News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-26
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| ~ SG rANN.
School commences next Wednes-
day.
Cornell Smalley has returned to
Mt. Auburn, Iowa.
Elmer Vaughan has returned from
UnleIhill, where he has been teaching
school.
Not very large attendance at the
Masonic ball, but q very nice time,
we are told.
Rev. Mr.. Ward has been called to
Grafton, his former home, to perform
marriage ceremony.
The assortment of weather these
days must satisfy the most eager col
lector of meteorological displays,
Mrs. Geo. Severance of Colchester
and Mrs DR.. G. A. Goddard aud son
are stopping at A. L. Goddard's.
A L. Noyes and his son Harry
start for Washington Thursday TO
stake in" Cleveland's Inauguration.
A petition favoring the appointment
of Ned. Moves as postmaster, under the
coming administration, is being circu
lated.
L. r. Fairbanks school On Nc
Kinstry Hill, closed last Thursday.
We understand the term has been a
very successful one.
Messrs T. H. Porter, NJ. B. Eaton.
Alonzo Cobleigh and l. c. Vaughan
were the delegates from this town to
the County Temperance Convention at
Morrisville, Tuesday.
The match manufacturers estimate
that they lost over 81, 100000 per
"nnum since people have ascertained
that postal cards cut into strips make
ex client lamp lighters. Millions of
d pO>tals are thus consumed.
P. T. Barnum is taking advantage
of some misstatement of the New
York Times to get some free adver-
Using out of The country papers.
This is small bu> mess for tine man
who owns d" the greatest show on
earth," and can count his hundreds OF
thousands.
| We have received in q very neat
and available form from the press OF
the futile Company, Rutland, a COM
| tilatiOn of the election laws of the
state of Vermont, together with the
Statutes of Vermont and the United
States relating to naturalization. The
Typography and proof reading shows
a vast Improvement over the laws of
Vermont recently issued.
1t was the genial president Of a
popular mutual fire insurance COM
pany of Vermont, who has long been
"Governor" by title, and would have
been in fact, if he had not been on
1.-the outside" in politics. Before
him an individual, not overburdened
with the affection and esteem of the
community in which he lived, who
was urging claim for the insurance
money on barn which had burned
under suspicious circumstances, will
very strong amount of insurance OF
; it in proportion to its value. Tn
sure, Governor" whined the claimant
d" l don't know what enemy I've 90
! to have burned that barn" /" Neve
mind about your enemies" was thu
quick reply" what L want to know
: is if you've got any friends l."
Next Tuesday occurs our annua
town meeting. Who will the peopl,
call to serve them in the various tow
offices, is already being discussed
{ This is correct. 1t is a matter tina
should receive due attention and ma
k ture deliberation from every one wh'
T.; exercises the provocative of voting
The right men should be selected
d Tue only qualification that should b'
y sought for, is fitness for the position
J: eiudice on the one side or fdvorite
u ism on the other should not be indulgeC
+ in. AS town we have been fairly
!. fortunate in electing good men, whC
have devoted much of their time fo
!. the benefit of the towns business. II
form correct standard as TO thei
= qualifications let each examine tn
o work done in the various department.
and what the cost has been. If from
that result we find that the town mat
" tiers have beer economically admins
;. tered there can be no objection to re
electing such officers; if on the othe
hand there has been eXtravagances,
change should be made. The town re
ports will soon be ready and should b
(. guide for you on future occasions
And we would add to this the import
}. ance of all tax payers being pgesen
, at the town meeting. Matters i
which all are interested will be brougt
l. up, and the town viii either profit c
4. lose by the action taken. Read oye
= the warning carefully and GO prepare
'e to vote intelligentIy on all of ii
( articles.