News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-05

mare to IL. c. Fisk.
VIII Roddy goes to Burlington soon,
having accepted position with 4
sewing machine company there.
The warm sun and chirp of the robin,
indicate that winters back is broken
and warm weather is approaching.
Pure White Leghorn eggs, for set
ting purposes, from Simon Mays
farm, for sale at Ed. Rogers store.
J. c. Martin has gone to Burlington
to appear before the medical examiner,
in regard to 4 pension. CrOl. deserves
one.
If there is any significance in the
prOVerb: - Under snow, Bread" this
ought to be a promising spring for
/ farmers.
We received on Tuesday the first.
/ new syrup of the season. 1t was made
4 by Geo. Patch of Fletcher, and was
excellent.
Rogers has just received large lot
ofwall paper and borders new designs.
/ He also has the well known Frank
| SiddalIs' soap.
/ F. a. Leland, of johnson, adver-
tises the " Stoddard Churn" this
week. The churn has an A l reputa-
ton and our farmer readers should eX-
anime.
Enos Sherwin has taken possession
Of the Patch house, which he recently
purchased, and Ambrose Roy has
moved into the tenement vacated by
Sherwin.
There seems to be considerable
sickness about the village these days.
Our neighbors at the Falls, however,
beat US, someone being sick in almost
every house.
\ few venturesome farmers have
tapped their sugar orchard, but are
obliged to labor under difficulty on
account of the great depth of snow
and cold weather.
Myron Amber, of the firm of Am
bier 4 SmaIley, is in Boston on lumber
business. This firm does quite large
business with organ manufacturers,
getting out lumber for sounding boards,
&c.
/ The acting Postmaster General has
decided that postmasters who fail to
notify publishers when subscribers re-
move or fail to take papers from the
post-ofiice, shall be responsible for their
subscription.
Prof. Hulburd of the Academy was
waited upon Friday evening last, by
a bevy of young ladies, accompanied
by a team and driver, and escorted
to MorrisvilIe to attend the lyceum at
the Academy there. The ladies would
have the - Hulburd or none. 1t is
said the Prof. acted the gallant very
courageOusly.
| Up to April first, 81 dogs were
licensed; % more than last year. The
price is now doubled. After May 18th
all owners of dogs not licensed are
liable to a fine of SO, five of which
goes to the informer and the balance
into the town treasury. There seems
to be a general disposition on the part
of owners of licensed dogs to see that
the dog law is fully enforced this year.
\ letter from c.. II. Gilmore, of
Hancock, Mich, to his brother V. A.
Gilmore of this town, tells about some
logs cut the past winter. One of
them measured feet 10 inches at the
butt. The butt cut will make 211j
feet of lumber, after making due al
lowances for unsound timber; the
second cut will make 1885 feet; the
third 14O0 and the fourth 1920. The
tree is valued at $50.
Much to the delight Of the mail
agents on this railroad, a new and i'm
proved lamp has been put into the
postal cars. The best of light is
/ necessary in order that no mistakes be
made in handling mail matter, and,
while it is wonder that many more
mistakes are not made, could the
public see what the agents have been
obliged to put up with in the way of
! lights, &c, the past winter, they
would not be surprised at errors.
, Supt. Jewett no doubt will have the
thanks of all the agents for the i'm
proved method of - lighting up"
The Superintendent meeting for
the purpose of arranging for the year
" teachers examinations, was held
pursuant to law at the Court House
Tuesday Of this week. Superintend-
ents Miss Carroll, Of Cambridge
White, of Eden; Leach, of Wolcott
1 LeBarrOn, of MOrristOwn Hunt of
johnson; Mcfarland, of Hyde Park
and Stearns, of Wateryille, were pres
ent. The meeting was organized by
Il the election of |. n. LeBarrOn as
! President, and Ii. NJ. Mcfarland,
Secretary. 1t was voted that no GER
, tifcate shall be endorsed, but certif-
Gates may be issued upon the original
papers, written at either spring or fall
meetings, providing that such papers
come direct from the Superintendent
who took the examination. This
course will work for good generally,
: and save much embarrassment to both
Superintendent and teachers. 1t was
l. voted to have the spring examination
5 Saturday, April 2lst, and the fall ex-
e animation Saturday, Nov. 18th. There
J will be the usual four topics, and ten
II questions under each topic. II. NJ.
i Mcfarland, b. A. Hunt and Prof.
$ Wilson Of MornsviilG, were elected q
e c,,r,,tv- hoard of examiners