News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-12

mirror, Bible stand, a dozen silver knives
and forks. silver spoons and butter knife
silver castor, and several other articles o.
use and ornament. Mr.. Royce made ar
appropriate response in few well chosen
words. thanking the donors. assuring
them that their gifts and the regard
prompting them would be highly priced
| by himself and wife, and expressed q
hope that that regard would continue ia
be merited. After another interval de.
voted to conversation AND music. the
company dispersed, well pleased with the
evenings visit.
1t is expected that Mrs. Mary A. I.iv-
ermore will lecture here on Wednesdav
eve. NOV. IL, The place and subject will
De noticed in coming issue.
DR.. f. &. Sanborn has bought the Drac-
tice of DIR. Morgan of Waterbury. but
Will attend the wants of his many friends
In Stowe until he or his father, Dir. G.. r.
Sanborn of New Haven. Vt, can locate,
here, which will be soon.
Those who thought to lessen Wilcox
Bros trade by tearing down the notices
lately printed at this office and posted
about town, are greatly mistaken Such
things generally react on those who take
pleasure i'll such injury, and in the
end have tendency to largely sustain
the confidence which the people of Stowe
repose in them as fair and square bust
ness men.
DEATH OF L. j. TOwN.-''If a man
die, shall he not live again?' We think
50. and we know that it is thus even in
the world that now is. Whatever be the
mystery concerning future existence,
aati however rariously we NAV attempt
to uIravcl it, we do know that the life of
usefulness, rising quietly from its sur
rOnnliIgs and passed unassuminglv in
the faithful performance of practical du-
ties. rounded out in the full completeness
of years and OF labor, forms an influence
which lasts long after its physical part is
blotted ont. The work of our hands NAV
pass away, and our monuments crumble
into dust, generations before the teach
ings and the resulting good Of noble
example shall cease to be felt. Not only
the heritable characteristics but the gen
eral influence Ola life may be transmitted
through the ages. The good that men
DO, lives after them, their life in meas
ure continues here, and it is not less rea-
SOnable that 1t continues to a higher de-
gree i'll the hereafter. Luke j. Town,
whose death occurred at his residence in
Stowe on Tuesday night of last week, at
ter il combining illness of but ten davs.
was born at Barre, VI, June ,, 1907. He
had five sisters and six brothers, three of
whom, Silas, Albert and Gilman. are
dead, Ira living in Wisconsin,, Orrel at
Plattsburgh, and John in Washington. ID.
c., Mrs. Orlana Sleeper and Mrs. Edna
Burt in Waterbury, Mrs. Susan Keith at
Barre, Mrs. Marietta Bailey in Wolcott
and Mrs. Sophronia NOyes at Pierpoint,
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a few years of his young manhood at Ell
more. and the remainder-or about fifty
years of his life at Stowe. He was mar
ried to Miss Eunice Camp, of Elmore,
Dec. 30, 1880, who died May s, 1919. By
her he had eight children, three of whom
died quite young, the remainder being
Mrs. ). L. Fuller, Mrs. S. G. Atwood, |
Mrs. p. ID. Pike and Mrs. A. d. Pottle of
Stowe, and Mrs. }. z. Ladd OF Barre. He
was married to Miss Lucy Ann Gregg of
June 16, 1915. By her he
had three children, Jane, who died in her
girlhood, Mrs. III. M. Mott of Champlain, |
n. Y. and Geo. A. Town of Stowe. She |
died July Is, 1866. He was married to |
Miss Jane Webster of Randolph, July 2,
1867, who survives him. He was team
ster and speculatOr in his earlier man |
hood, and for nearly thirty-two years !
had been a farmer. He was man of ex-
cellent Judgment and persistent industry,
and was very successful in life. leaving |
quite competency. He represented !
Stowe in the State Legislature in 1913 |
and 1919. He experienced religion while |
a resident of Barre, was connected with |
the church at Gilmore, and was consis- |
tent, faithful member of the Congrega-
5iOnal church at Stowe for forty-one years. |
Mr.. Town was quiet and transformations |
IN his manner, firm in his convictions of
tight and the performance of duty, genial !
10 his friends, and possessed those Kindly |
qualities of mind and heart which endear-
ed him to many and gained for him the |
esteem of the community. He |
was always true aud kind to his children |
and they will greatly miss him. All of |
hem were with him when he died. 1t |
mas always been pleasant custom of the |
family to hold a pleasant reunion once a |
year, in which he always found much en-
oyment. All of his FIVE sisters were |
present at his funeral, which was largely |
attended at his late residence on Friday. |
'ogether tor about forty years. one |
brother, MIR. Orrel Town, was also pres
ent. Thus has passed away a lover his |
family, kindly neighbor, faithful
Christian, firm friend, a true and an up
right man in all the relations of life. one |
for whom his acquaintanees must hold an |
remembrance and to whom |
Heaven must offer inappropriate reward. |
Surely the contemplation of such career |
must increase our hope and strengthen
our faith, and give us renewed courage |
to so live that at our own transformation
death may be swallowed up in victory"
Wistars Ralsam of Wild Cherry cures
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Whooping
Cough, Group, Influenza, Consumption,
and all diseases of the Throat, Lungs
aud Chest, 80 cents and 81 bottle.
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