Noun
Mansfield, which feasts the eye, enlarge
the soul and magnifies the highest con
ceptions of man and the other Dan Ish
ANS hotel, which feasts the stomach in
creases the ayoirdupois and affords TIN
amples5 rest for the tired and hungrl
wayfarer.
The last sociable held at the church OF
the Branch passed unnoticed last week
from the fact that not being present W
felt our inability to do it justice, but W
are justified in saying that it occasione
more fun for the least money than an
l exhibition ever conceive! in Stowe, an
as they never do things by halves u
: there more laughable time may be an
l ticipated at the next. Save your dim
and watch further announcement.
Prof. c. II. G. Williams, the celebrate
: equestrian, gave one of his usual interest
: ing lectures on Tuesday night of las
week. He busted all our ideas about til
, nobility of the horse by assuming tina
c there was no such thing as equine INTEL
g igence. We willingly admit, however
' that the Prof. had more knowledge of tn
| horse than of human nature, from th
f fact, that our horsemen were little aodr
about joining class until after his stree