News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-06-28
GAM RIDGE.

| j. Gates is building Il barn on his farm
at Hampshire Corners.
Amasa Wilcox, of Pleasant Valley
visited in Fairfax recently.
Miss Hattie Putnam closes her school
in district No. this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Reynolds spent the
Sabbath with relatives in Westford.
Miss Francis Hobart is home for her
summer vacation, the high school having
closed last week.
Miss Hattie Puffer, of Morrisville, was
in town last week to instruct her class in
instrumental music.
Good hands for the haying season are
in great demand, and farmers find it hard
to obtain help this summer.
Mrs. Robe, of Burlington, has regis
tered at the American, where she will
spend portion of the season.
The Daughters of Veterans have been
invited to attend the reunion at Water
vile. They think of going to st. Adams
the Fourth.
Miss Ella Waite is now at home for her
summer vacation. Mrs. d. X. Stevens
is also expected soon, and will stay with
her parents for a few weeks.
The acquaintance of Miss Georgiana
Derby will be interested to learn that
she graduated from the Burlington High
School last Friday. the subject of her es
say being 1.-The Power of Sympathy"
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Morse, Mrs. S.
Herrick, Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Boomhow-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Caswell and
others from this place, went to Underhill
Tuesday to attend the marriage anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Palmer.
Cards are out for the exercises counec-
ted with the muster of the Sons of Veter-
ans on Thursday evening. Capt. Morse
of West Randolph, is the mastering Of
ficer and will be assisted by Post 10, G.
A. Il. Music suitable for the occasion
will be furnished by the d. VS..
Lincoln Cook arrived Saturday and
was heartily welcomed by his many
friends. His vacation will be brief one,
as he expects to return to West Lebanon,
n. H., next Monday, to continue work
in drug store for several months, after
which he expects to enter medical col
lege to take course in pharmacy.
The death of Miss May Chadwick has
been almost momentarIly expected tor
several days. She has been in feeble
health for some time, and is of advanced
age. being about 81. She came last week
to visit her niece, Mrs. w. Ii. Parker, but
was Frustrated by illness soon after ar
irving. The issue is uncertain at present
writing.
Notwithstanding the unpleasant wealth
er, large congregation listened to the
lecture on the Holy Land delivered here
Sunday evening by Rev. Il. A. Hopkins,
of Burlington. The speaker gave an in
teresting account of his journey from
JOppa to Jerusalem, describing in detail
the present appearance of the two ancient
cities and the principal objects of interest
to be seen on the way there. He depic-
ted in glowing cOlors the fertility of the
celebrated Plain of Sharon. the granary
of Palestine; described the ruins of Ga
"a and the village of Emmaus. Among
the points of interest mentioned in JeTu-
salem were Calvary, the Mosque of
Omar, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Via Dolorosa, the Temple Quarries and
the Turkish fortress at Joppa gate. Mr..
Hopkins, also. by request, occupied the
pulpit in the morning.
The greatest excitement of the season
was caused by an event occurring last
Friday forenoon. A party of about 30 |
Of Harlow Wires friends and neighbors |
gathered at his home to assist in raising
lis new barn. After this work had been |
some applied themselves dill |
gently to hOeing neighbOr Wires potato |
,atch, when some one raised the cry of
.bIack beHrI' 1t was no false alarm,
ither, Tor there, only few rods away,
7as bruin himself. A moment of aston
shment, then wild rush for the bear.
Toes and pitchforks were the chief weap-
ms used in the onslaught. His bearship
istanced his pursuers. who. however.
to obtain frequent glimpses of
he object of their chase. The bear
eemed 20 be suffering greatly from the
intense heat prevailing that day, and so
ook refuge in the woods near by. 1t
vas proposed to put hound upon his
rack to drive the animal from his lair.
The Center people having heard the
Jews, were on hand in an Incredibly
hort time, armed to the teeth. This
Jrsa Major, and truly lie merited tue IL
lie, if an avOirdupois of 300 pounds, |
more or less, has anything in common
With the Specification of the name. elud-
ID these sons of nimrods. Among trap
)ers and guides bear having as did |
his one, the extraordinary mark OF |
white face, has about the same reputa-
ion as the old "rogue" elephant i'll In
liza, that of superior Intelligence, cunning |
md sagacity. Bruin confined his depre- |
lations to the robbing of Il few hen
costs during his trip through parts OF |
Vestford and Fairfax, where he crossed |
highways and meadows, being seen by |
many, including school children. This |
vas shortly before his appearance here. |
Last accounts say that the old fellow was |
asst seen at the foot of Mount Mansfield, |
)ut he will doubtless be heard of again.