News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-08-06
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| mucn DeIter crop InaD laSI year III
most places.
The weather for the past week has
been decidedly warm, but not as hot
as the sultry spell preceding.
Potatoes never looked better than
at present, but everyone has to wage
constant war against the potato
bugs.
The last of the summer months.
Have you laid in your coal? Better
take fan and a sunshade and go and
order it.
The terrific gale of Monday night
blew over one of the shade trees on
the common and broke limbs off OF
trees generally.
The Hyde Park base ball club re-
quest us to return thanks to the peo-
pie for the liberal sum recently pre-
sented to them.
Don't forget the picnic Thursday.
The band is going and almost every
body else. Be sure to go. Train
leaves at 1918 a. m.
Peter McElroy, for the past fifteen
months living in California, has re-
turned to Vermont, and will hereafter
make the Green Mountain State his
home.
Philura Putnam, sister of Abel
Putnam, died last Tuesday. She was
an unmarried lady, in her ninetieth
year, and made her home with her
brother.
Norman McKiver, a Scotchman
working for Chester Holbrook, severe
ly injured his right knee-pan while
wrestling recently. He will be laid
up few months therefrom.
Mrs. G.. A. Hubbard and nurse and
Mrs. C. B. Allen and child, all of
Burlington, are stopping at the Amer
lean. Among the guests at the house
the past week were Ex-Gov. Stafford
and wife of Florida; Mrs. DIR. Stafford
and Anna E. Stafford of Boston, and
F. E. Bodwell and wife of Willimantic.
Town Treasurer Wiswell has re-
ceived the town tax list for the present
year and parties wishing to avail
themselves of the four per cent. dis
count must pay him on or before
November 4th next. The tax is $50
cents on the dollar, which includes
Town, County, State and State School
taxes.
We acknowledge the receipt of a
nice mess of green corn from the gar
den of s. o. Goldthwait of Cady's
Falls. It is not only the first we have
had this season, but is the earliest we
know of in this vicinity. The family
had their first feast Aug. I'd. Any
body who can beat this will please
bring on their corn.
An enthusiastic writer says kerosene
| will relieve the irritation from poison
in forty minutes, and cure entirely in
as many hours. Cutaneous disease,
he adds-as ring-worm, itch and the
lighter type of tetter-can be cured
by the same treatment, and the
minutest drop of kerosene will kill
bed bugs quicker than lightning. 1t
has heretofore been supposed that
lightning was ahead.
We notice occasionally about the
village that fences have been removed
from in front of residences. This is a
step in the right direction. The fence
is relic of the past. The advance
of civilization has decreed that the old
boundary-line fence and romantic gate
shall be things that have been. A
well-kept lawn shows to better adj
vantage where no fence surrounds it.
Down with the fences"
Edward L. Noyes received his COM
mission as postmaster Monday and
took possession of his Office Wednes-
day. There is considerable agitation
as to where Ned will finally place the
office, petitions having been numer-
ously signed for its removal to Strong
& Woods and F. r. Child's store,
while some would prefer to have it re-
main where it now is. We think Ned
will give the matter careful considera-
ton before deciding what to do. In
the meantime the public should in
dulge in little patience.
| DIR. A. Stewart, for the past six OF
eight months located in this place, las
sold out his practice to DIR. F. A.
Petty, a graduate of the Vermont
Medical College and son of Prof.
Petty Of the University of Vermont.
During his brief stay with us DIR. Stew
art has shown himself to be man thor
oughly versed in his profession, and
a skillful physician in all respects
The doctor desires city practice and
that is the only reason he leaves here
His many friends here wish him ''gooG
luck" wherever he may go. DIR. Petty
comes to us well recommended and is
: worthy of the patronage of our people
AS soon as he can find suta bic place
for housekeeping he will bring his
J wife here.
School closed in Dist. No. l JULY
31st, with a picnic in Alonzo Edger.
toms orchard conducted by our worthy
neighbor, Mrs. Albert Spicer-minus
the teacher. The exercises of the af
; ternoon were declarations, recita
tions, essays, vocal and instrumental
} music, &C., by the school, with Hattie
Munson as organist. The exercises
lasted until nearly five o'clock, wher
) the long tables were spread beneath
; the trees and fairly heaped with the
: good things of this world. Fifty-nint
: sat down and partook Of such a repas
as one does not often behold. Ate
supper there was singing by the schoo
g and citizens, after which all repaired
to their homes, feeling that the after
noon had been pleasantly and profita
: bly, spent-it being complete success
: Many thanks are due Mr.. Edgertor
and family in so kindly giving the us,