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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14
.IHHNSC ON.

There is to be an old folks concert at
Normal Hall next Friday evening. Re
freshments will be served by the ladies.
Admission to hall % cents.
Rev. Mr.. Baxendale is to preach here
another year.
Knight & Nye have put new windows
in the front of their store.
B. 4. Hunt is shingling the Probate
building.
C. w. Baker is at home from College
sick with the measles.
The boys are taking a good catch of
Ling from the Lamoille these days.
Clara, daughter of 2. F. Davis, died
of consumption last Wednesday and was
buried on Friday. Rev. Mr.. Smith con-
Quoted the funeral services.
J. II. Partlow and Albin Demeritt have
purchased the Mcfarland meadow lot.
Sidney Pike, of this place, and Miss
Leafa B. Rankin, of Georgia, were mar
ried last week and have taken up their
residence among us. We wish them I'M
alleged happiness.
Miss Laura Cowles has gone to Water
vile to teach the summer term of school
in the village.
saloon open after May 23d.
C. P. Jones and wife were in town
over Sunday.
M. o. Heath has advertised his village
49, sale.s ~-s - ---~---
J. B. Newcomb is again on the road
with his meat cart.
o. P. Burnham has purchased the Seth
Clark farm in Waterville.
Liquor Commissioner Wilcox was in
town and visited our liquor agency last
Thursday.
Miss Susie Cowles is again at work for
Knight & Nye.
Mark Titus and wife have left B.
0. Morgan's, and are now keeping
house in rooms rented of A. j. Blake.
Is there to be meeting of the ALUMNI
Association of the State Normal School
at the close OF the present term?
Frank Meade has been in town for few
days, visiting his old friends and looking
after business matters.
Frank Laraway, Jr.. is to move his
family into the house recently vacated by
Mrs. Cling, L. j. Bakers ''Brooklyn''
house.
J. A. & S. A. Andrews have COM
menced work on their new barn.
Don't forget NJ. o. Heaths great auc-
ton sale of both real and personal pro-
perty at johnson next Friday, May 10Th.
He is bound to sell and has engaged two
auctioneers for the occasion.
W. C. Doane is expected home this
week from the New Orleans Exposition.
The selectmen have posted notice that
they will receive bids for the contract to
shingle the bridge near Ii. A. Waterman's
until twelve O'Clock noon of next Satur-
day.
The two daughters of P. D. Morgan
have gone to Lawrence, Mass.
Mrs. r. w. Mcfarland is repairing hel
house.
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CAM RIDGE.

Miss Brigie E. Sullivan is teaching in
district No. 10 in Fairfax.
Some surprise was manifested at the
snow storm that came Friday, May s.
= An old inhabitant " speaks of a sleigh
ride taken 60 years ago on June day, so
do not be discouraged.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brush of Brock
vile, Ont, are in town. They came a
day or two before the 9th.
School commenced Tuesday with Miss
Fitch in charge of the higher department
and Miss Isham, of Burlington, in charge
of the primary department.
On Wednesday, Nav 6, relatives and
friends from near and far to the number
of 20. gathered at the residence of DR..
and Mrs. Salmon Brush to celebrate and
make joyful with love and gifts. the 50th
anniversary of their marriage. The day
was golden with sunshine, enabling
many to come from St. Adams, Fairfax.
Fletcher, Brockville and Cambridge to
help make merry the occasion. Children
and grandchildren, friends and neigh
bors came with only love and good wish
es in their hearts to give to these aged
| ones who have so pleasantly passed fifty
years of welded life together. Rev.
! Edwin Wheelock, in behalf of friends,
presented two chairs, which the owners,
as they seated themselves in them. pro-
nOunced very comfortable. They were
| obtained from our courteous toWnsman
and furniture dealer, b. G. Macoy. Aside
! from these were many and costly gifts,
both useful and ornamental, a well filled
purse included. showing with what es-
TEEN and regard this worthy couple were
held. Remarks from Rev. Mr.. Wheel
nck, touching and pleasant, were listened
to, and many eyes were moist as he spoke
of the past. present and future. A bOun-
tlful collation. was served, music listened
to and at an early hour the company dis.
persed, knowing that day had passed
always to be remembered for the Joys il
had brought to more than the two fol
whom the happiness was specially i'll
tended. The absent son and brother
wife and child though absent, were moi
forgotten. All left with naught but good
wishes for long life, prosperity and hap
piness to the honored ones. DR.. Brusf
has been i'll successful practice as an NJ
ID. for many years, and by his good prin
ciples, honesty and integrity, has won
the love and respect of the community
wherein he has so long resided. Nav hC
live to celebrate his diamond wedding a
happily as the golden, but if this NAV no
be, in Heaven NAV he witness a mos
glorious reunion, where all the LOVED
will be gathered-no loved one missed.
Each tie of earth must sever
And pass away forever,
tut there is no more separation
In the presence of the King"
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EAST FLETCHER.

