News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-21
m oRRISVILLE.
Christmas is at hand.


Christmas is at hand.
Don't forget the children.
For new conundrums apply to Elish
Cady.
''Old Folks" at Town Hall, to-
night.
We have the North American Re-
view for sale.
Those who see the old year out will
please take in the comet.
Dance at Woodward's Hall, for Fri
day eve, is postponed until Jan. 9th.
There will be Christmas tree at
the Corners, Monday eve. Bring in
the presents early.
Great variety of Christmas cards
and large stock generally of holiday
goods at Woodward's.
Paul Bros. will furnish full orches-
ira for social hop at Woodward's
Hall, Saturday eve, Dec. 23rd.
Have Won seen the new velvet ties
at GiIhert's? He has just received a
new lot of neck wear and ''iixngs."
Sociable at our house Friday even
inu next. A cordial Invitation to be
present, is extended to all. Come over.
Fred Gilbert has purchased Nathan
Tefl's farm. and Charley Chaffee has
taken Fred's place on Barrow's ex-
press.
Christmas concert by the Sunday
school of the Congregational chnrch,
will be held Sunday evening next, at
$50 p. m.
There are new scholars at tue
Academy, this term, from Cambridge,
johnson. Coventry, Wajtsfield, VOL
colt, and Stowe.
The water supply throughout the
State is getting low. Aside from
~ashing purposes, we can get along
very we'll in this town.
Christmas tree and exercises at the
Unlversalist, Church, Saturday even
ing, Congregational, and Methodist
churches, Monday evening.
The display of holiday wares is I'M
usually large. This year there are q
dozen or more places in town where
Christmas goods are made speciality,
aud all seem 20 be busy.
At the Lyceum, Friday evening,
the question, Resolved. that Labor
Leagues are justiiable," was decided
by President Gates, in favor of the
affirmative. Disputants, Att. Myron
Story and Earnest Brackett. beg.
Homer Burnharn and Levi Groqt.
Regular Annual Convooation of
Tucker Chapter, No. 10, r. A. NJ,
at Mnrrisvilie, Friday, Dec. 29th. at
10 o'clock, a. H., for election of cffi-
GERS and work Companions are
requested 20 trHpi eseiat.
j, a, GEORGE, Sec'y.
In the cases of State Us. W. q.
Crowell, Lucius Boyes and Benjamin
Leach for assault, heard before Justice
Cady, ut Hendee & Fisk's Office,
FRIDAY la>t, Crowell and Ruyes waved
an examination and we're hound NJ
for appearance to county court. Bail
was given In the sum ofs300 by each.
The case against Leach was coH-
tinued. bis physical condition being
such that it was not ;honght advisable
to 90 on with the trial then.
Tie pew owners of tie Uuiversalist
Meeting House, in this town, are re-
auested to meet at the office of Powers
& GIeed, on Monday. the 18th day OF
Dec, A. d. 1882, at O'Clock in the
afternoon, to see what action they
will take in regard to putting the
Town Clock, presented to the town
by Judge Penpock, into the meeting
house, aud To see yhqt course they
will take in regard to preparing the
house to receive the said clock,
A. d. THOMAS, Clerk.
A petition for charter for Goou
Templars Lodge, has been circulated
and signed by over fifty. The petit
ton has been forwarded to the Grand
Lodge, and it is now proposed tc
organize the lodge some evening nex'
week. An invitation is extended te
everybody who wishes TO see the lodgc
@ SUCCESS W Iuln od1 anu HCNO'>
members. The Secretary of the Grand
Lodge writes that he thinks the lodg'
will start off with larger membership
than that of any lodge in this State
when first organized. Notice will bt
given next week of the evening de
cided upon to organize the lodge.
A lecture will be delivered at tn
Academy Hall, Thursday evening
Dec. %, BY Henry w. Tewksbury c
West Randolph, under the ausplce
of the Academy Literary Society. Th
subject will be Two Prevalent Mis-
takes" Admission, 10 cents. Th
Herald and NetUS makes the followin
favorable comment: 1.-The lecture b
Henry w. Tewksbury, Friday night
drew out the largest audience OF til
season, Dubois q Gray's ball bein
crowded. His subject was 'tFw
Prevalent Mistakes" Th
lecture was delivered in an easy an
forcible manner, aud commanded til
close attention of his audience, whic
almost universally regarded it as til
hest of the course. We are glad
learn that there is good prospect {
another lecture from him.
WaIton's Register, is, among oth'
things, supposed to report the bus
ness interests Of each town and yillae
jn the State. This year II becom'
interesting 10 this town, mainly b.
cause of the incorrect informatio
piyen AMI what it fails altogether
SHOW. By a reference to this o
time but fast dccaylng visitor, "
are informed that Eben Douglas
who l. still. and for many years h
been postmaster at Morristowp.
now located at the "Centre," viii
builders, Burke, Fitch and Spillef,
This place. are all located at Morrl
town. and w. W. Peck, dealer
lumber, ut Cadys Falls. Rev, i. '
West. who left town about two yea
400. is, we see, still Pastor of I
Christian Church. The UNIVERSAL
church is represented as without
-. while Roy O.. #. Barnes b