News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
JOHN SON.

The reports of the State Superinten-
dent ofEducation are at the Town Clerk
office. Each school district is entitled to
one copy. Let every district clerk secure
the copy belonging to his district.
John II. Jacobs has taken to himself q
bride.
Lyman Jones and wife have returned
from their wedding tour, and have taken
possession of the place recently vacated
by G. Ii. Stearns.
Simeon Hunt is buying potatoes, and
pays the highest price.
Murray Buck has purchased the Balch
saw mill and the property connected
Herewith.
The first of series of singing schools
under the tuition of Mr.. Fuller, of Bur-
liugton, was held Friday evening.
Mrs. Amos Hayford died last Thurs
day. The funeral took place Saturday,
the Rev. Mr.. Baxendale officiating. Mrs.
Hayford had long been patient sufferer.
c. c. Rogers is extremely proud and
happy these days over a fine boy baby.
As the mixed train, which takes the
| place Of the express, was passing l.. Ii:
| Wheeler's Saturday evening, set OF
| trucks broke loose under forward car
and wrecked six or seven freight cars,
bringing the train to very sudden stop.
No one was injured.
| ". A. Patch has been granted PEN
| sion OF Sc month. He draws $l50O
back pay.
! JSewell Newton and William Fletcher
have purchased a lot of wild land OF
/ Norman Ober.
The band serenaded Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones the other evening and haG very
pleasant, time. 80
:. Daniel.Prince has received pension
of 81 per month, and back pay to the
amount of 5000.
| Town Representative Andrews and
Senator Cristy were home to vote.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Holmes leave for
their home in Connecticut this week.
Quarterly meeting services will be held
at the II. Z. church next Sunday.
Fred Leland is sick with typhoid fever
at st. Johnshury.
Eugene Sears has put in nice water
ing place on Main street, near his house.
Some betting on elections is reported;
mostly even money.
The W. C. Il. U. will meet at the house
of S. A. Andrews on Thursday evening.
The subject for discussion is Cider"
The band boys appeared on the street
Friday evening in their new uniform
coats and caps. They presented fine
appearance.
There is to be sociable and oyster
supper at the Baptist vestry next Friday
afternoon and evening. Oysters for flt-
teen cents. A general good time may
be expected.
Mrs. r. w. Mcfarland is visiting her
mother in Cambridge.
Mr.. WEIGH has just returned from Bos-
ton where has been purchasing goods.
peace hath her victories no less than
war" So childhood has its successes
and even triumphs years before 1t reaches
its seemingly far-off teens as well as
when-in larger growth-it leaves them
far behind. The largest and pleasantest
ripple On the social surface OF Pearl ST
since the wedding festivities at Mr.
Bucks a few weeks ago, took place at
Mr.. Arthur Pixies last Thursday on the
occasion of the ninth birth day of his
only daughter, Miss Lizzie. At 4 p. m.
the teacher, Miss Nora Putnam, with .
constellation Of twenty girl satellites
came into Mrs. Pixies double parlor anC
wide hall g like thief in the night, ant
with chorus of congratulations, and
variety of presents, all pretty, some
costly. sent Miss Lizzie's heart beats
from normal 20 to upward tending 80
and her cheek-color from cherry-red tC
high carnation. At z O'Clock, when the
iIuXury-loaded tables were ready Mrs
Pixies well furnished rooms, filled with
flowers and brio a brac, and additionally
lighted by beaming faces and bright
teyes, and echoing with mirth and laugh
ter, never looked before so beautlful &c
the dozen-more. OF less-pairs of some
what world weary older eyes that were
privileged to witness the merry scene
Afterwards, tableaux, plays, games
good nights, a moonlight walk, tn
whole told over to waiting oldsters: witt
lived again their own childhood's joys
then morpheus shook over them popp
leaves for an hour, in vain, because o
visions and castle-bulldlng, then slee
2 and dreams, such dreams, for deScriptio,
: read Aladdin's Wonderful Lamp.