Rumor has it that our mail carrier,
Mr.. Cox, of Fairfax, is to leave the
route. We hope not.
The most beautiful snow storm of the
season occurred on the afternoon of the
Sth inst.
The people of this place and No. Cam
bridge were pleased to learn that Rev.
Ii. A. Bushnell was to stay with us an
other year.
The ladies of Fletcher who intend to
compete for premiums at the Sheldon
fair will have to be skillful or Mrs. Will
is Gray will take the first on drawn rugs
Our schools are fairly at work under
Fairfax. teaches here, and Nettie Lea CHI.
of Fairfax, in district No. II.
As the times grow harder the utter
prostration of our markets grow more
and more positive. We can but motto G
that the Democrat rejoicings grow NOR e
and more faint.
Educational meeting at Fletcher on
Tuesday, the 10Th, and it is hoped that
the people of this burgh, both old and
young. will take an interest that will at
least cause them to attend. Let us all
go.
T. P. Chase and son Eddie were here a
their old home on Saturday. "Thad
shows good keeping.
FL. B. Chase is working with a will on
the foundation of that new barn.
DR.. Patch says he is going to have 8
new buggy, and don't care about the
price if he can get Republican prices for
his sugar.
Byron Cox is buying potatoes at tn,
depot and paying 80 to 40 cents bushel
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STQWE.

We are not in the habit of telling large
stories, but we have to mention this week
that Master Spencer Moody, of Moscow
aged nine years. while removing a pile OF
stones in his fathers field one day last
week. succeeding in discovering and kill
ing 50 snakes, varying in length from Il
to 20 inches.
Rev. Joseph Enright. late of Fairfax,
has been assigned to the charge of the
NJ. E. church in this place and will
preach his first discourse on Sunday next
at the usual hour.
Butter was quoted on Saturday at 10
and 16 cents.
Richie Waite soon goes to Burlington
as clerk in the Van Ness house.
Rev. Mr.. Thurston goes to Greensbo-
TO for the coming year.
Mr.. A. S. Kellogg and son soon go
west for the summer, leaving their house
in the possession of Ed. Wakefield and
family.
Mr.. W. P. Bailey, having arranged
with John o. Plank. of Tiffin. o., to
manage the Mansfield House the coming
season, will himself attend to farming
and the conduct of the Summit House.
Mr.. Plank is a successful hotel man and
expects full mouse.
Mrs. George Raymond is receiving nu-
mearous applications from New York
and elsewhere for board and rooms this
summer.
The death of Mrs. Barrows. widow of
the late Jonathan Barrows. aged IS
years, occurred on Wednesday, the fu-
neral services taking place on Friday, the
Rev. Mr.. Thurston officiating.
Memorial service will be held at Unity
church on Sunday afternoon the oath
inst. at O'Clock. The Rev. Mr.. Hea-
ley is to deliver the discourse. Other
churches are requested to mention the
service and remember the day with their
presence. The Sunday previous to Dec
Grafton Day being the established Memo
rial sermon day.
There is a prevalence of sickness now,
resulting from the damp and changeable
weather.
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WOLCOTT-

The Selectmen have ordered road
machine. which is expected within few
days.
L. A. Tillotson says he had a cash
trade of $3.50 in one day last week. Go
west, young man.
W. w. Cate is to move to Morrisville
and take charge of the bakery, and we
lose live business man.
E. c. Mann has been appointed town
liquor agent. 4. :,
BY order of the new managers, all bag
gage remaining at the station over "a
hours storage will be charged,
O.. j. Putnam has gone to Massachu-
sets to work at his trade.
Rev. S. c. Vail will be at his post this
week, and officiates at WOlcott and East
Gilmore next Sunday, services at the lat
ter place commencing at O'Clock.
Rev. G. L. Story goes to st. Adams
Bay, which is very much regretted by
the people generally, who will lose one
of the best preachers TINS town mas mad
for years, and who has, during his short
stay here. won a host of friends, who
hoped that he might remain another year.
Our merchants returned from Boston
on Saturday.
F. n. Harris closed his labors on the
section here as foreman last Saturday,
and has accepted a job as overseer in w.
w. Gates steam mill 1T Allego Pond.
J. L. Peck is building house near c.
V. Pecks.
H. E. Nelson has left the section and
engaged to work in the mill.
The station has been plastered and
| fixed up in good shape.
o. D. Sturges handled the yard stick
at Chaffey's while he was in market last
week.
George Tillotson and wife visited in
MOrristOwn last week.
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County Court.

