News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-03-23
STOWE,

E. w. Brown will sell at public auctlo
Tuesday, Mar. on the premises occu
= pied by him, horses, cows, farming III
: pliments, household furniture. etc, etc
Sale positive. Full particulars may b
learned by referring to posters.
We should be glad to do so, but W
have not space to give in detail the fact
: relating to the hOrrid murders, which 81
recently took place on Cotton brook, il
Waterbury. only about five miles from us
: The distant readers of these columns vii
learn elsewhere the facts as they occur
red.
A proposition is made, and is sustained
by good judgment, to build q road from
the F. A. Straw grist-mill, on the oppo
site side of the river, to Pixies and Robin
sons saw-mill, thus avoiding some very
heavy grades that now impede business
to and from the saw-mill and tannery. Ii
is well to agitate the matter.
The operetta & Shaftoe" was repeated
on Thursday night.
The question for discussion at our next
Lyceum, will be the following: Re
solved, That great human excellence and
attachments depend more upon native
talent than upon the circumstances by
which persons may be surrounded" Dis
| puGttDIS. y. a. DJOlIOEU, MIS-. OjIle, MISS
Hattie Savage, and Charlie Ide.
The first sweetening of the season. a Ia
sugar festival, was held at the Congrega-
tional church on Wednesday evening of
last week.
George Wade, who had the misfortune
to lose calf while being kept in r. D..
Slayton's back pasture last season and
was unable to find it, has recently learned
hot II oI Ir,o troT
set by parties within the limits of the
pasture.
The Selectmen are making themselves
useful and the town will be likely to run
another year, if they have money enough.
Remember that women having lists can
participate in schOol-meetings. which viii
be held on Tuesday of next week.
Rev. a. p. Wild, formerly of Peacham,
Vt, but at present stopping at st. johns
bury, preached from the Congregational
desk on Sunday last.
Some more departures for the West this
week, Dan. Culver and others.
c. L. McMahon threw himself down
the chamber stairs at the store on Satur-
day. Had he spoken to us about it, we
should have advised him not to, but he is
very independent youth, and often en-
tertains notions of his own, much to his
injury and the sorrow and regret of his
many friends. In this instance occurred |
only bruised head, severely injured |
knee, much swollen wrists, with aches and |
pains enough to teach him to take advise
and not come down head first; but sit |
down and take it coOlly, Mel" our |
sympathy for you in this hour of crutches.
The remains of Mrs. McCaffrey, the
70 1Dfo
carried through here Friday on their way
to Albany for burial.
a kin party of about 80 extended their
to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Raymond on Saturday afternoon and
evening. 1t was not a surprise as is often
practiced, though it was the 18th, &C..
and fears were entertained that they
might not see their half century of mar
red life. Though more than three score
md ten years have much silvered their
)rows. they in many respects maintain
he bearing of youthful days, and exhibit
| vim and push in business that COM
nends itself in many of half their years.
Their children are all West and were not
present, but will be in five years at their
Golden harvest, the Lord permitting.
Robins are plenty though sugaring has
carcely commenced, and many of the !
armers are long and solemn visaged
With butter at only 35 and 40 cents per
'ound. t
Nathan Robinson reports as selling the
asst season 1880 pounds of butter made {
rom cows, besides supplying the wants
f his family of three with butter. cream, I
milk, &c. Mr.. Robinson has since the
avs of Buchananism been our efficient
Ost-master, and is the same person who :
7as so long recognized as the leader of !,
,obinson's celebrated quadrille band.
lr. r. has also represented our town in
ne Legislature, has been selectman, D
quor agent, &C., &C., and now can a
cast of the four best cows, and the big
est butter story of any one in Northern @
ermont. Reference to be had to his past j
hcial and musical record for further t
lrticulars of description. d