News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-19
STOWE,

Mrs. D. w. Hodge, of birmingham,
Mass, has been in town for few days,
visiting her many friends.
Mrs. William Pierson, of Boston, sis
ter of Frank Cooley, is in town. The
brother and sister have not seen each
other for the past 26 years..
Two entertainments by the ministerial
excursionists from Boston. One billed
for this week Monday and Tuesday eve
nings at Unity church. The exercises
of the first evening consisted Of address
es by different persons; the second eve
ming of music and readings. At this
writing the results are not known.
Forty excursionists from Boston and
other cities arrived on the morning stages
from Waterbury, Saturday and were soon
taken to the mountain. Among the num-
Der are DIR. A. A. Miner, of Boston, E.
L. Rexford, of Detroit, and Mary A.
Livermore, who was to address the peo-
pie on Monday night. There also ar
rived Miss Lizzie Hopkins. soprano;
Mrs. T. X. Deale, contIalto, Stamford
Mitchell, tenor; Karl S. Haskell, basso;
Mrs. Stanford Mitchell. pianist, all con-
cert artists; also d. A. Robinson and
Mrs. Albertina Hayfor readers from the
Williams Literary Bureau, of Boston,
who gave music and readings Tuesday
evening.
Among the season guests recently ar
rived at the Mansfield House are Mrs.
A. l.. and Master Earl p. Mason, of New
port, r, l.; w. III. Parlln, J. w. Gabri-
ellie. c. E. Rearen, w. G. Seaveros, Bos-
ton; Mrs. F. S. Tware, E. II. Peaslee,
New York; II. NJ. Butt, New Bedford;
c. A. Walker, Mrs. NJ. A. Jones, S. w.
N Nc ~ A
derman, Providence, r. L.; the Misses
NJ. L. and L. E. Mccormick, Jamaica, N.
Y; o. P. Emerson, Rhode Island; Mrs.
VIM. II. Miller, Ithica. N. Y; the Misses
Margaret, Ruth and Gladys Miller, Miss
Halsey, New York; e. r. Hunt, New
Orleans; Mrs. Thorndale, Salem, Mass;
w. IL. Bradley, Newark, N. j.
A reunion, or lawn party, of the Bar
rows family living in this vicinity occur
red on Wednesday, the 18th inst, in the
sugar grove of Henry Thomas, on the
Branch. The party numbered about 60,
though only one branch of the family
were represented. The oldest person
present was Capt. Eben Barrows, aged
81, and the youngest was the infant son
of Mr.. Henry Thomas, aged six weeks.
A rich entertainment was served by the
ladies, while the gentlemen busted them
selves as is their wont on such occasions.
DR.. Barrows, of Boston, formerly of
Stowe, and whose name is household
treasure among the older people here,
gave, in brief, a history of the Barrows
family, tracing it back to early English
days, to iEs landing OH American soil and
its final settlement in Stowe some so or
more years ago. The Doctor is gifted in
narration, and could his remarks be given
in full, concerning his family and its nu-
| merous branches, iG would be worth the
| reading by every one. The first settle
ment of the family in town was by Eben
Barrows, father of Capt. Eben Barrows
and the Doctor, on the place little north
OF the Branch, now occupied by Mr..
| Powers. Getting along comfortably this
early settler was enabled to provide for
large household, but became rich only
in children, eleven in number, and that
charity which ever forgets and forgives
the faults of others, and which he lett to
| his children as their Inheritance. During
the dinner exercises the Doctor recited a
poem, original in word and thought,
adapted to, but not especially written for
this occasion, and also rendered the fol-
lowing beautiful quotation from Burns:
! Let us speak of the man as we find him
| And censure alone what we see.
| If a man thinks he Is faultless, remind him
| That from faults there are none of us free
The heart must be barren, indeed,
| lfno bud of repentance may bloom,
| Then pause, ere you cause it to bleed,
Fer on smile or frown hangs its doom.