News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-18
FLETCHER.

Dick Boomhower who recently returned
from Colorado where he has been for
some years, is sick with the measles.
Frankie McAllister, teacher in District
No. 9. having been exposed to measles,
closed her school last Wednesday and
left for her home in Cabot the next morn
ing, where she is probably enjoying 90
the disease as well as can be expected,
A little daughter of Dallas and Ella
Dyke, former residents of this town, was
buried in Binghamville cemetery last
Friday afternoon. She was six years old
and said to have been a beautiful child.
Her funeral was held in Cambridge,
where her parents now live. She was
granddaughter of Truman Dyke of this
place.
The spelling match between the school
at Sanderson's district. Fairfax, and that
of Binghamville, which occurred last
Friday evening, resulted in victory for
Binghamville. two of the latter (Effie
Montague and Bessie Davis,) standing
when the last one of the former-Edith
Howard. took her seat. The Fairfax
teacher, Elmer Vaughan of Hyde Park,
pronounced che words, and expressed
himself perfectly satisfied with the resulG,
said they did not expect to compete sue
cessfuIly with this school, but came to
enjoy themselves, which they had done.
The spoilers did versS, VII Oh both sides
each school having syd7y good spoilers.
The rhetorical exercises which were given
by the Binghamville school, were good.
Wilbur Davis was called on to repeat the
:. Little Boys Speech" given on a for
mer evening, which he did to the immense
satisfaction of all. The Medley" by
the reading class was done to perfection
but as one might imagine, when fifteen
voices are all speaking at once, there was
such iargon of sound as reminded one
of wild geese, and except at the begin
ming and close, about as unintelligible,-
perfect Babel of sound.
Rev. Thomas Teller held meetings al
Binghamyille Church four evenings OF
last week, beginning with Tuesday eve
ming, when he told how he was led tc
change his religion from Romanism il
which he was educated, to Professionalism
which all his education up to eighteen
wears of age, had taught him to show az
a terrible evil. He is an eloquent anC
earnest speaker, and draws full house
He will preach again next Sunday after
noon and evening. in the Binghamvill'
Church. Those who hear him will Ger
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lject.
This community was startled by a teIe
gram received by E. o. Hunt, from hi
son in Bolton, last Monday, announcing
the death of his wife that morning. Mr.
Hunt and Charles Marks started for tina
place Immediately. They returned wit
the coffined form on Tuesday night, t.
the present home of E. Q. Hunt.-E. X
: Lambs. The funeral was held the mex
day in the Binghamville Church, Rev. c
A. Votey assisted by Rev. Tomas Tel
her. officiating. She was buried il
, the cemetery at Fairfax, where man,
relatives of both families are buried
Many conflicting rumOrs are ahoat. Tha
her death was caused by morphine ther
is no question. But that it was purpose
, ly taken with that intent, there is doubt
: After taking some pains to ascertain til
facts in the case, we think they may b
summed up as follows: Nettie Como
Hunt, of a nervous temperament, un