News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-08-06

NJ ORRTSVlLLE.
VERMONT DIVISION.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.


SUNDAY AUGUST 9th.
NJ. f. Chureh.-Rev. NJ. P. Bell Pastor Ser
vices at 1920 a. m,
Congregational Church.-Rev. W. A. Bushee
Pastor. Services commence at 1915 a. m.
Unlversalist Church-Rey F. f Healev Pas
tor. Services commence at 2.I5 p. m,
Horace Grout has sold his farm te
George Currier.
Mrs. W. A. Bushee is visiting
friends in Brookield.
A. P. Wheelock, of Boston, is a
guest at c. R. Pages.
F. G. Fleetwood is spending a few
weeks at Old Orchard.
George Currier captured hum
ming bird recently, which is no small
trick.
Arthur Noyes is in Albany, N. Y,
having formed partnership with the
Choate Bros.
Our respected townsman, Mr.. H.
II. Morgan, is reported in seriously
declining health.
The wind seldom blows harder here
than it did Monday night and early
tuesday morning.
James R. Pettigrew, daughter and
sister, from New York, are visiting at
F. B. Livingston's.
The fall term of school at the
Academy opens four weeks from to-
day "wednesday.
The eldest son of Mrs. Emily Red
ington Montgomery, late missionary
to Turkey, is seriously ill.
AFRO Durkee brought in some oats
Monday that measured 5 feet and s
inches. Best we have seen.
The skating rink building and the
hotel and livery barns have been paint
ed, and decided improvement is the
result.
Miss Cora /. Collins, of Hillsboro
Bridge, n. H., sister Of Mrs. Ar
thur Robinson, is in town for few
weeks vacation.
An interesting game of ball between
the mines of this place and Hyde Park
may be expected on the old fair
ground this afternoon.
Our former townsman, Z. B. Mer-
riam. is here from St. Johnsbury. He
will dispose of his business interests
there soon and go west.
The water pipes have been extend
ed on North Main street, so as to
reach Judge Powers new building lot
and Mr.. BoutwelPs residence.
A new side track has been put in at
the depot, running from the switch at
Mrs. Cooks, west, on the south side
of the main line to the freight depot.
Mrs. DIR. Sanborn, of Hardwick.
who has been in Rome, New York,
for some weeks past, returned on
Monday, and is at her sisters Mrs
William Cheney's.
The picnic excursion to Elmore
Pond on Thursday of last week was
Joined in by good number, and the
day at Bacon's Landing was passed
in very enjoyable manner.
We drove on to High street the
other dav, and there we found Boom
hover, the professor, had set in order
a blacksmith and repair shop, and
was busy at his old trade. Good road
out there.
Charlie Herrick shows a couple
hens eggs which measure l IL by
1916 and 3-16 by 1916 inches in
diameter. They we're found in nest
with an extra large egg, and al laid
by the same hen.
Our juvenile Ease ball nine were
nicely polished off by the Hyde Park
infants on Friday afternoon last, the
score standing fifteen to two. The
game was of short duration, the
cylinders" being numerous.
The camp ground is being cleaned
up and preparations made for the an
nual camp-meetings, which commence
next Wednesday. The annual TEN
perance camp-meeting will be held oil
Tuesday, Wednesday and THURSDAY
of the following week. The grounds
were never in better condition, ant
with pleasant weather large attend
anee may be expected.
MoRRIsvILLE CAMP MEETING
Friday, August IA, will be devoted t.
the Sunday schools of the district
Special rates have been fixed with tn
railroads embracing Greensboro, Rich
ford, Swanton and Essex junction
and all intermediate stations. Th'
schools of the sister churches are a
invited to to join on the occasion mn
make it a grand gala day for the littl
folks. The meeting will be addresse
by Rev. L. d. Bragg and wife c
Boston, Mass.
Following is list of the speaker
for the State temperance camp meet
ing to be held here the 18th, 18th an
goth, with the time of their address
We are not furnished with the res
dences of the speakers, or their title;
Tuesday afternoon, ID. b. Mckenzie
Tuesday evening, ii. A. Cook, Wee
nesday forenoon, W. W. Downers
Wednesday afternoon, w. c. Steele
Wednesday evening, DR.. II. w. 30
ton Thursday morning, Dr. Hoar
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. LathroI
President of the Michigan State W
c. It. u; Thursday evening, ID
Gordon. Posters with fuller partiC
ulars are to be issued.
About this time every year peopl
complain that their cellars smell must
and are often filed with gases of a
unpleasant nature. The tollowin
should be tried: Dissolve one-quarte
drachm of nitrate of lead in one qual