News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-09-10

and the premises will be put in good
condition for renting purposes.
The familiar face of Miss Emma
Ferguson, who for the past six months
has been stopping in Framingham,
Mass, is again seen among us. But
her stay is short, as she is soon to
return to make birmingham her future
home as Mrs. DR.. Boynton. The
marriage will take place at the Baptist
church in Burlington to-day (Ihurs-
day.
A party of four, consisting of Capt.
Moses Mcfarland and James V.
Stevens of Waterville and r. W.
Hulburd and H. M. Mcfarland of this
place expect to leave here next Mon
day night to join the second excursion
of Sheridan's veterans to the Shenan-
doah Valley in Virginia. The excur-
sion will be gone from the State about
ten days, and will be in camp the
most of the time near the famous
battle fields in the valley.
A small but plaintive cry has come
up from the throat of the old clown
Pump" now for a long time asking for
help and no help came. Selectman
Maxfeld lives on the next corner and
the wonder has been that in going up
and down, passing and repassing, as
guardian Of the highway he has not
heard the piteous tones and given aid.
But he hears at last. WEAKNESS and
long-suffering are at an end. Relief
has come and the old town pump and
sundry people rejoice.
Owing to the poor weather few at
tended the Franklin County Fair from
here. Lamoille County has Fair
Sept. 22d, 23d and oath. 1t is a
home institution. In it Lamollle
County and her people have special
interest. Our fields produce as well
and as abundantly, our hillsides are
covered with as good stock and our
housewives are as def with the
needle and the rolling-pin, as may be
the boast of any sister county. Our
fair need be, should be second to none
in Vermont. If we will give it our
presence and special attention we may
make it success and place of inter-
est to the people of other counties.
Let US do it.
At the last regular meeting of the
Lamoille Central Lodge Independent
Order of Good Templars, the following
resolutions were passed in respect to
the memory of Miss Fannie E. Beecher
WHEREAS, God in his infinite wisdom has seen
fit to remove from our Order worthy member
Pesolved That we mourn the loss of Fannie E.
Beecher and her influence in the Lodge;
That we ever cherish her firm and womanly
course against intemperance in all its forms, and
from her example learn to be stronger friends
and supporters of the cause;
| That, in her death, the Lodge has lost a gooq
member, Christian sister, an efficient and
trusted officer;
parents and sisters of the deceased VINO nave
lost an affectionate and obedient daughter and a
kind and loving sister;
our charter be draped in mourning for thirty days
and that commemorative card, bearing heI
!. name, date of admission to this Lodge and date
of decease, be attached to the same;
That these resolutions be entered upon our
records in due FORM and the Secretary be directed
to transmit copy to the bereaved family, also to
the NEws AND CITIZEN for publication.
, ROB'T B. THOMAS, J
j. A. LAPORTE, Com.
MRS. F. n. KEELER,)
LEON K. WIswELL, Asst Secy.
The funeral of Fannie E. Beecher
at johnson was largely attended
bv the people of our village on Thurs
day last. The Rev. Mr.. Crudginton.
pastor of the Baptist church Of John
son, of which Miss Beecher was 6
member, officiated, assisted by Revs
? Smith and Baxendale of johnson and
Rev. E. J. Ward of Hyde Park. The
high regard in which Miss Beechel
was held was shown by the large
, attendance, the house being literally
full. At the close Of the remarks by
the Rev. Mr.. Crudginton, Rev. Mr.
3 Ward, who was Miss Beecher's teacher
in our Sunday-school, briefly referred
to her life during her residence in
HYDE Park. We give below substan-
: italy few of his remarks, as follows
Some eight years ago Miss Beechel
r was recommended to Judge Page a:
d a Young lady possessing high orde1
S of intelligence and integrity and he
then being in need of such an assistant
r secured her services. At first par
!, of her time was appropriated to cleri
b cal duties in his office and part Il
his family; but she soon evinced sue
@ ability and aptitude for clerical an
+ other office business that her service
a were deemed more valuable In til
ioffice than elsewhere, and after hayln
10 discharged such duties to Decembe
- 1878, other more complicated labor
pertaining 10 Probate Office were as
= signed to her, and since then he
a. chief labor has been in the Probat
OF Office as Judge Pages assistant
y. About one year and one-half since
N Mr.. C. S. Page, observing he
TT valuable qualities, induced his fathe
to call into his service her younge
ed sister that Fannie might assun
~ a responsible position in his office
d. after which her sterling integrit
r so assured his confidence that
las had his father before) unhesit
a. tingly entrusted to her his most in
,el portant and responsible business. !
ed saw that her labors in her new fie
N, were so entirely satisfactory as
ls. render her services almost indispens
. BILE, is no exaggeration. Her excelle
AZ A. perceptive faculties together with b
N strict fidelity to the interest of b
p % employers and to the moral rights
Others not only won to her their high c
u TEEN but called forth the admiration
experts. No words can too strong
'on manifest her efficiency in the d
10 charge of her varied and responsil
The duties. Her self command is seldc
No equalled. During these long years
to service no hasty word or ruffled acti
vas fingers to take from the sweetness a
delight with which she is held in
en-, membrane. AS a friend she v
or genuine and true, shedding who
ers some and genial light upon the pa
ow way of all who knew her. If she /
eat unkind thoughts of any, she had