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

the SpirituallSt camp meeting.
School commenced Monday with ~
scholars and Mrs. Ida A. L. Town as
teacher.
JOHNSON.
Homer Stanley has rented rooms IN
Mrs. Chamberlaln's house.
Fred Leland and wife of st. Johnsbury,
are home for few weeks, assisting thelr
father, A. A. Leland, who is slowly re-
covering from fever.
P. C. and G. Fl. Stearns and their wives
were at Newport aud Owls Head on
Saturday, and enjoyed the opera festival
given by Barton company.
Inspector Boynton and Oscar McFar-
land were in town over Sunday.
Joe Leach is assisting in the care OF
G. w. Ward, in place of Walter Heath,
who SIS now in school.
Rev. C. w. Ross will lecture at the
Methodist church Friday evening on
1.-The Sacred Mountains of the East"
D. G. Holmes is making great improve
ments about his residence by grading and
laying out carriage drive.
1t is expected that Rev. G. B. Wheel
err, of East Hardwick, will preach in
exchange with Rev. Il. Crudginton, on
Sunday morning, Sept. 18th.
Owing to some misunderstanding the
match game of ball on the johnson
grounds was not played Friday between
the mo Names" of Morrisville, and the
''Rustics." of Hyde Park.
Prof. Campbell gives his pupils re-
ception at his house on Friday evening.
Frank Waterman's college chum, Mr..
Forbush, of Springfield, has been visiting
him the past week.
B. II. Hunt has furnished the front
room on the ground floor for his office,
| making it quite comfortable, and has put
| in one of Barnes safes.
| Miss Lucia Bedding, of the Troy Con-
| ference Academy, and Laura Bedding
of the New England Conservatory, OF
the New England Conservatory of Mu-
| sic, are here for few weeks.
George Dillingham; and wife 60 this
week to see his mother, who is in quite
poor health at her daughters, Mrs. Bur
nham's, in Newark, n. Y.
| Mis- Annie Patch commenced her school
| year on Monday as principal in the Pine
Street school at Burlington.
| Adelbert, son of DR.. Allen has so far
1
| bone as to be on the street.
The Boston and Lowell railroad will
run a special train on Wednesday and
Thursday to accommodate those wishing
to attend the State fair, leaving here at
S.43 a. M; round trip $1.40.
Bert Bixby has gone to spend few
weeks with his uncle, Rev. Geo. BiXby
at Swansea, Mass.
Those attending the sports at Spring
Grove Trotting Park Saturday were In
terested in the game OF ball played b5
the Morrisville and No. Hyde Park clubs
The game stood "a to Is, in favor of the
Morrisviile club. The Hyde Park band
furnished music.
Wilbur Heath, of Sparta, Mich. is Wis
iting friends here, stopping at his ole
home with B. A. Hunt.
| Mrs. j. A. Pearl is at her home in No
Troy, and Mrs. w. G. Andrews at Mont
pelier for few weeks.
Philo Davis, wife and daughter, start
ed Monday on a visit to ElkhOrn, Wis
They are to be away some four or si1
| weeks.
Miss Katie Collins is teaching her sec
ond term of school in Chas. GoOsey's dis
trict.
A party left here Monday evening TO
McHenry, H., consisting of Solomal
Whiting and sister. Mrs. Alfred Whiting
Fred Whiting and Darius Clark.
C. A. Riddle and sister started on
two weeks trip to Boston and vicinity o
Monday. Mr.. r. will buy fall and win
ter goods for his tin and shoe store.
Miss Carrie Cowles has accepted a pc
sition as teacher in school in Bakers
! field, Florence Partlow at Waterville an
l Alice Beecher at Cambridge.
s Herbert Larkin and wife, of Mechar
2 icsville, O., came last week to care 70
= their sister, Mrs. Leo Hall, who died o
!. Saturday evening. The funeral was al
tended Tuesday at her mothers, Mrs
) Allen Balch's.
We. the undersigned, desire to expires
+ our sincere thanks to friends and neigl
q bors for their kind sympathy, and to til
singers for their assistance in our late b.
reavement.
), LYMAN NJ. JONES.
r Mr.. & MRS. Abba BUCK.
r MIR. and Mrs. Eli Metcalf were mad
r happy by visit from all their childre
q Au9, 2S,-Mrs. Abigail Hubbard,
. HYDE Park, Eli Metcalf, of Hardwicl
Wallace and Curtis Metcalf, of Barto
y and Mrs. Lucinda McLenathan, of job
le son, with whom the parents live. TT
l. visit was made still more pleasant by I'll
unexpected presence of a brother, Am
Metcalf and wife of Irasburgh. That Il
o children, grand and great-grandchildr
Id NAV meet with Mr.. Metcalf on his 76
TO birth day was the wish of all.
o. ssThe air is full of farewells to the
Mt ing and MORNINGS for the dead" Sin
pr our last items were sent, the final lea
or takings have been said to, and the IL
sad rites bestowed upon three young
vi dies i'm this community, whose (to u
s. untimely taking off has left vacancies
of as MANY homes, and in social and chur
Iv circles which will long be tearfully I
= ticed and remembered,-Miss Fam
. Beecher, Mrs. Ida Buck Jones and Nj
lie Ada Balch Hall.
m s'Oh why was worth so short date,
ofl While villains ripen gray wi timer"
Our neighborhood, as well as Hy
on Park, feel that we have lost beloy
nd neighbor in the decease of Fannie
re- Beecher, who was most highly esteem
,as by us ali, and we feel her death pers'
- aily. Her funeral service was attend
ie- as by her request, at the Baptist chur
th- Thurspay, September Sd. The desk '
adj becomingly covered with evergreens q
no the casket stood upon floral mat. So
~ rs Good Templars were in attendance
w regard for her. and the house was cro'
ng ed. Singing was well rendered by
ter choir, under the management of N
,he Lydia Fullington. Many floral tribI
nd were placed on the casket. Rev. L
,on Baxendale read the opening hymn, SC
lei ture selection by the pastor and pra
ost bv Rev. A. A. Smith. The address
Oh the pastor, Rev. Il. Crudginton, WI
,ad was expressive of the occasion. I
r. Mr.. Ward followed. by request of
~ ceased, with few remarks and poem
Ike resignation, after which the long
art. formed and carried her remaines to
she them away in our new cemetery. at
Id till the morning of the resurrection.