News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-18

The Probate Office begins to present
an improved appearance.
j. A. & S. A. Andrews new barn
now stands forth in its stately proper
tiOns on the hill.
We hear some talk about change OF
postmaster at Johnson.
The road machine ordered by the select
men has arrived and will soon be put on
trial.
w. C. Doane is about home again, after
a long absence, during which he has sur
| fered a severe Illness. We are glad TO
have him with us again.
The road to North Hyde Park will we
trust be Immediately put in good
repair now we have road machine.
Mrs. Boobria, who was married only
few months ago, died of fever last Thurs
day night. She was an estimable young
lady.
By the way. what kind OF moral ln1lu-
ence would it exert over the community
to catch the rascal who broke into y. W :
Stearns & Sons office, and punish MN
The NJ. E. Society are attempting TO
raise their preachers salary by securing
pledges of a certain amount weekly III
stead of by general subscription as lor-
merly.
Quite number of our Masonic breth,
rem attended the meetings OF the Grahu
Lodge at Burlington last week.
Lamoille Lodge, No. 80, will hold its
| next meeting at its lodge room on Satur-
| day evening, June 20, at half past seven
/ instead of Monday evening.
! ~PER,ORDER OF THE SEC'Y.
! Mrs. T. J. Boynton has returned from
| Westfeld, where she has been visiting
| for time.
We hope the meeting of the Alumni
| Association of the Normal School will be
we'll attended and hope to secure lecture
from Prof. Conant at that time.
The selectmen have been petitioned to
| lay out a public highway from Myron
| Witherell's house through I. j. Baker
| land to the house occupied by Rev. Mr..
I Crudginton.
| Henry Tuliper talks of moving his har-
ness shop into a room in the basement OF
the old probate building.
Myron Buck. Esq, of st. Adams, was
| in town last Saturday. His presence
calls to mind the long contest oyer saw
| dust.
Eddie Billiard, of North Hyde Park,
| broke into o. w. Stearns q Sons office
one nlgnC laSC week anu SGOlc doouI PAo III
goods and money. The same day he
| forged an order on this firm for $1,000,
| signing Ezekiel Billiards. name, on which
| he received the money. Further partic-
ulars in regard to later transactions by
| this young man are given in the No. Hyde
| Park items.
Two children of Francis Rossico were
arraigned before Justice I'll. A. Waterman
| last Tuesday evening for breaking and
entering a dwelling house and committing
larceny therein. They were each bound
| over for appearance at the county court,
| bonds being required of each in the sum
of one hundred dollars.
All three churches, in Children's Day
| decoration, called in a plentiful supply
of canaries, and the birds seemed to en-
| Joy the services as we'll as the audiences.
| At the Baptist church, which was very
handsomely decorated with cut and
growing flowers, the large star of dali
| sizes over the platform looked very fine.
| The services consisted of responsive and
concert readings, interspersed by songs
of praise and the following parts by
children of the school: Opening Adj
dress" Sumner Story; Our Floral
Day." Bernice Beecher, Maude Story,
Nettie Davis, Sarah Clarke; 1.-The Flow
ers, each having a basket of flowers
Myrtle Sturtevant, Eva Sturtevant, Ma
bel Rogers, Annie Fullington, Lizzie
Pike; -Four Voices" Don Kinds, Leon
Story, Henry Beecher, Clarence Foster.
These were all. well rendered. The SER
vice was good throughout.