The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-01-07
ABOUT TOWN.

Specify hellel cures TneulnaIlSm.
This is leap year, but look before
you leap.
How about church sociables?
anybody want any?
The northern mail stage now
leaves At o'clock a. M.
We understand the Spiritualists
intend giving festival shortly.
-Thermometer So . below zero in
Minnesota how is that for low?
Another interesting letter from
S'Laura" may be found on the second
page.
Mrs. Olive Whitcomb, who has
been very sick with the measles, is
Improving.
February ought to be very good
month, as five of the twenty-nine days
are Sundays.
A house without newspapers, re-
marks philosopher, is, like a house
Without windows.
-Lamoille County was well repre-
sented at the recent Spiritualist con-
yention at Waterbury.
We are in receipt of many kind
letters containing complimentary no.
ices of the News. We appreciate
such.
From the character of the wealth
Ell during the past two weeks it begins
to look as though summer was about
gone.
The decision of the Maine Su-
IRENE Court was the topic Of animated
discussions at several places in the vii
lage Monday evening.
Wise farmers are getting up their
Years wood in early winter, knowing
that we all may expect at least "siX
weeks of shedding" and snow in NIL
Known depth in February.
New Years passed of very quietly
in this village. A few ladies received
calls. Were it not for the ball in the
evening it would have been impossible
to distinguish the day from any other.
The light of q fire, seen 10y resi-
dents in this vicinity last Friday even
ing, proved to be Il dry house connect
ed with Barnes saw-mll in Stowe.
About $4,000 feet Of lumber was con-
sumed.
---Rev. Mr.. Smith, corresponding
secretary of the Congregational Board
Of Home Missions, preached i'll Union
Church three times last Sunday, adj
ministering the Sacrament in the after
noon. The attendance at any of the
services was not large, owing to the
rain and bad travelling.
We are indebted to w. G. Wood,
Of Chicago, formerly Of this town, for
copy of the Chicago Tribune of Jan.
1st, which contains a complete record
Of The increase in all branches of trade
IN That city during 1879. In our col
umn of "Notes" elsewhere may be
found record of buildings erected
there.
-Vennor, the weather prophet, says
that there are to be two more terms of
severe weather the present season.
The next one is likely to occur be-
tween January 9th and 10Th, and
again about February StA the frigid
wave will visit us. Between these
dates, two or more general thaws are
predicted.
The annual ball at the American
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as announced> About ninety couple
we're present and all were highly
pleased with the entire affair. The
music by Paul Brothers, was their
best, which is al,oays the case. era.
VEINS supper was nicely arranged and
showed the caterer understood his
business thoroughly; while whine
host" Kelley, was untiring in his efforts
to make everything pleasant for his
guests. During the time Kelley has
been in the hotel business he has made
hosts of friends, and is as popular to
day as ever-judging from the amour
Of patrc mage he receives and the large
parties that attend his dances.
Rev. J. F. Ferguson, of Burling
Ton, well known in this vicinity, whil'
IL New York attending the Interna
tlonal Dairy Fair, hunted up SOM
mobile County boys. Among then
were j. B. Towle Of Brooklyn, who IL
eisaged in the trucking buiness il
eW York, and Mr.. Daniel Cobleigh
prosperous merchant in thriving
Ilage. few miles north of New York
Ferguson spent one Sabbath witt
Towle, in the "City of Churches,
1 heard both Beecher and Talmage
other Sabbath he spent with Mr.
S1bleigh, at which place he preached
assrs. Towle and Cobleigh sent re
4ards to their friends in Lamoill
Aaunty.