News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24

The "CoI." was in high spirits and made
some very pithy and characteristic re-
marks i'm accepting the chair, and we
think, bv unanimous consent, bore the
delicate RESPONSIBILITIES and honor Of his
position most acceptably. Commander
Morse was called upon to respond to
Our Country" which service he per-
formed in very happy and clever little
speech, paying fitting tribute to the land
so dear to every soldier and patriotic cit
izen.
To Col. Randall. of Westford, was en-
trusted s.'The Union Soldier" and the
Colonel. as he well knows how. gave to
the soldier the distinguished and honor
able place he by right inherits. The
Colonel's remarks were both mirthful
and serious. showing the comical side of
the soldiers life. which was frequently
manifest during the darkest hours, of SER
vice and wildly portraying the incidents
which tried mems hearts and brought to
light the true soldier. His remarks were
enthusiastically received. The Press"
was responded to by III. c. Fisk, of Nor
risville. Mr.. Fisk said, among other
things, that the pen, like the sword,
served in times of war. but unlike the
sword, the pen was stranger to peace,
its warfare going on for ever. 1t was the
and hence its managers should guard
against its use as a vehicle for dissent
mating personal abuse; that it should and
did. with rare exceptions, aim to pro-
mote pure morals, sound politics, rellg-
ion and temperance. That the press al
| ways had been and ever would remain Il
strong and Jealous ally of the soldler.
The poem by Mrs. II. L. Palmer, of I'm
derhill, who has acted as poetess tor the
Post during its several banquets, was re-
ceived with marked appreciation, winch
| it certainly merited. A declamaCloil'
Army of the Dead" was well given py
Ira Morse. III. BOOmhower, better KNOWN
as "Beauregard, twas called on to respona
for The Bummer," which he did in an OH
hand, CHARACTERISTIC style that Drought
down the house. He spoke OF the ptl'h-
mer's hardships and the difficulties they
encountered during the war ana the Oh,
stacles overcome in their efforts to feed
hungry armies. He thought their ser
vices were always appreciated by 1.-THE
boys" and that they Royer would he for
4 gotten by the living army. The selec-
ton by Mrs. George Dunton,-"Ioll
Roland, Toll. was exceedingly well
rendered, and received the close atten-
ton of a full hall. 1t is rarely that one
listens to more correct and pleasing
stvIe of elocution. The Ladies" was
the last subject proposed, and when
Coli Parker eand cast his eye up
and down the several tables it was EVIL
dent that the unguarded would be ex,
posed to fire. Druggist Brush was the
first man hit, then merchant Gray, fol
lowed bv Luther Leach, DR.. Burdick
Fisk and Col. Randall, but it was not un
Itil LYMAN Seeley came into the line tina
|
was mastered. 1t remained for this
old soldier to close the exercises o
the evening in manner better re
Numbered than written. AT tWelv'
O'Clock Mr.. Parker made few appr0
priate remarks in taking leave of thu
tables, and the 4th annual banquet o
Post No. 10 was numbered with the past
BELATED.
A pleasant incident occurred at tn
home of Luther and Thaddeus Well
week before last. Mrs. Luther Well
has been twice married. Her first nus
band was Jonathan Wells and the fathe
of all her children but one. Her secon
: husband was the brother of her first, an
one daughter came to bless the unior
born the spring of 1866, the half brothe
Edison having left home the August pre-
yious. and never came back until the 5t
inst. Meantime the other children wer
I away. Phoebe married Orrin Hopkin!
: of Cambridge, and they went to Iowa
I live. Thaddeus went to California. ma
ried a Vermont lady, and after a fe
= years returned. and is now living in tn
e old home. Joseph went to the Rock
Mountains, made money, came back
= 1864 and married Miss Jennie Brown.
+ this town, and is now an enterprisin
h farmer in Randolph. Prudie went
visit her brotAer and sister in Iowa an
. married and settled there as Mrs. job
> Dondney. Their half sister. Sarah ma
ried Alden c. Leach, of Fletcher, al
she is settled here. His family of s.
a children all gathered in the old home ne
n week before last,-the first time the
p were ever thus gathered,-and the fir
II time their mother ever saw them
at once.
= Lucius and Sydney Tubbs.-cousin
- visited friends in Burlington recently.
d Chauncey Scott has recently present
e the church at the Center with a new COZ
e stove, having a reservoir and all nece
p sary conyeniences.