News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-09-24
STOWE.

Pork cents per pound, live weight.
The fair will continue through Friday
on account of The storm.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson is taking his vaca
ton, and has gone westward, where Mrs
Anderson has been through the summer
No services were held at the Branct
church Sunday, on account of the funer.
al of Mr.. Cakes.
Hon. Warren Chase spoke to the Spir-
itualist society at Unity church on Sun.
day evening.
Hard frosts occurred on Saturday and
Sunday nights, doing much damage to
| uncut corn.
The desk of Mr.. Anderson was sup
piled on Sunday by Mr.. Fuller.
The lumber interests are becoming
quite active and show indications Of
ready sales at fair prices. This is partic-
ularly noticeable at the saving and dress
ing mill of Ed. Gibbs in the Hollow.
who is making larger purchases than
ever before, and paying therefor prices
which are an inducement for the owners
of timbered lands to improve the winter
In clearing them.
Judge Bradley still remains here and is
| industriously plotting and planning for
| his own amusement. He is hard work
ing parsonage and shows no purpose to
let Cleveland fill his place on the Supreme
| bench.
| Several near relatives of the late Fl. B.
Cakes are in town to attend his funeral.
Miss Louise Smith goes to Ann Arbor,
| Mich, next week.
The mountain views are now grand i,
fha OF ~
forest tints, not of human art, are WON
drously beautiful.
Ed. Russell is at home from Northern
Dakota. He reports ice an inch thick be-
fore he left, two weeks ago.
M. A. Owen has had sent to him sever
al barrels of nice pears from Hinesburg,
from which himself and neighbors can
| share.
Apple bloSs,aaysrase seen last week,
| from which weather mongers indicate an
open fall. Wait and see.
No change is likely to be made in the
posU-office at Moscow-not a denny" in
the place.
| Clarence Lamson and wife have re-
turned to Chicago, going by the way of
st. Johnsbury, where they visited with
| friends.
The funeral services of Mrs. Jones
Thomas were heldat her late home, the
Rev. Geo. E. Smith, of Waterbury, off,
ciating.
The horse trot mentioned last week
| was postponed until Monday of this
week.
A disgraeefnl fight occurred at dance
| in Nebraska" few nights ago; an old
q 4 4 xxyhn in oil
nected should clothe themselves in sack
cloth until their sense of shame shall pre-
vent their further appearing In such
scene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Smith were the
recipients of a friendly call on Thursday
night of last week from relatives and
neighbors. A large number of useful
presents were left in memory of their
Both anniversary.
The death of Mr.. Henry B. Cakes oc-
Cured on Thursday night. His sickness
was somewhat brief and his death to
vices were attended at the residence on
Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Smith, of
Waterbury, officiating.
The guests at the Mt. Mansfield House
are now so diminished that the portion of
the hotel now occupied is confined to a
| few rooms.
O. w. Butler, formerly one of Stoves
wealthy citizens, has purchased and is to
locate in Minnesota.
Don Scribner is pursuing CONNER
cial course in Boston.
Chandler Watts, who has been spend
| ing the summer with friends in Malone,
N. Y, has returned home.
The fair at Waterbury was very liber-
ally attended by people from Stowe, who
mention the crowd in attendance, but
speak disparagingly of the exhibit
ton generally.
Mr.. Billings attended the fair'at Water
bury in a top buggy, and like many other
foolish men, removed the headstall from
| his horse that he might feed, without
removing him from the wagon. Now the
horse, undoubtedly, loved good picnic
dnner pi6 as did Ibis his master bit for
with dude astfide it he had no friendly
regard, so he "got up and got,' and
struck for the floral hall. where the
crowd was assembled. The horse was
right side up, but the buggy was the side
up minus the top. Something arrested
the horses curiosity just as he was to EN-.
ter the temple of art, and he stopped.
The Hon. Warren Chase, of California,
| spoke at the Town Hall on Wednesday
evening of last, week, on 'Labor and cap
ital,' and Thursday evening on "Monop-
oily" He handled the subjects both live
ly and interestingly, continually throw
ing hot shot into the enemy's camp, Illus
trating how legislation is controlled by
monopolies, how the national debt can all
be paid in brief time, how the need OF
gold and silver can be dispensed with and
fiat money,-so called.-issued to fully
supply the wants of the people, and, in
fact, how the government can be run in a
lovely sort of way and everybody be
made happy and financially prosperous.
His lecture was composed of more truth
than fiction, and consisted of the reason
ing and experience of life long devoted
to legislation and the political tactics OF
the great metropolis and the dominant
parties of the country.
Stowe has always been distinguished
for it's very fine horses-not for speed
but for beauty. Recent events Indicate
that George Foss has pair of four-year-
olds. black as Jet, that combine botf
beauty and speed. While exhibiting his
pair on the track at the recent Waterbury
fair, they became little excited by some
one driving up behind them, and on being
restrained the bit to the off horse broke
leaving him uncontrolled and running a
wild rate around the track. Mr.. FosS
found it necessary to keep the near one
at full speed with the other, or he woulC
have been hurled on TO the inner railing
Twice they went around the circle, re
gardless of any efforts to restrain them
when getting tired they Stacked up lit