News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-12-18
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| Zachariah Whiting has returned from
his western trip. He prefers Vermont
| for his present abiding place.
Notwithstanding the reports to the
contrary, o. &5 A. Fl. Buck are still car
rying on their lumber, store and grist-
| mill business, and we hope they may
| continue to do so for long time to come.
We regret to say that G. P. Jones and
wife are soon to move to Lowell, where
Mr.. Jones has engaged to work for one
year. They are highly esteemed by all,
and their removal will be great loss to
the Congregational society, and espec-
tally to the Sabbath school, of which Mr..
Jones is superintendent.
The farm of L. J. Baker has been
leased to Albert Kelley for one year.
1t is stated that Horace Manchester
has been making his reputation as a
jumper. 1t is said that when he saw
freight train coming at full speed toward
the passenger car he was in at Hardwick
the other day, he skipped the ditch and
vaulted over the fence with all the vigor
of an athlete.
There is to be public installation of
the newly elected officers of Waterman
Ledge, No. SO, F. and A. NJ, next Thurs
day evening.
We are to have union Christmas tree
at Normal Hall, on Thursday evening,
the 18th. Everybody is especially i'll
vited to be present and bring presents
for somebody else. There will be good
exercises, good music and general
good time.
Israel Dubray has recently purchased
the Latham place of G. III. SaXby, pay
ing the sum of $500.
S. n. Tracy and wife are away on a
visit, at West Randolph, we suppose.
Hope to see them back soon.
The ladies of the Baptist society will
serve an oyster supper at the vestry of
their church next Thursday evening,
from to $50 O'Clock. Bill 20 cents.
These ladies know how to give 80 cent
supper for quarter of dollar, and will
undoubtedly do it on that occasion.
The dwelling house of Joseph Jacobs
burned down Tues lay morning. Nearly
saved. Loss partially covered by in
surance.
a lively runaway occurred in the street
here Tuesday afternoon. The team of
James KneelGnd running down the street
collided with E. o. Story team, and
passing on brought up under the shed of
L. NJ. Knight. Mr.. Story escaped with
very slight damage.
P. d. Kinds has received an increase
of pension. Glad oft.
Singing schools are to be held Friday
evenings again from now OH.
Fred Leland, who was i'll with typhoid
fever at st. Johnsbury for some time, is
visiting his parents here.
Our new Justices of the Peace should
take the oath of office at once, that they
may be able to discharge the duties of
their position when called upon to do so.
| Hon. J. w. Patterson will deliver the
next lecture in our course, at Normal
Hall. Dec. %. at 7.30 o'clock D. m. His
subject will be IA Trip Among the Gla-
ciers." Mr.. Patterson is an ex-United
States Senator. He takes rank among
the very best speakers in New England.
Don't fail to come out and hear him.
NJ. A. & c. HI. Taylor have purchased
the c. NJ. Alexander farm of the McFar-
land estate.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smith is the owner of
the Partlow mill place, having recently
obtained deed thereof from Amos
Dodge.
w. w. Baker. of .'Puddledock''-for-
merly East Fairfield,-was in town one
day last week looking after his property
here.
People who are driving to and from
the depot should bear in mind the fact
that there is a law against driving teams
on the sidewalk.
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livered at Normal Hall last Friday even
ing, by William L. Marshall. AS previ-
ously announced, his subject was lar
Evening in Wonderland" and such it
was to those who attended the lecture.
Mr.. Marshall is a ready and pleasant
speaker, and has the advantage of having
seen the things he speaks about. His
lecture was beautifully illustrated by the
finest views eyer shown in this section.
and brought out by calcium light. No
synopsis of the lecture could do it JUS
tice. 1t was emphatically instructive
and entertaining, and while the eXpecta-
lions of the audience had been raised to
high pitch, no one went away in the
least disappointed. Universal satisfac-
ton is expressed by those who heard the
lecture, and the only regret is that we
: failed to engage Mr.. Marshall for two
nights instead of one. We hope to hear
him again next season.
The special Master to take testimony
III the noted saw-dust suit of ii. A. Wa
terman VS.. o. & A. Ii. Buck ct ais, has
furnished counsel with his report. sub
stantially as it will be submitted to the
court. The damage complained Of is the
covering of the orators meadow with
mill waste of various kinds, but princi.
pally with sawdust, by deposit from the
Gihon river in high water. The defense
! is based upon various grounds. First,
, that most of these mills have a prescrip
tive right to use the stream to carry of
the waste; that the mills are a public
benefit, and that they must stop business
] or continue to deposit their waste in the
stream; that the Lamoille river leaves
, most of the waste on the orators mead
! ow; that the sawdust and waste on tn,
meadow are beneficial to it. The master
/. finds, substantially, that the defendants
, having never used the stream to carry of
their waste under a claim of right adj
! verse to the orator, have no prescriptiv,
j right; that mill owners can, at ordinary
e and reasonable expense, take care of TIL
waste without depOsiting it in the stream
that the deposit OH the orators meadow
: came from the Gihon river, and that tn
S orator has been damaged to the amour
G of seven hundred and fifty dollars upol
that part OF the meadow owned by tn
+, orator in his own right, and fifty dollar
upon that part of the meadow occupied
J., by him in right of his wife. Some othe
n points raised by the defendants are dis
posed of by the master in very effec
tive manner, but the points above emu
: merated constituted the principal ground
@ of defense. The Master also finds tina
. Waterman has not managed this meadow
} at all times according to the rules of goo
= husbandry. This last is the only poin
\ yet developed in the case which surprise
s "Heme."
n Few, very few, in this latitude an
longitude know of the charming exec
lencies of the kindergarten system. A
e the first of the fall term one of Pro
e Campbell's long steps in the right d