News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-08-07

a trip to the Pan-American exposi-
ton, Tuesday evening.
A party of gentlemen including II.
G. Thomas, F. E. Stafford, Vernon
Wilkins and 7. E. Smith spent por-
ton of last week in camp at Lake
Mansfield.
Roland, the little son of Melvin
Gibbs, who was SO seriously shot last
week Tuesday, is steadily improving
and the danger point is now thought
to bepast.
A hearing was given George, Gale
as result of the shooting accident of
last week, Saturday, and he was plac-
ed under bonds of $1,000 to appear
at the December term of Lamoille Co.
court.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Ferrin, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Ferrin, Miss Ferrin and
Homer Ferrin OF Montpelier are
spending few days in town, visiting
Lake Mansfield, in which the gentle
men are stockholders.
Services appropriate for the open
ing of Old Home Week will be held at
Unity church next Sunday morning.
The Young Peoples Fraternity will
hold praise service in the evening
at 1870. Miss Agnes Smith will con-
duct the service. A cordial welcome
will be given to all who attend these
services.
In good ready lies the secret of
success. 1t is very desirable to make
the observance of Old Home Week a
season of pleasure and profit socially
and spiritually. At the Methodist
Episcopal church next Sunday the
origin meeting and benefits of the
movement will be presented. The
pastors subject will be "In Change
Unchanged" A cordial greeting for
all.
The Mum family met with Mr.. and
! Mrs. Ira Chamberlain and Mrs. N.
Bigelow's last Thursday for it's an
nual reunion. There was large at
tendance, one hundred and nineteen
names being registered. There are
four of the children of Josephus Mum
now living, Ira Mum, Mrs. Bigelow,
Mrs. Clair and Mrs. Sallies. All were
present but Mrs. Sallies who is in very
poor health.
The body of Philip Fisk, the victim
of the shooting fatality Of last week,
was disinterred at Waterbury Centre
Tuesday afternoon and an autopsy
held by Drs. Barrows and Morgan of
Stowe, DR.. D. D. Grout of Waterbury
and DR.. WATSON of the Vermont State
Hospital. 1t was found that one shot
had passed through the brain and an
other through the heart, the latter
being the cause of death which must
have been instantaneous.
Deputy Collector Gleason of Bur-
lington has been in town for day
or two looking up the violation OF
the internal revenue laws. The man
who wishes to dispense anything
stronger than lemon soda now finds
himself between the devil and the
deep sea, for if he holds United
States license he is straightway en-
| Joined and the government has no
compassion for him if he be caught
without one.
Proprietor Adams of the Summit
House on Mt. Mansfield was in Bur.
lington Monday, consulting with
Congressman D. J. Foster regarding
the installing of a postotfice at the
mountain house during the summer
months. With this service Mr.
Adams guests would receive Their
morning mail three hours after its
arrival at Stowe. instead of waiting
until next day, as is frequently the
case now owing to the stage arrange
ments.
With tavoring weather Old Home
Week promises to be a season o
great pleasure both for the people o
Stowe and for the stranger within
the gates. Many of the absen
sons and daughters of the town hav'
signified their intention of being her,
during the week, and the special ex
ercises and sports of Tuesday ant
Friday will attract a large attend
ance from neighboring towns. /
little personal effort on the part O
the residents of the villagein the wa,
of cleaning up, etc., will add great,
to it's attractiveness and will be ap
preciated by the committee OF ar
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