News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-11
JOHN S ON.

The first lecture in the course to be
given under the auspices of the johnson
Lecture Association, will be delivered at
Normal Hall next Friday evening by
| Prof. w. |. Marshall. Secure your tick
cts early so as to be sure of Il seat.
w. G. Leach has moved into o. Sax
| by's house, on what is known as the Lo-
water place.
A somewhat bloody ARRAY occurred
last Thursday evening in A. NJ. Dow's
harness shop. No lives lost, however.
The ladies' ways and means society of
the Congregational church will hold 4
meeting at the church vestry next Friday
afternoon, aud supper will be served for
all corners from till 6 o'clock.
l.. NJ. Knight is putting railing round
the edge of the upper roof of his block
to prevent the snow sliding down and
breaking the slate on the French roof.
DR.. Woodward has been to Ogdens-
burgh, n. Y, on visit to n. 2. Keller.
The new board of Justices of the
Peace is made up as follows: j. A. An
drews, Horace Goodwin, L. III. Grow. H.
A. Waterman, Geo. P. Phelps, L. A. Man
ming and o. M. Fitch.
The Democrats have slid into power,
Holmes & Cowles, who have slid into
their shop great assortment of Christ
mas goods, both useful and ornamental,
at prices to suit the times. They will be
happy to show them to their many GUS
toners at any time.
The following named persons were
baptized by the Rev. Mr.. Crudginton
last Saturday, and joined the Baptist
0l,fr.-F-h Mr arl
Misses Lydia Hardy, Flora Pearl. Lizzie
Pearl, Ella Badger, Addie Blake. and
Messrs. Frank Holmes and Homer Knee
land.
The grand jury has adjourned and no
one in johnson been arrested yet. We
breathe easier.
w. C. Doane has been re-appointed
deputy sheriff. Mr.. Doane is an expert
enced and efficient officer.
Col. Nichols, who will be pleasantly
remembered by some of our citizens, us
the pension examiner" is In town.
I'll. X. Leighton is soon to move into
the vacant Mcfarland tenement, being
delayed by the present ill health of his
wife,,
Miss Carrie Stearns, who went to Kan
sas last spring on visit, is expected
home soon.
The singing school .has been changed
from Friday night to Tuesday night.
James Hickey is shingling his house
and building carriage house.
The roof of the Congregational church
has received needed repairs.
The fire in Bakers shoe shop. men,
toned in your last issue, came near being
a serious matter. The building is com
posed almost entirely of combustible
matter. One room only is used as a
shoe shop. the rest of the building being
used as photograph saloon. The heat
became so intense as to destroy all the
glass in the windows and doors of the |
building and destroyed some valuable in
struments and chemicals in the photo
graph room.
The mixed train going east on the
night of the 1st inst, made the run from |
Junction to johnson, dis |
lance of some nine miles, in about four |
hourS.-so says correspondent OF the !
st. Adams Messenger. The same train |
reached st. Johnsbury about 1870 a. m. |
the next day. A large number of pas
sengers were on the train.
A collision occurred between two
teams driven by S. c. Scribuer and c. FL. |
Miner last Friday evening. Mr.. Scrib- |
ner was tipped out and his buggy brok- |
ell.
Over one hundred course tickets to our
lectures have been sold already, and with |
little or no effort.
George o. Kelley and family have
moved on to Darius Clark's farm.
The States Attorney intimated to the
Judges of the County Court last Satur-
day that certain persons were of the
opinion that intoXicants were sold in
Johnson. This will be great surprise
as we'll as serious shock to most of our
people!
Miss Esther Mayo has been here on a
visit to her parents for two or three
weeks, but has returned to her place of
B. A. Hunt has been appointed assign
sc10f the Pond insoivent estate, TO till the
facancy i'll assigneeship caused by the
leath of II. w. Mcfarland.
Rogers has large stock of lumber
mems overs to close at cost.