News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-18
STOWE.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Watts will
Bert COrse is at home from Boston.

Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Watts vii
leave early next week for California.
+ Bert Corse is ut home from Boston.
The Montpelier journal comes ou
strong against 1.-THE inhuman slaughter o
small game to appease the pleasure OF
D the unskilIed huntsman," and asks that
legislation be had to suppress it.
The boys who have recently much dis
turbed the slumbers of people by ringing
bells. rapping at doors, etc. probably
had no malicious purpose at heart, hut
were developing their youthful and
thOughtleSs natures. They had better.
however, 90 to some remote place where
noise and confusion are less disturbing to
those desiring rest.
4 Ladies' Auxiliary Woman Suf1ra ge
Association has been organized here, with
about 20 members, of which Miss Boom
hover is President. The officers are
limited to an eight weeks service, that
hOnOrs and duties may be more equally
shared. Special attention will be given
to the constitution and laws of our own
State. Mrs. A. ID. Pottle, who was sent
as delegate to the Womans' National
Suffrage Association recently held at
Brooklyn, n. y, returned on Thursday
last.
town, which is l0X2O feet, holding about
40 tons.
Andrew MaSoon returned from the
west last week.
Mrs. George wilkins is stopping in
| New Y DIRK.
\ very neat variety store has been es-
| tablished by Mrs. L. w. BuZzeIl, adiOin-
ing the boot and shoe store. Things are
neatly and tastefulIy arranged and it will
profit one to even look at them.
The embankment of the hotel pond
has been rebuilt.
You may inquire of Frank Cooley
about the recent rise and fall of eggs.
The stage was four hours late on
Thursday night, because of railroad
accident.
a debating club has been organized in
connection with the village schools.
which is supported by the youths and
maidens, the latter taking very promi-
nent and active part, which is the proper
thing to do, and if they make rs fine
speakers as have some young ladies who
have walked before them, their efforts
will be crowned with success. The club,
we believe. meets on Friday afternoon in
two weeks.
The carriage of Orlando BarrOws was
somewhat demolished at the Methodist
church sheds on Saturday by a playful
colt.
Mrs. James Jackson and chileren are in
town for a few days.
Mrs. Dan. Cady and Orpha Raymond
have returned from Burlington and Cam
bridge.
We often hear of the popularity of the |
feline specie, but many of the wonderful !
stories told of the Sagacity of the cat are |
discredited. 1t is vouched for, that On |
Saturday night last cat belonging to |
Mrs. John Straw caught from a brook |
near by, 10 fish, some of which were six |
to eight inches long, also one large rat,
all of which she brought to the house |
and deposited on the floor for her kitten. !
Her method OF catching fish was to 90 to |
the brook and touch the water with her |
paw, and as the fish came to the surface |
they were caught in her claws.
G. p. Sawyer, of Boston, was in town |
last week.
V. Babcocb has purchased the Foster
place on the Branch. Price $l4O0.
Mrs. Jeanette Foster Matthews. of
East Hampton, Mass, was in town last |
week.
Henry Lathe has bargained for, and is
about to make a residence of the shop |
west of the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. Butler, of Brooklyn, n. Y, was |
in town last week and returned on Mon
day with her little daughters who have
been spending the summer with their |
grandmother.
Mrs. POttle has returned from New |
DIRK and Boston with a large and well |
oil IF
goods, which she asks every one to in |
spect, whether they wish to buy or not.
She has line of New \ DIRK trimmed hats
and bOnners which she will gladly show
to any one taking the trouble to look at |
them, and will sell them at very low |
prices. She has very large assortment |
of ribbons, collars, bustles, cOrsets, etc. |
Give her a call early.
The place to buy underwear. gloves |
and mittens is at the pOst-Office building.
Another new lot received this week. |
Please call and examine.
DR.. GrOut has been very busy the past |
few weeks and his practice is still in
creasing.
An open lodge and sociable will be
given at the lodge rooms, vestry of the |
Methodist church, by the |. O. of G.. L. |
on Saturday evening next. The lodge,
III so far as it is allotted by the people, is |
doing good work. but it needs the sup |
port and sympathy of the community,
and this measure is taken to develop a |
better union in the cause. Music, eXer-
cises, etc, will be imprOvised for an eve
ning's entertainment. All are cordially |
and freely invited. The rooms will be |
open about o'clock.
Mrs. D. c. Watts has returned to spend
the winter.
Thomas Downer has bought of f. j.
Benson lumber lot near Brownsville.
Look, look, look at WilcOx's new
goods. He is just home from market
with one of the largest and most COM
plete stock of goods he has ever offered
to the people of Stowe. He has large
line OF clothing, boots shoes and rubbers.
also large line of ladies' and gents I'M
derwear. He has a large line of shawls,
felt skirts, nantes, hoods, Jersey jack
cts, dress tlannels, velvets and clOaks.
Also splendid line of corsets. and in
fact everything usually kept in first
class store. Give him a call. Opening
next Friday and Saturday. Come.