News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-24
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week, ne OelnS IN stowe.
The text book committee are re-
quested to meet at Hendee & Fisk
Office on Monday evening next
George w. DOty has purchased w.
Z. Clements furniture business and
an invoice of the goods is being taken
Arrangements are being made for
Republican rally and flag raising
the last of next week, of which further
notice will be given.
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society
will hold their next meeting on the
camp ground July 20, and will furn-
lsh good dinners for all at reason
able price.
DIR. Abbott has sold out to DR.. G.
w. Woodward, who will in the future
respond to the midnight ring. DR.
Abbott will remain in town until about
the middle of August.
o. d. Sturges has taken leave oil
his studies here for a time to perform
service for r. F. Parker at Wolcott
Unless the signs fail Sturges is cut
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S. L. Gates, who keeps an eye on
the weather, says that rain fell every
day for ten days in succession, until
Tuesday. Farmers having hay out
have doubtless been forcibly reminded
of the fact.
Miss Gertrude Patch, of Dorches-
ter, Mass, A. L. Hardy, assistant
principal of the St. Johnsbury Acad-
envy, w. A. Morris, of Burlington,
and Abial Eaton, of Lowell, Mass, are
visiting friends in this vicinity.
The Utton Brothers have been
making some decided improvements
in and about their stables. They are
having an excellent run of business,
which speaks well for their methods of
dealing and good management.
Mrs. Mary Davis is obliged to dis
continue music teaching for time on
account of i'll health. She hopes t.
resume work soon, and will notify heE
pupils through the columns OF this
paper when she is able to do SO.
G. NJ. Peck and family are now at
home in the new house. Peck has
furnished the money and G. w. Fitch
has laid it out in a manner that re-
fleets great credit upon his skill and
taste as an architect. The house is
one of the best in these parts.
1t is announced that Mrs j. K.
Barney, popularity known as a tenn
perance advocate, will speak at the
Town Hall at 2 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon next. Mrs. Barney was
present at the temperance camp meet
ing last year and will be fayorably re-
membered by many.
The talk about our altering or
changing the notice of the temper
ance picnic last week was the work of
Inconsistency and fault finding, in our
opinion. We did not alter the notice,
though should if we had been dis
posed to, and were in no way respon-
-sible for the blunder made.
David Allen and famil;, of New
York city, ii. P. Stowe, M. D., of
Palmer, Mass, Mr.. Bedard and fam
ally of St. Adams, Mrs. Gates, .daugh-
ter and son, of st. Johnsbury, Mrs.
Dr. Ward. of Delaware, and James
Warden and family, of Hartford,
Conn, are visiting in town.
Having disposed of my practice in
medicine / am DESTROYS of closing up
my business at an early day, when l
shall leave town. All persons owing
me must therefore settle up at once
10 save costs and trouble, as all &C
counts not paid before the 10Th of
August will be left in the hands of an
attorney for collection. 5. ABBOTT.
A. o. Gates and Leonard Mathews
on Saturday brought into this office a
couple of stalks Of corn, as by previ-
Gus arrangement, for comparison.
Both stalks were remarkably good,
but Leonard was ahead by four inches,
his corn standing feet inches, and
Gates feet 5 inches. Leonard has
been selling new potatoes for several
days, and We suppose cucumbers,
turnips, etc., will follow soon.
The Republican caucus to elect del
egates to the County Convention will
be held at the Town Hall on Satur-
day evening, August 2, 1884, at 7.30
O'Clock. Our caucuses ought to be
attended more fully and men selected
with just as much care, who are to
represent us at a County Convention,
as those upon whom we rely to man
0fha1 affoirc
thing that is worth doing at all should
be done judiciously.
The members of the Morrisville
Camp Meeting Association are here
by notified to meet on the camp
ground Tuesday, July 20, at 8 o'clock
A. NJ, to fit up the grounds and COM
plete the arrangements for the next
camp meeting, which commences Au-
gust IA. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all to come out prepared to
do good work, and put the grounds
in first class condition.
A. A. NILES, Secretary.
Mrs. J. K. Barney, of Providence
r. l., viii commence series of meet
iDgs in this county in the interest o.
temperance, which will be held a.
follows: On Wednesday, July %
at Cambridge; Thursday, July "a, a
Johnson Friday, July %, at Hyde
Park Sunday, July 81, at Morris
vile; Tuesday July 20, at Stowe
AT Hyde Park and Stowe she will
meet the ladies at o'clock P. NJ, fol
the purpose of arranging a Woman:
Christian Temperance Union. Mass
meeting in evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Attention is called to The advertise
ment of the Peoples Academy. A
new departure has been made by thi
institution and a thorough Englisl
course of study of four years added
and diplomas will be given as in tn
Academic department. Practical PEG
pie will appreciate this arrangement
and those who do not care for a coll
-ege fit can now take thorough ant
regular course of English study an
graduate. Indications point 10
much larger attendance this fall tina
ever before. Many have already en-
gagged board and rooms.
MI. VERNON LODGE No. s,
+. & A. NJ.
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