News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-03-01
STOWE.


G. A. Sanborn was in Burlington Thurs
day.
Mrs Walter Faunce went to Hardwick last
week.
C. J. Scribner was at home from St. Adams
over Sunday.
John Downer was at home from the the U.
Y. NJ. last week.
DR.. n. p Bugbee is in town from Peacham
for two weeks stay,
Win Ayers has rented the Sylvander Poor
farm in Stowe Hollow.
Arthur Silloway of Montpelier spent por-
ton of last week in town.
Fred Harris of Waterbury Center will move
to the W. A. Smith house.
Dr. H. B. Esmond spent portion of last
week in Georgia and st. Adams.
Mrs. L. c. Moody, who has been i'll for tW o
weeks past, is slowly improving.
A regular meeting OF the o. E. S, will be
held Wednesday evening, March s.
C. E. and F. O. Burt shut down saving
nights at their steam mill last week.
Mr.. C. L. Mcmahon took business trip
toughhr Northern New York last week.
Fred Smiths little daughter at Moscow
has been very i'll, but is now improving.
DR.. W. G. Church of Burlington was in
town Saturday to see Mrs. H. B. Faunce
The ladies of Unity church will serve din
ner at the church vestry town meeting day.
Mrs George Adams went to Burlington
Friday to see her daughter, Mrs. E E, Har-
low.
Mr. !. A Stafford received news Thursday
OF the death of his brother, George, in Boston,
Mass.
Mr.. II. W. Burgett of Boston and John
Upper of Rochester were in town Monday
| night.
Angus Gale moves from the Poor farm to
| Mrs. Betsy Slayton's taim on the West
| Branch.
| Mrs viii Fielder was called to Hunting
| don Friday by the serious sickness of her
| mother. .#..,.....
Mr. Colburn and Miss Jennie Colburn of
Manchester, n. H., were at II. E. Nelson's
| Tuesday.
Mrs. j. A. Stafford and Mrs F. E. Stafford
have been spending a few days in Montpelier
and Barre.
viii Smith is moving to the George Wake
| field farm and Mr.. Wakefield to the kendrick
Jenney place.
Mr., aud Mrs. Gresham Brown returned
from a two weeks visit in Fitchburg, Mass 1,
| Monday morning.
| MIS-. II. ID. duuCe Uds Deeu very III lhe
past week with "a severe attack Of grip,
complicated by pleursy.
County Examiner Ingalls, will hold a teach.
ers examination in the high school room,
Friday and Saturday, March and 4.
Rev. DR.. l. P. Booth of Morrisville offlciated
at the funeral OF Mrs. G. N. French, which was
held at the residence Wednesday afternoon.
The warning for town meeting next Tues
| day, contains fourteen articles, the most i'm
| portant of which relates to the purchase of a
town farm for the better care of the poor.
Miss Tnez Cole met with quite serious ac-
cident Thursday afternoon, while driving near
the George Harris place. The horse became
frightened and ran away, throwing Miss Cole
out upon the frozen snow, resulting in severe
injuries
A well attended and interesting young
peoples meeting was held at Unity church
last Sunday evening, when the topic, Mod
ern Saints and Heroes" was considered. An
excellent paper was presented by Mark Poor.
special musical program is being prepared
for next Sunday evening. All are cordially
invited.
The High School students have opened a
reading room in the school house. The room
is open to the public four evenings in each
week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sat
urday, and general invitation is extended
| TO tle people OF stowe TO enjoy lUb duVbH
tages. About forty of the leading magazines
and papers of the United States are now Oh
file.
The funeral sery ices of Mrs Orlina Sleeper
were held at the the home of her sister, Mrs
Bailey, at the lower village Tuesday after
noon. Rev Geo. E. Burnham officiating. Mrs
Sleeper had reached the advanced age of sc
years nine months and nine days The de
ceased was one of a family of twelve children
two of whom survive her at the ages of u
and Sc years. For many years Mrs. Sleeper
had been sufferer from blindness and deaf
ness and death came a welcome release
Burial took place at Waterbury Center.
AN EVENING IN CUBA-The illustrated lee
ture and concert to be given in the Unitarian
church on Friday and Saturday evenings
March and 4, tor the benefit OF the Stow,
Brass Band, is one of the most novel enter
tanments ever given here, as it combines
lecture delivered by a native Cuban, u must
cal concert by the band and piano recital b,
Senior Cato, making delightful evening en-
tertainment, both interesting and instructive
to both young and old. Everybody shoulC
attend, the prices being % and 35 cents
Reserved seats can be obtained at the Post
office
A CARD,-We wish to express our sincer
thanks through the columns of your pape
for the kind assistance rendered by friend
and neighbours and especially to the singers
and to all who so kindly assisted us in tn
6 death and burial of our sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N, BAILEY.