News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-02-26

The Methodist church society has
t t3 with Capt. kenfieid fol
ulle hrst new sugar of the season
anu contemplates having a warm
sugar festival in the vestrv of the
G III proceeds for the pastor. Rev.
w 4. Douglas. 1t will be remember
eq that the last festival of this kind
, wien was held about one year ago,
was a grand success both socially
ana financially, and every effort will
De put forth to make this one equally
as good.
Our community was startled SIM
uay TO learn of the sudden death of
MRS. Jesse Thompson of Morristown
Ioriers' She was in apparent good
llealth IN the morning and suggested
20 her husband that they drive down
20 Johnson to see her sisters hus.
oand, Nathan Mcfarland, who was
III poor health. The doctor Thought
IL was too cold to venture out. but
MS wife thinking it was their duty to
60, they finally went. They found
MI Mctarland in much better health
Than they expected and spent several
hours there, taking dinner with them.
after which they started for home.
Inc wind Was blowing pretty hard
ana when near the Catholic cemetery
gust took the doctors hat off. He
told his wife to hold the horse and he
went after it, it taking him several
minutes to recover it. When he re-
turned to the sleigh, Mrs. Thomson
SAD she had a terrible pain in her
side and urged her husband to drive
rapidly to some house. The first
mouse they come to, the Whiting
mousse on the hill, they found no one
at home and so hurried on to the
Patch farm, occupied by Mr.. Sargent.
before reaching there the doctor saw
that his wife's lips were blue and her
mead Tell over and he at once realized
that she was dead. At Mr.. Sargent S
she was carried in, and everything
was done to revive her, but death
mad claimed her She had succumbed
to heart disease The body was
taken to their home at Morristown
corners, where the funeral was held
TINS Wednesday, afternoon. The re-
MAINS will be buried at Rutland. Mrs.
thompson never appeared in better
health than on that day. She greatly
enjoyed her visit and expressed pleas
ure at finding her brother-in-law so
much better, and was indeed happy.
She leaves besides her husband, two
children, DR.. Eugene Thompson, a
very successful physician. at Rutland,
and a daughter Hattie, who lived at
nome. Mrs. Thompson was a con-
slstent member OF the Universalist
church, woman of rare attachments
and one of whom everybody speaks
highly. The family have the deepest
sympathy of all in this sudden be-
reavement.
Prof. Cilley of Jericho, Chittenden
county school supervisor, writes Rev.
P. B. Fisk as follows
My Dear Sir
Allow me to express to you my high APP
probation of your lecture entitled What a
boy COSTS delivered before the Chittenden
county teachers institute at Essex Junction
on the evening of Ian 81, 1891. The lecture
was highly entertaining and instructive, deep
IN thought, beautiful in expression, eloquent
anu IOIcIDle III ulteTduCe- pucD was Une Opln-
ion of all who listened to you on that oc-
casion, with earnest and undivided attention
from the beginning to the close. That lecture
must do good wherever given, and hope it
may often be repeated. Very truly yours,
J. $. CILLEY.
The question naturally arises, why
do we not have this lecture at home?
The many friends and acquaint-
ances of James c. Clement of Chicago,
will learn with much regret of his
death in that city February 9th.
The deceased was the husband OF
Miss Diana Chamberlin of Johnson,
also brother of w R. Clement of Nor
risville and Charles Clement of Rut-
land. The following extract is from
the Chicago Eve1in& Post:
James c. ClemenAs uf he wholesale cloth
ing firm of Clemen t{AaS & Co., died at his
residence, 50 Warrea&HBhue, this morning at
1920 O'Clock, after an illness of some dura-
ton. Mr.. Clement was well known on the
West side, where he has lived for some years,
up of that portion of the city. He was born
in Hartland, Vt, in 1912 and came to Chi
cago in 1867 and has since resided here. He
was one of the organizers of the old clothing
firm of Clement Morton & Co, afterward
changed to Clement. Baue & Co., and retain
ed his interest in the firm, although he re-
tired from active business in 1873, owing to
failing health. He leaves Il widow and two
daughters, Anne and Belle. The remains will
be inferred in the family vault at Adrian,
Mich.