News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-01-21

Mr.. Fred Litch and wife are in town
for a while.
The remains of Mrs. Caroline Barnes.
relict of the late Henry Barnes are ex-
pected in town this week. Mrs. Barnes
has been living at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The school in Brownsville, taught bv
Susie Barrows, closes this week.
VIM. B. Parish goes to Ludlow on
Thursday to attend the State Spirituallst
convention, of which he is now, and has
been for some years, the Secresary. He
will be the only representative from this
town.
There will be services at Unity church
next Sunday at 1870 a. m. A good ser
mon will be read. Sunday-school imme-
diately after thes2orning service.
Prof. Clarke's panorama show last
week was fairly. but not literally attend
ed. His views were not clearly thrown
upon the canvass, causing many COM
plants.
The little child of Daniel Moody. after
long suffering, died on Thursday. the
funeral services taking place on Friday.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson officiating. The par
ents have the sympathy of all, in their
afflction.
Religious services are being continued
at the churches during the present and
third week. They are thought to be
quite profitable and interesting. The at
tendance is increasing and every one is
invited.
Crows are still on the wing, though
not always on the wing when they are
still, this winters weather not retarding
their freedom of flight.
The harvesting of ice for hotel and
domestic purposes has commenced on
the hotel pond. The cakes are 20 inches
square, clear and pure. Two thousand
cakes are about the usual amount for the
Mansfield House.
The pleasure of spinning was verify a
pastime of past time, and in this age of
progression it is not often that we "see
the vince wo wGEnd," as was our wont.
a revival re-, iy, Of :san time was recent
a first effort, rTfn from the spindle four
knots of beautiful yarn in single day.
The Waterbury Centre cornet band
will give concert at the Town-Hall on
Friday night of this week. The band is
we'll known in this vicinity and needs no
mention to assure the public of rare
entertainment. The price OF admission
is but pittance, 10 cents. and is to be
appropriated exclusively for the ben
eft of the band, FOR it very often comes
here on occasions when their services are
gratuitous and very acceptable. By
your presence you can materially aid the
boys.
Mrs. Robert Scribner died very sud-
denly Monday morning with supposed
heart disease. She was sitting in chair
in her natural position, when her daugh-
ter. who had left the room but a moment
before, returned to find life extinct.
Mr.. Samuel Barnes, aged "a years, died
on Friday night, the funeral services tax
ing place at the residence Sunday after
noon. Rev. Mr.. Enrigbt officiating Mr..
Barnes was very favorably known among
his towns-people, with whom he had held
many positions of trust and honor.
1t is expected that the Bridgman sis
ters, elocutionists, will give readings in
town at an early day.-perhaps the first
of the coming week. They have been
before the public for some time, and are
favorably mentioned by those who have
heard them.
The Moscow Dramatic Club have Sc
lected Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
for the rendering of ''Ten Nights in
Bar Room" They have chosen the
Town-Hall for the place of exhibit, and
have procured foreign scenery as an at
traction. The characters are well selec-
ted, the play revised and improved and
the opportunity of rich entertainment
awaits your coming. The proceeds are
to be used for the benefit of the Moscow
school, as were those of last winter.
The marvellous tales of the Arabian
Nights seem as naught when placed in
the light of those told by our much es-
teemed citizen, Thomas Fuller. One,
that the dressed weight of calls months
and two days old that he had killed in
early winter was 435 pounds; the other,
that one of his pullets, Matched in May,
last, recently laid an egg, the dimensions
of which were 7 "a by 3-4 inches. The
variety is Plymouth Rock.