News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-01
STOWE.
Johnnie Stone is at home from New ork.
Measles and humps are prevalent IN thf

Johnnie Stone is at home from New York.
Measles and mumps are prevalent IN the
western part of the town.
Mrs Willis Barnes has been quite sick re-
Gently, but is said to be improving
Eugene SmaIey has rented and now occu-
pies the Bashaw farm owned by Mr. wilkins
The cutting and storing of ice has com
menced with an average thickness ana quail
ity.
Fred Pike is at home from Brooklyn, N. Y,
where he has been attending school tor lew
months
VIII Smith and wife remembered many of
| their friends by giving them hearty Christ
mas dinner.
Go to MorrisviIie next week Tuesday and
| Wednesday and attend the meeting of the
! board of agriculture.
| II. S. Atkins lost Il fur collar and pair OF
cuffs about two weeks ago, and will hand
somely reward the finder.
THE oldest inhabitant' is continually
talking about the severe cold weather meted
out to us during the past month.
| large company of friends from Westtield
and elsewhere made Mrs. A {. Raymond a
| visit at Christmas time and did justice to a
royal dinner.
District No. II voted last week to have NO
school during the winter to complete the le-
! gal school year. The attendance of scholars
! in the old school-house would greatly endan-
| ger their health.
Rev Mr. Emery, among other Christmas
presents, received from his class a very nice
! lamp and silk muffier and from his friends
on the Branch IL purse of SO, for which he
wishes to return sincere thanks.
Some very pleasant Christmas gatherings
were held in town this year, and among them
that held at G w. Adams may be mentioned.
| Literary exercises, music and song, a pleas
N " I'D roc
the chief attractions.
The marriage of Lou SlaytOn, daughter OF
r. d. SIayton, to Frank Stafford occurred at
the brides home on Christmas Eve, Rev. Mr..
| Emery performing the ceremony in the pres
ence of a large assembly of family friends.
Congratulations are extended to the haPPy
pair
The ladies sewing circle will meet with Mrs.
H. j. Harris Wednesday afternoon, Jan 4
and in the evening there will be sociable
Everyone invited, and a general good time
NAV be expected-music, singing, etc. Mr.
Harris will run team to and from the VII
lage.
Nv Dear Q. Cunber:-I was very glad to
see your article in the News AND CITIZEN, fol
Won are one of many who have experienced
the discomfOrts of stage riding. We have
lust received q telephone from your CORES
pOndent Mass saying he Is down VIII
: | cllllS ana lever cuuSeu DN Uillut tA'ltCLlCllt
: but hopes to recover and again requests {
description of the beast that so many are
anxious to be rid of. and as we are quite
familiar with the pedigree and history OF tn
animal we volunteer to favor him She Il
roam with Jet black points. has decidedly
green eye, and Il peculiar way OF blinking
malicousIy at strangers with the left one ttol
she don't like things new and strange) and {
vicious twinkle is very noticeable i'll the othe
when she sees one who is liable to distance
her and Immediately begins to paw the earti
! with great vigor She has a grisly toretoI
and very long ears (here the pedigree is EASILY
TRAGEDY that turn continuously backward ant
forward, ever on the alert for the taintcs
sound of ear whistle that she may be ready
for the usual antics. We have not been abt
+ to get the owner to set price on the beas
! for he values her slightly as she was raised by
his at-grand-fathPr and is an heirloom
and the family is numerous and much at
| tached to her. She SHES at every thing sh
has never seen or heard before by the waysd
and becomes perfectly unmanageable at tn
approach of an individual who has pro
gressive idea in his head. but is all gentlenes
! to one who has adopted the badge of the las
! Legislature ''save at the spigOt and lose a
l the bung" JOSIAH ALLEN.