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

Potatoes are being purchased and
CARED BY " Burt" Raymond. What's
the price! Don't know.
"A large barn 40x10O feet is in
course of erection by Col. +. c. Bai-
ley on his branch farm. 1t is under
the supervision of Mr.. Pierson, of
Concord, n. ii.
Fellowship meetings are to be
held at the Congregational church on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week, commencing at 10 A. NJ. each
day and continuing through both eve
nings.
On Friday evening the good peo-
pie of the Forks witnessed and were
excited over the burning of the dry
house connected with Barnes saw
mill. The building contained about
10000 feet of clapboards which were
all consumed. BY earnest effort the
buildings in the immediate vicinity of
the fire were saved.
E. c. Butt is reported to have
gone to Connecticut and arrested one
Fremont Barrows last week and re-
turned him to Jail at Hyde Park. The
requisition of the Governor was based
on indictments found by our late
Grand Jury against Barrows for lib
eral use of other peoples goods.
The following officers were cleo
ted at meeting held by the G. A. II.
Post, Ii. ii. Smith, on Saturday eve
ming: Post commander, G. Watts,
End NJ. w. Owen, l.. V. c.; NJ. f.
French, j. V. c. ; HIS. Hodge, Adj.
Samuel Reed, Quartermaster; NJ.
Idle, Surgeon; j. 5. Euller, Chap.
O. W. Town, &. d. S. A. Mansfield,
G. c.: Ira Mum, S. M; Henry
Warren, Q. NJ. $.
The death Of Capt, Nathan Rob
inson, aged 81 years, occurred Oh
Wednesday of last week about 6 p
NJ. The oldest male resident of the
town, christian citizen veneratcd 10y
every one. Like the towering oak he
has browed life's storms for nearly ;
century. The future will be more
fitting time to speak at length of thu
deceased who had witnessed the open
ing Of the first grave in our now thick
~ populated cemeteries The funera
services were attended from the resi-
dence Of the deceased on Maple street
on Friday, at L. NJ, Rev. Mr.. Smitl
officiating.
Something more than an ordina
~ affair was the nuptial ceremonies o
Mr.. Carroll G. Robinson and Mis-
Lizzie Sanborn, at the residence o
the brides father, Christopher San
born, on New Years eve. At al ear
ly hour invited friends and neighbor
assembled till the house was filled
when the nuptials were performed b.
Rev. Mr.. Smith in his usual felicitiou
manner. After the ceremony wa
through and the happy couple had re
ceived the congratulations and we
wishes of their many friends pres
ent, the company resorted to table
richly spread with the most beautiful
cake, &C., where q spirit of convivi
atty filled the time till the breaking
of the assembly.
The mock marriage which ha
been the rounds for few days past
was fully outdone by the silver wed
ding extended to Mr.. and Mrs. VoI
ney Babcock on Friday evening last
By rights it should have occurred o
the previous evening, but was neces
sarily postponed till Friday e.,whe
about $50 friends assembled bount
fully laden with cake, coffee, and con
CALCULATIONS. Everybody was smiling
Silver, crystal, earthernware and lin
en- to a goodly value were presente
to Mr.. and Mrs. Babcock in few ha[
py remarks by Rev. Mr.. Smith, as
token of the kind esteem of the
many friends. A brief response wa
made by Mr.. Babcock and the con
pany treated to cake and coffee, mt
sic and sociability till a late hour, gla
that they had been, seen and done, 81
STOWE, Jan. 6.