News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-07-20

2TOWIu VI COIu Ill GuIS "SdOiSI. AhS
days are hot and the nights are warm.
Royal Smalley is quite feeble, and
his children at the West have been
sent for. The warm dry weather may
bring him out again.
Mrs. G. L. Waterman has recently
received from the St. j. & l.. G. r. r.
Co. $500 for injuries received a few
wears ago on the P. & 0.
The strawberry crop which is about
over, was light this year around here.
We shall have blackberries in album
dance, if nothing happens.
1t is rumored that Frank Putnam,
of ssGreenfield," will change his state
OF single blessedness as Don as mat
tiers are arranged with parents.
1" Jimmie" Scott of St. Adams, was
in town a few days last week. He has
given up his stove business and now
devotes his time to hides ana skins.
A. P. Smalley, Fred. Bliss, Chas.
Bliss, G. l.. Waterman and A. l..
Moves are delegates to the Democratic
Congressional convention to be held at
Burlington Thursday.
Last Saturday was St. Swithen's
day, and it was a fair day. Not a
drop of rain fell, and we suppose that
the farmers may nov depend upon
fair weather for their haying.
A letter received at the post office
Tuesday was addressed as follows
"H. G. Lanpher, Esq, Candidate for
High Sheriff of Spunky Lamoiile,
Amateur Pig Fattest, etc., etc."
A correspondent writing from Or
~angeville, ILL.,, says the season is as
backward there as here. The early
part of the season was cold and wet
and the crops are late, especially corn.
The North Troy stage route has
again changed hands. This time
Joseph L. Towle has bought out Geo.
d. Sargent. "Joe" is a good fellow
and we hope to see the route " built
up under his management.
Farmers are putting in their oest
'elrcks' these days getting in their hay |
crop. The farm laborer is nov abroad
in the State and as he swings his scythe
for the farmer at the rate of $3.50 per
diem he experiences the hey-day of his
life.
The siron horse" goes ~screeching
and footing through this valley in a
way that might waken the dust of our
staid ancestors from their three-quar-
tiers of a century's sleep, to imagine
that they again hear the war-whoop
of the savages.
A meeting for the purpose of organ
izing an archery club, will be held at
H. NJ. Netherlands Office Thursday
evening at $50 sharp. All DESTROYS
of joining, or procuring archery, are
requested to be present-both ladies
and gentlemen.
Master Fred Lilley met with another
accident last Friday. While climbing
upon the rear end of a hay cart, a fork
fell from the wagon and struck his
left foot, one of the tines piercing it.
He is out again now and ready for an
other whack."
Mrs. Sally Cleveland caught her
heel in the stair carpet in coming
down from the audience Of Union
church Sunday morning, and fell head
long. No bones were broken, but she
sustained severe bruises, and her head
received a hard blow.
Col. Sawyer informs us we were
wrong in our statement last week that
the Greenback State convention would
be held at Waterbury, August 18th.
1t should have read August 18th.
Greenbackers will make a note of this
and ''govern themselves accordingly"
We see that some of our boys are
inclined to run horses on their way to
and from the creamery, making people
shudder at the seeming hair-breadth
escapes. Be careful, boys, or we shall
have an accident item in which some
of your names will be sadly ~conspicu-
Gus.
Rev. Mr.. Lovejoy preached at Union
church last Sunday morning to an
OVERLOOKING house also in the evening
to a goodly number. There were
perhaps 80 persons present in the
morning who formed part of his con-
gregation 40 years ago when he was
preacher in charge"
W. II. Varnum, for the past year
and a half book-keeper for G.. S. Page,
has accepted a similar position with
the Columbia Rubber Co., of Boston,
for which place he intends leaving in
about a week. During his stay among
us Mr.. Varnum made many friends,
who will regret his departure.
Our neighbor Hiram Town, has 50
far improved in health as to be able to
r take a trip West. He left Monday
for Grand Rapids, Mich, where his
son Frank lives, He wouldn't tell us
how long he intended TO be away, but
we presume he will return in season to
f 90 to Plattsburgh, should there be an
excursion. Bon V0yage, Hiram.
Mary Williams, wife of Orrin Will
Jams, died Sunday evening after a
short illness. The funeral services
! were held in Union Church Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Bowen officiating.
+, The grief of the stricken husband, the
orphan child, the afflicted parents and
the loving brothers and sisters caused
/ many eyes to overflow that were un-
used to weeping.
While driving home from the village
Monday evening Mrs. John Buttons
horse became frightened and ran away.
$ throwing her out and breaking hel
9 right ankle in two places. DR.. Randall
: set the fractured limb and the patient
is doing as well as could be expected