News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-08
John SON.


town. Mrs. Woodward and Rolla have
gone to 0gdensburg, for the summer,
and the Doctor has gone West on a pros
pecting trip. Success go with them.
Mrs. Burnham has built a new fence
around her premises in the village, inn
proving the looks of them greatly.
Frank Buck has returned from Provi-
| dence, r. l., where he has been all win
| ter. We understand he intends remain
! ing here through the summer.
Miss Mary Waters has returned from
her trip to Massachusetts and New Hamp-
shire.
Decoration Day was observed with
more ceremony than usual this year. A
good many wild flowers were procured,
and the services were quite interesting.
The address by Judge Powers of Nor
risville was very able. and very much en-
ioyed by all who heard it.
Mrs. Robinson and three daughters
from Stanstead, are visiting at A. \. Lee
lands, this week.
We had some kind of a panoramic
show at Normal hall, Friday evening.
Not much of Il show either; nor did the
audience make much of a show.
Miss Carrie Griswold of Burlington, is
in town; guest of d. A. Winslow's.
Rev. J. S. Upper delivered the address
at Bakersfield, Decoration Day.
The town meeting held OH Saturday,
passed off without ripple of excitemehG.
After some discussion, both articles III
the warning were passed over, and the
meeting had peaceful termination, ap-
parently to the entire satisfaction of all
present.
If you want white laundried shirt for
So cents, go to Hrrdy's, Hyde Park.
Rev. Mr.. Pierce has gone to Rutland
and vicinity on a short vacation. He will
not be here to preach next Sunday.
The Ladies' Ways and Means Society
are TO meet with Mrs. Deacon Jones FRI
day afternoon.
DR.. Anderson succeeded in creating
quite a sensation on the street Saturday
evening about nine o'clock. On driving
into the yard at Mrs. Pixies, his wheel
struck post and tipped the wagon,
frightening the horse and causing him to
run back into the wood, and almost
smashing things up generally. Fortunate
ly, however, it was only an almost, and
no serious damage was done, except the
shock to the nerves of the bystanders.
One of Bucks men slipped into the
water about half a mile above Bucks
mills Friday night, and was drawn by the
current under the logs, and was carried
down stream for about so rods, when he
came up again, and got out alive, but
with a narrow escape with his life. Mr..
HI. Broadwell, who works in Patch's mill
up on the - Plott." met with a similar ac-
cident at about the same time, but was
also rescued.
Hall shipped 70 tubs of butter from
here Monday morning.
Stearns & Son are shipping another lot
of tubs West,
Preparations are being made to make
the coming alumni meeting success.
which it hasn't always been. 1t is eX-
pected that there will be good many old
scholars here from out of town, and we
are looking forward to pleasant reunion
of old friends.
Mrs. Rabstock, of Buffalo, 4. Y, for
merly Alice Mason,) with two children
and her sister, Miss Louise Mason, visited
her friends here last week, stopping at B.
l.. AuStin's.
The new style of whistling for crossings
on this railroad does not please all parties
in this section, 1t is so seldom that peo-
pie here are not pleased with the doings
of the railroad company. that we think
the whistle ought to be changed.
DIR. Jenckes, of Middleboro, Mass,
visited in town over Sunday.
We are glad to say that Mrs. Chadwick
was able to be out to church Sunday, for
the first time in many months.
Quite good delegation from this place
attend the county conference at Wolcott.
this week.
There has been quite scare here for
few days about Mr.. Bradley, who went
West two weeks ago. A letter was re-
ceived at the post-office from the brother
at Toledo. with whom Mr.. b. was to
make his first stop, inquiring if he had
started, as he had not seen anything of
him. No one here had heard from him,
and word was sent to MOrrisville to in
quire of his daughter, Mrs. Niles, but
they had heard nothing either. A tele-
gram was also sent to Kearney Junction,
Neb., This ultimate destination,) but
nothing was learned Of the WHEREABOUTS
of ''Herm." We learn, however, that
Mr.. Niles has at last received postal
| from the missing man, dated at Lake City,
saying he was all right, but had changed
| his route.