The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-01-02

a A happy new year to all our patrons.
Subscriptions to the NEWS taken in
~ Emore by George Morse.
n, Gus" Adams has returned and is
"a gain engaged in quilting" in the Office of
a 5. Page.
ia Downer's kerosene oil is perfectly safe
asi Ind will not explode. c. j. Patch has II
~ \, for sale.
The stockholders meeting of the La
a. noile County National Bank will be
held at their banking rooms in this place
sbs fext Tuesday.
=" The winter arrangement of trains on
HE Central Vermont went into effect last
Monday. See change in time table in
N. Smother column.
Frank A. Leland aud family moved to
lei johnson last Monday. He has taken pos
session of the farm which he purchased
he short time since known as the John
Carpenter place.
ia, A fine microscope is very useful as well
Is an interesting article in the household.
" THE one offered on the second page is a
md hood one, and the Agricultarist mentioned
y s fhcre is a first-class journal and should be
ID every family. Read our announce
nm hent headed "A Microscope"
rs The committee whose duty it is to ex-
y mime and adjust all accounts against the
Nv Hyde Park Union Westinghouse Society
Mill attend to such duty at the office of
Ne b. S. Page, Thursday next, at o'clock
IN.
r. S. PAGE, for Committee.
January LIST, 1873.
Still ahead +! The celebrated Singer
Sewing Machines keep up their reputa-
Hon of being the most durable and the
best made sewing machine in the market
BY verdict of the people. as their unpre-
eedented large sales will show. outstriping
and outselling all competitors for 20 years
Ind now their sales amount to more than
The sales of all other first-class machines
combined. c. J. Patch is agent for La
moille Co.
The Temperance meeting was well at
tendcd last Friday evening and the follow
y Ing officers chosen: President, Arthur
a'lemcnt; Secretary, Rosa Bennett; Song.
&C Mrs. Patch an2 Alice Page; Recitation.
~ Stella Waterman; Select Reading. Ber-
tha Sawyer: Defamation. Frank Dwin-
BIZ; Critic, Earnest Lutcs; Song Jennie
Stowell Question for discussion: Re
solred, That the Good Templars Lodge is
d better means of advancing the cause Of
temperance than the Reform Club
Disputants. affirmative, Rufus Farrand
Negative. Leo Gates.
The funeral of Miss Alice Moves took
place Tuesday afternoon, from st. Paul's
Church. The church. still bearing its
tasteful Christmas decorations. was crowd
III with mournPrs aud svmpathiZing
:, friends. The mourners filed twelve pews
~ The teachers of st. Paufs Sabbath-schoo
Mere present in body. The floral en-
blems were of unusual beauty. At the head
Il "a the coffin was pillar Of white carna
Hons. bearing the word REST" in purple
amaranths., In front of the lectern was
an open book. also of carnations. witt
the word peace" On the coffin rested
. a beautiful star. a token of loving remem
berance from the teachers of the Sabbath
school; cross and a wreath of whit
eNotics Bishop Bissell. Rev. e. r. At
Mill and Rev. Thee. A. Hopkins officiatcd
The singing was especially sweet at tn
crave where the hymn Jesus Lover q
.Nr. fnv Soul'' was sung. A long line of car
fiages followed the remains to Lake View
Cemetery. Press.
. Doubtless some of our readers will en-
}, vi 10y the laugh on Lawyer Bingham whicl
sSITs arises from the following practical joke /:
Among the few who failed to enjoy
Merry Christmas" was Lawyer Bling
ham, of Essex Junction. Now there ar
few worse men than M. A. Bingham
but there are none who enjoy "selling
fheir friends more than this gentleman
i. Mud we speak Understandings, havin
Been victim to his dry good nature. Bu
on Christmas his heart was gladdened b.
fhe announcement of the express agent
HAT box was at the office. awaiting hi
orders. This cheered the doleful spirit
81 the young man, and he FASTENED t
Borrow eighty cents to pay the expires
eharges. At last the money was secured
II, And the legal element at once repaired
bis office, there to feast his soul on tn
Hoffering" some friends had forwarded
qg But alas for the rarity of human charity
IS he opened that box, his lower jaw r.
: clned, the tear of joy that was ready t
PICKLE, turned to one of disappointment
and Lawyer Bingham's avordupois wa
reduced one hundred per cent. there wa
simply an old hat-one he had "sold
= bng ago; a few fishes heads. to strength
. en the brain; few kernels of corn. fo
..;so Bis hen; and line inquring for til
INV fschool marm'; all of which he full
san. understood, and, we trust, will long +,
me hember.-C Clipper.