News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-03-15
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was IN town on Tuesday.
George Earle, one of the best com
PosItorS out, is now employed in thi.
office.
Miss Lillian Noyes has returned
from two weeks visit with friend;
at Swanton.
Our paper appears late this week
the stock having been DELAYED on the
road by reason of the storms.
Regular communication of Mt. Yer
non Lodge, No. Is, Monday, Febru-
airy p, for work on several degrees.
Joseph Blair has moved into the
Pope house, and w. H. Johnson has
moved into the rooms in front of this
office.
Miss Hattie Thompson has accep-
ted position as teacher in the inter
mediate department of the academy
at Lyndon.
There will be a social dance at
Woodward's hall, Friday evening.
March Is. Music, Paul Brothers
four pieces.
c. S. Moves declined to serve as
Town Grand Juror, and the Select
men have appointed j. W. Spaulding
in his place.
Twelve inches of snow fell Satur-
day night, which taken with the sup
ply already on hand, gives us about
four feet. With economy this will
last us until spring.
The article This for That" de-
signed as review of Mrs. McKins- |
tries lectures on the Revelation. was
passed in two weeks ago, but has /
been unavoidably carried over until
this week
George Elmore's horse got away
from him at Montpelier recently and /
ran two miles before he was stopped. /
The sleigh was demOralized, but the |
horse will probably come out without I,
serious injury.
Notwithstanding the rough wealth
er there was q remarkably large at
tendance at the auction sale of the
Judd property on Thursday of last
week. julie" and George did some sol
id work. The property sold well.
The Universalist ladies circle and
sugar party, postponed last week on
account of stormy weather and bad
roads, will be held at the town hail
next Saturday, the 18th inst, after
noon and evening. All are invited.
The agricultural meeting appointed
for the 18th inst, was. on account of
the unfavOrable weather, adjourned
one week. The meeting will then be
mnheld at Hendee & Fisks' Office Re
member the date-Tuesday, March ;
10Th.
The snow IS deep, but the times
are not hard, and trade at Hale's
moves along as usual. He carries
choice line of crOckeTy, hats and
caps, boots and shoes, clothing and
dress goods as can be found IN the
county. His teas and cOtfees are the
best, as is the case with all his grocer
les.
DIR. and Mrs. RubIee rejoice in
Iustv bon. who came in with Virgins
storm on Monday night. Girls are
so popular with them and the doctors
word so unreliable on this subject that
- most people refused to credit, at
first. vet we are reliably informed
that they are the parents of a son.
The evidences are found to be con-
elusive.
Miss Ellen Miles has powder horn
in her possession which is 1876 years
old. 1t is made from & cows horn,
nicely worked out, apparently, with
iack-knife. 1t bears the following
Inscription: John Dodd, May "a,
1746, of Concord, Mass. And If l
loss and you it find retun to me for 1t
is mlne." Miss Miles can't explain
how it came in her possession, and
we think she should return it as re-
quested.
The ssSerious Family" which was to
have been given at tine Town Hall Tues
dav eve, was unavoidably postponed.
Charles Hadley, who has a prominent
part, was necessarily detained at
Eden, where he has been for the past
few DAYS. Every body knows that
Charley would have been on hand had
il been possible. The farce was Civ
en- under some difficulties, but was
certainly enjoyed by the audience.
The play will be presented to the pub
lie, with full programme, on Thursday
evening, the 18th inst.
The other day, station agent Doty
received a neatly folded billetdouX,
perfumed, no doubt, and to all APP
pearance from feminine hand. 1t was
qiven him BY Peck, at the request of
the Secretary of the Ladies' Industrial
Society. as was understood by the
latter. Doty hesitated about open
inc it, but finally overcoming his emo
tions he did so. 1t wasn't ADDRESSED
to any one. but the contents was
none the less significant. 1t said the
ladies would give a supper at the yes
try Friday evening in connection with
quilting party, and closed with the
simple, but truly etfemInate remark
..come early. "-DOty has given chase
To the wild Indan-faCed the enemy
n bloody battle-has made the heav-
lest Saratoga" tremble before his
hand. and il is not known that his
courage ever before failed him. But
tn receive a special invitation to a
guitinq party and be urged to come
carly was quite another thing, and ii
is said the soldier gave way to his
feelings and declined to face the music
Relief came, however, when it was
learned that his special invitation wa:
really one designed for publication.
sWiggins' storm, although quite {
boar. wasn't up to the advertisement
His name has been on most people:
lips for the past few days, but Their
ate many, probably, who do not fully
understand the extent of his predic
tons. Tie Boston Journal says, tn
prediction which has been the caus
of all the trouble was made Septem
Der %, 1882, and foretold that th'
greatest storm that has visited thl
Country since the Presidency .
Washington would first be felt in th
Northern Pacific; would appear il