The case of State vs.. Amber,
which was on trial when we went to
press last week, was terminated after
three ard a half days of hard work,
the respondent being found guilty.
The sentence was two years and SIX
months in the work house, and line
of 500. State Attorney Mcfarland
and Gleed appeared for the State and
C. Burke and Geo. M. Powers for
the respondent. This was Powers
first appearance in actual service, and
it may truly be said that the young
man acquitted himself with marked
credit. His argument was sound and
clean. In the case of State VS..
Whipple, for violation Of the liquor
law, the jury, after being out short
time, returned verdict of guilty, and
held the respondent for three offences
which, in the light of the testimony
was a surprise, and yet not sur
prise. The fine and costs will amount
to about $3.50. States Attorney and
Gleed for State; Brigham and W. H
Parker for respondent. There were
two other liquor cases set for jury,
State VS.. Sherwin and State VS.. Crane
In the former the respondent plead
guilty to ,ors..frst, offence, an(
in the other tfe fsspshdsht plead gull
ty to three first offences. After call
ing the old docket the court ordered%
recess until June 16 for court hear
| ingS.
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CRAFTS BURY.

Our Methodist preacher, Mr.. A. B
Blake, is returned to us again, which
gives general satisfaction.
Mrs. Myra Chase, who has been very
sick, is slowly on the gain.
One Democrat in this town says he is
getting perfectly disguised with the pro-
ceedings of President Cleveland.
Amory Dawson and Lon. are buying
cattle and earring them down country
every week.
B. Farman died recently after a long
illness.
Frank Twiss has hired the Sprague
farm for another year.
Ed Hoyt has moved to the Chase house
on the Branch. and Reuben Marshall has
moved to the Harvey house.
Our school commenced last Monday,
with Minnie Bagley as teacher.
Fred Hoyt has hired the farm vacated
by his father.
Mrs Marsh, who has been sick for the
past five or six weeks. is slowly improv-
ing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14

Miss Georgiana Bailey teaches in
Montgomery this spring.
Alison Rogers found one of his COWS
dead few mornings since,-hung in the
stable.
Fayette Kittell continues to gain slow
ly.
Albert Lunt was on the sick list the
past week.
Solomon WestOver has taken I. F.
Deans farm, recently occupied by j.
Verge.
Fred Griswold and wife are visiting at
his mothers.
Mrs. Stebbens is visiting old neighbOrs
and friends at the Corners.
Matte Warren is to teach in the rec
school house, Lucy Warren at the White
school house, and Lillian Harrington on
Ober Hill.
On Saturday last Capt. c. w. Blake
had sudden shock of dumb ague while
at work alone some distance from the
house. When found by his sons he was
unable to walk or talk. Powerful restOr-
atiYes were used, with favorable results
Charlie" has been subject to the agut
in its several forms since 1862, having
contracted it in the swamps of Louisiana
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EAST ELM ORE.

Charles, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Reed, died the 9Th inst, aged "a
years, 10 months and days. Thefuner-
al was held at the house Thursday, Rev.
F. D. Healey officiating. A goodly num-
Der of relatives and friends were in at
tendance. He was much respected by
all who knew him.
M. II. Ryan was unable to go to Wal
den to preach last week on account of ill
ness.
Mr.. Dugar has recovered sufficient to
be able to ride out.
Mr.. Smith and Noah Hall have dis
solved partnership and Smith has moved
to Wolcott.
Gray is doing extra work in his mill
this spring, running night and day.
James Scott, of Walden. is visiting his
sister. Mrs. Brown.
1t is thought that Mrs. G. G. Brown is
improving, as she is so she rides out.
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NORTH CAMBRIDGE.

j. C. Reynolds has his saw mill com
pleted and it runs like top.
Miss Genie Chase is teaching our sum-
mer school. commencing Monday.
Some of the st. Johns men are selling
their sugar for from four to six cents per
pound, and butter from 10 to II cents.
Amos Case has had the misfortune to
lose a valuable colt.
We are pleased to learn that our NJ. E.
pastor, H. A. Bushnell, is to stay with
us another year.
Albert Rice and Eddie Bartell start tOl
Illinois one week from Tuesday. We
wish them success.
large audience listened to an excel
lent sermon by Rev. n. g. Hulburt, OF
.Stanbridge, 2. O., last Sunday.
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CADY'S FALLS.

