News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-19
STONE.

o. D. Mathews will sell his household
goods at private sale and close out the
same mt auction on March 81 at JONI
Bassett's blacks NTH shop in front of the
Town Hall.
Fl. w. Sargent. of Stowe. found 4
whip in the road between Stowe and Mo-
risville last Sunday. He says any per-
son describing and owning the same can
have it.
Miss Anna c. Bracket. of New York.
has presented to the town library mar
per'S Magazine and LittelEs Ltctng Age
/ for the years 1881. handsomely bound
in eleven volumes. Miss Brackets many
friends higIy appreciate her kindness in
placing these volumes ut their service.
The severpst weather for many years
has occurred within the past few days.
the thermometer running as low as H
degrees below zero. and the average
through the month OF February. thus
far. has been below that Arctic point.
E. C. Mower, of Burlington. was in
town last week.
An exchange brought Rev. Mr.. Ham,
bin of Waterbury Center, to the desk
of the NJ. E. church on Sunday last. the
Rev. Mr.. Thurstnn officiating at the
quarterly meeting service at the Center.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church
will meet with Mrs. 5. c.. Poor on We'd
nesday afternoon, Feb. %, and will hold
sociable in the evening. The house is
commodious and will pleasantly accom-
modate large company. You are cor
daily invited.
The post Office at Moscow is 4 matter
of some doubt. the official papers and
key having arrived, but the necessary
bags have failed to put Ill an appearance.
Thomas j. Robinson has received the
Star Route" from the main road to the
office.
The matched pair of bays. owned by
John Robinson have been purchased by
Eugene Moody. The figures estimated
are $1,000, more or less.
The spring term of school under the
charge Of Miss Poland viii oPen~on We'd
nesday of next week, as reported. The
school will be select. at a moderate tut
ton, for term of nine weeks, and bids
fair to be successful and profitable.
Rev. Mr.. Healey will preach at Unity
church on Sunday next. ut , O'Clock p.
IN. Subject, The Resurrection"
The young peoples social meetings
held at the Congregational church on
Sunday evenings, are awakening much
interest and profit, and are becoming lib
orally attended.
The death of Henry I. Straw took place
about noon Tuesday. in the As year of his
age. He has ended a long and painful
sicness, patiently borne, though constant
ly mindful of the expected result. Con-
sumtion nath again claimed its prey. Fun
eral services will be held Thursday at two
o'clock NJ.
Several of the official reports of the
town Off 'ers are now in readiness for the
press, and will. ere long, be furnished to
the public for criticism. 1t is hoped that
they will be complete in every particu-
lar, that the people may be satisfied and
have no occasion to charge their official
servants with Withholding any infurmI-
ton from the town through fear of cen :
sure aud loss of future preferment. 1t
is believed that the affairs of the town
have been wisely and economically all
miniSterPd during The past year. and
whatever leaks. if any. may have occur
red in the official SKINNER during the
past twelve months, was the result o.
mistaken duty, rather than any official
wrong doing. What the taxpayers want
is Il full. clear and truthful report OF
claims settled and unsettled and that re-
port i'll season. that Il thorough eXamina-
Tion of the same may BE- made before
town meeting.