News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-06-22
JOHN

The graduating exercises of the No
mai school are to take place 2 week frol
Friday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Bushee {
Morrisville.is to preach before thegradua
Ing class next Sunday morning. The eS
aminations will take place Wednesday
Thursday and Friday of next week.
Ripe strawberries have been pickle
here, but they are few and far between.
r., c. Cristy and W. c. Doane were tn
only representatives of this lodge tina
attended the Masonic meeting ut Bur
| llngton, last week, SO far as we know.
Rev. j. A. Pierce has returned from hi
vacation. and occupied his pulpit las
! Sunday.
The Cong'l vcstry have finished theil
repairs ami nearly iilished painting
The Old furnace room is made inEO nice
parlOr and commodiUuS kitchen. both OF
which will be duly appreciated by the
members or the society and Sunday
school. The Sunday school has met in
the audience room of the church while
the repairs have been going on, but will
meet again in the vestry i'll Il Sunday OF
two.
r. G. Cristy is repairing his dwelling
house somewhat this season, painting it
and putting on new blinds which very
much improves the looks of it.
The new road which has long been
talked of, going from the main road up
to Seth Hills, is being opened by the
town we understand. 1t has been pri-
vate highway for many years.
George Baker has torn up the old plank
sidewalk i'll front of his residence, and is
building MacadamiZed one, which will
be an Improvement when he gets it done.
Where is our plank walk to the depot?
We are requested to say that Henry
Farewell. who was found in tine yard of
his former wife, in dying condition, re-
Gently, had been there only few hours,
Instead of two or three days, and was
not dead when found, us reported He
was found by Leo Muzzy, and not by L.
j. Baker.
The following delegates were elected
to the State Convention: |. \. Manning,
Z. ID. Morgan and Wallace Andrews
TO the District Convention: Harry Beech
er, Ii. II. Collins and ]. \. Manning.
We hear that DR.. Woodward has been
appointed surgeon OF the Northern Pa
cific r. Il.
A meeting was held Tuesday evening
to consult with citizens in regard to en-
tertainment of the alumni, at which va
riOus committees were appointed. The
reunion is to be Thursday afternoon
June 10Th, with an address by Rev. Mr..
Wheelock. y supper will be served at
the COng'l vestry, and Governor Farm
ham will lecture in the evening.
The Ways and Means Society are to
meet at their vestry this week Friday at
ternoon and evening. Ice-cream will be
served on that occasion in addition to the
other refreshments.
Mr. Benjamin Andrews of Texas, is
visiting at Mr.. Isaac Manning's. Mr..
Andrews was resident of this town for
many years.
The road on Main st. is being repaired,
the gravel for the purpose being car
ried over from the bank by the depot.
The marriage of Mr.. Otis Stearns and
Mrs. Heath of No. Hyde Park, was cele-
brated in quiet manner at his residence
Tuesday morning, Immediately after
which the welded pair took the train for
Burlington and other points. Rev: r.
a. Pierce performed the ceremony. They
are both worthy people, and have the
congratulations and good wishes of their
many friends.
There is to be new timetable, to go
into effect next Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Pierce is attending the Bap-
fist Conference at Newport. this week,
and will be away over Sunday, in conse-
quence of which their will be no service
at the Baptist church, but a union service
at the Cong'l house.
A party of seventeen left this town for
Dakota, Monday night. They
were Eden people.
People here regret very much that Mr.
Charles Leland is going West permanent
y. He is too good citizen to give up
easily.
A CARD.-We wish to express our sim
cere thanks to all our neighbors and |
friends for their kindness during the sick
ness and burial of our daughter, Mrs. |
Sarah F. Scribner. The timely assistance. |
he beautiful flowers. and the decorations |
1t the grave will always be remembered |
With gratitude
49, MR.-AND- Mrs. ABEL PUTNAM.
johnson. June 1882.