The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-15
STOWE.

The weather on Friday morning
stood at 20 below zero, the coolest
day of the winter.
Singing school under the conduct
Of Albert Cheney is announced for
this week Wednesday evening.
The members of the II. II. Smith
Post Of the G. A. r., hold their annual
meeting, for the installation of officers,
on Wednesday evening of this week.
1t is expected that Col. Hooker, of
Brattleboro, will be present.
Josh Billings" spoke TO an audi
ence of about so on Saturday night.
The price of admission, so cents, is
said to have frightened thousands
away, and left the enterpriserS who
got him here, about S44 out of pocket.
His subject was ''The probabilities o!
life" and he convinced his hearers that
virtue of everything, lectures included,
were ''mighty onsdrtin."
"A harvest gathering for the bene-
fit of Rev. Mr.. Smith, will be given at
the vestry of the NJ. Z. church on
Tuesday evening of next week. 1t is
TO be hoped that there will be a large
turnout of the friends of Mr.. Smith
and family, coming laden with the
fruits of the field and purse, in fact
bringing everything that may be con-
vertable to their use. Come and fill
the house.
Mr.. Byington, who has been can
vassing this town in the interest of the
church, distributing Bibles, &C., spoke
at the Congregational church on Sun
day evening last, and reported but %
per cent. Of our people who attend
religious services on Sunday, 16 fami-
lies without Bibles, 8 of them being
Protestant and Z Catholic. This report
is in keeping with our sparsely attended
meetings,
About two months ago, Mr.. Ly-
man Buzzell, wishing to send about
SIS in money to j. c. Griggs, OF
Waterbury, placed the same in an en-
velope and handed it to our stage
driver, Ii. b. Faunce, to hand to
Griggs. The envelope was neither
addressed or stamped. Mr.. Faunce,
upon arriving at the depot at Water
bury, in a hurried manner, took from
his pocket a package of letters and
dropped them in the depot post-box,
and among them was Buzzell's enyel-
ope containing the money. Much
worryment has been occasioned by this
supposed loss, but minds are now
greatly relieved by the return of the
money from the dead letter office.
Col. Bailey gave one of his annual
oyster suppers to his many friends Of
Stowe on Tuesday evening, Dec. 9TH,
No one knows better how to cater tc
the taste and pleasure of a sociaI
gathering than the Colonel. Things
are always as neat as wax and orderly
to a fault around his hostelry anC
he takes evident pleasure in enter.
tanning those who may be fortunate
enough to partake of his hospitality
The large dining hall was full of those
who knew right well how to do justice
to his ample board, and through the
Hon. George Wilkins, expressed
thanks for the rich entertainment
spread before them The Caia.e~l SO
piled in his happiest mood and gave
assurance of his kindly and socia
feeling towards every n
The Rev. Mr.. Smith has had sen.
him by the publishers a prospectus 0
Iolman's illustrated and %comprehen
siye family Bibles. This extensive
work of biblical knowledge contains
among other things Cruden's complete
concordance, chronological and sta
t~isticai tables, biblical sketches of thu
apostles and evangelists, extensive to
biographical views, a fine pronouncins
Bible dictionary and many other thing'
which are indispensable to the Bib,
student. Accompanying the above
was u concordance and pronouncins
dictionary in separate volume. Thes'
works are to be seen at the parsonage
and to those who want them, Mr.
Smith would be very glad to extenC
his aid in procuring them. 1t is tn,
most comprehensive work ever pub
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