News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05
LOCAL NEWS
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
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NJ. e. Church.-Rev. NJ. p. Bell, Pastor. Sub
Ject, NThe open fields" Services commence a
l.30 p. m.
mence at 10 As a. m,
Congregational Church.-Rev W. A. Bushee
at ie.45 a. m.
Six tickets to the Montreal carni-
val were sold here last week.
Mr.. George Nichols, pension exam
liner, was in town on Tuesday.
Francis Parker has moved to the
Burke house on upper Main street.
Miss Alma Bugbee returned from
South Bend, Ind, on Saturday eve
ming.
Dir. H. A. Cobleigh, of Wood
Haven, L. l., has been in town the
past few days.
Revs. Wilder and Wedgeworth,
formerly Methodist preachers here.
were in town last week.
Thermometers in this vicinity reg
istered from to % to SO degrees be-
low zero on Tuesday morning.
Louie Joslyn, whose condition is
not much improved, was taken to his
home in Waitsfeld on Tuesday.
Whether a man of lawful age and
sound and disposing mind has a right
to wed, is the question now before the
w. o. S. and o. B. society.
A good number of the members OF
the Reading Club spent Monday even
ing very pleasantly at Mr.. McNall's
at the ''Tenney bridge" farm.
With last week, the special meet
ings, which had been held at the Meth
odist church during the month of Jan
,uary, closed with good success.
The Methodist ladies are to hold
IAN oyster supper at their chapel this
'(Thursday) evening. Oysters are to
be served any time after 5.3OP.M
G. N. Peck went to Boston last
week with car load of potatoes, and
began to think he would have to
spend the winter on the road-snow
blockades.
Rev. Joel Whitney, of the Wolcott
Congregation church, occupied the
desk at the Congregation church on
Sunday morning, in exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Bushee.
Prof. FuHer's singing class closes
with concert next week Wednesday
evening. Soloists from Burlington
are expected and an attractive pro
gramme is out. See posters.
The Reading Club will give Long
fellow entertainment at the Town
Hall Feb. 81. The exercises will
consist of a lecture by Rev. f. E.
Healey, selections and music by mem
bers of the club. Look for further
notice.
The members of j. III. Warner
Post No. 4, @. A. R., are hereby no.
tined to meet at their hall in Morris
vile on Friday, February 10, at 7P.
NJ, sharp, to elect officers for the en-
suing six mouths. Per order of Pas
Commander.
The Morrisyille Cornet Band gave
first class concert at the Town Hall
tuesday evening. The boys are pro-
! dressing and do their woaIsas.,iraS,i1r6
stle more enG- =
B6ple is certainlJ nall
ercises were all in good taste and well
rendered. Mrs. Z. II. Stone assisted
-ets-the organ.
The Good Templars held their reg
ular quarterly election of officers al
their last weeks meeting, when the
following were elected and are to be
installed at the meeting this evening
j. b. Tabor, w. G. L. !; Mrs. A. A.
Niles, w. V. 7. +; G.. E. Borden, w.
S.; A. A. Niles, w. F. S.; w. p.
Marshall, w. c. f.; T. G. Cheney, W.
M; Miss Ella Currier, w. T.; Miss
b. Fairbanks, w. L. c.; Fable
George, w. Sent.
The fair held by the ladies of the
Universalist society on Friday even
ing called out large number, quite
party being in attendance from
Stowe. Booths were arranged in diff
ferent parts of the hall, and with
much taste. Innumerable fancy and
useful articles were exhibited for sale
and met with ready purchasers. The
handsome silk quilt, which was dis
posed OF by the sale of tickets, was
drawn by Mrs. George II. Elmore.
The log cabin" quilt fell to Charles
Hlll. Refreshments that would meet
the approval of the most fastidious
were served during the evening. The
musical programme was carried ont
by Mrs. Churchill, Mrs. Roberts and
Messrs. Fisher, Powers and SpanI
ding. The gross receipts am ounted
to $I06. 80 = '''
The ten mile contest at the Morris.
V'lle rink for silver cup and TIL,
championship Saturday evening, wa,
very exciting, as it was closely con.
tested by three or four Of the min,