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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-03-13
GAM BRIDGE,

Town officers for the ensuing year
Moderator, Henry Smile; Clerk, w. II.
Griswold; Treasurer, Farwell Wetherby !;
Selectmen, ID. G.. Walker, l.. V. Smile,
II. NJ. Cornell; Overseer of Poor, G. b.
Buker; Constable, n. G. Raymore; List
ers, II. ID. Powell. G. b. Wait, B. F.
Wiley; Auditors, w. II. Parker, Reuben
Brush, j. B. Page; Town Superintend-
ent of Schools, Carrie p. Carroll; Text
book Committee. J. B. Page, w. II. Par
ker; Trustee, Henry Smilie; Town
Agent, w. III. Parker. Commissioner
vote, Horace Wait. 50. Town voted to
to raise the road tax in money; to pay the
town tax from the funds in the treasury.
Episcopal service at Cambridge Cen
ter on Sunday. March 16, at 1870 O'Clock
A. NJ, with offerings for general missions.
Our old men all got together recently
and prophecied storm, and we got it.
Frank Wiley has sold his pair of gray
horses. and Mr.. Howard, of Westford
has sold his span of blacks, these being
the two best matched pairs in this sec
ton. Mr.. Cutting has also sold one oil
his horses. Mr.. Haviland, of Danville,
was the lucky man.
ID. w. Cutting has been offered $500
for yearling cold. from horses of his
own raising. Parties from Massachu
sets made the offer but did not get thu
colt.
Mrs. Lodisa Wood died very suddenly
hast week.
''The Peoples lawyer" or, "Solor
| Shingle," is to be played at the Congre
gatianal vestry next Tuesday evening
| Lots of fun ahead.
The few farmers who have tapped
their sugar orchards will have to pull III
their trees in order to gather the buckets
There are to be started on wednesday
evening, at the Congregational church, 1
series of meetings which are to be devot
ed to revising history. On Wednesda!
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STOWE.

Attention is called to the new advertise
ment of S. Wilcox.
Willie Bennett has shipped himself to
Portland Oregon. He went last week.
An oyster supper will be given at the
vestry of Unity church on the evening
of March u.
Slayton house.
Our town officers. Clerk, Selectmen and
Overseer of Poor who were reelected at
the late annual meeting, are said to be
ineligible to reelection by reason of not
having their accounts audited in compli-
ance with the Statute, Sec. 2734. This
dilemma raises the question, having been
elected to succeed themselves, is not their
old incumbency so far terminated as to
render it impossible for either the Select
men or Clerk to call another meeting?
The many friends of Mrs. wilkins,
who for three years past has faithfully
performed the duties of Town Superin-
tendent of schools, regret that her plans
for the coming season were such, added
to the severity of the service, as to pre-
clude her further serving in the position
which she has so acceptably filled.
DR.. S. r. Town, of Massachusetts,,
was in this place last week looking after
his property interests.
The Smith brothers, at Moscow, have
recently placed broom handle lathe in
their mandatory.
The figures 30 in Miss Boomhower's
school iteln--lass week should have read
%.
Asa Cakes, whose sickness has been
previously mentioned, is, at this writing,
said to be improving.
The band concert on Thursday evening
was llmitedly attended, though not from
lack of appreciation of the merits OF
| Worrisville music. but because of inclem-
ent weather and that our people have so
recently been fully entertained by the
pleasures of the drama.
The heaviest storm of the season pre-
vailed on Sunday and Monday, entirely
blockading the roads.
The hearing on the competency, or in
competency, of Mrs. Robert Scribner tC
care for her affairs, to be held at the Pro.
bate Court rooms in Hyde Park on Mon
day last. was, as a result of the baC
weather, continued one week.
The death of Mrs. Moses Town, aged
81 years, occurred very suddenly on Sun
day last, at about 3 o'clock P. NJ. Th,
funeral services were held at the resi-
dence on Tuesday at l O'Clock P. NJ.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson officiating.
Miss Boomhower's select school wa
closed on Monday on account of the i'm
passable roads.
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EDEN.
w. S. Newcomb had the misfortune to
lose another horse last week.

