News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-19
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Those who fear freezing dnring the III
clpmpucv of the average Vermont wealth
or. will take consultation when they Learn!
that Frank French recently sawed from
the Ia" 300 cords of hard wood ut Chan
dler Watts at tile Hollow. in the brief
period of seven days.
The Stowe temperance dramatic club
played ''Elistpd for the War; at the YES
try of Uniry church Friday evening. The
audience was fair and appreciative, and
the receipts nearly $50.
A new barber. Mr.. Martin wilkins
from MnrriSvillp. is in town. with his Of
flee located III the hotel We are not adj
viSed of his merits or dement's. but one
thing is certain, the people or Stowe
never seem I'M Wiling to be shared.
/ Smoked glass was greatly utilized on
I Monday the eclipse being easily observed.
The mnrnirg of March Is WAS one of
the coolest of the sr;lsoh. thermometers
indicating temperature of 40 To II de
grpts below Z"rn.. and was followed on
Sunday. the 18th, by one of the sevpreSt
snow storms and blows experienced this
winter.
The death of Mr.. VI. P. Kimball. aged
53 years. took place Oh Wednesday night.
the funeral services occurring Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson Off, Eating. 1t is said
that Mr.. KimbaIl left Il goodIy provision
for his family iii the shape of Il large
life insurance.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. E. X. Hale on WedneS-
day afternoon and evening of next week.
To attend is an assurance of 4 good time.
for Mr.. and Mrs. Hale are acknowledged
entertainers. aud will make your visit
one of the most agreeable you ever hal.
Andrew. ii ii years old son of William
Gibbs. of the Hollow. was caught in Il
belt OF the machinery at the saw mill on
Thursday last and had one arm broken.
We are pleased to learn that at last one
of the Moscow mail bags has arrived
and hpmcefnrth and forever CD the Mos
COW post office will be ii national institu-
ton.
Get your dog licensed" is a duty
which will soon suggest itSel. to those
fortunately i'll possession of one or more
canines. lis the matter is liable To be for
gotten and expense incurred thereby.
Mrs. Richie Waite returned from Peter
boro. n. H., Il week or two since. She
was then employed III Il large shoe shop.
but limited work induced her to return.
Miss Nell Parish. of the American
House. Montpelier. is in town for Il few
days. Her acquaintanceS are numerous
aud make her visit welcome.
a very sad occurrence is the sudden
death on Thursday morning of last week |
of Miss Bertha Stafford, of Cambridge. |
aged about 20 years. who for several |
months liae been stopping at Mr.. George |
wilkins. Miss Stafford was very highly |
spoken of. and during her brief stay |
among our people had won the high rs-
TEEN and regard of all who had III, her.
Able medical counsel. DrS. james and
Gruut. WAS in early aud conStart attend
ancp. but their earnest Efforts seemed tn
afford no relief. and death. in its rapid |
march soon called her away. only Il few
hours elapSimg from the vi g"r of woman
hood TO the time OF her death. Friends
had been summoned aud had arrived
from Cambridge, only to be suddenly
separated from their loved one, with
whose rpmainS they returned To their
home. Universal sympathy is due them
i'll the atflirtion 50 suddenly betallen
them.
Among the pleasant incidents of the
week may be mentioned the large social
gathering on Friday evening. at Mr.. and
Ms. Lucus SalIirs at Moscow. 1t waS
one of those old fashioned tmrnnuts. TO
which every body who Glanced tn hear
of it wanted to go. and nearly every one !
went who had an inkling OF the occasion.
Mr.. Sallips was taken with an irreprtS>i
BILE smile when his friends pressed in up
on him. and realizing how numerous they
are has not yet fully recovered. Mr..
SaIlies is one of the advanced thinkers of
the town. and an earnest advocate AMI
laborer tor what he thinks is right. both
for himself and his fellow men. There
could have been but one thought occur
/ ing to him on this occasion. and that
was that this numerous and friendly call
upon himself and wife was but an rX-
preston of the high regard with which
they We're held. Many and valued pres
ents were left as material tokens of es-
TEEN, for which they are fully apprecia-
tive.