Our townsman, O. F. Gates, has a little
money left over and above the tax
rate He is repairing the old Eaton house
so that it looks quite modern.
Sam. Clark takes the lead as a potato
merchant. He has shipped the past win
ter to market over 10000 bushels and still
keeps the tubers moving.
The measles have a strong hold in the
Cheney and Godfrey families. Ike's
youngest is dangerously ill. One of Ike's
older boys impaired the disease from the
great and glorious West so atrikingly as
ISOLATED with the memory of the late
Horace GreelV.
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FLETCHER.

Mrs. w. H. Reed returned last Satur-
day from Montpelier where she has been
to see her brother, Rev. Lester Warren
and family. She also visited her nephew,
Sydnew Warren, living in Williston.
D.B. Rood returned last week from
Buck Hollow, where he has been stop
ping with his son for the past five months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyndon McAllister came
to this place last Saturday upon sad
errand,-fOr the purpose of seeing the
body of her mother deposited beside that
of her father in the cemetery at Bing-
hamville. Mrs. Sarah. Sophia Hook was
the daughter of Rev. Ephraim Butler, of
Fairfax. and became the wife of Orrin
Hook, of this town, where she lived dur
ing her married life. Mr.. Hook died 81
years ago last September. Their young
est daughter, Rosetta, became the wife
of Lyndon McAllister 20 years ago, and
she then moved to Stowe to reside with
them. Some years after the family
moved to Cabot, where she died, on the
31st of March, 1885, aged 70 years. She
early united with the Baptist church here,
and never having since lived in the vicin-
ity of a Baptist society, did not sever her
relations with this. She was a consist
ent Christian, an excellent neighbor,
wife and mother, and her family have the
sympathy of her former neigthbors, who
also sincerely mourn her loss. She
leaves but two children, the oldest
daughter living in California, where she
went in the spring of 1864.
Mr.. Enright does not return to this
place, but is succeeded by Rev. Elisha
Brown. No preaching at either place
last Sunday, but Mr.. Folsom will doubt
less preach at the Center next Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. j. w. Buzzell will preach at No.
Cambridge next Sunday forenoon, and at
Binghamville in the afternoon. He has
not been here since his return from Wash
ingtOn. d. c., where he went late in Feb
ruary, in company with his son, Rev. j.
T., to visit the family of Rev. S. I'll.
Green, his son-in-law, and his son Mon
roe, and to see the sights incident to the
dedication and Inauguration.
OF the educational meeting to be held
here on Tuesday, May 10, Justus Dartt,
State Superintendent of Education. In
his circular handed us by our 1st school
director, says: These meetings are not
exclusively for teachers, but for all,
Every one is invited. The exercises will
consist of addresses and papers upon ed
ucational topics, class exercises and dis
cussions. superintendent are requested
to notify their teachers and urge them to
be present. Teachers can attend without
loss of time. whatever you want tC
have appear in the life of a nation you
must first put into the schools" Re
freshments Will be served free to those
attending from out of town.
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ELM &.

Ed. Doty is better, and went to his
home in Wolcott last week.
''Winn'' Hill has just purchased $500
Herford bull at Lyndon. He propos es
to purchase his stock for the west as
soon as old enough to ship. Has four
hundred already engaged. We wish him
success in his enterprise.
TIE Pond school will commence on
Monday next, May Is.
One of the Portuguese boys at Hills
mill, just over, was buried last week
Wednesday. He leaves a wife and two
small children at his island home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14

a lady teacher in the New Bedford
grammar school was recently sum-
moned to appear in court on charge
of abusing a Portuguese boy, one of
her pupils. 1t is stated that the boys
hody is badly marked by the ruler
used in his chastisement, and that he
has finger marks on his throat where
choked by the teacher.
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BOSTON MARKETS.
BOSTON, Mass, May ID. 1Ss

BOSTON, Mass, May l3' 1880.
CoRN.-Con is very firm, owing to small
stocks here Sales are noted of steamer yellow
at 6Oc Gle and 81 l-2c the latter for choice loca
ton. High mixed ,62c; steamer yellow 6l g6l IL
steamer mixed, 50 l-2d60c; no grade, 5iG59c.
OATs.-For oats higher prices are asked, and
fancy oats are very firm. No. white ana extra,
5ea5l l-2c; barley oats, 5ld52c; No. white, 4S q
As I-2c; No 3 white, 46d47c; No. l MIXED 46G41ci
No. Mixed 45d46c.
EGGs.-Eggs are about steady: Extra eastern
14dl4 l-2c; western, l3dl3 l-2c; southerh' hoiiil
nal, l3c.
POTATOES Potatoes are rather quiet at 6S q
zoe for Houlton rose and hebrons; burbanks 69c
peerless, 5Sa6Oc prolifcs, 63 d65c; w1te Drooks
80 a 60c.
RIrTTER-In butter the best fresh made Is bet
ter sold up than was expected, and II looks IKE
firmer market for really line lots of creamery
but poorish lots are slow, Fancy, Zao 'inctone
fSd2Oc western diaries, l2Gl5ci No. |, l0@l Il
good, Is a lac; common, l0al2c'
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NEWS g. CITIZEN
TERMS:---SI.5O in advance ;other-
wise, S2.OO,
Business Notices.

