News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-06-12

sons in the brook near the GriswolG
school house last Sunday afternoon, il
the presence of large number O
spectators.
Geo. Sherwin, Supt. of the Burlng-
ton Telephone Exchange, spent Sun,
day in town.
Will Barnard, now engaged as saw
yer in mill at Underhill, was in town
the first of the week.
Abvnt 5000 pounds of butter have
been sent to Boston markets from this
place the past week.
1t was rumored about town Monday
that the lost man from Eden had been
found. We hear of no confirmation
OF the report as yet.
John LaPorte has taken the agency
OF the Singer Sewing Machine Co., for
this county, and has gone to Burling-
ton to get "posted' in the business.
Geo. Nichols, Esq, U. S. Pension
Agent, who has been looking up pen
sion matters in this county the past
month, returned to Burlington Mon
day.
Z. S. Crapser, of Stockholm, N. Y,
owner of the creamery at this place,
was in town last week. Mr.. G. is an
ardent Republican and says Blaine will
carry New York.
We notice two handsome stones re-
Gently placed at the graves of Frank
Nichols wife and child. which are of
handsome design. They are from
Fosters Morrisville marble works.
I. o. Andrews & Co., of Hyde
Park, are getting in line of oil stoves,
and will be pleased to show them to
any who are in want of this almost
indispensable article of comfort and
economy.
The enormous quantity OF tent cat
erpillars that are crawling about is a
source of terror to the nervous. They
are everywhere almost. One conso-
lation, however, is that like the plaques
of Egypt, they wont last forever.
E. G. Lane and his sister Alice.
have been visiting relatives in town
the past week. MIR. Lane has recent
ly graduated from the Albany law
school, and leaves soon for Dakota,
where he intends to hang out shingle.
The home strawberry crop will prob
ably sell at an average of three to
five cents a quart higher this year than
for several seasons, thanks to the late
freeze-but the growers would rather
have had full crop at smaller
price.
At the Republican caucus Monday
evening w. Ii. II. Kenfield, II. G.
Lanpher and A. V. Wiswell were
elected delegates to the State conven-
ton at Burlington. Ora Wiswell,
Alonzo Cobleigh and w. Y. Bliss
were elected alternates. Remarks on
the Chicago nominees were made.
While Edmunds would have been pre-
ferred by many, they were ready to
endorse Blaine and Logan. Three
hearty cheers were given for the ticket.
GREENFIELD NoTEs.-John G. Scho-
field has lately removed from the
Batchelder house to that occupied last
year by Ethan A. Allen, Allen return
ing TO his farm in Craitsbury .-Jona-
than Button has rented the Batchelder
place and removed thither.-Frank
Cross and family are now located at
the old Smalley place.-May Blake is
teaching the summer school and gives
good satisfaction.-F parties are
numerous.
DIED.-In Usage, Mitchell Co.,
Iowa, Saturday morning, June 9TH,
Mrs. E. III. Stebbins, aged rs years.
Mrs. S. was a native of Orleans Co.,
VT, but went with her brother, Judge |
Arad Hitchcock, to Iowa, when the
country was comparatively new, and
with her two daughters, Helen and
Julia, (well known in this vicinity
made for themselves very pleasant
home. She was intelligent and euer-
getic, and has d6ne much good to
those with whom she associated. She
has one daughter, now living in Bar
ton-Mrs. Hiram Town, lately of
Morrisville. aud two sisters, in this |
village-Mrs. William Pike and Mrs.
Chas. Crane. C.
Orleans county papers please copy.