News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-07
STOWE.

town visiting last week.
Miss Emma Cutler returned from Bur-
| lington few days since.
Miss Anna Bracket and suite, from
| New York, are expected this week.
Joseph Carey has moved to the farm
recently occupied by Mr.. Blodgett.
| Mrs. Edward Coburn, from Lowell.
Mass, is up on visit among friends.
| George Buzzell and mother have moved
into the brick house near the grist-mill.
Kimbee Barns has recently given his
house new coat OF paint, adding much
to its preservation and looks.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at the
vestry of the NJ. E. church on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Charles Stone and children. of
Swanton, are visiting her father, K. X.
Hale.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foster, of Springfield,
Mass, sister of FL. G. Faunce, is in town
on visit.
Mr.. Quincy, proprietor of the Mans
field House, is in town looking after his
interests.
Lewis Demas is to spend his 25th sea-
son upon the mountain in charge of the
Summit House.
The season is said to be at least three
weeks backward and farmers are slow to
get in their crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Paquin have re-
turned from their stay in East Haven,
where they spent the winter.
Mrs. Patience E. Smith is now visiting
her fathers family, l.. w. Buzzell, where
she is to remain for short time.
Charles Nutting, of Montpelier, man.
ager of the system of electric lights at
that place, was in town recently.
Vernon Blodgett and family occupy
the house on what is called the Balch
place, owned by Thomas Downer.
1t is stated that the saw-mill of H. NJ.
Bruce, near the Notch, caught fire few
days since and came near burning.
Felix Wells has purchased of w. P.
Bailey the eleven acres of land situated
back of the school house in the village.
| Dan Stockwell and wife have moved to
the Lower Village and occupy rooms in
the house belonging to E. w. Webster.
Nelson Styles and son Carroll have
purchased and taken possession of the c.
b. Harris place. Price said to be $25OO.
The Sunday evening meeting at Unity
church will be led by Mr.. Walter Benson.
The subject will be announced at the
morning service.
Hon. W. III. H. Bingham started for
st. Louis last week. He goes as chair
man of the Democratic delegation to the
national convention.
Mrs. Ella Gale. of Kankakee, ILL.,, for
merly of Stowe, and widow of the late
Albert Gale, is in receipt of pension for
which she has been earnestly laboring
and is gratified By this tardy recognition.
HI. Campbell feels very grateful to
the ladies of the West Branch and Lower
Village for the kindness shown him in
making clothing for his orphan children.
and wishes in this manner to express his
thanks.
Children's Day will be observed at the
Congregational church on Sunday morn
Ing next, appropriate exercises having
been arranged for the occasion. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to be
present.
Mrs. Julia Trying entertained the drum
corps and their friends very pleasantly
on the evening of Memorial Day. Tables
were spread and Chinese lanterns and
hammocks were hung in the grove, max
ing the occasion very enjoyable.
The hotel is receiving a new coat of
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trimmings. A large farce of professional
and amateur painters and others are
engaged outside and in, which is making
a very great change in the looks OF the
| house.
The memorial exercises passed off
nearly as mentioned in last weeks issue.
The drum corps and Stowe brass band
furnished the Instrumental and the glee
club the vocal music. Gov. Shurtleff de-
livered the address and the people turned
out in their usual numbers.
The young ladies' sewing circle will
| hold an ice cream festival at the vestry
of Unity church on Tuesday evening, the
] 18th. The evenings eptertainment will
consist of songs, recitations and pleas
ant social time. All are cordially invited.
Admission free; ice cream and cake 10
cents.
III. A. Thomas, of the Branch, has his
new barn raised and boarded. 1t is at
least two stories in length. but of it's
width we are not advised. 1t has long
stable in the rear and in fact will be a
great Improvement to his place. He is
one of our thrifty farmers and is fully
equal to the undertaking.
We are handed the following extract
from letter received on Saturday night
by one of our leading dairymen: But
ter took big tumble this week. Most OF
the dairy butter sold for IS and 10 cents.
Your butter sold at just the same price
as the best creamery; it was fine butter
and all right We are told that the but
ter was sent to a leading butter firm in
Boston and sold for % cents per pound.
John Straw has purchased the I. A.
Straw starch factory and will soon turn
it into a shop, where he will continue
the manufacture of doors, sash, blinds,
screens, etc. He recently went to Bur-
lington and was persuaded by the Porter
| screen manufacturing company to give
up his canvass for the Presidency and
engage in local service for them. Since
his return he says that the flies and
mosquitoes haYe been shy of him.
The following obituary notice of the
late Lurinda Cobb recently appeared in
the Vermont WdtChmdn; Mrs. Lurinda
Cobb died at Montpelier April IS. She
was born in Plainfield, n. H., July 20,
1905. the daughter of Amasa Joy and his
wife, Rebecca Stevens. The latter was
the daughter OF John Stevens, Jr., and
his wife Anna Spaulding. She married
March p, 1927, Joseph Stafford Sears,
son of Paul and Hannah Sears, of Wood
stock, VT, formerly of Rochester, Mass.
Their four children were born in Stowe
and Morristown. After the decease OF her
husband and all their children she mar
ried for her second husband, Feb. 10,
1876, Charles NJ. Cobb, of Albion, Mich,
formerly of Stowe, who died April 20,
1879, after which she resided in Stowe
with Mrs. Lucy Morrison. Her only de-
scendant surviving is her grandson, Geo.
F. Moody, of Burlington
One of the severest accidents which
has happened in town for several years,
occurred on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. Mrs. Chauncey Barrows and her
daughter Susie, accompanied by a little
girl, were descending Luce hill in bug
gy, and as they came down the steepest
pitch in the road one of the side straps to
the harness broke, letting the carriage on
to the horse. The horse was old and
otherwise steady, but on this occasion
ran some distance, striking a wheel
against hitching post near Mr.. Bige-
lows. The sudden stopping of the car
riage threw them all out, Mrs. Barrows
striking upon her right side, breaking
the neck of the right hip bone, the right
arm near the shoulder and the left arm
near the wrist. Assistance was called as
soon as possible and the injured removed
to their home. Miss Susie was found to
be Injured to a limited extent, though
able to run for help. DIR. Grout was i'm
mediately summoned and with the assist
ance of DR.. Barrows, who administered
an anasthetic, the fractures were reduced
and the limbs dressed as best they could
be. We are glad to know that Mrs. Bar
rows, though in poor health generally, is
doing as well as can be expected. She
has the most loving care from husband