News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-09-29
ST OWE.

Mr. Edward Bigelow is teaching in Albany,
Vt.
A dance was given at H. S. Writings on
Friday night.
The tri-daily mail to and from Waterbury
closes Sept. 30.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Pike, living in Surrey,
n. H., are in town on visit.
Mr.. Ira TorOne, working in Sterling, cut
his foot very seriously on Tuesday of last
week.
Terrible thunder and lightning prevailed
Sunday night, with the fall of large
amount of rain.
A new telephone wire has been placed from
0. Sanborns TO connect with the main wire
at the Branch.
Beautiful views can be obtained from the
mountains now and the forests are rich in
their autumnal hues,
Mr.. C. R. Cheney and wife, formerly of
Stowe, but tor many years living in Indiana,
have been in town visiting.
Patrick Fitzgerald and brother, this year
raised from three-fourths acres of land 124
bushels of sound potatoes.
Mr. J. w. West and family are moving
back to Eden. They are well thought of here
and their departure is to be regretted
Mr.. Tracy of East Montpelier, resident of
Stowe some sixty years ago, was in town
hood.
David Farnsworth has returned from Mont
pelier, where he has been having his eyes
treated. He is able to see much better than
when he went away.
The o. K. Gerrsh, Nursery Co. of Genevia
| n. Y is represented here by Mr.. Coburn, who
| is having excellent success introducing his
new varities of fruit
GOLDEN WEDDING.
The Golden wedding of Hon and Mrs R. A.
| Savage, alluded to in the last Issue of the
| Citizen, was event of unusual interest.
ef 5p9 Sss : u s1e 6 oys' All and bs see
| spent in his native town. His influence has
gone out much beyond the farm which he has
so carefully titled, and the public at large
| bear universal testimony to his integrity and
high moral character He is widely known
in the county and has held many offices of
trust and responsibility. He has been Dea-
con in til : CongI church for thirty-ive years.
More than one hundred OF his friends and
| neighbors gathered to honor him and his
wife on the 10th inst, the fifteth anniversary
of their marriage. Many valuable gifts were
| presented in spite of the announcement that
ono presents " we're expected coming as the
| spontaneous offerings of friends. Among
them were q pair of handsome easy chairs
from - friends in the church, and neighbors -
a beautiful gold-lined cake basket, from the
| LADIES OF the sewing O1fcle, ana several cnOlce
articles in gold. A large number of letters
were received from old friends living in differ.
ent parts of the country, bearing greetings
and congratulations. The gathering was
pleasant, informal affair. Friends com
ing and going as they pleased between the
hours of and s p. m. refreshments being
served from the loaded table meanwhile and
each guest recording his name in the guest
book. Besides those from Stowe, there were
guests from Albany, Hyde Park, Morristown
Cambridge, Waterbury, Middlesex. Barre
Woodstock and Illinois.
1t was pleasant to see among thos,
present, the Rev. Edwin Wheelock o
Cam bridge, who was pastor of the church
in Stowe for a short time some thirty
five years ago. Letters of congratulatioT
we're also received from other former pastors
Rev. j. r. Ford, now of Los Angeles, Cal. Rev
. b. F. Perkins of So Coventry Conn. anC
Rev. w. S. Anderson of Muskegan Mich
The Stowe band enlivened the occasion will
some excellent music in the evening. Tn
, ony formal exercises of the day was
, short devotional service at the close, conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. s. F. Drew.
1t is a remarkable fact that there never ha
: been death in Mr.. Savage's family and al
his ten children and grandchildren wer
, present on this occasion. There are tire
children, the oldest daughter being wifi
of the Rev. A. II. Ball, d. D., for several year
pastor of the First Congregational church il
Elgin, Ill. The only son, Rev. Charles A
, Savage, now pastor of the Valley Cong
church of Orange, N. j., and the younges
daughter Miss Harriet, now Preceptress O
the High School in Montpelier.