News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-06
STWE.

l Rev. Mr.. Douglas takes Mr.. Daven-
ports desk in Waterlry next Sunday.
, Mrs. George Wilki accompanied Mr..
, and Mrs. A. III. SlaDn to Saratoga last
t. week.
: W. L. Double arred in town Friday
and assumed charge>t his store on Sat
urday.
Roger Evans, a yQth from So, Franz
lngham, Mass, has zen spending few
weeks with j. w. NWton.
Ed. Seaver and fafily. now of Chico
pee, Mass, are visit,g his mother and
other friends.
capt. E6en Barrow has gone to Min
; heapoils' Moosehead Lie and other plac-
es in Minnesota for Wit.
Mrs. Henry G. Tho,as. ACCOMPANIED
by Asa Cakes, started on her return to
Minneapolis last week.
Mrs. Gorton, daughte of Abial Atkins.
is visiting her parents.
Felix Wells and BertMunn have gone
to Worcester, Mass, au vicinity in bur
suit of employment.
Miss Julia Whitney, f Lowell. Mass,
is stopping with Mrs. II. S, Luce and
friends in town.
Nj. A. Pratt, of Plailfeld. arrived on
Saturday night and assumed charge of
our village school on Monday morning.
Quarterly meeting srvice and sacra-
ment will be held at the M. E. church on
Sunday next. Rev. NJ. Davenport, of
Waterbury, officiating.
L. J. Boynton, late q johnson, and J.
Fl. Senior, of Montpelier, spoke to the
Democrats and Others of Stowe at the
Town Hall Monday evening.
Hon. w. Ell. II. Bingham makes very
generous offer to the lown, offering to
erect, free from eXpense to the town. an
elegant and commodiusbuilding for town
purposes, including apartments for clerks
office, post-otfice, library room, etc., pro-
vided the town will procure a suitable
site for the same. This is most liberal
offer and merits the carly consideration
of the poopln-.r-
We have never had any doubts of Mr..
L. W. Buzzell's truth and veracity until
evening, when he told us that
be had but day or two before caught a
trout that weighed two pounds and six
ounces. We at first thought it fish
story" but on his producing ample proof
Of his statement we became fully con-
7inced that it was fish story of the un-
L. ia
graduated on his good luck.
The death of Mrs. Henry Faunce oc-
cured on Monday afternoon of last week. |
She had been long in feeble health and |
gradually wasting with consumption. |
She was very estimable wife, mother !
nd daughter and in her decease leaves |
large circle of friends and neighbors to |
mourn her loss. Much sympathy is ex-
'ressed for the husband and little one
lso for the father, mother and brothers,
o whom she was greatly attached. The
1neral services were held at the M. E.
hurch, Rev. Mr.. Douglass officiating.
hanks are returned to those who so
indy assisted during the last sickness
f the dear departed; also to the choir
nd the friends that provided and ar
anged the floral tribute at the funeral.
The following is taken from the Farm
IS Cabinet, paper published at Am
erst, N. H., under date of August Is.
he deceased was a brother of Hon. Geo.
of this place, and had numer-
us relatives and friends in this town and
"Mr. Charles wilkins died
his home on Amherst street on Thurs
ay last, of consumption, aged &c years,
months and days. He was a native
Stowe, VT, removing from there to
mherst this State, and afterwards to
ilfOrd. where he has resided for MANY
ears. He served on the board of Select
en- in 1877, 1873 and 1879, being chair
an of the board the last year. He was
mill-wright by trade and was steady,
dustrlous citizen, whose integrity was
ever questioned, a man of quiet habits,
ndly, generous disposition, devoted to
S home and family whom he tenderly
we'd and who will miss him in time to 8
me. He leaves a widow, three sons,
larles and Frank B. of this town, and /
ed F., of Woonsocket, r. l., and one
tighter, Miss Luella Wilkins, of Mil
I'd, who will have the sympathy of '
rye circle of friends In their affection.
sidence on Sunday at II m. The reGg-
IS services were performed by Rev. A.
Pendleton, who referred in kindly
itch he had been acquainted with the
ceased he had never heard any evil L
ng said of him, but that the testimony
neighbors and acquaintances to the l.
my kind acts performed, and the love
home and family which had character y
ID his life would ever remain as pleas i
t memory. A quartette consisting of 4
2. and Joel w. Hamblett, Mrs. Kate
,arborn and Ella Ramsdell, rendered
propriate music. The floral tributes
Guided a beautiful pillow inscribed
father" from the family; handsome J
zee consisting of crescent, star and I
blet, inscribed Crest" from his son s
ed B.. and lovely basket from Mrs. t
E. Meier. Undertaken B. F. Foster L
ted as conductor and the bearers were a
essrs. G. M. Willard, VIM. Richardson, l
ephen Mixer and John Hadlock. The c
mains were buried in the family lot at {
nherst.