News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-04-19

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r 4'easonable proverb-'' Stick to you
hannels till they stick to you"
Bear in mind that Rogers has a large
assortment of wall papers and borders
Mrs. Cynthia Ferguson is in Bur.
lington for few days, visiting rela
tives.
Geo. D. Sherwin, in charge of the
Burlington Telephone Exchange, was
in town over Sunday.
More sickness is reported in town
than for any corresponding season
for the past twenty years.
/. S. SmalFs law office has recently
been treated to coat of paint; so
also has c. 5. Pages residence.
That harbinger of spring - the
- crOak" of the frog-has been heard
by several within the past few days.
A. L. Goddard has rented apart
ments in Chas. Cranes house, and
will soon move his family to our vii
lage.
\ list of the United States special
revenue taxes, which goes into effect
May LIST, may be found at the post
office.
Some fine specimens of birds-eye
maple and red and yellow birch from
Henry Reeds mill in Wolcott, may be
seen at the Bank.
There will be no preaching services
at Union church next Sunday morning.
Sabbath-school and prayer-meeting
will be held as usual.
The annual meeting of the Burling-
ton & LamOllle Railroad Company will
be held at Burlington, on Monday,
April 3Oth. See advertisement.
This month is the last, for a time. in
which oysters are good if we reckon by
the - Z plan, September being the
next month that has that letter.
The ice went out of the river Thurs
day and Friday without causing much
damage. II. L. Fairbanks wire sus-
pension bridge was carried away.
Advertised letters D. II. Farm
ham, Norman Z. Peck, Mrs. Betsey |
j. b. Fassett, l.. IL. Nor
ris, II. IL. Lock, Mrs. Mary f. Peters,
Mr.. SoYers.
A wash-out on the railroad just be-
low the farm house on the Sargent
place Saturday night, was repaired
Sunday so that trains could pass over
all right Monday. The highway has
not however been repaired.
All persons desiring to teach in the
common schools should bear in mind
that next Saturday is the day appoint
ed for spring examinations. The eX-
animation for this town will be held at
the Academy, commencing at 9 O'Clock
4. IN.
The Vermont Methodist conference
is to hold its annual session at st. Al
bans, April 25th, instead Of the goth.
Bishop Harris, who is to preside, has,
at the unanimous request of the pre-
siding elders and of the pastor at st.
Adams, changed the time.
An exchange has the following: An
experienced florist says flowers may
be kept for two weeks as fresh as
when first plucked by cutting hole
in potato and inserting therein the
stems of the flowers. The potato may
be hidden By leaves or MOSES.
Among those now on the sick list
are y. p. SmaIley, who is suffering
from erysipeIas, and Sheriff Lanpher,
who is confined to the house with
severe cold. Grimes, however, may
be expected to be on hand next Tues
day, with his - Hear ye." Alec SHcer
is also confined to the house with an
attack of rheumatism.
The roads in the back districts are
so bad that pilgrimages to the village
have to be made on foot. TOwle, the
mail carrier, has been obliged to carry
the northern mail On his back for
several trips, and two or three times
has found it impossible to get through.
A few days more Of this warm sun
shine Will soon open up the roads.
At this time of year it will he well
-. housekeepers to keep an eye out
eLes, the forerunner of the 8. car
An exchange i'll ~y.sJ>'ag
T0f them, says They seem TO come
in from outside, having been .,-Da, Iu
several instances, crawling in under
the windows. Housekeepers should
be on the alert and guard against the
approach of these disastrous insects
County Court convenes next Tues
day. Following is a list of Petit
Jurors drawn: Belvidere, Heman
Fletcher; Cambridge, a. A. Hawley,
Alonzo Kinsley, f. III. Rice, Julius ID.
Stafford Eden, Augustus Adams, L.
V. Brown; Gilmore, Norman Camp,
f. Z. Grout; Hyde Park, James G.
Bean, Orson Uadley, John II. Mud
gett, Leroy S. Griswold Johnson,
Hiram G.. Fancher, Fred II. Howard,
Jed A. Pearl, f. +. Perkins; Morris
town, II. ID. Bryant, Fred Livingston,
S. \. Palmer, V. w. Rand, +. b.
Reed; Stowe, c. b. Parker, l.. c.
Raymond, G. G. Robinson, h. d.
Slavton, j. w. Smith; Waterville,
Morton LOyeland, Fred Mcfarland
Wolcott, Ebert Davis, 5. L. Greene,
II. l.. Stevens.
Rev. Mr.. Bowen, for the past ter
months pastor Of the NJ. +. church al
this place, closed his labors last Sun
dav with a sermon on his . successor
All who he ard it pronounce it an able
discourse. 1t was filled with many
thoughts and suggestions as to til,
manner in which the coming paste
should be received and encouraged il
his ministry. A statement read at the
close of the service showed that during
the wear over 1913 had been raiset