News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-04-18

Mrs. J. A. Pearl and son are visiting
at North Troy.
Mrs. NJ. Fl. Hunt went to Boston last
week to buy goods and visit friends.
Prof. Conant, principal of the Ran
dOlph normal school, was in town last
week.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Stebbins died last Wednesday and was
buried on Friday.
Mr.. Fountain of Lowell, has moved
into the house next below the bridge and
opened a boot and shoe shop.
The hotel, so rumor says, has again
changed hands, bling" Boynton, of
Morrisville, being the present owner.
Winnie. youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Marcy. died last Friday,
aged one year and four months. The
funeral services were held Sunday after
noon.
DR.. j. F. Wilson went to Winooski on
Wednesday to open his new dental office.
Although he intends making that his flu
ture home, he will be at his Office here
occasionally.
Rev. L. D. Goodrich preached his last
sermon before conference Sunday morn
| ing. 1t is expected the pulpit will be
| supplied next Sabbath and services held
at the usual hours.
DR.. A III. Campbell attended the edu-
catfonal meeting which was held at Es-
sex last week. for the purpose of discuss
| ing questions relating to the qualifica-
| tons and duties of county supervisors.
He also visited the Reform School at
| Vergennes.
Arrangements have been made with A.
G. Brown. of Montpelier, tor the build
| ing of telephone line from here to Hyde
Park. The stock holders held meeting
Friday evening. electing G. FL. Stearns
Supt., w. Fl. Nye, Treas, and E. P.
Carpenter Collector.
We are pleased to acknowledge our
selves the recipients of a handsome berry
dish. presented by the young men who
on Fast Day gathered in our sugar woods
to enjoy the sweets provided for them.
Not so much do we appreciate the gift
for its value as for the good will ex-
pressed through it by the boys. Thanks,
boys, thanks.
MR.. 81 Mrs. II. G. FANCHER.
From late copies of the Sparta (Mich) Sen
tinel we take the following regarding the
death and burial of Mrs. A NJ. Heath wife of
Hon. NJ. o, Heath formerly of Johnson
DIED,-At her home IN this village, wednes-
day, April 3, 1889, of pneumonia, Mrs, Amanda
NJ, wife OF Nj. o. Heath, aged So years.
''In the midst of life we are in DEATH" and in
the midst of happiness sorrow is often close
at hand. 1t is but few days since we greeted
this estimable lady in her usual health,
| Though never strong and vigorous since we
| have known herr Her sickness was less than
week in duration. 1t is about five years
since herself and husband left their Vermont
home and took up their residence in Sparta.
/ IL. L.,
body within the circle of her acquaintance.
| Her higheStj Joy was in her home associations,
| and they could scarcely have been more
pleasant, their three children all living close
neighborR TO their parents. To husband and
children the loss is beyond the power of
human sympathy, though that will be ex-
tended without measure by all.
| The more beautiful and lovable the life the
sharper and more bitter the inevitable pain
of parting and the life of q loving and de
| voted wife and mother becomes seemingly
| absolutely necessary to the existence and
| happiness of those in her immediate home
circle No matter how often and deeply then
sympathies may have been moved in behalf
of other like afflicted homes, it never seems
quite possible that their own home can be
thus invaded until they suddenly stand in
helpless agony and see the life go out with
out which there can be no home.
The Methodist church was filed to its fullest
capacity on Saturday last, while the last
earthly tribute was being paid to the memory
of Mrs M. o. Heath. The hands of husband
and children had been very busy during the
intervening days, and their great sorrow had
been lightened by planning little devices fol
robbing the grave of it's terror. Other willing
hands were plenty, but il was appropriate
that theirs should be first in these ministra
tions to their dead. The preparation at thu
cemetary was the marked feature of thii
thoughtful solcitude From bottom to toI
the grave was lined in white, with numerous
clusters of myrtle and evergreen dotting i
on all sides The dirt had been leveled anC
entirely covered with evergreens, so that not
! particle of fresh earth was to be seen eithe
In or around the grave. The funeral anC
burial services were conducted by the pastor
assisted by Rev. j. H. Maynard of the Bap
III fist church.