News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-02-02

so disposed, can get up regular DlOW
out" we feel constrained to refer to the
fact. 1T was awful, "'eXceedS the mem
Ory of the oldest inhabitant," 1.-The most
terrific storm we ever had" &C., &c,
have been the general remarks. Last
Wednesday night snow fell to the depth
of about twelve inches, and Thursday
morning the wind took turn at it, and
for two days old BOreaS was king. 1t
was a regular blast. None of your little
everyday occurrences, but regular old
sockdolager. which piled up the snow in
every direction, completely blockadlng
travel. 1t was terrible weather in which
to be out, and nothing but the most ur-
gent business caused one to venture out
Roads were piled up with drifts from
the most diminutive in size to those OF
many feet in height. Railroad travel
was seriously impeded, trains, being
greatly delayed. 1t was beVond human
/ power to run trains on anything like
schedule time. Freight trains were en-
tirely abandoned. and despite the plucky
efforts of the management, no trains
whatever could get through on Friday.
| A few trains got through on saturday,
| but Monday arrived before trains could
resume their regular trips. BY hard
work Saturday afternoon and Sunday
! the roads were opened so that travel
could be resumed and farmers could get
to the village Fortunately the weather;
| although below zero, was not as cold and
severe as it had been few days previous.
| AS far as we can learn we hear OF no
special suffering caused by the storm,
which has been so terrific throughout
all New England.
IDIosYNCRAsIEs.- Where was our JAN
uary thaw ?. Mrs. Martha Hall and
children from RoyaltOn, are visiting rela-
tives in town. No need of going tC
Dakota to learn what blizzard, is: y;
The infant child of Geo. MaXLleld died
Sunday from the effects of Group. :. .RoD-
ert Putnam's little child is vely ill with
lung fever. The Hyde Park band is
being recognized. Astronomers blame
the sun spots for last weeks weather.
Now, somebody should up and KNOCK
spots out of the sun. Col. Sawyer is IN
attendance at the @. a. K. Encampment
at st. Johnsbury. County Clerk Waite
is out after weeks confinement to the
house. The bows under 20 years threat
en- to organize a band of their own.
Stella Hill, daughter of J. M. Hill, Jr.
of St. Armand. p. O., is spending few
DAYS in town. The Misses May and
Emma Mcclure of Rutland are visiting
relatives in this place. Mrs. . M
> Hendrick is now III Mattapan, Mass. :.
The man who fails TO advertise in dull
times is at par with the fellow who re
, fuses to eat because his stomach is
empty. Mrs Jennie Riley has returned
from Coventry, where she has been TIT
past few weeks . There were five births
, and six deaths in this district No. II
the past year. Considerable sickness
about the village.
| CAMPBELL REUNION.-The sixth annual mee1
ing of the Campbell reunion society was hel
, with Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Holbrook on Saturday
= January 21st, 1885, Although the cold was II
tense there were some sixty persons present
including few invited guests. 1t being thel
annual meeting, the following officers wer
: elected President. r. p. Campbell; LIST Vice
President Mrs. A. j. Campbell; End Nice-Pres
, win; Treasurer, b. n. Gates; Chaplain, Rev.
1 w. West: Editors, Arthur Z. Campbell, Mrs.
2 NJ. Peak. The various committees were the
appointed by the president: Business committed
wife, Calvin Campbell and wife; correspondent
committee, Mrs. A. j. Campbell Mrs. CheSte
HOlbrOok, f. w. West and ID. r. Sherwin; con
mittee on evening entertainment. Mr.. ana MT
] Chester HOlbrOOk. Flora and Arthur CampDel
Fannie and Andrew Calkns, E. W. West and v
\ T. Campbell The usual exercises were hel
e which were interSperSed with music by I'll
choir with Mrs. w. I. Campbell at the orSal
J Mr.. and Mrs. BoyntOn having resigned I'll
offices of editor and editress, Mrs. r. P. Cam
bell read the journal; also letter to the Societ
= from Mr.. and Mrs c. A. Boynton of Highland
- West, n. c. Resolutions on the death OF Mr.
Mary E. Rand and Miss Effie BOyntOn (membel
of the society were read and remarks were mac
by A. NJ. Whitcomb, Rev. Z. w. West and Il
: president after which all repaired to the tablt
a which had been so bountifully spread by Il
ladies. In the evening the young people and Il
b., children entertained the society some two hOu
with dialogues charadeS tabeauX, recitation
music, sc. (Want of space fOrbidS our publis
f ing the resolutiOns1 SEC.