News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-09-20

in this line that you are about out of,
bearing in mind that our prices and
facilities for doing all kinds of work.
are unsurpassed. Send in your Or
ders.
Mrs. l. I. Andrews recently had a
night blooming ceries blossom. The
flower when opened was pure white
and as large as teaplate.
Mrs. Roxana Mills and daughter
Lula, of Crete, Illinois, are visiting at
A. O. Griswolds. Mrs. Mills and
Mrs. Griswold are cousins.
The excursion to Bay View Park,
Lake Memphremagog, last Friday,
was not very largely patronized by
our people, only four going from this
station.
Mr.. Eaton, our new tinsmith, has
rented the B. n. Gates place and will
move his family here as soon as one
of his children, who is now sick, is
able to be removed.
The annual excursion to Old Or
chard, Tuesday, numbered about one
hundred and fifty. Mrs. E. H. Sher-
win and Miss Fannie Beecher Joined
the excursion at this station.
Quite number of our people are
attending the Caledonia county fair,
held at St. Johnsbury on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thurday OF this week.
Fare from this station, ninety cents.
Tinker & Kenfeld shipped one
car load of stock from this station
last Monday morning. There was
also twenty-five thousand pounds of
butter and two cars of lumber shipped
the same day.
The second game of base ball be-
tween the WolcOtt nine and our boys,
took place on the Finnegan grounds
last Saturday afternoon. y large
crowd of people was present, and both
mines exhibited some very fine playing.
The WOlcott boys went home happy.
The annual pamphlet Of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
written thereon, has been forwarded
to each policy holder in town. The
assessments are due October 18th, and
should be paid promptly to Page &
Mcfarland, agents.
Owing to the evening being taken
up by the Madame Fry Concert Com
pany, the Good Templars' Lodge after
opening, adjourned until next Friday
evening at the usual hour. 1t is
earnestly desired that all members be
present as there is important business
to be brought before the lodge,
Hiram Rich, formerly a resident of
this town, but for a few years past
living with his son-in-law, Fremont
Bowen, in Eden, died last Wednesday
of paralysis, at the age of eighty-one
years. The funeral was held at North
Hyde Park last Saturday, Rev. G.. L.
Story officiating. His remains were
brought to this place for interment.
A good way to preserve autumn
leaves: Spread the fresh leaves and
press them in a suitable dish, with
alternate layers Of fine sand, which is
dry and as hot as the hand
can bear. When the sand has cooled
it may be removed, smooth under a.
hot flatiron, dipped for a moment in
clear French yarnish, and allowed to
dry in the air.
Our village enjoyed the presence of
Madame Fry's troupe Monday even
ing. The repeated encores evidenced
the appreciation of the excellent
vocal and instrumental, with
which they favored us. The Misses
Eugene and Lulu, in their vocal duets,
were the favorites of the evening, and
were greeted with generous Outbursts
of applause at each performance.
Miss Lulu's flute solo, the violin solo
by Miss Alta, the instrumental quar-
tettes by Madame Fry and daughters
wprn all of hioh order. and the audi
ence went away much pleased with the
entirely unexceptionable programme
with which they were favored.
NJ. B. Eaton, of Waitsfeld, former
" in the employ of A. NJ. Churchill of
Morrisyiile, has purchased Of w. {.
MaXfield his tinsmith business, and
rented his tools and the rooms in the
basement of his store. The rooms
have been enlarged and made quite
commodious- Mr.. Eaton has had
large experience at the business and
is called a first-class workman. On
account of poor health and other
business engagements, this branch of
Mr.. Maxfield's business has for the
past few years been somewhat neglect
ed, and now that we have q man who
intends to devote his whole time to it,
we hope our people will show their
appreciation by giving Mr.. f. their
patronage. Pull ont the old rags
with which your tinware has been
mended so long, and have the holes
filled with solder.
NORTH HYDE PARK.