w. S. Newcomb had the misfortune to
lose another horse last week.
Frank Crosmau carries his hand in a
sling; cause: broken finger done by
dropping log on to it.
Will Gearwar has curious specimen of
clock. claimed to be los years old. The
pendulum swings around in circle. max
| ing no noise.
Hiram Raymore is moving on to the
Hadley place on Cooper Hill. We under
stand he has purchased the same. We
are pleased to gain him as our townsman,
and wish him success.
About 16 inches of snow fell here or
| Sunday and Monday. We now have over
| five feet of the beautiful in the woods and
from three to ten feet in the highways
Who says this is an open winGerP We
| fear our ''road masters will wish fol
| something besides this open weather If the
rest of March continues as it has beer
thus far.
Harvey Lanpher has leased Mr.. San
ders' tenement house and will try teamins
the coming season.
The Lowell Dramatic Club are thinking
| of playiug sTurn of the Tide - some day
| next week. They a. en- very able troupe
and we hope they viii have full house
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JOHN SON.

We have received letter from f. c.
Stanley, of Dresden, Maine, saying that
NJ. G. Grady, supposed to have come
from johnson. or vicinity, fell through
the ice recently and was drowned. He
was buried by companions at that place
where the body may be found. Particu'
lars will be given by addressing F. c.
Stanley, Dresden, Maine.-[ EDS.
In spite of the bad weather the So
cable at the Congregational vestry was
well attended and highly enjoyed last
Friday.
d. G.. Holmes can now be seen in his
old place at the drug store, fact of
which all his old patrons are glad.
Mrs. Marion Dow and her little girl
have come to town to live at her fathers,
Amos Hayford's.
The roads since the last storm are in a
very bad condition, especially between
the depot and the village, where it has
been necessary to shovel most of the
way. Somebody has counted p Thank
ye-ma ANS" in that short distance, which
makes it very polite strip of road.
The new time table has thus far proved
to be screaming farce"
The w. e. L. U. will meet Thursda y
evening at Mrs. Conant's.
The ladies of the Baptist society furn'
ished dinners at their yestry town meet
ing day.
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FLETCHER.

The school in district No. l closed
Friday, February %. Whole number OF
scholars. 30. Of this number, ten had no
absent marks, namely: Viola, Nellie and
George Robinson, Addie Leach, Esther
Bradish, Herman Davis, Perry and Ho-
mer Chase, Merton and Murray Mon
tague. Those absent but one day or less
Fred and Belle Rice, Jennie Carpenter,
Florence Longfellow and Myrtle Leach.
Those having no tardy marks are Dell,
Amy and Marion Chase, Lena Carpenter,
Esther Bradish. Viola. Irena and Nellie
Robinson, Addie Thomas. Luna Wether-
bee. Addie Leach, Bessie and Wilbur
Davis. hurry Montague. Francis Blair.
Fred Leighton and Bell Rice. Our aim
has been to see how much work could
reasonably be accomplished in the time
given us. and the result has been very
satisfactory. The conduct of the pupils
has been such that in marking their de-
pertinent in the register found no name
which could not pnscientiously mark
X,-unusually good. l wish to thank
the scholars for their beautiful present
but am still more grateful for the kind
ness shown by them through the term.
MARY F. MORGAN, Teac her.
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have no doubt that the farmers VIII
receive the highest price possible Tor
their milk, and will be well used by
Mr.. Crasper. He has had large eX-
narience in the business, having man
aged twenty-five creameries the past
year. Those of our people who met
him are well pleased with him, and
from conversation, conclude he under
stands his business. The work of
Getting in the ice will be commenced
at once, and everything put in order
so that operations may begin by May
first.
For several months past our es-
teemed townsman Samuel Wiswell has
carried q secret, not made public until
last week, when he intimated to his
wife that he feared cancer was grow
ing on his face. The same had been
hidden underneath his beard and was
not noticed by the public, or even
Mrs. Wiswell. Its growth was so
rapid that it could not be concealed
much longer, and even began to assume
alarming proportions. Convinced that
delays are dangerous-especially with
cancers-Mr. Wiswell sought medical
counsel of Doctors Hall and Holbrook
of Morrisville, who confirmed his fears.
The fact of its being a cancer, settled,
the next step was its removal. Accord
ingly DR.. Holbrook and his wife called
over Saturday afternoon to make a
visit, the Doctor in the meantime not
forgetting to bring with him any
needed implements for quick work,
should Mr.. WiswelPs courage warrant
an attempt of its removal. H-sour-
age was good, and, calling in Mr..
Story to have some one near should
assistance be needed, the Doctor COM
menced its removal by cutting, and in
about twenty inmates from the time
aAIr. Wiswell began inhaling chloro-
form, he was sitting in his chair, can
Ger out, and face bandaged. The
tumor was about the size of a large
raspberry, and necessitated the re-
moyal of considerable flesh to secure
extraction. The operation was skill
fully performed, and Mr.. Wiswell now
enjoys the congratulations of his many
friends at the successful results.
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WCLCOTT.

