News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-06-25
CAM 3 RIDGE.

Reuben Brush lost fine Jersey COW
recently; killed by being run over by
gravel train.
The heavy rain that fell Monday morn
ing was very acceptable, and will lm
prove the appearance of crops in TINS vi
cinity.
We are glad to welcome home Sidney
Putnam. E. II. and Nellie Bushnell. as
the school term at the Vermont Metho
dist Seminary closed last Friday.
This village has been sadly afflicted
During one day last week the discordant
notes OF bugle called the attention OF
behOlders 20 a large performing bear IL
charge of two Italians. Within a few
hours afterward another bear came will
similar escort. In few days hand
organ man appeared and passed nearly
all the forenoon playing and re-playing
such familiar airs as Home Sweet
Home, Empty is the Cradle" Sweet
| BY and By" etc., proving, ~Tvsssf5fss
GUS circumstances, the truth of the old
adage, st never rains, but it pours."
The play ENLISTED for the War;" is tc
be repeated next Friday, June 26. A
good play and worthy of full house.
Miss Lucy Wheelock is home from Bos-
ton, taking her usual summer vacation.
| On Sunday last most OF the members
of Post 10, G. A. R., and Sons of Veter-
ans attended the Congregational church
on the occasion of memorial services held
in memory of George F. Cady, soldier
and former resident of this town. who
died not long since in Dakota. MIR.
Wheelock gave sermon prepared for
the occasion.
Monday morning at ten o'clock a spec
ial train consisting of three passenger
coaches and smoking car passed through
here. On board were Stannard Post of
Burlington, and invited guests, en- route
for tile National Encampment at Portland.
The number from Burlington, including
the Hinesburgh delegation was 100. AT
Essex Junction the excursion was Joined
by delegates from Richmond and Milton.
The Free Tress says it was one of the
handsomest trains that ever left that city,
and describes it as follows: The cars
were newly painted and draped on the
outside with red, white and blue bunting,
and the intervening space decorated with
corps badges. In addition to these were
a great profusion of flags and banners.
On the side of one car was printed on
white cloth Headquarters Department
of Vermont, Burlington G. A. R." and
on each side of another, "Stannard Post,
No. 2. Burlington, VT, G. A. R." The
engine was also decorated with national
coiors. On the running board there was
stationed a miniature brass field piece,
mounted and tlanked on the one side by
a large flag. and on the other by large
cedar tree. gaily trimmed with bunting"
In spite of wounds and disabilities, G.
A. r. men and Sons of Veterans to the
number of 10 or 10 boarded the train
here.
DR.. and Mrs. Buchanan, of the Center,
were here last week and narrowly es-
capped serious accident. The doctor
left the horse, steady one, in charge of
his wife aud stepped into III. n. Gray's
store. The horse ran, but the Doctor
hearing the noise, left the store and
caught the horse by the bit, and succeed
ed in stopping the animal among the saw
logs near SCOTS single mill just in time
to prevent an overthrow of the carriage.
There is to be an auction sale of real
estate belonging to the Elias Chadwick
estate at Jacksonville July 2.
There will be a Sunday School celebra-
ton in the Bishop grove, near Joel Put
mans in Cambridge, on July 4th, to
which all are invited. The Westford
band will be in attendance; also speakers
from abroad to address the people. There
will also be exercises by the Sunday
Schools. An invitation is extended to
Sunday Schools in surrounding towns to
unite with US on that occasion. An adj
mittance fee of ten cents will be charged
at the entrance to the grove to cover the
expences. There will be lawn party on
the grounds in the evening.
BY ORDER OF Com.