News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-06
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Fred Gauthier is home again, having
finished up his labors with j. F. Kelley
at Swanton.
Randalrs Hall is undergoing reno
vation, and the skating rink is tenn
porarily closed.
10. Andrews has moved his resi-
dence from the Lilley house 10 apart
ments over his store.
The little plot at the junction of
Church and Main Streets has been
dubbed Central Park"
A change in the B. & L. timetable
makes little better connections with
this road than heretofore.
Mentally has opened a restaurants
the basement of the house formerly
occupied by e. NJ. Strong.
John Delorier from New Hampshire,
has moved into the RoweIl house, va
Gated by Frank Williams, who goes to
Cady's Falls.
Any body wishing to purchase a
farm will do well to look at the Preston
DEMO place on Battle Row which is
offered for sale.
Rev. Father Carmody, at one time
in charge of the Catholic church at this
place, is now located in Colorado. He
has recently been east on visit.
The Town Hall has been still further
improved by putting in two neat
stoves. Now put in those new lamps
and the business will be complete!
Considerable drunkenness aboutthe
village last week, and q disgraceful
fight on Church Street last Thursday
night. Query, where did the rum
come from?
A lively crowd about the hotel
Tuesday night, receiving election re-
turns. Station Agent Sherwin put in
a telephone and promptly 'phoned
up" the news as soon as he received It,
Carroll LilIey opens a skating rink
at East Berkshire this week. He now
visits weekly besides Hyde Park and
the above place, Albany, Lowell and
Montgomery, being one night at each
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Grout were
considerably surprised Monday by the
receipt of a beautiful hanging lamp,
sent TO them by many of their friends,
in honor of their twentieth wedding
anniversary which occurred recently.
Raising turkeys for market is quite
an industry in this town. Scion Whit
comb and w. d. Isham are extensively
engaged in the business, having about
500 between them. Quite number
of others are engaged on a smaller
scale.
A man has actually been sent to
prison in Nova Scotia for lying in q
horse trade. Such an interference
with immemorial custom is startling to
think of. If every man who fibbed IN
q horse trade were thus served, new
jails would have to he built in every
direction.
Main Street from the hotel west and
q part of Church Street have beer
turnpiked. When travelled a little
they will show a wonderful improve
ment over the old roads. Now finisl
up the job Surveyor Cobleigh by goins
the entire length of Main Street, anC
we will have as good a street as any
of 'em.
At the last regular meeting of the
Good Templars' Lodge, Friday even
inc, the following were elected as
officers for the ensuing quarter: F. 7.
Hill, w. G. T.; Nellie Sargent, W
V. T.; Cora Fairbanks, w. Sec,y
Dora Fairbanks, W. +. s. Mrs Chas-
Crane. w. T.; /. c. Vaughan, w
C.; Charles G. Goddard. W. M.
Stella Waterman, w. /. g.; PhiliI
Clark, W. o. g.; b. B. Bennett, T
W. c. L. 49,
The singing school teacher was de
layed in reaching here last week, OWN!
to n railroad accident. No regula
school was held. He will be on tim
next Thursday night. Arrangement
have been made with the Professor
devote one hour each Thursday after
noon to teaching the children Saboat
School music. This in no way cor
ficts with the regular singing schoo
but is Tor the improvement of singln
in the Sabbath School. Every DOC
invited.
Notwithstanding Indictment weath'
the vote in this town Tuesday was
most up to that of four years ago. 4
that time the total vote was $40, q
vided: Republican, 1888; Democrn
143; Greenback, Il. This year Il
r vote is Republican. 1856; Democra
! l42; Butler, IA; total, 341. IL W
: he seen that the vote is but four lie
: than in 1880. Blaine's plurality
!, this town is 43; his majority over
e 30. Some 80 votes were cast by OF
e of-town residents, about equally
"A yided between Republican and Dem
IS crat. There was not single )
er John vote cast.
. The American Publishing Compa
Of Hartford, Conn, as per advert
se meat in another column) have just
g sued q new book entitled ''My VIII
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D. sparkling work, of good moral to-
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tie public reading,it will doubtless bece
5; a popular book and find wide cir
Ell lation. The volume has a profus
U.s. of good illustrations is well prin
Is, and handsomely bound; and q
Try gether is one of the funniest and a
nj attractive books that has appea
ar for years. Some one can make mo
l'S by securing the agency for this
einity. . .
las Mrs. Nancy Pike, aged 769 ye
as died in this village at the residene
AT her son-in-law, P. r. Sargent,
eu- Friday, after a lingering illness.
&c the past ten years her home was
III her daughter and all that loving ha
'ers could do was done to make her
'0r' clining year. happy. She leaves q
v. children, P. d. Pike and Emily
A. of Stowe, and Mrs. Sargent of
o. place. Mrs. Chas. Crane is a sis
w. The funeral was held Sunday a
oor' noon, Rev. Mr.. Ward officiating.
W. remains were taken to Stowe. Pc
a. full indeed she looked with those
NJ hands, that had so often ministere
fleS ~ .o-.o IF tho loved nnpQ nla