News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-12-23
STOWE.

G. B. Swift of Garfield has been here
for a day or two.
George Kenfield has moved to the
Frank Smith house.
c. E. Harris of Bellows Falls was in
town last Thursday.
F. R. Butler was in town from
Montpelier last week.
Elroy Billings is at home from U.
V. M. for the holidays.
Mark Poor expects to return to
Minnesota Saturday.
Mrs. James Atkins is visiting her
daughter in Montpelier.
c. D. Swazey of Barre was a visitor
in town the first of the week.
Roy Smith of Waterbury visited his
parents on Luce Hill Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burt, are en-
Pertaining boy, born Sunday.
W. j. Bigelow of the Burlington
Free Press was in town Friday.
G. F. Eddy is on a business trip
through Massachusetts this week.
Fred Davis of Nebraska had leg
broken while numbering last week.
Stowe Graded School closed We'd
nesday for three weeks vacation.
H. W. Belden was in town from
Waitsfield a day or two last week.
The new firm of Eddy & Macutchan
opened to the public last Saturday.
Allen Thompson has opened a holt
days goods store in the old postofice.
Henry Recor and sons of Montpel-
Ter were guests of F. L. Recor last
week.
Thr case Of J. B. Ayers and the
Bingham estate has been settled out
Of court.
Editor l.. H. Lewis of the News
And CITIZEN calledupon Stowe friends
Saturday.
Miles. Mcmahon & Co., and C. E.
and F. o. Burt are shipping in hay
from Charlotte.
C. G. Towne has sold his place on
Shutesville to Elmer Bennett. Con-
alteration $500.
Christmas exercises will be held at
West Branch church on Saturday
evening, Dec. 26.
Mrs. Walter Adams left Monday
evening for a two months visit with
relatives in Brooklyn.
The oyster supper under the man
agement of the men OF the West
Branch Melted SIG.
0. Z. Luce and N. R. BarroWs are
numbering upon the tract recently
purchased by them of j. r. Wells.
The Postoffice Department has
raised the rent of boxes in the local
office to 15cts. for call and 25 cents
for lock boxes.
Miss Bessie Smith and her pupils of
the EtsOn hill school will celebrate
Christmas with tree and appropri-
ate exercises.
Harold Mcmahon of Goddard Sem.
mary and Harry Pike of the Albany
Business College are spending the
holidays at home.
Sam Dana has moved to his farm
at Moscow, his place as fireman at
the power station being taken by
Arthur Marshall.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E.
church meets with Mrs. Andrew
Royce, Wednesday afternoon, Dec.
30. A cordial invitation to all.
w. A. Drucker of Moscow has pur-
chased F. E. Smiths gristmill and
will soon be in a position to do grind
ing at his mill across the river.
Work has been postponed on the
Club house at Lake Mansfield until
spring and DR.. Brigham, who has had
charge of the work, has returned to
Montpelier.
F. R. Butler of Salem, Mass, was
in town last week purchasing cows
for the dairy farm be has recently
purchased in Denver. He vas accom-
panied by his foreman, Mr.. George.
w. H. Moulton, who has been in
poor health for several months, had
a bad spell yesterday afternoon and
had to be carried home from the
meat market, at this writing he is
more comfortable.
The Canadian Jubilee Singers who
appear at the Opera House Thurs
day evening under the auspices of
Stowe Military Band, have received
most fiattering notices from the press
Of the United States and Canada and
are called one Of the best colored
trOupes on the road.
A very pleasant affair was the par
| ty given the cold girls" at the home
Of Mr., and Mrs. C. ?. Scribner last
Friday in honor of their mother, Mrs.
| 81. A, Stiles, it being the S0th ami
versary of her birth. A good number
we're present in spite of the extremely
B cold weather on that day. The aver
age age of six of the party was 80
years Agood social time, reviewing
the past and discussing the present,
reading letters of congratulations
from absent loved ones, speaking by
Miss Margaret Harris granddaugh-