News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-23
STOWE,

Grass looks well, with prospective large
crop.
The weather is hot and unfortunate for out
door work.
Miss Mary Butts of Chicago, is again with
her mother.
Miss Rose McAllister has returned to town
for the summer.
Frank Downer has purchased the house oc-
cupied by Mr.. Tinkham
Mr.. S. c. Poor will remain short time in
the west visiting friends.
Walter Churchill, wife and others, are camp
ing on Willoughby Lake.
Lucius Harris is agent for the recently i'm
proved wood moving machine.
Miss Jen Town took the photograph of her
school, the West Branch, on Wednesday last.
Children's Day was observed in a very
pleasant way at Unity church on Sunday
last.
A caucus is called for Saturday next at 2 p.
m, to elect delegates to the County Conven.
ton.
An Epworth League was organized at the
M. E. church last week, with good promise OF
success.
Mrs. Lucius Harris returned a few days ago
from Lowell Mass, where she has been visit
ing friends.
Mr.. o. ]. Benson is building very large
hen house, 60x12 feet and will make poultry
a speciality.
The NJ. E. society will meet with Mrs. A. Fl.
Slayton on Wednesday afternoon June %.
All cordially invited.
Sunday was a good day at the M. E. church
Considerable revival interest being manifest.
Several rose for prayers.
Miss Laura Thomas, recently from Califor-
MIA, is in town for while, but is soon to
teach in Superior City, Wisconsin.
afro
the summit house the present summer and
assumed charge on Thursday last.
The concert at the Congregational church
on Sunday evening of last week, is very high
~ spoken of and was very entertaining.
A four horse load OF young men from the
southwest part of the town, went to
Shelburn Bay on Friday to enjoy fishing.
The stone work for the new school house in
district No II is in charge of Mr.. Geo. Gibbs,
while the wood work will be done by j. b.
| Ayers.
The delegates to the State Convention, are
| !. B. Slayton, N. Robinson, W. II. Moulton
and P. r. Gale. They have power to elect
substitutes
The house and horse barn of Mr.. Armstrong
| of Sterling was burned early last week Part
| of the contents saved. A fair insurance on
the buildings.
In the item last week in regard to Children's
| Day, it should have read, much credit is due
| Ellen Hodge and Others, who had charge OF
| the programme.
Quarterly meeting services were held at the
| M. E. church on Sunday morning and at the
| Branch in the afternoon. Presiding Elder
! TruaX being present.
Mrs. S. F. Drew, one of the executive COM
mittee of the Womans' Home Missionary
society, attended the 4th annual meeting held
in Burlington the 18th.
Fred Bashaw, recently secured four young
/ hawks, fully in their down, though quite
| large and much resembling eagles in their
looks and call, which was quite loud and
shrill.
The next business meeting of the League,
will be held on Tuesday evening July 3, at
which meeting propositions for membership
| will be considered; names are to be sent IN at
any time.
M. J. B. Slayton returned on Thursday
from Minneapolis. where he attended the
| National Convention. He was much enthused
| with the excitement and thinks that Harrison
is strong with the people.
The Republican voters of the town OF
Stowe, are hereby notified to meet at town
| hall in Stowe, on Saturday, June 10Th, 1892,
| at o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose
of electing twelve delegates and to arrange
for twelve alternates to attend the County
Convention at HYDE Park June 80, to put in
nomination candidates for county officers
Mr. N Robinson, our worthy townsman
was last week, the recipient of q very nice
cane, made and presented by request of Mrs
Dwight Cutler, formerly Miss Fanny Slayton
of this place. who died recently in California
The staff is orange-wood and heavily mount
ed with solid silver, suitably embossed and
engraved with name of donor and donee. Mr.
Robinson is very greatly pleased with this
beautiful and costly present.