News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-02-16

W. I. Doty, of Groveton, n. H.,
is in town called hither by the serious
illness of his brother Don.
"Dea." Wright, the obliging stage
driver, started out from Eden Satur-
day with a new horse, but after arrlv-
ing at No. Hyde Park, he concluded
he could make better time than the
horse, and so shouldering the mailbag
started for Hyde Park afoot, which
place he reached, Sin good order"
about Z p. m.
Four freight trains at this station at
one time last Friday, was a sight
never before witnessed on this road.
The mail-train was over four hours
late Friday night-owing to the storm.
II. NJ. Mcfarland has rented part of
the first floor in Pages building, and
will occupy it as law Office.
School at the Academy closes next
Friday. The term has been success
full one The spring term commences
Feb. 9th, and the prospects are good
for large school.
DR.. Bliss sold his colt to a Mr..
Brown of Essex for $50, and went
down to Georgia last week for another.
He is now home again and ready for
business.
Nerd received from Charley Mich
OILS states that he is located at Denver,
COL, has got rid of his asthma, and is
enjoying good health,
Hiram Goss had fit of paralysis
last week, but is all right now.
Lucius Dutton, former townsman,
brought to this place for burial last
week the remains of young daughter,
who died at st. Adams some six
weeks since.
We learn that the school at Green
field is largely attended this winter.
Chas. Reavey of Johnson is the teach
err and he gives excellent satisfaction.
Lyceum Friday evening. Subject
for discussion "Was the enfranchise-
ment of the Negro a wise public meas
ure?
Miss Ida Brown of Burlington, is
visiting at I. H. Porter's.
Convention at Town Hall Thursday,
ut 2 p. m.
j. NJ. Hill, photographer, started
for Maine Wednesday.
A large number from this place at
tended the prize speaking at Morris
vile Tuesday evening.
AS we go to press we learn that Don
Doty, who has been dangerously i'll
with typhoid pneumonia for the past
week. is still in an extremely critical
condition. DR.. Grover, the attending
physician, had, until Tuesday, strong
hopes of his recovery, but the condi-
ion Tuesday morning was such that
t was deemed advisable to have couD-
el, and DR.. Hall was called in, and
Lfter careful examination of the pa J
lent gave no encouragement. His
condition is exceedingly critical. :
A pleasant affair at Uuion Church
asst Sunday evening was the Sabbath
chool concert. The first good feature d
vas the well-filled church, showing as
did that parents and friends feel an t
interest in the Sabbath school work t
The exercises were very good. "The \
)eacon's Potatoes" recited by Stella
Waterman, was both pathetic and hui : :
norous. IL. NJ. Mcfarland conducted f
| responsive Bible reading and the :
Bible exercise upon
Children" The pastor told the story c
If Robert Bruce's spider, to illustrate E
c. S. Page "talked" to
he little folks, and class of nine lit
lie boys had a temperance exercise, I
'Who Killed Tom Roper?" and, con- t
idering that it was the youngest class i
n school, (some of them less than five
ears old, was quite well done. By !
equest we give the names of these
'oys Bay Keller, Russey Page, Hon. +
r Lanpher, Charlie Crandall, Louie
nd Walter Strong, Fred Lilley, Peas f
ey Waterman and Lucius Noyes.
iood singing, and prayer by the pas o
or, made up the programme. J