News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-19

? ter short time for the return and hHul
| ing one passenger car. no doubts were
entertained hut that the arrangement
would be made. The matter was lief
with our station agent. Mr.. Leland. who
was able. by dint of much pX"rtiOn. t.
procure from the company Friday after
noon the response. in substance. thai
} they would not make the arrangement
, suggested. II i due to Mr.. Leland to
say that he did all in his power to secure
tie desired arrange ment of trains.
A Mr.. Fitch from Massachusetts. al
uncle of the late O. VI. Fitch. arrived
here last Friday. He had started To visit
his nephew who he had never seen.
We have lost an old resident of our
village III a. NJ. Dow. who has moved to
Fairfax. where he will carry on the har-
ness business. Mr.. Dow thoroughly I'M
dcrstandS his trade.
James Stewart has leased his Norris
town farm to Jed Patterson for one year.
/ Mr.. Patterson takes in IL .,liate oSses-
/ sion.
The coolest weather OF the season at
| this place was last Friday morning. when
the mercury stood 35 below.
| Charles Reavey. Jr.. is quite sick. and
! we hear of much sickness all over town.
Geo. Grady. who worked in this place
Il year ago last summer, and who was
since reported to have been drowned. is
again about town.
| 1t is said that Aleck Larawav. who
went west Il short time ago. is on his way
home. We do not vouch for the truth of
! the report. but should be glad to see
| Alpck back here to stay.
| o. & A. ii. Buck are running their
/ l., t.il
| force of help.
| The woolen factory of 1. L Pearl is
again in operation, having had but d
short vacation.
Jerry Barlow and wife. who have both
been sick with severe colds, are conva-
descent.
Eugene Sears has sold his blacksmith
shop and dwelling house to ID. 5. Scott.
OF Eden
c. P. Jones and wife, of Lowell. were
in town over Sunday. We should be
glad to have them come to say.
In the death of o. NJ. Fitch. Esq. an
anunced through your columns last week.
the community suStains Il heavy loss.
Mr.. Fitch had been for years one of our
most respected and trusted citizens. and
the removal of such man from our
midst while in the full possession of all
his powers and the active pursuit. of bus
ineSs. leaves a vacancy hard to fill. He
was 81 years of age. Was born i'll HYDE
Park. and residing there until some years
Of his manhood had passed. yet he had
resided So long with us in Johnson rs to
be respected as one of our oldest and
hest citizens. When 26 years of age Mr..
Fitch married Miss Melissa Kinds. which
was Il happy marriage. us all who knew
them can testify. More than ordi larilv
successful in business he gained for him
self competence and established ii pleas
ant home. For 30 years before his death
Mr.. Fitch had been an active aud consiS-
tent member of the Methodist Episcopal
church. He was always liberal and
cheerful in giving; benevolent in di<pn
$iton. and steadtIst in the discharge of
every known duty. He had been for sew
eral years trustee and steward of the |
NJ. Z. church at this place. and 1t is no
eXaggrration to say that on the day of
his death the church and society of which I!
he was Il member fully realized that "A |
Prince had fallen in Israel" His last |
sickness was very brief. beginning Oh
the night of the Sd OF March. and ternl- |
mating in his death Oh the 10CiI inst. For !!
him it may be truly said death hal no
terror" He heard the voice OF the |
Great Shepherd saying:
"Cnme up higher; come and share
ALI the sacred joys, that rise
Like AN ocean. every where
Through e myriads OF the skies"
And so hearing the Masters voice and |
looking uutO Hin. ne closed his eyes up |
on the things OF earth aHa gently fell |
asleep. A wife and two children survive |
him. He was kind husband and tender !
father. He was Il kind and prudent |
and was often entrusted with |
the care of property belonging To others. |
ALWAYS faithful To every trust. he WAS. |
in fact. that ''noblest work of God. an
honest man" In his family he leaves Il
place that can never Oh earth be filled.
In the community, he leaves Il vacancy |
which il is our highest hope kindly |
Providence may in time fill with another
equally honest, kind and faithful.
W.. wish to thank tIIe friends who 50
<indly assisted us in the last sickness of
5he one who has gone out from our home
o his home above. We thank them tor
the sympathy shown in SO many kindly |
acts. to help us bear our sorrow. We
thank them who worked to keep the |
roads open that we might carry our dead |
to its last resting place. aud hope that 1T
trouble comes to any of the number they |
may find friends as willing as we have
found in ours. MELISSA FITCH.
WINNIE FITCH.
VERONA FITCH.