News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-05
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vi ORRsSVILLE,

illness is about once more.
Rev. Mr.. Bell has returned fror
his vacation spent in Philadelphia an
New York State.
Geo. Earle of this office had a seriou
attack OF hemorrhage on Friday las
and is off duty for while.
Miss Ollie Sheldon, who has beer
with Rev. V. NJ. Hardy's family a
West Randolph, is at home.
By request the band will give a con
cert in the band stand next Monda,
evening at 80 O'Clock sharp.
Woodward and Mears did the trout
streams part of a day last week anG
returned with handsome catch of SO
Percy Stones Instructor at the
Boston Conservatory of Music, speaks
in high terms of the young mans pro.
gress.
Elmer E. Adams has recently COM
pleted the course of study at the Min
nesota University, graduating with
high honors.
The band boys were out Monday
evening and gave D. A. Gilbert a
''toot'' at his new quarters. They
also "blew" at Pope's.
Myron Story, Sanford Gates, A. J.
Titus, Hollis Chase, graduates of our
Academy, are to enter the University
of Vermont at Burlington next fall.
Clement & Whipple open this week
new stock of gents furnishing goods,
e,,>o y. c., land fancy goods. Spec
ial bargains in WorsJed dress goods.
Children's Day was observed at the
Uniyersalist church on Sunday. The
singing by the choir and the several
Rotations and selections were well
received.
a pile of rubbish in the rear of the
chapel took fire in some way on Friday,
but was noticed by Mrs. Balrows in
season to save the buildings. Clap
boards on the chapel were considerably
scorched.
Our unequalied stock of fine cloth
ing for men and boys is immense, ele-
giant and very cheap. The public ap-
preciate these facts and are buying
our goods freely. Every careful buyer
will inspect our stock when in want of
clothing. d. A. GILBERT.
The Republican voters of Norris
town are requested TO meet at the
Town Hall, Saturday evening, June
IA, at p. m, to elect four delegates
and four alternates to attend the |
State Convention to be held at Bur |
lington, June Is, 1884.
PER ORDER Town Con-.
III. W. Terrill, writing from Con-
necticut, says :-''Everything is look
ing finely. We are hoeing potatoes
and corn. Apples are setting we'll,
Baldwins did not blossom full with
me. Other sorts bIossomed full.
Small fruits are promising. Peaches
badly winter killed, bat there is likely
to be quite crop. The weather
seems to favor good setting for the
blossoms that did survive"
The remains of Mrs. d. J. Stafford
were brought here from Concord, Me-,
on Saturday. The burial services &C.
Cured at the Cong'l church Monday,
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy officiating. The
church was tastefully arranged with
flowers and plants by loving hands,
and a large circle of relatives and
friends were present to participate in
the last sad rites 10 one who had q
place near the heart of everyone who
was found with her acquaintance. Mrs
Stafford was christian of the purest |
type and lady whose rare traits of l
character were recognized By all. (
The post office department have
authorized Postmaster Robinson to
receive bids for carrying the mail be-
tween here and Elmore. 1t seems by
this new schedule that the long es-
tablished line through Worcester to
Montpelier is to be discontinued land 1t
is reported to be the result of the
efforts of East Calais people TO estab-
lish a mail route from there to Mont
pelier. The mail and express route
between Montpelier and this place
through Elmore and Worcester Is a
great convenience to all along the
route, and petition is now being cir
culated here and at ElmOre, asking
that the route may not be discontinued.
In spite of the cold, disagreeable
weather of Friday, good number OF
the towns-people were out and Memo
rial day was again observed ina very |
appropriate manner, under the dlrec-
ton of Post Warner, No. 4, q. A. X. |
At about p. m. the Post, under COM
mand of G. w. Doty, were at their
hall, ana were soon placed in line on
the south side of Main Street with the
Morrisville Cornet Band in advance
and the Methodist Sunday School i'm
mediately behind. AS the line filed
past the Town Hall q large number OF
citizens in general joined the column,
which marched direct to the cemetery,
where as usual the hollow square was
formed inclosing several soldiers
graves at the south end. AT the con-
clusion of remarks by Commander
Doty, selection by the band, prayer
by comrade Lyman Camp of Elmore,
and remarks by comrades Camp and
George, the graves within the square
were strewn with flowers. The Post
was then deployed 10 the east and
west across the cemetery. The band
was stationed half way up and render
ed q march as the line moved forward
and the several graves of soldiers
through the yard were visited. The
line was then reformed, when all
marched TO the Town Hall, which was
soon well filed. Tie exercises here
we're opened by prayer by Rev. w
A. Bushee, followed by selection by
Miss Alice Doly and song by quar-
tette. Mr.. A. o. Gates was then in
troduced as the speaker of the day
and at once proceeded with an excel
lent address. As VermOnters may
well he allowed to do, the speaker al
luded to the bravery of the Vermont
troops in the late war, and referred
pleasantly to the increasing frlen0H'
ness between the South and North
and urged upon the Grand Army thai
they strive to live the principles FOL
which they fought twenty years ago
terming them the rightiul custOdians o
the Republic, and emphasizing The
foot +I,ot whether this GREAT cDuntrV Is