News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-01-15
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James Miles. of Burlington, was in
town last week.
Miss Joanna Mcmahon. now stopping
with her brother in Burlington, is quite
sick with fever.
The saw-mill, machinery and eyerv-
thing connected Herewith at the Forks,
belonging to II. NJ. Bruce, burned on
Sunday night. The mill was old. but
servlcable, and at present not heavily
stocked with lumber. The fire is said to
have been caused by 1.-THE spontaneous
combustion of the mill pond.''
The heavy rains on Monday morning
raised the streams to overlooking. cleared
them of ice. and brought down from the
Mountains large quantities of flood
wood. The little snow that has with
stood the warm January weather is near
ly gone and gives all nature an April APP
peArance, with the sap running and the
soft naples and willows putting forth
their buds as in early spring. This
southern weather is welcome, but the
'oldest inhabtant'' has never seen the
like before.
Among the many valuable presents re-
ceived by our people Christmas was
check of $50, received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Mum from Col. Blunt, of the United
States army. of whose family Mrs.
Mum was long member. Occasional
gifts of this value have before been re-
cived by them, including one of $500.
1t is well to have a friendly friend, though
he be man of straps and stripes.
January 1st witnessed Byron Fl. Luce
blowing greensward with rs little diff
Guilty as in June. This, not like many
such exercises, was for profit, and not
the pleasure of hereafter recounting it.
Our wOod-men report the sap of the
sugar maple as flowing quite freely, and
predict limited sugar season.
Fox hunting seems to be pastime
with many of our young men. and old
20. we believe, who devote much of their
time to the sport. The game seems to
be numerous. and quite liable to b. shot
or trapped. James Pike is said to have
%, Alt. Moody ID, Henry Pike IL. and
others according to the time spent and
skill. Much of this game. if the future
is to be judged by. the past, will be pre-
served tor count i'll next years squirrel
hunt.
A lad of five full summers was seen
walking the street last week with a large |
uuid of tobacco in his mouth, and when |
accosted about it made answer that Its |
lea was seen short time before, drag
ing on a small sled. on bare ground. %
pounds of old iron with which t pur-
chase at one of our shops the delicious
nicotine.
A misprint last week made one of our
items read rather harshly, but these
things are liable to occur whether we
speak of the Moscow post-office or some
nff iS q ri ri tnh HI
ished fact and the papers were forward
I'd to Mr.. j. W. Smith, who has been Sc
ected as Postmaster, for completion.
The department had arranged to have
he mail made up at Waterbury Center,
which makes the mail at Moscow "a hours
ate. The papers. consequently. were
'eturned to have the change made so as
o have the mail made up at Waterbury
treet. This arrangement will permit
to arrive the same night. The office
will receive the mail from section of
hat part of the town.
During the year 1888 over 50 marriages
we're reported rs occurring in town,
While the year 1884 developed only 16.
This difference in the cOnsummation OF
matrimonial engagements among our
elite can only be account
d for on the ground of impecuniosity.
or 1t is claimed as fact, for which we
annOt vOuch. however, that in one ill
lance the twain were made one with 4
fortune of 81 cents, all of ,
which was generously offered as a mar
iage fee. but which. with equal generos-
y, the officiating Clergyman returned to
ne blushing pair. as a sufficient fund to
tart them i'll housekeeping.
The oyster supper given by the Mason
lodge on Tuesday night of last week
worthy of particular mention. A large !
lumber of invited guests were present. :
nd very generously entertained by the +
'dge. About 120 partook of supper, ;
lie tables being richly spread with all }
lie niceties that the larder could furnish. ,,
he hall was neatly and tastefully dec }
rated with evergreens and the company
as made pleasant by the absence of
ny lack of sociabiiity. Music was oc- c
lsionally rendered to the enjoyment of J
lie evening. while the fraternity did /
leir best and made the evening pass in q
lie most cheerful manner. We under c
ade i'll their hall so that more can be =
Their rooms are well fitted {
I'd ordered now. but will admit of some {
Improvement. which the lodge propose
make for convenience on similar Occa-
Ons hereafter.