News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-22

iron rails are to be put in at the post
office, much needed Improvement.
Miss S. Carrie Chase is home from
Mortified, where she has just com
pleted her second year as preeeptress
of the academy.
The engine and machinery used in
the steam mill at the foot of Sterling
mountain was loaded on TO the cars
at this station on Saturday.
Hiram Howard, the rubber stamp
man, from Burlington, has been in
town. for few days visiting his father
AID brother.
Rev. w. A. Bushee occupied the
desk at Union church, Hyde Park, on
Sunday morning, Dea. Gleed reading
a sermon here in his absence.
The young son of j. P. Clement
died Monday morning, and the funer-
al was held to-day at the house. His
wife still continues seriously i'll.
On account of the Camilla Urso
concert this "wednesday evening,
the regular meeting of the Good Tenn
plars is postponed until Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Hannah Bailey, for several
years resident of this town, died at
the lone of her daughter, Mrs. j. F.
Whitney, in Wolcott, last week, the
funeral being held on Friday.
: The Camilla Urso party arrived at
noon, and have rooms at the Morris
vile House. About 400 tickets for
the concert this evening have already
been sold,
Mrs. B. W. Spaulding, Of this
town, has Gala hlley one year old
that is four feet high, with leaf IA
inches long by 10 inches wide, and
a blossom measuring s by 10 inches.
Next.
Rev. j. P. Hall preached at the
Methodist chapel on Sunday morn
ing, in Mr.. Bells absence. 1t is now
expected that Rev. Peter Merrill, of
Enosburgh, will preach at the same
place next Sunday.
Capt. Fl. H. Brown, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, will lecture in Woodward's
Hall, Sunday, May %, forenoon and
afternoon, at the usual hours. He
will also lecture in the evening at
Morristown Corners.
The value of Bradley's Phosphate
to the farmers is fully attested by the
large increase in the sales. Ii. A.
Slayton & Co. have sold this season
over eighty tons. Hand them your
orders early, before their stock is ex-
hausted.
Josiah A Wood, well known here,
and a former graduate of the Acad-
envy, came to town last week, having
completed a theological course in
New York city. He left town on
Monday for Wisconsin, where he ex
poets to locate as preacher.
P. P. Roberts has sold out to Eli
Boomhower, who has taken posses
sion. Perley will remain in town I'M
til September, when he talks of going
to Texas. Eli proposes to learn the
business, and he will if he undertakes
it. The prof" is a skillful mechanic
and has done many fine job. We
see no reason why he cannot work
down successfully to the watch max
er's trade. j
The feeling has been quite general
that our grand list would fall off some
what this year, but the result OF the
listers work is to the contrary, and
we are S21. SO ahead. The total list
now stands at S8,999.83, including
polls, S499, personal S1,901.22, as
against So, 978.S7 last year. The diff
ference is small, to be sure, but 1t is
on the right side. The listers, Camp
bell. Kenfeld and Smith, we believe,
have done their work thoroughly, and
to the satisfaction of all reasonable
parties.
Last Thursday afternoon the farm
house and horse barn of r. b. Good
ell, under Elmore mountain, was de-
stroyed by fire, the confagration be-
ing witnessed by several villagers.
The fire is supposed to have orlglnat-
ed in a lot of shingle shavlngs in the
she'd chamber. By the exertion OF
Mr.. Goodell and son and the neigh
bors a considerable quantity of the
household goods were saved. Quite
an amount of grain and two hogs
were burned with the horse barn. The
loss, it is supposed, is nearly COW
cred by insurance.
S. Fl. Tiff has just returned from
New York with a nice line OF dry
goods, in all the new styles; gloves
and hosiery specially. Also dress
goods in new shades, surah's cash
meres. nuns yelling, satines, lawns,
cordette. repps, chambrays and glng-
hams in large and small plaids. A
finer assortmel t cannot be found IN
the county. Also mems and boys
clothing just received. Thayer's but
ter tubs constantly on hand. Seed
wheat $1.75 per bushel, and guano to
make it grow like the mischief, 81 pei
100 pounds.
Warner Post No. will appear in
;unTfsrm Decoration Day. Comrades
Camp, Pierce and Gay are detailed t.
decorate the graves in the cemetery a.
Elmore. and evergreen wreaths Oh
flowers may be left at Mr.. Kelley's oil
handed the committee. Comrade:
I'll. o. SpauldiDg. Huse and Bridge
are detailed to decorate the graves IL
the Wheeler cemetery in Morristown
flowers may be left at Mr.. Wheeler's
Comrades McClintock and Pierce are
detailed to perform the same duty al
the cemetery near A. K. Spaulding's
flowers may be left 2t Ahira Lewis
ESQ. Comrades Niles, George anC
Dodge are detailed to perform tn
same duty at the cemetery at CadyI
Falls; flowers may be left at the en-
trance to the ground. Comrade
Davis, Farnsworth and Currier ar
detailed to perform the same duty a
the cemetery at the Four Corners
flowers may be left at the entrance t
the ground. Comrade George w
Foss is detailed to perform the sam
duty at the cemetery in the Cline
neighborhood in Gilmore. Comrade
Wheelock, Darling and Ellsworth ar
detailed to perform the same duty a
the cemetery on Hyde Park Plain
Comrades will provide themseiye
with flags previous to the day, one
r. ,,Iocod on each comrades grave