Town officers elected: Town Clerk,
M. j. Leach; Selectmen, n. Whitney,
Nj. S. Burnell, A. N. Boynton; Treasur-
er, 2. A. Stevens; Constable and Collec-
tor, Elial G. Darling; Overseer of Poor,
c. c. Fisher; Listers, NJ. d. Scott, G. G.
Fisher. j. l.. Bullock; Auditors, r. L.
Currier NJ. ID. Scott. j. d. Martin; SUI
perinUendent of Schools, Mrs. Emma
'rillotson; Textbook Committee, A. j.
Titus, n. G. Wood; Town Agent. E. w.
Cram; Town Grand Juror, f. N. Har-
ris.
Quarterly meeting at the III. E. church
on Sunday next. Preaching by Rev. J
Evans at 1870 A. N.
Sociable at M. J. Leach's on Thursday
evening, March 20.
Frank Spiller has traded for and moved
on to his old place on Town Hill.
Rev. l. P. Booth preached at the Uni
versalist church on Sunday of last week
Mrs. Titus has started select schoo
at her house.
The remains of Mrs. Stiles, who died oil
Friday last at B. Farnhma's, was takel
to Lowell, Mass, for interment.
NJ. H. Clark sawed 80 cords of Woo
for o. r. Andrus one day last week.
We understand that r. II. Peck intend
moving his tenement house, opposite tn
hotel, down below the grist mill to 10
he has purchased.
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BELVEDERE,

Phineas Carpenter has received a pen
sion of $500.
Mrs. Phineas Adams is spending the
winter with friends in York State.
At the March meeting the town voted
to pay Elder Foster $40 more for build
ing the covered bridge.
Two of our young men, III. V. WiGher-
ell and Eugene Robinson. are in the bus
mess of framing pictures.
Fred Fletcher has taken Nathan Nc
Farland's farm in johnson.
The lawsuit between Capt. Thomas
and Reuben Davis has again been adj
journed.
At the annual town meeting the fol-
lowing officers were chosen for the en-
suing year: Selectmen, J. G. Hodgkins,
j. Wescomb. L. Thomas; Grand Jurors,
L. Potter, A. J. Chaffee. A. Fletcher,
AFRO Brown; Listers, Charles McCuin.
Frank E. Brown, Frank Davis; Consta-
BILE and Collector. Madison Potter; Treas
urer, Lewis Whittemore; Overseer OF
Poor, Luke Miller.
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evening the great events of this countr y
in the past century will be taken up by
w. III. Parker.
No. dramatic club is progressing
finely.
Section No. has been furnished with
new hand car, one of the pump spe-
cles. but the wather has been too bad
for a trial trip.
About 100 tubs of butter were brought
IN here Saturday, Messrs. Spaulding,
Hunt and Brennan being on hand to begin
the summer campaign. Prices ranged
from 20 to IS cents.
Merchant Gray has an interesting ad-
vertisement this week.
Mr.. Hunt will buy butter at Gray's
store the coming season, commencing
Saturday, March Is.
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WATERVILLE.