D. A. Gilbert will close ont his en-
tire stock of clothing, gents furnish
ings, ETC., at very low prices. Store
can be leased for term of years.
c. E. Clark, of Wolcott, has five
new buggies and five secondhand
buggies to sell cheap for cash, or good
paper.
Horse breeders should E. A. Small
ley's advertisement.
Hats Hats All styles and grades,
trimmed in latest styles and sold as
low as the lowest. Trimmings and
fancy goods, macrame, crewels, silks
&c. Old hats retrimmei or made
over. Mrs. P. A. STORY,
Mrs. A. B. BELLOWS.
South St., Cambridge.
II. A. Slayton & Co. are still buy
ing potatoes, for which they will pay
the highest market prices.
All who are interested in the breed
ing of first-class colts are invited to
call at the Malvern Farm and look at
10 yearling colts sired by Wards
Lambert. Z. X. PAGE.
Big stock and big bargains at the
brick store in Stowe. Wilcox is just
home from market with a fine stock
of goods for the spring and summer
trade. A new line of clothing, and
going cheap. All wool suits for $500
and up. Prints 4, 5, 6 and Z cents ;
cotton cloth 5 cents and Sc:Dress
goods and ginghams cheap; figured
lawns only 8 cents; newmarkets and
Jerseys of all grades. Be sure and
give him a call and see for yourself
what bargains he has to offer.
The Morrisville rink will be open to
the public for skating Friday evening,
May 16; also on Saturday evening,
when there is to be a five mile race
for prize and championship, between
Adolphus Noe, and Eddie Muzzy of
Stowe; contest to take place at $50.
General skating before and after the
race. Music by the Morrisyille Cor
net Band.
New goods. New goods. S. H.
Tiff is expecting a large quantity of
Sanford seed corn this week. He has
the Champion of England seed peas
in bulk; also multiplier onion seed.
He expects this week a large line of
children's and mems clothing. Those
wishing Thair's butter tubs, come
soon, for they are going like hot cakes.
They have a nice lot of fishing
tackle at Woodward's drug store.
Those rods and baskets are just "the
thing" They also have a fine assort-
ment of cigars, the 'Goldfinder," a
new brand, is among the best.
just received at Doty's, a large
stock of velvet sofas, bed lounges,
parlor furniture and children's car
riages.
Mrs. NJ. B. F. Reed, is home from
market, and has store full of new
and attractive goods. She bought to
sell, and will not be undersold. Her
prices are very low, and her attractive
display of millinery and other goods
will please you.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14

the graduates and their subjects E.:
F. c. Page, True Manliness >
Mae Spaulding, 1.-The Ride of Jennie
M'Neal;" john C, Morgan, 1.-The Epic
of Homer ;" Carrie Lewis, The Aim
of Life; :" Alice NJ. Gilbert "Brier-
Rose :" Jennie Hickok, "Words :" W.
P. Marshall, "Inventions and Nation
al Prosperity Ella M. Story, "Hu-
man Progress"
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WATERXILLE.

Arnold ChafIee has given up the farm
he was on to Byron Locke.
Samuel Brown was quite sick last
week.
Mrs. E. II. Shattuck's health does not
improve.
School commenced here on Monday,
with Miss Laura COwles as teacher.
Nellie Spooner teaches in the McFar-
land district.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14

The Ohio Democratic Legislature,
which has just adjourned, has in
creased the debt of Cincinnati and
Hamilton county 100000 outside
Of the authorization of 81, 100000 for
streets. Taxpayers are dissatisfied,
and it is predicted that the delegation
Of Hamilton county in the next Leg
islature will be Republican.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-14

Mrs Sarah A. Wiley, Rockingham,
Mrs. A. p. Brown, St. Johns6ury
Center, Mr.. Alonzo F. Hubbard, Ty-
SON Furnace, and other speakers and
mediums are expected to be present
and take part in the convention. Free
roturn checks will be furnished as
nsual over the various railroads to
those who have paid full fare over the
roads TO attend the convention.