News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-10-08
STOWE.

The weather is hot and rainless.
Mrs n Bigelow will go to Salem, Mass,
this week.
Whoopng cough is prevalent among the
| school children.
The town is doing some good work gravel
ing the roads.
| Mrs Isaac Alger was quite sick last week,
| but is now better.
! A frost on Wednesday night of last week,
the first of the season.
Darwin Shaw is very low and not expected
to live but a short time.
| W. H. Felix is now blacksmthing in the
| shop of A. ]. Robinson.
| Mr. Mayo and others are in New York on
pleasure and business.
The creamery closed last Wednesday for
| the want of milk, ice etc.
| A. H. Slayton has returned from a brief
| stay in Rutland and Saratoga.
| Rev. Mr.. Emery goes to Boston and else
where this when on his vacation.
We have only daily mails to and from Wa
terbury, the noon mail being off Oct. LIST.
Miss Abbie Burt is the recipient OF very
nice watch from her brother in New York.
DR.. Mark Lord of Illinois is in town visiting
his wifes mother Mrs. Butts. and Others
Our poor farm raises $50 bushels of pOta-
toes from u acres of land. That is the place
to live.
James Z. Houston and wife are in Burling
ton. Mr.. Houston being treated at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital.
There will be a harvest concert at Univer-
sity church Sunday evening, Oct. IL, at
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
1t is claimed that Sidney McLinn's machine
recently thrashed % bushels of oats in seven
teen minutes for Frank Robinson.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
met with Mrs. Daniel Flanders on Wednesday
Of last week. Thirty took tea and had VERY
enjoyable time.
Mr. Robinson of Salem, Mass. has been Wis
iting here among the Bigelows. Mr. Robin
son is a large manufacturer and employs
about 300 hands.
News of the sudden death of Mrs Ann Ham
mond was received here on Saturday evening.
She was found dead in bed at Saratoga. Par
ticulars not learned.
Mrs. Patience Smith will sell n lot of house
hold goods at public auctiD@ at Ky. Buzz
zelPs, on Saturday, the Nth. The assert
ment is large and must be sold. See bills for
particulars.
There will be preaching at the Methodist
church next Sunday by Rev. J. w. Newton of
Stowe and week from Sunday by Rev. l.. H.
Elliott of Waterbury, They will also preach
at the Branch.
DR.. S. W. Gillett and family arrived from
Nebraska few days since and will make this |
their permanent home where the doctor will |
engage in the active practice of medicine. He
comes fully supported by diplomas from the
Hannemon Medical College of Chicago and |
certificates of qualification from the State |
Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of |
Health of Nebraska.
Hon. w. S Hobert of San Francisco, Cal, |
accompanied by Mrs. G. C. Jones of Manches-
ter, N. H., and Bradley Shaw and daughters,
Mary and Matte recently made their sister,
Mrs Fl. c. NJ. Sherwin Il very pleasant visit.
During their stay they visited Ausable Chasm
in New York and the scenes oft heir childhood
near Burlington. The occasion was one of
great pleasure and to be long remembered.
News of the death of DR.. J. D. Wheelock
aged obOut 70 years, of Clearwater, Mimi,
was received here recently. Dr. Wheelock
when young man came to Stowe. studied
medicine with the late DR.. Joseph Robinson,
married Mary, one of his tutors daughters,
opened an office here and for many years con-
tinued large and successful practice, He
was not inclined to unreasouably protract
his services but was ever faithful in the hour
Of need. Such is the tribute that his many
friends here cheerfully pay him.