Harvey Buker and wife have returned
home from Sheffield after an absence OF
some months.
A valuable horse belonging to Heman
Miller is suffering from serious injuries
received by kick from another horse.
G. B. Hulburd has gone to Burlington
to attend a course of medical lectures.
Our farmers, notwithstanding the
stormy weather, are getting ready for
sugaring.
Mr.. Bessy closed his singing school
with a convention. Musical talent from
several towns was represented and a
good time reported.
Mr.. McFarland's hired man is laid up
with cut foot.
A. B. Waters has had the misfortune tc
lose valuable OK.
About Is inches of snow has taller
and the heavy winds have made the
roads almost impossible.
Annie, youngest daughter of r. G
Lowater, died on Saturday last. Funer
al services were held at the house oil
Monday conducted by Rev. Mr.. Donald
| son.
Town officers elected: Moderator, Hen
ry Wiley; Clerk and Treasurer, E. III
Shattuck; Selectmen, O.. d. Rogers
Henry Wilbur, o. Z. Taylor; Oversee
of Poor. V. p. Locke Constable, G. Til
!, lOtson; Listers, j. V. Stevens, E. Fletch
er, Henry Thomas; Superintendent, M
Stevens. Highway tax, % cents. Tow
tax, Sl.50.
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WESTFIELD.


Mrs. Amanda Bedell is again resident
of our village, having returned from East
Richford.
Wallace Wakefield has bought of James
Hovey one acre on the corner near the
school in District No. 5. and will build on
the same in the spring.
The town refused by vote to adopt the
town system for the schools, and yet
some districts paid ten and others seventy
per cent. last year for the support of theil
schools.
The town is out of debt and has cash IL
the treasury, and votes to expend ten pei
cent. extra on the roads next year. W.
raise 35 per cent. for town expenses.
Town officers for the ensuing year
Moderator, William Wallace Wakefield
clerk, N. C. Hoyt; selectmen, VIM. Wal
lace Wakefield, c. Reed, o. 2. Wright
treasurer, N. G. Hoyt; overseer of poor
Willis w. Wakefield; constable and col
lector, E. III. Hitchcock; listers, +. 5
Miller, Timothy Deblois, Edwin Boynton
auditors. o. F. Sisco, Geo. r. Hoyt, j. N
Bullard; grand juror, E. S. Miller; tow
agent, c. W. Bryant; school superintend
ent, DIR. F. S. Gray; marriages, 9; births
%: deaths, 16.
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one OF his eyes some three years since
and gradually lost che sight of that eye
and it was beginning to affect the other
He decided to have it out. and week be-
lore last the operation was performed by
DR.. Gleason, assisted by DR.. Soules, and
he is now doing we'll.
DR.. Gleason has been giving a success
full course of lectures here, and we learn
| that he is to lecture at st. Johnsbury as
specialist.
The town reports were received the
Saturday night before March meeting,
but no one could tell much about the
town affairs, for it was terribly mixed.
It never was so quiet here on March
meeting day as this year.
Carl Cobb's boy continues to improve.
The many friends of Jonas Corruth
were panied to learn OF his death in Bur-
lington on Saturday. lie used to be in
business here with Mr.. Judevlne, and was
respected by all who knew him. Funeral
Tuesday.
One of the worst storms of the season
was that of Saturday. Sunday and Mon
day. Saturday nights mali from the
east did not arrive until nearly hive Sun
dav morning. Monday trains were all
a wreck of the stock train. Poor iron in
such storms is bad.
A large attendance at the Academy for
a spring term, there being. over fifty in
that department. The Primary begins
next Monday.
The Camp Fire at the Town Hall Fri
day evening last, was well attended, and
Mr.. Lamson gave fine address.
VIM. c. Norris has bargained for Lydia
Fuller's farm. Writings are not made.
Mrs. C. w. Goss is very low with a
cancer.
If you want a good watch, go to Shat
tuck's. He has fine stock at reasonable
prices.
Bert Perley, by representing that his
father was sick, got a pint of whiskey at
the agents Saturday afternoon, and in a
short time was crazy drunk. and was ar
rested in the grocery where he was
smashing things generally. He paid no
attention to the officer so irons were put
on. and with them he struck officer Stone,
when he was tied and put under keepers.
Later in the evening he tried to kill Stone,
and struck Ed. McCrillis. Monday he
plead guilty and was fined S. and costs,
amounting to over IS. He has been
going to the bad all summer, and he
ought to have what any other boy would
have, if poor, if his father did happen to
be the Justice. No one wishes him any
harm, but he is old enough to know that
there is law. Those who have been
procuring rum for him and other boys
had better go slow or the law will have
them too. The agent should be more
careful and prosecute any one whom he
finds gets liquor under false pretences.
Ed. McCrillis has moved into the Ed
wards tenement, and Gary Houston into
the tenement vacated by McCrillis.
Mr.. Judevine has bought safe Of
George L. Damon, of Boston. 1t is to
be made to order and a fine one. Post
master Shattuck is the local agent.
We learn that Bert Perly went into
school this Tuesday morning and asked
the school to forgive him and promised tc
| do better. Everyone will be glad to learn
this, not only on his own but his friends
| account.
Mrs. Melinda Wakefield is on the sick
list.
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ELM OR {.

