News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-01-24
STOWE.

| MIR. GerSham DTOWn anu family haV
moved to A. II. Slayton's Bicktord farm
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark LoVejoy are 500
to return to Massachusetts to work in
straw shop.
George Hale, Frank Wade, Mr.. Mars
ton. Ben. Collins and wife and other
! are quite sick.
Mrs. Henry Sargent has been quite in
disposed of late and able to be about onl,
a part of the time.
The music box lately sold by tickets a
Vearen's drug store was won by J. J
Billings, of Sterling.
Rev. Mr.. Marshall is spending a few
weeks in Hartford, Conn, where he ha.
had a call to preach.
DR.. Grout went to Brattleboro earl,
this week to attend meeting of the in
sane asylum commissioners.
James Houston and Mrs. G. G. Foste
have both been quite sick of late, the on,
with a cold and the other with so-callet
diphtheria.
Nat Moody is said to have made 25 o.
more pounds Of sugar during the latt
warm weather. Other parties have made
small amounts.
Mrs. N. G. Styles for the past two
weeks has been quite sick, but, under the
treatment of DR.. Grout, it is hoped thai
she is on the gain.
The marriage of Arson johnson anC
Mary Harris took place at the M. E. par
sonace on Tuesday of last week, Rev,
Mr.. Douglass ofhciating.
Reliable persons vouch for the killing
Of woodchucks at "Nehraska' THURSDAY
of last week. Their appearance at this
season of the year the oldest inhabitant
cannot recall. 49,
A donation is to be given to the Rev.
Mr.. Douglass and wife on Friday night
of this week. A large attendance and
a royal good time is expected. 1t is to
be held at the church, where the crowd
can have great freedom and ample enter
tainment.
We clip from the daily Free Press OF
Jan. 10, the following notice dated ct
Hartford, Conn, the 18th: The First
Unitarian Society has this evening ex-
tended a unanimous call to Rev. Perry
Marshall. of Stowe. VT, his term of ser
vice to begin Feb. l."
Mr.. Paquin and family moved to Cabot
last week. Their friends regret very
much to have them leave as their resi-
dence here for the past six years has
won for them the respect of a large &C
quaintance. About 40 relatives and 9TH
ers met with them on Saturday, the 18th,
having an enjoyable time and giving
them one of those hearty good-byes which
must long be remembered. The well
wishes of our people attend them.
A telegram has just been received by
Gov. Bingham of the suicide of G. J.
Brooks, we'll known lawyer of Boston,
who shot himself at the Quincy House in
that city Monday morning. Mr.. Brooks
is well remembered here as guest of
the Mansfield House and who recently
had financial interest therein. He was
43 years of age and financial trouble is
said to be the immediate cause OF the
rash act. He was here last season with
his bride, who is left a widow after five
months marriage.
We were recently shown a petition
fully six feet long. and containing, as we
were told, 81 names of residents of Hyde
Park and vicinity, lately presented to H.
S. Atkins, county commissioner, asking
for the restoration of B. B. Bennett to the
liquor agency of that town. We have no
personal knowledge of the merits of the
case. but will assure all worthy citizens
that NJ. Atkins is a man of conscientious
purposes and will do in the premises
what his sense of justice and clear eXecu-
ton of the liquor law seems to require.
The death of Mr.. John Robinson, aged
20 years, took place on Sunday night.
He has for years been afflicted with heart
trouble, which, Combined with other
things, was the probable cause of death.
= RnhinSnn has hnan n Of h
prominence in town, large and progress
sive farmer, and at times holding promi-
nent positions in town affairs. More no
table are his services as Selectman and
Town Representative. His presence
the people will be much missed
and his place in the neighborhood cannot
well be filled. The funeral services are
deferred until Thursday.
AS a matter of curiosity to many we
offer the following from the town records
OF a special meeting held June 6, 1874.
the resolution being offered by Mr.. Bing-
ham. "ResOlved.-That the town of
Stowe will pledge themselves to raise the
sum of forty thousand dollars, to be paid
in four equal annual installments, for the
purpose of aiding in the construction of
a railroad from Waterbury to Norris
town. No part of said sum to be paid
until work is commenced and satisfactory
assurances are given that the enterprise
will be successful. Those who voted in
favor of the resolution were 125; those
who opposed its adoption, 3d."
The Rev. Mr. Douglass recently re-
ceived from the hands of DIR. Grout a
new fur coat, price $37, the fruits of a
Christmas purse raised by his many
friends outside the society. 1t Is need
less to say that Mr.. Douglass is more
than thankful for this expression of es-
TEEN from those from whom he has no
reason to anticipate any recognition. The
coat is nice article, a perfect fit, beaver
trimmed and shades happily blending.
Mr.. Douglass is also thankful for a
Christmas gift of $50, with other pres
ents from his society at the village; also
$40 and other presents received from his
society at the Branch, making in all
about $50 in Christmas presents. Among
the articles presented were several quilts
of rich design and also a notified rug
drawn and presented by Mr.. Dillingham;,
aged more than 20 years.
The railroad meeting was held on Sat
urday afternoon and largely attended by
voters and others, the ladies being we'll
represented. A proposition coming from
scented by Hon. w. Ii. Ii. Bingham, of
fering to construct and put in running
order within Is months from Jan. l, 80.
a road from Waterbury to Stowe, operat-
ed by steam cars, if the Central can be
aided therein to the extent of $4,000.
MIR. Bingham also read a telegram from
Superintendent Chittenden that Stowe
should be made Boston shipping point
with Waterbury rates. 1t was then vot-
ed 225 to 126 to authorize the Selectmen
to borrow on the. credit of the town
10000 to the company building the Mt.
Mansfield railroad when the same shall
be completed and cars operated by steam
should be running, carrying passengers
and freight to and from Waterbury also
that said Indebtedness of the town should
be paid in annual installments of $4,000
each, one. two and three years after the
payment of said $4,000 to the railroad
company. 1t is hoped to obtain from
Waterbury and such subscriptions as
may be procured, further sum of So
900, making in the whole the $4,000 re-
quired. 1t cannot be otherwise than
Judged by the vote and the apparent in
difference of the $50 voting absentees to
come out to a meeting of this impor-
lance that the people of Stowe were
largely in favor of extending aid if nee
essary to road that will give them bet
ter communication with the outside
world. The prospective advantages to
our large manufacturing, mercantile and
agricultural interests warrant the hope
and expectation that should the road be
built the people of Stowe will fully ap-
preciate its benefits and therefore cherish
no feelings of regret about the present
action of the town.
EAST HARDWICK.