News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-13
Notes and Incidents by trouble,


ANOTHER SMALL INsTALLMENT OF NOTES OF
SOME OF LAMOILLE's sPUNKY MEN.
In recent issue of your paper
read with pleasure a letter from Rich
ard b. Carpenter, formerly of Belvi-
dere, now of Southern California.
Now it is history that Richard Car
penter was a good boy; he could not
be otherwise, for his father, like the
father of the Gleeds, was religious
man. Bro. Belcher Carpenter was a
preacher, although not as eloquent
as his son Richard, and was afflicted
with an impeachment of speech. One
OF his charges was at Montgomery
Center, and usually, on Sunday morn
ings, as he started forth to preach
the gospel he took with him his trus-
ty rife and on his return would bring
in for Richard and the rest of the
family sufficient game for a sumptu-
Gus meal. At last he was brought
before the rural ecclesiastical tribu-
nal, when in all due solemnity Bro.
Belcher arose and said: Brothers
and sisters, the reason | take my gun
with me on da Lords day is to t-teach
the black t-tals, the white cat-tals,
and de ta-tatamOunts that there is a
Dodin Isiael." His gun was restored
to him.
ANOTHER.
Martin Armstrong was one of the
first sheriffs of Lamoille county, and
when ordered to open court, in educ
FORM commenced: Clear, hear,
hear We, all, all, all good men, an
sWer to your names when your names
are called, and-and-and-you won't
be fined" whereupon Squire Sawyer
remarked "That's the first time l
ever heard of a court being torn
open" Still, Uncle Martin was an
honorable man, and died in a ripe old
age. His profanity was simply I" by
dOddy."
JUDGE POWERS.
Inotice that many of the leading
men of the State and leading papers,
are supporting H. Henry Powers for
Congress. i'll were voter and could
control my own vote | should ''Op-
pose the motion" Judge Powers is
wanted on the bench, for it must be
conceded that Judges Royce, Powers
and Taft are the head of the present |
bench; theirnatural ability and train |
ing has fitted them for the position,
and Judge Royce will no doubt soon |
retire. | was at Montpelier the day |
the Legislature raised the salaries of
the judges $500, and for a time it
looked as if the honest farmers would
defeat the measure. Judge Powers
was at that time hOldingcOurt there.
| met him on the street, and he
looked at me anXiously and said
g How is it up to thecapitOl?'' told
him they had increased his pension
$500, when he said: "Just IT'S | ex-
Dected; | knew we were not asking
for enough" While H. Henry Powers
would make a brilliant congressman
be is needed where he now is.
ABANDONED FARMS.
l notice quite an original epistle in
he News AND CITIZEN from Esquire
Parker, of Cambridge. on this subject,
md for once think he is about right.
Vermont does not need colonizing
ust now, but Vermont funds need to
De retained at home. recently met
/ young acquaintance, who with
hundred others event west," settled
n South Dakota, named a town
Vermontville, and there they have
for three years, only to buy
seed at exhorbitant prices, plant it
md receive no crops, and he was on
MS way east to buy an abandoned
arm. Yes, build up the mills at
Waterville, inspire the water-power
Of the LamOille, make it an indus
rial State, and there will be no more
about abandoned farms"
Parker generally is thejoker, {
out his ideas on this subject are cor
'ect. I
UNCLE 10. BAKER AND THE BELL.
For many years Uncle 10. Baker .
'ang the Westinghouse bell" in I
Johnson. Unfortunately, one day,
ounuay~ came on TlIF n1'sU Uay or +
April, and some evil-disposed students
tOle the bell-tOngue; then the sons of
Jncle Joseph stopped the Grand I
ather's Clock on the Sunday morn l
NO about a quarter before bell-time I
It last he seized the situation, and :
n a dead run started for the old t
hurch; he pulled the rope, but no re- /
ponse, and then it is said he pro-
lned A few got there about u.
'ather DOugherty made a short r
rayer for the hayward sons, and by L
o'clock the tongue was in its allot- C
ed place, and divine service moved
!
REV. o. S. BAsFORD. c
| notice that this reverend gentle
nan, formerly editor of the Hyde
park News, has secured a presiden-
iaI pOst-office in Southern Dakota. !
such is life. During the Barlow and /
trout campaign | met the reverend {
Gentleman on his way home from ST.
Ilbans, and he put his hand to his 7
est pocket and assured me he had i
'een spiritually advised to support !
Barlow, and would have to do it.
But politics in Vermont to-day are l
-ifferent from what they were twenty q
ears ago. Now, every vote is given
IS a labor of love, and no candidate
spires for office only to sacrifice him
elffor the public good. Selah. V
u. v. M. NOTES. t
The juniors and seniors in the history class 6
ere pleasantly entertained at Prof. Emer- i
on's last Friday evening u
Rev. Mr.. tiUttprSOn who iS a in | 1