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to his fathers farm in Cambridge March
| 1.-Henry Lang will move from Stowe to
| his farm, vacated by l.. Werten.-The
captains for the present quarter in Phoenix
Lodge are Willie Lease, Earl Fullngton
and Charles Raymore.-The Lamoille
County Y. p. 8. y. E. convention will be
held at Wolcott on Wednesday. February
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The last week has been the stormiest of
the winter. resulting in a fall of about IS
inches of snow.---Arthur Bellows of Swan
ton was in town the past week and rented
his place in this village TO DR.. Briggs of
| Fletcher. who will soon move here.--Mr
Iucius Mead who has been In the employ
of Mr.. Terrill of Underhill Centre as clerk
| for the past six years, has severed his
connection with Mr.. Terril and entered
the employ of our hardware merchant,
Mr.. II. N. Gray.--Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Rey-
more visited relatives in st. Adams the
past Week.-Mrs. Ida Cady who has spent
the past year with her aunt, Mrs. Dr. Nor
gan, returned Wednesday to her home in
Cowansville. =. Q.-Rev. Harvey Webster
who occupied the pulpit of the Methodist
church for three years Just after the war
preached there again last Sunday morning
in exchanged with Rev. Mr.. Lewis.
STOWE.
The herd of 26 Jersey cows owned by
Frank Smith, were tested for tuberculosis
Wednesday, Fourteen of the number re-
sponded to the test The dairy of Il. b.
Cobb was tested, 10 responding to the
test G. c. Robinson, Morton Brush and
j. l.. Stafford also had the test applied
Patrick Fitzgerald, who had a severe
shock Sunday morning, died Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Fitzgerald was about 20
years old, n veteran of the civil war and
a pensioner.-W. l. Atkins, overseer of
the poor, and Vernon Wilkins, superin-
tendent of the Poor Farm association, at
tended meeting of the three towns in
cluded In the association, which was held
at Morris town Tuesday. 1t Is understood
that no definite action will be taken until
after the March meetings are held, as
several other towns in the county con-
template entering the combination, in
which case a considerable enlargement In
the capacity of the buildings put UP would
be necessary.-George F. Beecher of the
U. V. NJ. is spending few days in town
Mr.. Allen S. Kellogg returns from Iowa
this week.-Dr. Henry Boynton, A M,
of Woodstock will give his popular lee
ture. From Marathon to Waterloo" at
Unity church Wedne sday evening DR.
Rich Is expected TO return to Stowe this
week to rest several more herds and kill
the cows already CONFERENCE.-The graded
school VIII open for the spring term after
vacation of two weeks.-Lorenzo God
frey lost a horse recently.-Rev. II. A.
Spencer, financial agent of Montpelier
Seminary spoke at the Methodist church
Sunday upon educational daughter of
VIII Camley on Little river died of
typhoid fever Saturday Funeral SER
vices were ATTENDED by Rev. Mr.. Burn
ham Monday afternoon.-Prof. A. II.
Cheney closes a most successful term of
singing school This week.-Town meeting
is causing less talk than usual the prn-
cat sling to. i,pn f.
flee Of town clerk for which there are sew
eral candidates.-Mr. Noah Butts, aged Sc
years, died at Waterbury recently. Fu-
neral services were held at THE home of
his son at Moscow, Tuesday.-Dr. d. d.
Grout of Waterbury was in town Sun
day to see Mr.. Robinson who is very fee
ble.-The boiler pipes at Burts steam mill
froze and burst Monday morning. neces-
stating a shut down OF two days while a
skilled mechanic from Montpelier repair
ed damages.-Monday was the coolest day
In many years. thermometers not rising
above ten degrees below at any time
through the day. Tuesday morning regis
tered from 40 to As degrees below zero.
MoRRISvlLLE.
G.. w. Doty camp, Sons Of Veterans, and
the Ladies' Aid celebrated Lincolns birth
day in a fitting manner at Grand Army
hall Wednesday evening. The members
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invited in, and an enjoyable programme of
patriotic songs, selections and speeches
was rendered, following which all partook
of warm maple sugar served on snow
Mrs. A. NJ. Churchill gave a ladies' whist
party Wednesday afternoon and Mrs Bar
ney and Mrs. Gordon gave joint party
Friday evening.-The Epworth league held
an enjoyable valentine sociable.-Dr. Hol-
brook was called suddenly to Williams
town, Mass, where his son, Vernon, who
is in college, is i'll with sclatlc rheumatism.
Joseph Chaplin cut one hand badly while
operating a slab saw In w. w. Peck's
steam mill Thursday morning.-The Meth
odist ladies held a supper a their vestry
Wednesday afternoon and the Universalists
ladies on Thursday afternoon. The latter
society will give the annual parish supper
one week from Thursday.-School in all
departments in Peoples academy and
Morrisvile graded school closes on We'd
nesday OF next week. The closing event
of the academic department will be the
alumni prize speaking which will be held
at town hall Wednesday evening. This
annual event In the academy calendar is
held at this time instead of in connection
with commencement week in June, to re-
lieve some of the pressure of work at that
time.-Henry Thomas has vacated Hiram
Safford's house and moved to A. +. Whit
ney's in "Brooklyn."--George Cheney has
an increase OF peHSlOn.-CdTToll SpaululHS
Is assisting his father in the postoffice.-
Francis Blair and his room mate have been
in town from the ". V. MINIS. George
Goodell, who has been mildly deranged for
a long time, was taken to the State asylum
at Waterbury on Friday.-W. II. Noyes of
Cleveland, Ohio, a former resident, is in
town.-Report has it that Rev. r. l.. Nan
ton, late Methodist pastor here. now of
Richford, will be transferred from the
Vermont conference this spring and go to
an important charge in New Hampshire
conference. Spiller, a long time resi-
dent of this village, died of pneumonia al
an early hour Saturday a the late home
of brother in Wolcott he having gone
to Wolcott TO care for the brother, who
subsequently died of the same disease.
The funeral services were held here on
Monday.-A regular bi-weekly meeting and
supper of the United Workers will be held
at the Congregational vestry on Friday af-
ternoon.-Mss Maud Stacy of West Con-
cord was at w. o. Rocheleau's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Dwinell attended the
railroad ball at Lyndonville Friday night
1t is hoped that Dell Sanders may be re-
turned to his former position as freight
agent at the railroad station.-Frank
Douglass contemplates taking a course at
Burlington business college.-Pike's mar
BILE works have started up for the season.
Pleasant View cemetery commissioners
who have conducted the development of
that new burial place so far by advance
ment of personal funds, find themselves
out of debt Thy the sale OF lots There are
70 nterments In this new cemetery, many
OF them removals.-Miss Ida Niles returned
to Boston Monday.-Several new volumes
have been added to the public library
The Woman's club met in the library on
Monday evening and the Emerson Cha M