News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-31
M or RISVILLE.

ltlnS friends here.
Rev. W. +. Rand and wife came to
town Tuesday eve.
Rev. Mr.. Lovejoy returned to Kan
sas, Thursday last.
Caucus calls are numerous. Don't
make any mistakes.
Among the recent arrivals is ''MeP'
Eaton of Waitsfeld.
Geo. J. Slayton is in Boston, this
week, buying new goods.
Rev. G.. Foster Barnes and wife are
spending a few days in town.
F. H, Garner and wife returned
from Saratoga, last week.
Champeau has got an apprentice
Ernest Butterfeld from Warren.
The date the excursion is changed
to Thursday, instead of Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Paul is one of the
speakers at Queen City Park camp
meeting.
Eaton, Roberts, Etmore and Che
ney and families have returned from
Peake's Island.
One car of hogs and two cars of
cattle and sheep were shipped from
this station on Monday.
Dance at Boomhower's tent Friday
evening. New floor, good music, and
a grand, good time expected.
George Griswold of Cambridge,
one of the brightest graduates of our
Academy, was in town Monday.
Friday was the closing day of the
camp-meeting. 1t has been an unus-
ually large aud interesting meeting.
Thomas B. Persons who went from
here to Saratoga, n. Y, about two
years ago, died of consumption, last
week.
H. W. Magoon of Lawnsdale,
Conn, and Tuck" Bridgman of
Hardwick, were in town, last week,
buying horses.
Charles Hawse and VIII Bates went
TO Bostsa, Monday moring, with Tin
ker. ''Lew." Moody of Stowe, went
with George Clark.
Peter St. John, who has been so
long with Champeau, has gone to
HYDE Park, where he has opened a
shop in Cranes block.
The entertainment given by Rob
bins show under the tent, was very
good; of the street parade 1t Is not
necessary to comment.
lisa" Andrews has been at work
for Hardy, at Hyde Park, for few
DAYS. He will 60 to Westfeld, soon,
to clerk for Hoyt & Wakefield.
In the large Fair posters, the pre-
miums on three-years-old colts were
lett out by mistake. The same pre-
miums will be paid as on two-years
old.
DR.. Woodward has bought of the
Burke estate, the drugstore and
stock of goods. He payed $4,000 fol
the store. He will soon. be ready fol
business.
Garvin TyndalPs wife recently milk
ed 10 COWS in p minutes, and as gooc
man as A. G. Hill says the job wa:
properly DONE She learned the trick
in Old Ireland.
Fred Livingstone lost his pocket
book, recently, containing a check 70
$500, and some So or $40 in cash. La
ter,-Jacob Newvil sends word that n
has found the missing property.
A.E. Lawrence has placed upor
our table, two spears of grass; on
from timothy seed, 6 feet l inch Il
length, and one known as Kentuck.
blue grass, which is 6 feet i inche
long.
Joslyn has just received a larg
shipment of as fine melons as we eye
tasted. and Calkins has oranges a
large as cocoanuts. Both of these en-
terprising grocerymen have on han
now, all kinds of choice fruit.
Peter j. Pratt, one of Peck
Transfers, drew load of lumber wit
a pair of horses on Wednesday las
fIotn Pecks mill to the depot, thi
weighed $40 pounds, besides his ow
weight. The lumber measured 800
feet.
The Democratic voters of the tow
of Morristown, are requested to me'
at Burke's Hall on Saturday, Sep
I'd, 1882, at o'clock, p. m, for IL
purpose of nominating candidate Il
town representative.
PER ORDER Town Con-.
The Greenbackers of Morristow
are hereby notified to meet at tow
hall in MorTisville, on Saturday, at
m. End of Sept, to select sor
suitable person to represent them
the next General Assembly.
PER ORDER Con-.
Forty five chickens at one settil
by AN Industrious hen at Joseph Ric
ardson's. Other good birds layed
her, and as the chickens came OF
Mrs. r. took them away and the b
held her grip until the 40 shells we
broken. Mother and children are d
ing well.
While at st. Johnsbury, recentl
we dropped into the store of Spence
Pearl & Merriam. This place seer
to be headquarters for business In t
grocery line. We are told the ret
department is doing a business
$4,000 a year, and including
wholesale trade, will probably amou
to S250,000.
The farmers of Morristown and
cinity, especially the farmer membe
of the Grange, are requested to me
at the residence of l. n. LeBarro
on Saturday, Sept. 9th, at l o'cloc
p. M, to discuss the question of for
ing farmers club, or some social a
literary organization to promote
farming interest. Essays, select re;
ings, etc., are in the programme. !
so basket picnic, and a social &c
time is expected.
By REQUEST OF MANY