News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-04-22
STOWE.

5 The public examination of teacher!
| will be held at the school-house in Stow,
Center Village April "a, Commencing al
8 a. m.
The spring term of school will close
this week.
Paint is being freely apnlied alono
Main street, much to the Improvement Of
the looks of the place.
Ball playing and croouet narties are
now rife, while fishing is so near at hand
that fishing poles may occasionally be
seen crawling out of their winter quar-
tiers.
An Easter concert will be held at Unity
church on Sunday evening next at 30
to which all are cordially invited.
Miss Mary Watts, of the Hollow has
been severely sick with diphtheria. but
her condition is much improved and re-
covery expected.
Sugaring is over, with more than an
average crop awaiting market. Mann
facturers are looking for s cents for a fine
quality and favored article, and are not
inclined to sell for much less.
| Roads are now passable, the mud bav-
ing dried up very fast within the past 10
days. To cOncede that thew have been
pad 1t is only necessary to relate huGor-
Gus incident occurring in our village a
few days ago. young lad was induced
to try clayey place in the public wav
and gradually settled in so that self-ey-
traction was impossible. An old gentle
man living near went to his rescue and
also became so imbedded in the clay that
he could not get out. In this condition
they renamed until relieved with hoe
and shovel. which serves as a remarka-
Bile Illustration OF the strength of our soil.
The present year of the Rev. Mr.. En-
rights labors with the people of Stowe
Is about drawing to a close, as he has
but one Sunday more to preach before
he departs for they annual conference, to
be held at Chel.EI While he came among
the people combnsgltively stranger. and |
his stay thus9aut has been seemingly
brief, the iaHng Which he has accom-
plished have BEN marked with unusual |
energy ofpurpose and Christian fortitude, |
sustained by wish and will to preach |
as he believed, nd to labor for the cause |
to which he has for nearly half century
been so earnestly consecrated. He goes
early next week to the conference, where
he will have to report his stewardship
for the year just ending, during which
period, among his other labors, he has
preached regularly to the people of the
village Ill Glle IuOTDlnS anu on the BranCn
in the afternoon, and during the.summer
months holding prayer-meeting at the
village at p. M, and at the Branch at
p. m. In the fall and winter his social
service consisted of weekly Sunday
evening prayer-meeting, preceded by
lecture, with social service held some
evening later in the week. To which So
cial labOrs may be added his participa-
ton in the six weeks evening union SER
vice held daily in the early part of the
winter. His attendance at preachers
meetings in Plaintield, Montpelier and
West Randolph have called hun away
much, but have not hindered his attend
ing one Sunday-school convention, Off
ciatlng at three communion services and
delivering one temperance lecture. Nor
has it prevented his performing the mar
riage ceremony on six different occasions
or officiating at the funeral services of 10
of his towns-people. three of whom. Mrs.
Fisher, Mrs. Scribner and Mrs. Fuller
were long, faithful and consistent men, j
bers of the Methodist church up to the
time of their death. Mrs. Fuller and her
husband, the late Joseph Fuller, united
with the church nearly so years ago, Mrs.
Scribner about 10 years since and Mrs.
Fisher at a later GATE, death only, sever
ing their earthly relationship. AS re-
CARDS Mr.. Enright's return to this charge
it will be as the conference wills, but
with his departure to learn its bidding he
may carry the thought that his people,
in semi-official way, have ex-
pressed wish for his return to this pas
,Orate for the coming year.