News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

nOuncement.
Remember Paul Brothers dance al
Woodward's Hall next Saturday eve
ming.
H. w. Bell, who has been in Bur
lington for some time, returned las
week.
Rev. F. E. Healey speaks at the
Universaist church next Sunday, at
1915 4. m.
Bert Hammel received quite a Sc
we're fracture IT, one hand while hand
ling wood on Monday.
Annual communication of Mt. Yer
non Lodge at Masonic Hall tonight,
at o'clock sharp.
Mrs. Ober's house caught fire Sat
urday afternoon, but the contlagration
was speedily extinguished.
Annual meeting of o. f. S. Dec.
%, Tor the election of officers. Work
is also expected to be done.
Alden Darling has killed two hogs
10 months old, weighing 5S5 ond 578
pounds. How is that?
An oil can was picked up by B. G.
Rooney on the Bridge hill last week.
1t can be found at this office.
The pnlp mill which has been shut
down for repairs the past ten days,
is to commence work again soon.
w. G. HYDE, formerly of this place,
who has taken unto himself a wife and
settled at Waterbury Center, was in
town last week.
Elisha Cady has been laid up with
slow fever for a week, and Herbert
Burke has temporarily taken his place
at Woodward's.
E. C. Woodward formerly of the firm
of Geo. E. Woodward & Co., of this
place, but now of Danville, visited
his brother here last week.
President Buckham was il town
during the agricultural meetings, and
delivered a very interesting address
at the Town Hall Friday evening.
The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid Socie-
ty is to meet with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Smith on Wednesday afternoon
and evening, December %. A cor
dial invitation is extended.
At hearing before Judge Powers
and his associates Tuesday, divorces
were granted in the cases of Ham
mond VS.. Hammond, of Morristown,
and Garland vs.. Garland, of Eden.
The temperance Lecture at the Town
Hall Sunday evening attracted large
audience. In addition to the lecture
by Mr.. Bartlett, Revs. Richard Nor
gan and |. p. Booth made interest
ing remarks.
Here is as polite a response to a
request to pay as we ever received,
and we have no fear but that it will
be complied with:
Gentlemen Yours received. l am
reluctantly compelled to ask your indul-
gence for two months, when | will liqui-
date your just demand. -
Oscar G.. Barron, the popular pro-
prietor of the Fabyan and other White
Mountain hotels, has leased the new
Putnam House at Palatka, Florida,
which will be opened January 10,
1886. H. B. Warden, who is vet
eran in the service and has won host
of friends, takes the position of CHIEF
clerk.
The agricultural meetings held a
this uIace last week by the State
Board of Agriculture, though not a:
well attended as was hoped for, were
of great interest and benefit to those
who did attend. A report of the frs
days proceedings may be found in an
other column. A report of the sec
ond day will be given next week.
Overseer Brigham came down Il
the village about Z o'clock yesterda,
morning so as to be on time to TAX
the 10 o'clock train west. Whethe
he had been 70 the agents, or go
after a delinquent taxpayer, no on
knows. At any rate he reached tn
depot about an hour after the trail
left.
Those who attended w. II. ii
Murray's Adirondack reading her
this fall, will be glad to learn that b
has consented to give two more enter
tainments, on the 29th and 3Oth
this month. Mr.. Murray will Civ
reading on the evening of the 29tt
to be followed the next evening by h
lecture on the "Condtions of the Fl
, ture Life" This is probably the La
, chance the people of this vicinity wi
/ have to listen to Mr.. Murray, and
: is hoped that all will embrace the o.
t portunity to attend a first class e.
= tertainment at reasonable rate
O Tickets may be obtained at Gate
drug store.
S A CARD.-We wish to express o
heartfelt thanks to the friends al
neighbOrs for their kindness and 6
10 sistance during the sickness and dea
~ of our beloved father.
- - Mrs. NJ. E. DAVIS.
- Mrs. H. Z. GEORGE.
~ Mrs. J. A. GEORGE.
r. The funeral of the late Fabius
George, who died on Thursday, d
re- 10, of typhoid pneumonia, was h
Sc at the Universalist church on Sat
NJ day, the Rev. l. p. Booth ofiiciatiI
us Mr.. George was one of the o
NE est and most respected inhabitants
Ter the village and will be missed by
ire He was buried with Masonic hon
ID by Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 8, +.
an A. NJ. of which he had been an b
adj ored member for nearly thirty We;
is Mr.. George was IS years of age,
di- had resided in town about 81 ye;
er- The following resolutions were pas
ion by the Lodge:
Ket WHEREAS,-It has pleased the
the preme Architect of the universe to
for move from our midst our late brother
to Il. George. and whereas iC is proper
Elm. should place on record our esteem
is a him as brother, and an expression
Gu sorrow at the sad event of his de
APP Therefore it is
usi- Resolved,-By Mt. Vernon Lodge,
A. 8, f. and A. M, that while we bow
and humble submission to Him who d
bly, all things well, we do not the less M
Ods for our brother who has been called
ices labor to refreshment by the SUPP
age. Grand Master.
> 3, ~ RESOLVED, -That in the death of Bro
n ~. .nFvv Inn h