News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-12-20
:. Jock " still holds the fort.

Lent begins February 9th.
Sadie Sherwin is spending the week
il Burlington.
All our stores are we'll stocked with
Christmas goods.
Mrs. j. F. Kelley and children are
stopping in town for few days.
Paul Brothers furnish the music for
the New Years ball at the American.
l. o. Andrews has commenced .
housekeeping in apartments in Lilley'S /
house.
J. NJ. Hill and wife of Maine, are
stopping in town. They will remain
several weeks.
Now is a good time to invest in an
overcoat. Rogers offers great bar
gains. See advt.
A large delegation from this place
attended the Good Templars' Union
at Stowe last week.
The Methodist class meeting will
hereafter be held previous to the Sun
day morning service.
a good opportunity Is offered to an
energetic man to act for an insurance
company. See advertisement.
Mrs. L. II. Moves is in st. Johns
bury, called thither by the illness of
her son Barber, who has a fever
The health of Fannie Beecher has so |
much improved that she has wholly re-
sumcd her duties at the Probate Office. !
The Free Press statement that
Judge Sherwin has been High Bailiff
of this county, is news to the natives.
Make your wife happy by giving
her a new stove for Christmas. An
drews has a big assortment, and at all
prices.
Advertised letters: Mamie Brown
n. P. Burgess Arlie Campbell (; Sarah
J. Woodbury.; postals-A. B. Paine
G. A. Bailey.
Owners of pews il Union Church
are reminded that the annual assess
ments are now due and should be paid
to Collector Cobleigh.
Union Sunday School will have the
usual Christmas exercises at the town
hall next Monday evening at o'clock.
The public are cordially invited to at
tend.
Lottie G.. Story, sister of Rev. G.
L. Story, was married at the parson-
age Saturday to Henry P. Hunter, of
Manchester, n. H. They will remain
in town this week and then return to
Manchester.
Quite a number from here attended
. Rebecca's Triumph" at Morrisville
last week. 1t was frst-class in every
respect and worthy of the liberal pat
ronage it received. The young people
acquitted themselves finely.
One of the best ways to cure sore
throat is as follows: Wiring a cloth
out of salt and cold water, and keep
ing it quite wet, bind tightly about the
neck. Cover this with dry cloth.
1t is best to use this remedy at night.
Read the advertisement of the
Grand Trunk Railroad. Parties going
west should 90 by this road, which IS
the seortest and quickest route. f. H.
Sherwin is the local agent and any
information desired will be cheerfully
/ furnished by him.
Celia LaPage started Monday morn
ing last for California, is to
be married as soon as she arrives
there, and where her future home IS to
! be. She went 10y the way of St. Johns
bury, where she was met by parties
going west. Celia has many friends
here, and her cheerful face will b'
greatly missed.
An exchange says: "If people vii
only remember that coal gas from
stove is heavier than the atmosphere
and settles to the floor instead O
rising to the ceiling, they may be abb
to understand that no protection
= afforded against its effects by lOwerin
the upper sashes of windows. Ih
GAS accumulates from the floor. an
= its volume increases until it rises hlg
= enough to suffOcate persons lying
h bed, Notwithstanding the window opel
ings above their level"
II Mr.. and Mrs. Will Putnam returne
from their wedding tour Saturday las
Il and are now located at their home
l. the farm. We acknowledge recei
of generous supply of wedding cak
le Among the presents they receive
\ are the following: Berry dish al
J. cigar holder, Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. j.
Is Hamilton; table cloth and napkin
u Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Putnam; chant
'e set. Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Gale; o
Il dozen knives and forks, one pair tai
d. spoons and set for wash stand, n
y and Mrs. r. P. Putnam cake basil
NJ and macrame llmbrequin, Mr.. a
nd Mrs. 5. \. Fife caster, Nora +
IS nam; two carpet rockers, Fred O.
re and Belle Scribner; glove box, Z
IN and Don Scribner; decorated S
mt shake, Gerty Fife; one PAIR des
es' spoons, Mr.. and Mrs. p. @. Woo
nd pickle caster, O.. Moves Wood; tab
es, cloth, bedspread and two pairs towe
Dol Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Lilley; pic
er- caster, Mr.. and Mrs Smith Hell
per lamp, Clifton DEMO and sister.
~ The two last days of the rec
~ session of our County Court were
-, special interest to the people OF
NO town by reason of the action of
Grand Jury in the matter of ind
ments for violation of the liquor /
VINO Joseph LaPage's grist was for
oeI I'd or Sd time re-ground. Cha
our Crane was again called upon to ans
OF to the charge of selling intoXical
l ii resulting in the finding of true
'iIei against him. But the most anus
leii- part of the whole affair was in bri
d. ing charges against our druggist,
ret b. Sherwin, who was ut the time
'ou9 mo as foreman of the Grand j.
Ince The Judge has always been a
!T"' nounced temperance man, and we
Also not understand that any serious c
ac- plant was entered against him fl
anne violation of the spirit of the law,
II no he had doubtless been guilty of a
leiU nical violation, and the friends Of
~ Crane and Mr.. LaPage, belle
that he had been too prominent il
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