News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-03-12
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| d Brown their real estate recent,
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Messrs. Smith & Browrs Aaa dis
solved partnership. George viii coz
tinue in the livery business.
Lyceum next Monday night. Ques-
tion-Ought the President to he elected
by direct vote of the people?
w. ii. III. Kenfield has exchanged
his residence in this place for real es-
tale i'll Arlington, Mass, just out OF
Boston.
At the insigation of the Town
Grand Juror the arrest of one or two
parties for drunkenness, &c., occurred
last week.
F. Z. Sawyer and family, who have
been living in JetfersonvilIe the past
year, will return to Hyde Park the
present month.
Our people will regret to learn of
the death of Orlando Fitch, Ga former
resident of Ills TOWN. notice of which
is given in the Johnson locals. ; ~
Willie Campbell and May Perry.
both of this town, were married at
Underhill recently. Their numerous
friends extend congratulations.
The selectmen have called a special
town meeting TO be held March 21st,
1885, to see if the town will vote an
additional highway tax TO be paid in
money.
The western adventists having made
miscalculation in fixing the end of
the world, their eastern brethren work
out the combination, making the date
May 10Th.
Quite a number from this place will
PROBABLY attend Mrs. Livermore's lee
lure at Johnson Friday night, if ar
engagements to go and return by train
are perfected.
Geo. Montgomery leaves the Bug
bee farm near McKinstry hill, where
he has been living the past two years,
and goes on the Boyd farm in Eden.
F. P. Boyes takes the farm vacated.
Loren Manly, the private mail car
rier for the neighhors in the vicinity of
his residence, has carried to and from
the postotfice the past year 1912 pieces
of mail all of which have been deliv-
cred in good shape.
Richmond Hooper, who left for Los
Angeles, CAL, some days since, has
arrived at his destination. He writes
that the climate is warm and pleasant,
crops growing nicely and that he is
delighted with the change.
Domestic letter postage will be
reduced from and after the first of
July next. That is, the rate will re-
main unchanged, bnt one two-ceHt
stamp will cary letter weighingdn
ounce, instead of half an ounce as
now.
Messrs. Moves Wood and Frank
Strong have purchased E. S. Rogers
stock of dry goods. &C., and will con-
sinue business at Rogers store. Mr..
Wood has had a large experience in
the business, having been with S. A
Fife, of Wolcott, several years. Mr.
Strong also has had many years ex'
perience.
We are always glad to publish any
thing that will he of henefit 10 tia
public, hut cannot publish ataitOusis
communications that are virtually adj
yertisements. 1t costs money to pub
lish newspaper. A communication
consisting of several pages. handed Us
for publication is rejecsed son1 ihe
above grounds.
Our Centreville ncighbors are he
stirring themselves in the effort to Sc
cure postOtIice at that place. They
want one. and should have it. Thi.
letting tom. Dick aud Harry" carr,
the mail 10 and fiom that place, with
out authority. is a bad habit, anr
should he discontinued. Beside!
Postmaster Campbell would sonnC
good.
The school at Green River, laugh
by Flora Campbell, closed Feb. 27th
Whole number of scholars, 43; aver
age daily attendance, 81 1-2. Schol
airs having no absences were ETH
Cutler, Kate. Mabel and Henry G'is
void, Fred French and Lyman Oar
/ ling. Those absent not more thai
two days were Ernest and Willis But
tcrfeld, Lee and Mary Darling. CGpt9l
Griswold, Nellie Gobar, Mesifa Kew
land, Nellie and Johnnie Pratt. Thos
having no marks during the year wer
Kate and Mabel Griswold and ETH
Cutler.
The following, taken from the Qnin
cy, ILL.,. Wing, will inter est many c
our readers: At a meeting OF tn
Congregational society held at tn
Congregational church in Mendon las
evening. to act upon the resignation
of the Rev. Z. G. Crane, il was decid
ed without a dissenting vote not L
/ accept the resignation. The meetin
= was largely attended, being one Of tn
= largest business meetings ever he'll
by the society, and the eXpressiu
was unanimously in favor Of continu
[ ing The present relations between pas
2 tor and people. Mr.. Cranes man
, friends in this city will be exceedingly
gratifed to learn. of this action. eli
is one of the most earnest and thor
/ oughly effective ministers in this sec
: ton and The Wing is pleased TO an
: nounce that he will remain here.
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