News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-12-20
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MO RRiSVILEE.

Locals from several towns are un-
avoidahly omitted this week.
Major Stafford and wife are in town
and will remain through the holidays.
r. c. Paul has finished work at
Burlington and returned home.
Mrs. Julia Brown, who has been in
Minneapolis, Mimi, since last spring,
returned here las. week.
The numerous friends of Levi D..
Grout made him a surprise visit on
Tuesday evening. the occasion being
his twenty-frst birthday.
C. A. Snau',}ing, leader of our
band, hqs been engaged to instruct
the newly organized band at Hyde
Park.
Julius Bliss, a former resident Of
this town, has returned here from
johnson, and has taken the Barrows
farm.
DR.. Hall leaves the first of next
month to attend medical lectures in
New York, 10 be absent about two
months.
NJ. O., son OF +. Douglas, is eX-
pected home from Wisconsin this
week. and is to clerk for his father at
the Corners.
I. \. Lebanon, Superintendent of
schools. is teaching the winter term
OF school at Morristown Corners. He
knows how it is done.
The band has just obtained ten new
pieces of first class music, and are
preparing for a grand concert to be
held the first Of next month.
The Congregational and Methodist
societies will hold Christmas eXerc;s-
es on Monday evening, and the Uni
versalist society on Tuesday evening.
New woosted cloaKings. new ulster
cloths, new cashmeres and variety
of useful and ornamental goods for
the holiday trade, al Clement x Whip
pies.
Edison Pinnev and Jake" Robbins
were expecting to leave town on Mon
day for Chicago, but were delayed in
going by Mr.. Pinney's having a bad
hand.
Services appropriate for Christmas
will be held at the Congregations
church next Sunday forenoon, to be
followed by a Christmas concert il
the evening.
A CARD.-The ladies of the Cook
ing Club" desire to publicly expires:
their thanks TO Mr.. and Mrs. ElmOr(
for the excellent music furnished a
the presentation of ''Rehecca's Fri
umph." They refuse pay and We
offer thanks.
The first lyccum of the winter tern
was well attended at the Academy OF
Friday evening. The musical part o
the exercises was well received. The
discussion, participated in by l.. ID
Grout, II. {. Chase, Arthur Chene,
and 5. L. Gates, was good.
MI. Douglas. of Morristown Cor
ners, wishes to say to his numerou:
patrons that he is receiving new good
every dav, among which is 1000 yard
of the best print at cents per yard
Other dress goods as cheap accord
inglv. Boots S1.5O Best teas ant
tobaccos at the lowest prices.
On Thursday of last week MI
Nathan Tett fell from the high beam
in his barn while fOddering cattle. ii
struck on his head and shoulders an
it was thought for some time that hi
iniuries would prove fatal, but accort
inc to later reports his condition
no favorable His son SeymoI
and wife. who were stopping in Chic
90. were telegraphed for and arrive
on Tuesday afternoon.
The Morrisville Dramaticic Con
many rendered "Rebecca's Triumph
on Wednesday and Thursday evening
of last week, TO large and apprecl
tive audiences. The company &C
tainIy have reason to feel gratlhed
the results. The parts were eNcee
iuuly well taken and the entire pl
oramme was carried out without
ferruptions or awkward pauses viii
so often occur.
The public installation of officers
the several Masonic Lodges on Thu
dav evening, the goth inst, bids
tn he an occasion of unusual intere
Since the notice given last week
ranoements have been made for
public installation of officers OF 1u
er Chapter No. 3, r. A. M, IN G
nectiOn with the other exercises.
feature of the programme will dou
less attract a large number as
understand this Is the first pubic
stallaIion under this order that
ever taken place in this vicinity.
ercises will begin promptly at I P
When YOU want to buy boots
shoes and be sure to get your mon
worth, 90 to CaIkins & SlOcum's wi
YOU will always find the best good
that line, and the largest assortn
IN the county, consisting Of la(
children's and gents fine shoes
sinners. Arctic and Alaska Oversh
and all kinds of rubber goods. v
boots, leggings, lumbermen's o
shoes, etc. Felt boots for sI.4U
pair. They also continue to c
the largest and best assortmen
staple and fancy groceries, pure
fees teas, ETC., and in that line
will not be undersO.d by any
Cash paid for eggs and produce.
Christmas is coming and all
want practical goods will remel
our best and warranted Jap. teas
fresh pork, ribs, chimes, and ha
whole hogs, with nice fore and
onarters of beef, also the best
process -four. All Of the above
toned goods are warranted to
good as can be found i'll any ms
together with large stock OF
which will be sold at a small adj
from cost. Also a good assert
of ornamental hanging lamps.
| would say to those owing me
count. or otherwise, that the
must be paid within 60 days,
blame must be attached to me
tor collection. GEO. j. SLAYl
Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury adjourned "
dav evening last, after reporting
trne bills and two not found.