The many friends of j. Harvey Bryant,
who has been very sick at Burlington the
past two months. will be pleased to learn
that he is little better. though it will
be long while before he can be brought
home.
George A. Conner. late of Burlington,
has become a resident of Gilmore. The
Clipper says Mr.. Conner has been one OF
the honorable landmarks of Burlington
for the last 80 years. He is warmly
welcomed here by all who have the
pleasure of his acquaintance.
Our town voted to raise $1.40 on the
dollar of the grand list to pay town eX-
penses and 81 900 on our railroad bonds.
The town also voted to pay the highway
tax in money, the same as last year, as
the plan proved very satisfactory, with a
saving over previous years, under the
old plan, of % per cent.
Frank Grout is convalescing.
f. p. Darling, who has been looking
for a hired girl for number of days, has
at last been successful, and seems to be
happy. She arrived last Friday, ant
weighs ten pounds, being up and dressed
at 2 o'clock the first morning.
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CADT'S FALLS,

The business of the Cady's Falls in
surance agency for the past year pays
something over 5000 of the State taxes.
The leading company, the Continental,
reports Sl904.22 net premiums from this
agency to the Commissioner of State
taxes during the past year. and the Sun
and New England about $1,000 each.
Sam Clark has returned from the Hub.
Haven't learned the state of the potato
market.
Wesley and Jacob Goldthwait are max
ing an effort TO purchase the old home
stead of the Dakota millionaire.
A house hunter has gone the rounds
and of the six vacant tenements reported
two weeks ago, not one is for rent.
There is no danger at present of our
being over populated.
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No. s, Chas. Merrill, H. W. Drown
No. 8, J. A. Holbrook, Harrison
Dodge, Milton Boardman; No. 10,
Orson Chafee, Oscar Sherwin, Robt'
McDaniels, f. Merritt, Harry Gregg,
Charles Davis; No. 13, A. Cheney
No. IA, John Clark, G.. w. Currier
No. 10, Charles Bedell. j. Sherwood
No. Is, Noble Hill. No. 2, Gilmore,
S. Gould; No. 6, Elmore, j. f.
Sherwin No. 10, Stowe, Geo. Wake
field; Surveyor of lumber, A. f. Whlt.
new. Tax bill goes into hands OF
Treasurer July 10. 1884.
Remember the Town Hall benefit
on Friday evening, March IA. Every
body, without regard to Greco, lalCh
or politics, have now pulled of their
coats and tied on their aprons ana
gone 10 work, with the determination
to make next Friday evening one OF
the most enjoyable occasions OF the
season, the proceeds of which VIII go
to the further improvement OF the
Town Hall, painting and tinting the
entire inside. The entertainment
will consist of promenade costume
party. to which as many as can Con-
veniently, we hope, will join. Prof.
Whipple, assisted by some of the best
musical talent we have, will render
their choicest selections. The Band
will be present and blow hard and
long to the end that they may have a
