News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14
LOCAL NEWS.
M ORRISNILLE.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
SUNDAY MAY nth.


Congregational Church.-Rev. W. A. Bushee,
Pastor. Services commence at l0.45 a. m.
Un1versalist Church.-Rev. F. E. Healey. Pas
tor. Services commence at l0.45 a. m,
NJ. E. Church.-Rev. NJ. P. Bell, Pastor. Sub
ject, ''The Pruning" Text, st. John, Is, 8 Ser
vices at 1870 a. m.
S. R. Bracket has broken ground
for a new house.
More of the merchants are in
Boston this week.
Mrs. Hendee and Miss Belle War
rem have been spending several days
in Boston. New bonnets of course.
Two "Happy Thought" geraniums
were left at the Academy Hall. for
which no owner was found. They are
at G. W. Doty's.
Rodgers dressed pair of yearling
steers bought of Mr.. Whitney, of
Wolcott, that weighed 925 pounds
when ready to hang up.
G. K. Richardson, of Boston,
spent the Sabbath with F. b. Living
ston. Mr.. Richardson buffers his
bread with the premium brand.
Several horsemen from different
sections of the country were in town
over Sunday. We haven't learned
that any of them attended church.
Miss Anna Stevens, of Bradford,
a former class-mate with Miss Lucy
PAGE and Miss Carrie Powers, IS ar
ranging for a class in painting. Miss
Stevens spent the past winter in Bos-
ton. She certainly is an artist of no
ordinary ability, judging from her
paintings which are exceedingly hne
in design and finish.
Special meeting of ]. M. Warner
Post No. 4, department of Vermont
G. A. R., on Friday evening, May
22d. at 7.3O o'clock, sharp, for com
pleting arrangements for Memorial
service. Comrades will please be
present if possible. The Rev. Mr.
Healey has been engaged to deliver
the Memorial address.
Result of town meeting Tuesday
Forty cents highway tax, payable IL
money, with instructions to Select
men to hire such tax payers as shall
desire to work out tax at Sl.oO pei
day. The question of purchasing
ground for a cemetery was left with
committee consisting of Selectmer
and A. b. Smith and A. 0. Gates.
The weather is anything but balm,
and summer like. Sunday was ola.
of rain. snow and hail. We motto
some. blowing and putting in potatoe
and other stuff. The man who plant
his corn and potatoes the last day Q
Nav generally shows the best crop l.
Sentember. Isl" always made hi
garden June 1st, and few had bet
ter one.
The following are the names OF tn
members of the intermediate room a
the Academy, who have had no ah
sences during the spring term; nora
ito Barrows, Eddie Cram, John CooR
Theron Conant, Walter Grout, Myl
tie Hamel, Laura Irish, Frank JACK
son, Maud Moulton, Lula and III
Niles, Leon Pinney, Jessie and Ain
Slayton. MINNIE FITCH, Teacher.
The lecture given at the Tow
Hall Friday evening by Rev. V. M
Hardy, was listened to by an after
tive, though not large audience. Raj
fell all day and during the evening
so that five out of eight who thougi
of attending, made themselves con
Portable at home The lecture, how
ever was well worth an hours tin
and a good deal of wetting. III
music for the occasion was furnishe
by the Band, a Duet being added b
Miss Slayton and Mrs. Fisk.
The graduating exercises of Il
class of '85 took place at the Acat
envy Hall Tuesday evening, in IL
presence of large audience.
fact the large hall was not sufIiciel
to hold the number without exit
seats. The floral display was very a
tgaetive. Following are the names