News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-11-23
STOWE.

Letters recently received from ProI.
Lyman Atkins. by his friends here. indl-
cate that he is to be stationed on st.
Paul's Island, off the AlaskanCoast. dur
ing the coming winter. He continues IN
the seal fishery, and if we have it correct.
is quartered there with siXwhite men ana
one white woman. the other inhabitants
being natives.
Jackson Sargent has purchased and
taken possession of the, Owen Scribner
place.
Dearbon Woodwork is said to have
been killed while employed in the lumber
woods in Underhill. last week, and Dear
bon Woodwork is said not to have been
killed but fatally injured while employed
as above, being scalped and his SIDE
crushed in. You have it as have it. and
now do you know. The accident must.
however, have been severe and probably
fatal
Mrs. r. A. Savage, wife of Judge Saw
age, whose condition has for many days
past been quite critical, is said to be
slightly improved. and hopes are enter
tanned of her recovery.
Mr.. E. X. Hale has purchased the
Chas. Hodge place near gold brook.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. L. church
occurs next Sunday at the usual morning
hour. The Rev. III. A. Spencer. Z. e.,
will be present. Quarterly conference
will be held on Saturday at two o'clock,
p. m.
Our Democratic friends flushed Il little
powder on Wednesday evening, to the
harm of no one and the pleasure of but
few. as the lateness of the hour precluded
general out-pouring of the citizens to
do honor to independent suffrage.
The Rev. Mr.. Barnes preached at Unity
church, and the Rev. Mr.. Hastings at the
NJ. E. church, last Sunday.
The Town House will undergo new
coat of paint this fall.
The Tambo Bros. will give one of their
rare entertainments at the vestry of Unity
church, on Tuesday eve, Nov. 2Sth. Old
plantation songs. jokes. dialogues, stump
speeches, etc. Only 10 cents. See pos
tiers.
Resolved. THAT foreign emigration is
beneficial to the United States" will be
the question for discussion at the Literary
Club, on Wednesday eve. of next week
The several marriage anniversaries
would have been further noticed had we
sufficient knowledge of them to make
more extended notice interesting. The
ones at Preston Gales, Alpine Luce's
and r. V. COrse's. were all largely at
tended, and presents being brought in
profusion. and the recipients made happy
by the joyous occasion. overlooking with
well wishes.
Chas. A. Savage and party, who have
been spending the season in Europe. are
to sail from Liverpool, homeward. on the
30th instant, via the White Star Line.
The beneficial effect of advertising and
catering to the tastes of customers, never
received better illustration than Oh
Thursday of last week, at the millinery
opening of G. w. Jenney's. From an
early hour in the day, the store was filled
with purchasers and others, who came to
see his large and elegant display of mil
linery styles. This is but one of numer-
Gus instances of profit, which attend lib
eral advertising i'll the News & CITIZEN.
Mr.. l.. Stafford is clerking for Lucien
Lamson. in n. Ii.
There is to be Thanksgiving party
at Town Hall. Wednesday evening, Nov.
20. Music furnished by Paul Bros.
Band, five pieces. Hall ticket, so cents.
The grand rush is to Miles & McMa-
hons as usual. They always keep the
largest and best stock, aud can afford to
sell as low as the lowest. They intend
going to market again this week. so you
can get ready for the largest stock of
holiday goods, and during this time will
sell many staple goods at reduced prices
to make room. The person buying the
largest bill of goods from date until Dec.
"A, 1882, will receive good Turkey"
The weather is frigid with evidences of
thaw. The mountains and hills are
white with the mantle of winter.
Many of our lumbermen have gone to
Underhill because of higher wages.
c.. r. Churchill has recently imported
boar from New York, while other inn
provements are being made to the benefit
of agriculture and stock raising.
Our young townsman, NJ. ID. Mcmahon.
late clerking for Miles 81 Mcmahon of
this place, left town on Monday, for Bur
lington. Mr.. NJ. has bought the boot and
shoe trade aud good will of G. r Hosden
& Co., No. l6S College street, Burlington,
and takes Immediate possession of the
same. Mr.. NJ. is we'll known here as a
straightforward, upright and reliable
Young man, and while we regret to lose
him we know that his enterprising turn
of mind will, and We hope already has,
discovered for him. broader and more
prosperous fields of labor than Stowe cal
| furnish him. When at Burlington he will
be glad to have you call and see him.
The Wilcox Bros got married las
week, one of them at least, as the story
goes, and pawned his "single blessed
ness for a better and more stable lite
l.. is a capital fellow, and bred in TIN
WAYS of uprightness. but for some months
there has been a noticeable absent-mind
edness about him which we trust viii
soon depart, as the days of There /
many a slip betwixt the cup and tn
lip" have ebbed away. We have not tn
pleasure of an acquaintance with the new
Mrs, w. nee Kate Phillips, but know
from every report that she is an eXen!
plary young lady and will make an est
mable companion. Their barque will b
laden with the congratulations and wei
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