better place to hold their concerts.
Some fine recitations may be expected
from our young ladies'. And last,
hot coffee, ice cream and cake will be
served for a reasonable price. Adj
mission to the hall, 20 cents for
adults and 10 cents for children under
twelve. Let US here state that the
hall is not being fitted up for dance
hall. We have long desired to see it
fitted up so that we might enjoy a con-
cert or any other public gathering
and not feel ashamed of its poor seats,
floor, bare walls, etc. The public
spirited people are taking hold of the
matter, without cost to the town.
The new floor is down, those old posts
are down and trusses in, nice chan
deliers hung, thanks again to our
benevolent friends, and the new set
tees will be here soon, thanks to the
fremen of district No. l. The rear
addition, 10 by 40 feet, is secured be-
yond a doubt. So turn out, every
body, have good time and contrib
ute little, that we may have the fin
est public hall in the county.
O.. w. DoTY,
For Committee of Seventy.
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Postmaster Tiffany, of Bennington,
left town Monday with what money he
could raise while an examination was
being made on IN application of his
bondsmen to be released. The a.
mount of the deficiency is not known,
but his bonds are $4,000 signed by
William II. and Edward Bradford.
Tiffany is said to hyve been drinking
heavily of late, leaving the affairs of
office at loose ends. He was heard
from at Hoosick, N. Y, Monday
night and will be taken back to Ben
nington. His friends say he started
for Milford, Mass, where he has rela-
tives, to raise money.
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HARDWICK.

Ed McCrillis has moved into the Ed
wards tenement, and Gary Houston has
moved into the tenement vacated by Nc
Crillis.
In behalf of himself and train men,
Conductor ParKhurst wishes to thank
those who so kindly turned out to help
on the wreck two weeks ago Monday
night.
Charles Ransom got piece of steel in
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JEFFERSONvILLE,

Mr.. Harrington, of Bakersfield, who
has been saving wood for the B. & L.
railroad, had his hand so badly hurt the
other day that he has been obliged to
leave.
Mrs. Sincere was buried at Underhill
on Friday.
1t is thought that another town meet
ing will have to be called, as B. F. Will
ley, who was elected first Lister, declines
serving, so of course another will have
to be chosen in his place.
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Town officers for ensuing year: Mod
orator, Will L. Kinsley; Clerk, Don b
Curtis; Selectmen. Ii. o. Hines, f. I'll
Skinner. Irwin Stephenson; Treasurer
L. r. Wellman; Oyerseer and Collector
F. j. Smith; Listers, Don B. Curtis
A. j. Dodge, Will L. Kinsley; Auditors
Will L. Kinsley. Edison Kinney, w. Il
Curtis; Grand Jurors, Oscar Flemming
N. F. Hutchinson; Town Agent, l.. Il
Wellman; School Superintendent, irwin
Stephenson; town tax, 40 cents.