News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-10-21
STOWE.

Corn, apples and potatoes are not YET
fully harvested.
Charles Stafford has purchased the AL
bert Camp place in the village.
A harvest concert was held at Unity
church Sunday evening.
Orrin Moody took western bound
train Friday night.
William P. Bailey will spend the win.
ter South, leaving this week, so it is said
The Mansfield House is closed after a
so-called successful season.
Mrs. Sarah Slayton is now at home
from Grand Haven, Michigan.
Richie Waite and wife, of the Van
Ness House, Burlington, are in town for
while.
Mrs. J. F. Ainsworth, of Cleveland,
Ohio, has been visiting with Mrs. j. B.
Slayton for few days.
Mrs. Gruby, who for few days was
sick and supposed to be beyond recovery,
is convalescent.
o. F. Gerry still takes the lead on
steers. having a pair of two-years-old
Devons which weigh 1855 pounds.
George w. Durkee. of Connecticut.
has been visiting at FL. z. Stoves for a
few days.
Charles Hopkins has bought and moved
to the place lately occupied by DR..
Lynde.
A veranda is being erected and repairs
made on the house of Mrs. K. V. Corse,
the expenses being paid by a brother.
Wild geese seem to be perpleXed about
the weather, as fiocks are occasionally
seen going north as well as south.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. Shaw will soon
remove to Morrisville, having purchased
a residence there on Wolcott street.
The trial of Brown and Furguson at
Montpelier last week, for burglary COM
mitted last summer, drew several from
this town as witnesses.
Grading and repairing about the Meth
odist parsonage has continued at inter-
walls, and is now nearly ready for the
painters brush.
George, son of FL. Benson, who from
paralysis of the heart it was thought
would not recover. under skillful treat
ment is gradually improving.
The Rev. Mr.. Marshall gave a very in
teresting lecture last Wednesday evening
on his travels in Europe. The audience
was not large, but appreciative.
has been newly painted internally, the
shelf room increased and the goods en-
tirely re-arranged.
Snow fell late last week, and in drifts
near the west part of the town from two
to four feet deep. In the village it early
melted away.
The Rev. Mr.. Elliot. bible agent, of
Waterbury, will speak at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday morning, at the
Branch in the afternoon and at the nj. Il.
church in the evening, so it is understood.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass has been requested
to repeat his temperance lecture. deliv-
cred on Sunday evening of last week,
at the Branch on Sunday evening next,
with which he will comply. If change
in the time is made thereof, notice will be
given.
A temperance concert will soon be
given at the church on the Branch. In
that burgh things are never done by
halves, and those who attend may expect
a good entertainment.
The Good Templars have an oyster
supper billed for Saturday evening at
this place. at the vestry of the NJ. E.
church. You can have your fill for %
cents anu extras thrown III III ueSlreu.
Ample provision is in store and every
one is invited.
A special meeting of Mystic Lodge of
F. & A. NJ. is called for Saturday eve
ming, Nov. 6, when it is proposed to Or
ganize an Eastern Star auxiliary, and |
also to make arrangements for the COM
ing annual festival. All the fraternity |
are requested to be present.
DR.. and Mrs. Lynde left town on
Their departure leaves va |
cancy, socially and otherwise, in our |
midst. While medical needs of the place |
will be amply supplied by thoroughly
read and experienced physicians, it is,
nevertheless, a source of regret that peo-
pie so kindly regarded as were DR.. and
Mrs. Lynde, should remove from the
place.
The readings and reeitations of Prof. |
J. M. Chapman at Unity church Friday
evening were more worthy of a lar ger |
audience than was in attendance. His |
lelineations of character were very fine,
and his intonations equal, if not superior,
to those of any other elocutionist who |
ever appeared in town. The growing
lack of interest felt by the people in this
class of entertainments. renders their fu-
5ure coming more and more doubtful.