News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-03-27

town last week. He brought several
horses which are now at G.. r. Pages
stock farm in Morristown.
Frank New horter, formerly with
G. p. Hardy, has bought out cloth
ing establishment in Barre, and gone
into business on his own hook.
An outside party is DESTROYS of COM
ing here and opening a roller skating
rink, but as he cannot secure a hall
the prospect is not very encouraging.
f. W. Smith, formerly of Water
vile, has rented store at No. Hyde
Park, and will engage in mercantile
business there. We welcome him to
our town.
The first lyceum of the term was
held at the Academy last Friday
e, ening. In addition to the discus
sion, literary exercises and music
made up the programme.
CDR" Mial Emerson had the mis-
fortune to break his right leg one day
last week. His horse was cast and
while helping it up the accident oc-
Cured, breaking both bones below the
knee.
r. w. Mcfarland, assignee of W.
S. Pond, insolvent debtor, will sell at
public auction April 25th, at Eden, a
lot of personal property, consisting of
hay, wagons, sleigh, sugar tools, one
stallion, &c. See bills for full list.
A meeting to see what action shall
be taken in regard to securing min
lister for this place the coming year,
will be held at the vestry Thursday of
this week at p. m. All of whatever
creed or denomination who are inter
ested in sustaining the gospel here are
requested to be present.
The County Union of G God Templars
is to be held in this place on Wednes-
day, the 9th day of April. In the
evening the Stowe Lodge Club will
present the drama, entitled, The
Turn of the Tide" for the benefit of
this lodge. We will give full par
ticulars in future issue.
The Colossus of Rhodes must take
the back seat. Bartholdi's Statue of
" Liberty Enlightening the World is
revelation. New York is to be
envied. We have just been presented
with a superb picture, 26x36, by the
Travellers Ins. Co., of Hartford, Ct,
giving a capital representation of the
majestic image.
The sheet and pillow case sociable
which was postponed last week, takes
place Friday evening Of this week. A
very interesting time is ir store for all
who attend. And remember, too,
what the proceeds are for. The en-
tertainment will commence at .7.30
with grand march by the masquer-
aders.
The work of repairing the Town
Hall has already commenced. A new
stage has been built, part of the
lobby is to be taken into the hall, the
walls are to be kalsomiHed and other
improvements made. Although we do
not 90 into the matter as largely as
our Morrisville neighbors have, we
hope to have a neat, tidy hall for
public gatherings
Peter Cooper once said: sin all
the towns where a newspaper is pub
lished, every man should advertise in
it, even if nothing more than card
stating his name and the business he
is engaged in. 1t does not only pay
the advertiser, but it lets the people at
o distance know that the town you re-
side in is a prosperous community OF
business men. As the seed Is sown SO
the fruit recompenses."
District school meeting at the Acad-
envy Tuesday evening was not very
largely attended, in fact never is, I'M
less something of special Importance
is on the docket. Col. Sawyer was
chosen Moderator A. V. Wiswell,
Clerk and treasurer Ii. M. McFar-
land, Auditor; II. NJ. Noyes, II. C..
Lanpher, p. r. Sargent, Prudential
Committee. A report submitted
showed the district to be in a healthy
condition with balance of about SO
on hand after paying expenses of the
year. 1t was voted to raise tax of
20 cents on the dollar the coming
year, which is 5 cents less than last
year.
The Selectmen on Friday last di-
vided the public money among the
several school districts entitled thereto
according to law. Eleven districts
received the money as follows: Dis
trict No. /, S53.17; No. 4, $42.75 /;
No. 5, s50.51; No. 6, $47.79; No. z,
s57 .01 No. s, S78.16; No. 9,s63.76 ;
No. u, s152.63; No. 10, S68.74 4;
No. 16, s53.33; No. II, S43.87.
Total amount, s7l1.72. The Green
field district was cut off because it
lacked one day of the requisite num-
Der, 100 days of school being required
by law. No school was held the
Fourth of July and the residents claim
that as that was legal holiday il
should have been counted. The Plains
district also lacked one day (not 6
holiday; the Battle Row district
lacked four days, and the Mcfarland
district two. 1t is the first time, We
believe, the law has been carried oIt
to the letter, and while the district:
left out may feel they have not beef
fairly treated. we venture the asser
ton that next year they win not b
couoht in n similar predicament.
Mae Clark, daughter of S. Il. Clar
of Cady's Falls, and wife of +. IL
| Child, whose severe illness we an
pounced last week, died Thursda
night, aged 81 years. Although sic
but afew weeks, her disease from tn
start was of dangerous type, and a
that medical skill and friends could d
failed TO check it. The announce
ment of her death cast a glool
over the community, so greatly love
was she by all. Although residen
of this place but short time, she Wa
. well known, having always lived 8
: Cady's Falls and frequently attende
school at the Academy. August 20t
last, (exactly seven months previor
: to her death) she was married to OF
townsman, +. r. Child. Seldom hay
two persons started upon life's voyas
with more fiattering prospects tha
they. The blow is a terrible one to Il
Young husband, who thus early
called upon to part with her whom