News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-01-03
JOHN

The NJ. E. church held a watch meet
ing Monday night.
The NJ. E. Sabbath school elected fol
Superintendent, Mr.. Stebbins; for assis-
tant, George Partlow.
After an absence of eight weeks, Rev.
A. a. Smith and wife are expected home
on Thursday.
Mr.. Stebbins, son of our new towns
man. occupied the desk at the NJ. E..
church last Sunday.
Mr.. Stebbins, lately of Eden, has
moved into the house in Perkinsville va
Gated by Sandford Kenfield.
Miss Julia Galusia, of Jericho, a Nor
! NAL graduate of last June, is spending a
few days at DR.. Woodward's.
Rev. Mr.. Elliot. of Waterbury. agent
of the Vermont Bible Society, preached
at Normal Hall last Sunday morning and
| evening; also addressed the Baptist Sun
| day school at noon.
| The following officers were elected by
the Congregational Sabbath school last
| Sunday: Supt., B. L. Austin; assistant,
! Prof. Campbell; Sec. PersiS Sanborn {;
| Treas, Lyman Jones; Librarian, FL. S.
Waters.
l.. c., J. E.. B. G. and w. l. Hall wish
to express their thanks and heartfelt
gratitude to their friends and neighbors
for their kind assistance and sympathy
in the sickness, death and burial of their
mother.
Fifteen years ago, Philo Davis, then 80
years old. took low rate premium life
policy in the Equitable New York; ton
tine period of Is years. Last week he
took up the cash value, receiving more
money than he had paid. Mr.. Davis ex-
presses unqualified salts faction in the re-
suits of his policy, but regrets that he
did not take a high rate fifteen year en-
dowment. which has yielded all monies
paid in and 6 per cent. simple interest.
with no taxes, less $40 on $1,000 policy.
The sudden death of Charles Z. Sabin
last Monday called w. G.. Andrews and
his wife. the eldest daughter of Mr.. s..
to Montpelier the next day, where they
are at this writing. Mr.. Nathan McFar-
land, who for 60 years has lived in this
vicinity, has now survived both his sons,
Robert w. and Mr.. Sabin. Mrs. An
drews' entire married life, one-tenth that
time, has been spent with us. Her ia
theirs death is her first great domestic
grief. The high esteem in which both
her grandfather and herself are held by
the many who know them in this county
pathy and quite general feeling of sad
ness in this neighbOrhOod.
The third lecture of DIR. Campbell's
course will be given on Friday even
ing, Jan 4. commencing at the usual
time. This is to be the closing lecture
and will be a description of the things he
saw and the recital of some of his adven-
lures from Mt. Shasta, where we left |
him at the close of his last lecture, to |
Washington Territory aud thence home.
We have enjoyed the two previous lee
lures very much, have been entertained |
and instructed, amused and frightened, |
and astonished by the descriptions of the |
wonderful things seen and experienced |
by him. And it now eclipses our i'm |
agination to be told the most wonderful |
things that he saw, the greatest dangers |
that he faced. the greatest hardships en- |
dured and the greatest pleasure eIjO ed |
were seen and experienced during the |
time covered by this lecture. Can he
tell us more wonderful things than lie |
has? Come and see. Following is u list |
of the subjects Of the lecture: Oregon |
and Washington Territory the COlum-
bia river and its fisheries; Puget Sound ; |
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and Victoria; |
grand mountains and glaciers; the North |
ern Pacific railroad, its tunnels and |
switch-back; Yellowstone Park; hot |
springs and geysers; spirit and bravery |
of our nation's defenders; the military |
guard; the Yellowstone and canons; |
Mount Washburne; petrified trees; the
Bad Lands" of Dakota; ranches and |
COW boys; the wheat fields of Montana; |
and Lake Minnetonka; CHI |
cagO, Niagara, Boston, home.