News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-01
STOWE.

Mr.. Harry Smith of Casey, Iowa, is to
return westward this week.
Mrs. Sarah Smith, relict of the late
Samuel Smith, is again in town.
The erection of horse barn by Henry
J. Harris is a local improvement.
Lew. Raymond's cow ate too much
poke last week, and died.
The engine recently purchased for saw
mill use in South Hollow, has arrived.
r. r. Waite has improved from his late
severe attack of heart disease, and is on
the street again.
At this writing Mr.. Lewis Sherman is
dangerously sick with typhoid pneu-
/ mOnia.
Dan. Hodge returned from Michi gan
City. Ind. on Saturday. His family will
remain in Ohio for the present.
John Latouche was suddenly elevated
by pry while loading freight at Water
/ bury last week. and descending. struck
with such force as to severely iriure his
side. and is now laid by.
We understand that the services of the
Rev. Mr. Anderson. late graduate Of Yale
| Theological Institute, have been engaged
| at the Congregational church the coming
| season. his labOrs commencing on Sum
dav next Mr.. Anderson recently spoke
| to the society, and gave pleasing satisfac-
ton.
We must notice the daily drilling of the
broom brigade, composed of numerous
little misses who. with military precision.
bear the formidable household weapon,
much to the amusement of themselves
and observing friends captaimed by Miss
Nellie Mower. and hammered hv Miss
Alice Butler. Il company of bright-eyed
lasses that will make things 6uaz when
age and experience bring them to the
portal of lifa's great conflict. They held
picnic on Tuesday, i'll the grove of Mr..
George Raymond.
We are severely Threatened if we make
mention of the more than amusing scene
that took place Oh our streets one night
last week. Mea4ss. Miles & Mcmahon
had in near proximity to the sidewalk a
dilapidated wagon heavily loaded with
empty dry goods boxes, on which they
largely advertised. Folr of our young
bucks, thinking to joke the enterprising
firm, conceived the idea of drawing off
the conglomeratc mass of advertising.
and concealing it for time. One of the
quartette, however, who faneed there
might to him be double pleasure. PLAY
ed the arnold, and disclosed to the pro-
prietors their mischievous intentions.
The latter, arIning themselves with re-
volvers containing blank cartridges,
sought concealed positions near the scene
of their approaching pleasure. They had
not long to wait, however, before the
wagon began to move with a marked
stiffness that bordered almost perfect 81
lence. Yet remaining concealed until the
vehicle was well under way, with rush
that would have put the blush on wild
Commanche, firing rapidly as they ran,
while the pursued, closely followed by
the pursuers, left the object of their sport
overturned in the street. and sought pres
ent safety by pell-melI flight across the
river, cold and deep. lie was full hour
before the jokers iohed could nerve suffi-
cient courage to return to the immediate
vicinity, when learning chat they had been
victimized, they suddenly became pos
sessed of lion-like bravery. We tell it as
we hear it, though Walter and Pat"
deny much; say they were not frighten-
ed, and when they get big enough will
lick Johnnie, the Judas, within an inch
of his life."