News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-20

Some fields of potatoes are said TO be
badly rOtting.
Miss Anna Bracket and party left for
New York this week.
Mt. Mansfield creamery butter took
the medal and sweepstakes at the State
fair.
Alvah Bigelow. is up from Salem.
Mass, visiting his mother and other
friends.
Mrs. S. L. Wilcox, from Ware, Mass
was in town last week visiting old &C,
quaintances.
John Stafford returned home last week
| from BOSTON, Wnere he has been visiting
brother for few days.
Guests at the Mansfield House are oet-
ting scarce, induced hOmeward bv the
approach of cold weather,
A large number of Stowe people at
tended the State fair, going more for
sight seeing than otherwise.
Felix Wells, who went to Massachu-
sets a short time since in pursuit of en-
ployment, returned home on Saturday.
Prof. Chandler will give his polvorama
| here Friday evening. This is a scenic
entertainment and doubtless will receive
full house.
| The directors Of the Lowell e Maine
railroads and connections were in town
last week looking over the route from
Stowe to MorrisviIle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry RAYMOND. of
Rochester, are in town for a few DAYS.
called here by the death of Jerre Sar-
gent, Mrs. Raymond's father.
The upper department of the vilIaoe
school was closed on Wednesday of last
week, the teacher being summoned home
to Plainfield by the death of his mother.
Prof. Dayton held a Spiritual ex-
pose at the Town Hall Friday night. All
who were present have their individual
opinion of the entertainment and it needs
no comment here.
Miss Charlotte Davis, aged % wears,
died at her brothers very suddenly on
Sunday last. The funeral services took
place on Tuesday att p. M, Rev. Mr..
Douglass officiating.
Mrs. Martha Hale Hervey, Miss Eliza
P. Rogers, and Miss Laura B. French,
all of GlOuchester, Mass, and relatives
of the late Israel Hale, returned to their
homes last Saturday after several weeks
visit at the residence of Mrs. L. Hale.
The death of Jerre Sargent, who was
living with his son Pember, occurred last
week Monday. He had been poorly for
several months, but had kept about un-
til about two weeks ago, when he was
taken suddenly worse and gradually sank
away. The funeral services were held at
Unity church on Wednesday, Rev. Mr..
Marshall officiating.
'Riverside Farm, or Gladys Hastings
Reward an original domestic drama in
five acts, by G. A. Lamson, will be rem
dered at the Town Hall on Friday and
Saturday evenings, Oct. 5 and 6. The
cast is excellent and comprises L. w.
Webster, L. G. Moody, o. E. Luce, F.
S. Boardman, w. f. Churchill, G. j.
Scribner, A. r. Corse, L. l.. Harris, Geo.
Quinn, Louie Circuit, Mrs. Z. w. Web
ster, Miss Straw, Miss Emma Cutler,
Mrs. G. w. Jenney, Miss NJ. A. Quinn,
Mrs. Henry j. Harris, Mrs. Angie
Graves and Miss Mary Vearen.
The death of Charles Watts, aged 70
years, occurred at the residence of his
son, Mir. Chamberlain on Friday night.
Mr.. Watts had long been a resident of the
town, being brought here by his parents
from New Hampshire when a lad of
three years of age, and has made his
home here since. He has ever been a
hard working, industrious and honest |
citizen, leaving in early life the vicisi-
tudes which had to be encountered by
the people of the comparatively new
country. For some years past he has
been in feeble health, with mind I'M
paired so that he has needed much atten- |
ton and care, though able to be about |
most of the time. The funeral services |
were attended on Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Mr.. Anderson officiating.