News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-09-13

operate Festival, at Bay View Park,
Lake MemphremagOg, next Friday,
for S2.1O, which includes admission
to the opera. See bills for full par
ticulars.
Excursion tickets to tie State Fair,
now being held at Burlington, are sold
from this place for SLIGO.
Four young men in the employ of
B. 7. Babbitt have been distributing
his soap and powder about town the
past week.
In remitting pay for your newspa-
per, the new postal notes will be found
very convenient. Use them, instead
of sending stamps.
Q. F. Dart, for the past four weeks
learning the hide business at Pages
establishment, returned to his home in
Oswego, n. Y, Monday.
A few of the Academy books have
been gathered into the library. Those
who have any of the books, are again
requested to send them in.
a game of ball will be played on
the Finnegan grounds next Saturday
between the Wolcott and HYDE Park
clubs. An interesting game may be
expected.
You may doubt it, but the following
is true just the same: Counting night
and day, allowing no time for rest and
refreshment, it would take over four
days to count million. Try it.
The last meeting for the present
year of the Campbell Reunion Socie-
ty will be held at the residence of
David Campbell at Centreville, Thurs
day, Sept. goth. Interesting exercises
may be expected. 1t is hoped all the
members will be present.
And this is the way the ''MOthcr
Hubbard" garment strikes the psthet-
iC associate editor of an exchange
" Old Mother Hubbard went to the
cupborl to get her poor daughter a
gown; she made 1t up slattern, with a
sack for a pattern, and the style spread
all over the town."
The excursion train to the muster at
st. Johnsbury last week, was poorly
patronlzed on this end, only three
passengers going from this station
both days. Had the authorities adyer-
tised this affair little, we have no
doubt many would have gone. AS it
was, but few knew an excursion train
would be run.
\ large number of copies of the
Yankee Blade, containing the opening
chapters of Helen WinsIow's new
story, 1.-The Shawsheen Mills" a
story of American factory life, have
been circulated through the village.
Many express themselves as well
pleased with it, and doubtless will take
the paper during the run of the story.
A. A. Adams, former book keeper
for e. 5. Page, but Of late years loca-
ed in Colorado, was married last
week in Boston to a Nova Scotia
ady. Had a cyclone struck this
place, the people would not have been
more surprised than were his friends
On learning this fact, as it was gener-
ally believed that . Gus :" would never
succumb to Hymen's arttul ways.
Nevertheless, all hands extend con-
and trust his future
troubles may be little ones.
Arrangements have been made with
he Nine. Fry Concert Company to
give concert in this place next Mon
lay evening. As will be seen else
where, they give concerts at Morris
vile, Johnson and Stowe. The compa-
~ is undoubtedly a good one, and as
t is seldom our people have the priv
lege Of listening to such talent at
heir own home, we predict a full
house. A part of the receipts are to
)e appropriated to the Sabbathschool.
Admission, 80 cts. ; children, % cts.
Give them full house.