News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-02-05

J. \. Pearl spent last Sunday at No. Troy
I. ]. Boynton of Montpelier was in tow
last week.
Murray Buck has rented the Soules farm
for the year
Sheriff Reeves of Chittpnden Co., was il
town last week on business
Mrs. N. C Saunders is visiting her sister
Mrs Shepardson in Fairfax.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Soues were the guests
of Mrs. A. H. Buck last week.
Mrs. HOdgdens son Earnest has been
stopping with her for few weeks.
Read the Racket Store" advertisement
Great bargains are offered there.
Mr.. and Mrs J. r. Hill spent several
days last week visiting in Caledonia Co.
G. A. Sturtevant has opened a harness and
! whip store in H. A. Bradley's building.
! Edward Nolin, tenant of the Soule farm for
the past few years, has moved to Swanton.
Mrs. Potter of Fairfield is spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. G. A. Sturtevant
Miss Thompson is spending a week with
Gertrude Beeman at her home in st. Adams.
Walter Bradley is spending some time with
friends IN Caledonia and Orleans Counties.
elena Hunt celebrated her fifth birth day
the 10Th by entertaining u large number
her little friends
Orange Buck is spending a few days at Al
burgh Springs, hoping that the water there
may benefit him.
The Cong'l ladies missionary meeting will
be held next Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock
with Mrs H. NJ. Parish.
N. A. Buck has returned to the mountains
| for the remainder of the winter, after spend
ing several weeks at home.
Mrs. Hodgden has recovered from her sick
ness, and has moved into the tenement lately
rented in DR.. Waites house.
G. A. Sturtevant has been confined to the
house for several days, suffering severely with
a felon on one of his fingers.
Juna Blake and Clara Prince were married
last Wednesday evening at the brides home.
| Their friends send congratulations.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. Mary Nc
Kintys health is not improving. Fears are
entertained that she will not recover.
Waterman Lodge, f. & A. NJ. installed the
officers elected for the ensuing year at their
regular meeting last Thursday evening.
Bert Cowles, who has been employed by
Holmes & Cowles in their drug store for the
past year, has returned to his home in Crafts
bury.
Byron Mills will reinforce the house carpen-
tiers of this village. He has bought lot of
the Baptist Society, west of the parsonage,
and will build on it in the spring.
Advertised letters for January; Cora Bart
A. A.
johnson, John II. Knowles, Loran Plumb,
John W. Pratt, Charlie Roseberry.
No one regrets, and a large number are glad,
that Wilmer Hill has decided to make this
village his home. He has bought the house
recently owned by Salmon Hayford.
Mr.. and Mrs H. W Stevens gave Pro
gressive Tiddlede-winks" party last Saturday
evening. Mrs. B. s. Fullngton won the first
prize, and DR.. Allen had the honor of carrying
off the BOBBY prize.
The funeral services of Mr.. Otis Balch
were attended last Sunday afternoon at his
late residence. Rev. A. A. Smith officiating
Notwithstanding the rain and bad roads, a
large number were present.
At the last meeting of the R.A.YN. X. Club
the following officers were elected Pres, Mrs,
A. II. Campbell; Vice Pres =, Mrs, c. II. Stearns;
Sec'y Lizzie Pearl Business Com, Miss
Thompson. Mrs. DR.. Allen and Genie Austin.
The Oldest residents of this village now liv-
ing here were panied to learn of the sudden
death of Mrs. Whitman g. Ferrin at Montpel-
Ter last week About 40 years ago she was
an active and esteemed member OF society
here.
The Farmers League will meet at the town
hall Saturday, Feb Z, at 80 p. m. 1t is ex-
pected that our county lecturer, Lucius
Sales, of Stowe, will be present and address
the meeting. The public are cordially invited
to attend, we hope the ladies, old and young,
will be present, as we expect IN the near III
ture they will have the right to vote. Come,
and by your presence help the cause along.
Com.
MRS. MARTHA CHRISTIE CowAN.
Martha Christie was born in Ireland, June
21 1903. February 8, 1928, she married
Isaac Cowan, who died Dec. 16, 1850 in the
old country. leaving her with five children.
The Oldest son came at once to this country,
and located a tailor by trade at Ticonder-
oga, n. Y. Mrs. Cowan, with the rest of the
family, came the next spring. and found this
son in declining health at Waterville, VT,
where he had come to be near relatives in his
illness He died the next October. The fami-
ly lived in Waterville and Bakersfield until the
marriage of the youngest daughter in 1S75
to O. G. Buck of johnson, since which time
Mrs Cowans home has been here One son
died in the Union army in 1863. Mrs. Cowan
was a member of a Congregational church
long before coming to this country, and has
kept her membership in working and helpful
attitude where her residence has been until her
death, Jan. 10th For the last several years
she has been ii great sufferer, great both in
the pain and patience by which she has been
exercised. 4 resolute, sterling, consecrated
Christian friend she Was to ALL and will long
be remembered with pleasure by the many
who knew her. Her body was laid by the
graves of her two sons at Waterville. s