News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-05

on his newly acquired premises moved
and is making other noticeable i'm
prOvements thereon. He expects to
move onto the premises next fall.
Episcopal services will be held in the
Cong'l church Wednesday evening of
next week, June II. Rev. W. J.
Harris will otficiate. A cordial invi-
tatiOn is extended to all to attend.
Col. f. B. Sawyer has been confined
to the house for several days with a
severe attack of neuralgia. For the
first time in many years he was un-
able to be present at the opening of
county court.
Almon CrOwell got his shafts tan
gled up in the hitching post in front
of the post-oftice yesterday morning,
breaking them in various places,
which called forth a voluminous out
flow of epithets against the id
kOp-oratiOn.
P. S. Smith, a civil engineer from
Montpelier, made a survey of the viii
lage the first of the week with a view
as to the expense OF putting in
system of sewerage. He made very
feasible report at the village meeting
Tuesday evening.
F. l.. Temple, the landscape gar
dener, left for Waterbury Monday,
after putting in a week here in laying
out grounds for various parties with
shrubs, plants, etc. Mr.. Temple under
stands his business fully and knows
how to make the waste places beauti-
full.
S. ". Newcomb has sold his land in
Eden on which asbestos mines are To-
Gated, to the New England Asbestos
Mining and Milling Co., of Fall River,
Mass. He received $3OO0in cash and
$4,000 in capital stock. Brown C
Angel have a mineral right to the
same property which if they fulfill the
terms of contract gives them a per-
petual right thereon.
Rev. Chas. S. Hagar of the Union
Theological Seminary, who is here to
supply for Rev. Mr.. Taylor during
the summer, preached to a large
congregation at the Cong'l church
last Sunday morning, taking for his
theme Christ's conversation with the
two disciples on the way to Emaus,
did not our heart burn within us
while he talked with US by the way"
He gave practical talk upon Chris
tianity of the every day character,
and is an interesting speaker and
holds the attention of his hearers.
He made a very good impression
upon his audience. Ia tie evening,
to congregation that filled the
church, he spoke to the graduating
class, taking for his subject, "Ambi=
tion." His address was remarkably
fac and very appropriate to those
Just going out from school to the
higher walks of life, AS we'll as to
those of older years. Excellent music
for both services was furnished by q
large choir, under the direction OF j.
S. Leach.
Gurden Havens, respected towns
man, died at his home on Battle
Row last Wednesday afternoon from
chronic bronchitis. He was born in
West Plattsburg, N. Y, in 1916 and
therefore at the time of his death
was in lis 85th year. He located in
this place seven years ago, and al
though of a retiring disposition,
those who knew him found him an
intelligent citizen and one who al
ways took a deep interest in town
affairs. His wife died four years ago.
He is survived by a son and two
daughters, Charming and Miss Belle,
living at home, and Mrs. Harvey
Field of this town. The funeral took
place from the Cong'l church of this
village, of which deceased was q
member, Friday afternoon, Rev. L.
G. French. in the absence of the
pastor, officiating. The bearers were
Horace Waite, A. V. Wiswell, J. s.
Waite and l.. R. Fairbanks. f. L.
Lilley was the undertaken with H. NJ.
Noyes as director. The burial was
in the village cemetery. The bereaved
family have the sympathy of all.