News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-03-06
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some time.
MIR. Mears, our new merchant, has
been in Boston the past week pur.
chasing goods.
c. A. Rand has sold those famous
two years old steers for $3.50, to Bert
Cobb, of Stowe.
The ladies of the Spiritualist so.
ciety held social dance at Wood.
wards Hall Tuesday evening.
Regular meeting of Green Noun
tain Lodge of Good Templars at the
Pleasant street hsll this "wednesday
evening.
Or. Hall returned home on Satur-
day, having been in New York city
the past two months attending medi-
cal lectures.
Communion services, preceded by
the usual morning discourse, was held
at the Congregational church on Sun
day morning.
We shall give a full report of the
town meeting, and officers elected,
next week. Left out this week to
give place to others. .-sss
Rev. Mr.. Bell exchanged with Rev.
Mr.. Kilburn, of Stowe. on Sunday,
the latter occupying the desk at the
chapel in the afternoon.
The trains for the past few days,
especially on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week, were seriously
delayed by the severe storms.
Orville Choat has rented his farm
to FL. B. Mudgett, and has returned
to his house in the village. He is to
travel, selling school furniture.
DR.. R. G. Gilbert moved to Cabot
last week, renting his house here to
DIR. Abbott, who will occupy the west
end, and Mrs. Alice Peck the east end.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church held a picnic circle
at Eli Cutters on Friday afternoon
and evening, and a good number were
in attendance.
Seymour Harris, from IA cows, one
farrow three years old heifer and one
two years old heifer, 16 head in all,
made 44S7 pounds of butter for the
year 1S63,-all Jerseys.
Next Sunday evening occurs the
regular monthly union temperance
meeting. By the new arrangement
the members of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will have
charge of the meeting.
The meeting of the Fire Engine
company is adjourned until Saturday
evening next at o'clock. Don't fail
to come out. This organization is an
important one and should be sustained,
by all means. Don't stand back now,
boys.
A committee of ten ladies and the
same number of gentlemen was APP
pointed at Saturday evenings meet
ing of citizens held at the Town Hall.
This committee is TO make arrange
ments for an entertainment of some
kind, to raise funds for further repairs
to be made to the hall later.
Green's large cracker sleigh with
two horses attached was standing at
the bakery on Saturday afternoon,
when a train drawing into the depot
frightened the horses, they striking a
two forty clip up Portland street.
The usual yelling and swinging of
arms ensued, but without success.
When near the post office Ira Stemm
caught on to the rear end of the sleigh
and made his way to the front, where
the lines were hanging, and brought
the runaways to a halt near Mears'
store.
Died, at Homer, n. Y, Feb. 81,
Laura s. Robinson, daughter of the
late Rev. S. Robinson, long time pas
tor of the Congregational church in
this place. She will be remembered
by a host of friends in this vicinity.
She has been a great sufferer for the
past year from rheumatism and heart
disease and won a great many friends
by her patience and cheerfulness
under suffering. The funeral was at
tended at Homer The Saturday follow
ing her death, Rev. Mr.. Baird, OF
Syracuse, officiating. She was 81
years of age.
The senior Howard and his wife
having kept the 9TH day for y years
now keep the first. Mr.. Howard ha:
sent to his church the following rea
sons for renouncing 9Th day keeping
which we publish by request:
First.-Our laws forbid laboring on tn
first day of the week. making.it crime
Second.-I have got to be old and can
not de six DAYS work in five. and tn
wants of my family demand all L cal
earn in six days, with judicious economy
Enthusiastically is the best day IN Tn
week for business.
Fourth.-I think if am true hearte
Christian j shall he saved; as wei a.
those who keep the first Gay of the wee
for Sabbath.
Fifth.-Mv recent and frequent assoc1
alton with the Free Will Baptist. Mcthc
dist and Congregational churches snow
me there is as much love, union and fe
fowship in other churches as in the SeN
enth Day church.
On Friday evening, March 18th,
costume party. or leNee' VIII pe Sht
at the Town Hall, to which every bod
is cordially, invited. People are nc
Obliged to appear in costume, but it
hoped all will do so, so far as praC
ticable. Coffee, ice cream and cak
will be served. Admission to the ha
25 cents. Proceeds to be devoted
further improvements in and about tn
hall. Follwing is list of the solicit
ing committee outside of the village
District No. 2, Allen Smith and wifi,
Dr. Thompson and wife; district No.
Newton Terrill and wife, Samuel Tow
and wife: district No. A, Frank Spau
dino and wife, Milo Small and wife; oil
trict No. 3. Clement Smith and wife, i
Allen and wife; district No. 6.
Hnse and wife, Horace Grout and wife
district No. z, A. b. Strong and VIII
Charles Shaw and wife; district No
Alfred Dodge and wife. Luther Adam
and wife: district No. 10, nj. G. Mool
and wife. William Thomas and wife; iii
trict No. ia, Geo. Cheney and wife; Weslt
FAIRBANKS and sister; district No. l
Henry Thomas and wife. Z. nj. Il
wards and wife; district No. 10. Aide
Darling and wife, George Goodrich al
wife: district No. 10, n. Hill and wife.
Although it was not our privileG
to attend the band concert on We
nesday evening of last week, "
Judge from the comments of man
who were there that it was by far I'll