News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-12-07

now he is the happiest man out.
Miss Gertrude Patch is visiting
friends in Burlington and Rutland.
She will be absent several weeks.
Milo Holhrook and family, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting their
numerous relatives in this vicinity.
Mrs. j. C. Salisbury has removed
from Mrs. Noye,' TO apartments IN
the Cleveland house opposite the hotel.
Thanksgiving day was doubly thank
ful in the family of Levi Jacobs on ac-
count of the advent of a boy on that
day.
Town Treasurer Wiswell calls in all
town orders given since Jsnuary l,
1878, and before July /, 1880. See
notice elsewhere.
TIE little 9-year-old daughter of
Cassius Gray, picked up over 800
bushels OF potatoes last fall. That Is
girl worth having.
Amos Davis is soon TO remove from
his father-in- laws Ira Cobleigh) farm,
To johnson, where he enters the en-
pIov of 0. w. Stearns & Son.
We understand our law-abiding
townspeople contemplate making a
strong effort to put stop to liquor
selling. Better stand from under.
Emore's dancing-class will meet
next Saturday evening, and after that
the class will meet NJ inlay evenings
until the close of the term.-AdC.
If the winter sets in without rains
to ill the wells and streams, great in
convenience will result to farmers and
others for the lack Of water.
Remember the oyster supper at the
vestry Friday evening. Proceeds for
benefit of Christmas Tree. Those not
Wishing oysters may obtain other re-
freshments at a lower rate.
The Lake road engineers are said to
have been very successful in stock
raising during the past summer and
fall. The stock is raised all the way
from to II feet, according to size
IndeG.
f. E. Sawyer has not sold his horses
yet, but is DESTROYS of doing so.
If anyone is in want of a first class |
span of work or carriage horses, they |
will do we'll TO examine these before
purchasing .-1d0.
Never in the memory of the Oldest
court frequenter was the cry Of "Hea'
We, Hear ye, Hear We! rendered i'll
'Hnns-
day last when Sheriff Lanpher made
his maiden speech.
f. L. Child spent few days in
Lyme. n. H., the past week. lie re-
turned Saturday evening accompanied
by his mother, who has been absent
several months. Mrs. Cook, Il sister
of Mrs. Child, returned with them.
Cora Fairbanks is teaching the win
ter school at Cleveland corners, Geo.
Allen the school in the Wiswell dis
tricl, and l.. Il. Fairbanks, after 20
years cessation, has aiken up the rod
and Oh Tuesday commenced school
in VAUDEVILLE.
Clarence Shippey was arralgned be-
fore Justice Wiswell, the 10Th ull::, OH
"A charge of assault and battery, and |
fined $40 and costs. On Saturday |
last Edison Preston was brought before |
the same Justice AMI fuel SlU and |
cosls for selling intoxicating liquors.
Tins ends the Green River dsfficulty. |
We were shown on Tuesday last a
fine crdyDn portrait OF Geo. Ballard, |
Esq, of Fairfax. 1t was skett he'd on
board Tie cars 10y Wm. Scott of Gam"
bridge, while Oh his way to attend
court at this place, aud is an excellent
picture. Anybody who has ever
seen George assiluously studying up
some legal question, or trying to get
some official idea through his pom
aerpus BRAIN, cannot fail To observe
the correctness Of the picture. MIR.
Scott should not fool away his time
doing jury duty when he is such all
udept at artistic work.
ssHow is the walking" is the stand
ing question asked of certain young
laClies of our village who were present
at Dow's dance at Cady's Falls Thanks
giving evening. George Lackey and |
Fred Gauthier can explain all the par
ticulars; but the "bite" OF the joke is |
that the boys asked two fair damsels |
for their society at the terpsichorean
entertainment above referred to, and |
having obtained their consent, escort
ed them like two gallants, to the
dance. The girls, however, We're not
sufficiently attentive to George and
Fred To suit their ideas of propriety.
whereupon they returned home wiser,
if not happier boys, bewailing the
fraities of the fairer sex. The girls
returned likewise, sine escort.
Sheriff Lanpher has thus far ap-
pointed Only six deputies, to wit. =
ID. G.. Hardy, Morristown j. L.
stevens, Eden; W. G.. Doane, j. Nj.
Parker, Johnson n. c. Raym"re,
Cambridge; T. II. Potter, Belvidere.
We hope Mr.. Lanpher will try TO give
to the service high standard of Ollie
ial excellence, and that he will in APP
pointing new deputies select men of
sufficient sterling worth to warrant
their selection by our citizens for the
office of of High Sheriff in the future.
Keep up the standard, Herbert, and
before you get through give us a good
list from which to select chief upon
whom your mantle will descend. Don't
let your new appointments show less
determination To have a full line of
good deputies than the appointments
of your predecessors.
On Saturday last large number of
friends and relatives gathered at the
residence Of Chester Holbrock in this
town, the occasion being the 9TH we'd
ding anniversary of MIR. and Mrs. II.
The day was very stormy and doubt
less many were thus detained from be-
ing present. Nevertheless about 80
put in an appearance. The afternoon
was mainly taken up by the older peo-
pie in visiting, comgratuIating, &c.
Interesting letters were read from a
sister Mrs. Alma Campbell of New
Hampshire and Rev o. NJ. Boutwell,.
In the evening the young people took
possession. and every thing to make
The affair pleasant and enjoyable was
, iDdulged in. A large number Of val
liable aud Useful presents, to the