News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-30
STOWE.

We are reuues ted to inquire where the Su
pervisor of Scho OILS is,
Henry Warren and family now occupy the
Marshall house N Maple street.
Fred Douglass and family have moved to
the Edison house on the Branch.
The Unity Club will meet on Friday night
! of this week and 10 not forget 1T.
Frank Benson ;.nd wife returned on Friday
night from their two months western visit.
A. II. Slayton has rented his hill farm to
| Oscar Watts, who will take possession this
! fall.
r d. Slayton boasts of an Enlish turnp
weighing % lbs and also 1000 bushels OF
apples.
Singing-school. dancing-school and roller
skating are common subjects of conversation
among the young
A. II. Slayton has returned from his trip to
the Pacific coast, where he visited the scenes
of his early mining times.
c. NJ Watts has this year in crib 600 bush.
els of choice corn, and announces his purpose
not to waste his substance by buying western
grain.
Oscar Watts who has been living in Wal
than, Mass for the past seven years, was in
town last week. He is at present stopping in
Waterbury
Munroe Culver is doing large repairing to
his recently purchased house. both within and
pearance and convenience.
But little fall work aside from gathering
crops has been done yet, while the chilly
blasts of winter come threatenlngly from
Mansfield's snowy summit.
VII H. Felix has recently made ad5tgion-
al improvements to his place, aITaT rng the |
grounds in very tasteful manner, L 1g it
one of the prettiest places on Maple 5.
Stay ton & Raymond sold at AT ity n |
GOT, mt of hair AN
traps for the purpose of dissolvinX any, 8
ship. Mr.. Slayton purposes to goNAs. he l. |
Young Mr. Tabor has not had p-ca.nh a |
currently reported, but a very hardEN$1, |
of which he is now somewhat s@,exer- - |
very poor health gave his trie1 KsAfey; # /
pneumonia, from which the story ysess
Thomas Downer fuI nishes the ana orun
lumber for the Tabor residence. boy ie
timber is SO long. that it hs sLxln
through planer to emLll the he
great Improvement has beF in the
way between the two villages. SNoralinches
of gravel have been placed on the road-bed
much of the way, a very necessary work and
which ought to be done in many other places.
The largest yield of corn yet reported is
that of Lewis e. Camp. who gathered 200
bushels of ears from 142 rods of ground.
Both corn and land were measured, which
leaves no doubt about the quantity of each.
The school in Stowe Hollow, taught by
Miss Mcintyre recently closed with an eXhi-
bition. 1t is one of the most pleasant dis
tricts in town and the parents manifest their
interest in school work by being present on
such occasions.
The mill property and tub-shop at the
lower village have been painted and improved
in general appearance. The bushes have been
cut on the east side of the river, giving bet
ter view of the residences and industries on
the west side than has been had in genera
ton.
Corn has been very good the present sea-
son, and with the fair crop of oats and bar
ley farmers will have less reason for spending
all their change for foreign feeds. 1t is an ex-
celent time to declare off on the expensive
practice. Raise more and buy less is worthy
of consideration.
A Farmers League meeting was called for
last week Wednesday evening, but the attend
ance being small it was adjourned to Satur
day evening of this week, when it is hoped
more will be out, and deeper interest mani
tested in the success of agriculture. When
looking to that object alone the move is wor-
thy of general support, and all farmers should
be present and do their best to sustain it; at
the same time being watchful that they are
not misled by the ambitious designs sinis-
ter motives of any one at the expense of their
wel-settled political principles.