News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16


Elmer Smalley has five horses at
the State Fair.
Penn. Sargent's silo is filled up with
his mammoth corn. He found it neces-
sary to enlarge it, so extensive was
his corn crop.
Eleven from this place attended the
Sunday School convention at Stowe
last week. Representatives were also
present from No. Hyde Park and
Green River.
Quitting advertising in dull times is
like tearing out a dam because the
water is low. Either plan will pre-
vent good times from coming.
A special train runs to the State
Fair at Burlington tomorrow (Thurs-
day. leaving here at $50 am. Fare
round trip SLIGO.
Mrs. F. P. Hill who has been visit
ing at MIR. Hills brothers in St. Ar
mand, P. O., was taken ill at that place
last week, and is there at present I'M
der the doctors care.
H. NJ. Mcfarland, Esq, started for
the west Monday. During his absence
he will attend the Republican Anti
Saloon Convention at Chicago, and
will visit Minneapolis, St. Paul, and
Fargor He will return about the last
of the month.
A party of ten from this place made
the ascent of Mount Mansfield last
Saturday. The day was one of the
best of the season, the view in all di-
rections being excellent, while the
moonlight ride home was all that
could be desired.
At the Campbell anniversary last
week d. r. Sherwin exhibited three
apples which grew on one of his trees.
One of the apples grew this year, one
in 1885, and one in 1884. The apple
that is two years old has had no artifi-
cial preservation.
The Montpelier Daily Journal will
be published through the legislative
session of 1886. Besides containing
full report of The proceedings of the
legislature it will contain all the tele-
graphic news Of the day and a com
plete summary of state news. See pros
pectus in another column.
When our satellite, on Monday eve
ming presented her full round face to
the earth the most beautiful moon of
all the season was inaugurated the
Harvest Moon as it is styled. Dur
ing the four evenings succeeding the
full of the September moon, there is
an average difference in the time of
her rising of only thirty-two minutes.
For this reason the evenings following
the full of the moon in September
have furnished themes for poetic in
spiration since men began to observe
the heavens.
The 9th marriage anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Campbell was
observed at their home in CentrevilIe,
on Sept. 18th, by relatives and friends
to the number of one hundred and
more. Numerous presents were left
as tokens of friendship and respect
The day was spent in general visiting,
as there were no formal exercises
Tables were spread in Mr.. Campbell's
hall sufficient TO seat over sixty at one
time. Dinner being over, d. r
Sherwin called to order and read let.
tiers of congratulation from the many
friends far away The most amusing
part of the anniversary was that il
was a perfect surprise to Mr.. anC
Mrs. Campbell. The first intimatior
they had of it was when their com
pany began to arrive. The guests il
departing wished their host and host
ess many happy recurring anniver
saries.
A CARD.-We wish to express
through the columns of this paper
our sincere thanks to the friends ant
neighbors for their pleasant visit t,
US on the 9th anniversary of on
marriage, and also for the man
tokens of love and friendship and tn
heartfelt congratulations left us, whicl
will ever FURNISH our memory as on
of the bright and shining spots in GU
lives. CALVIN CAMPBELL,
LUCY A. CAMPBELL.
FLoOD-WooD. - The rain is Jus
what was needed.-J. III. Bailey an,
, family, of Bozrahville, Conn.,, VIII
have been spending several weeks a
A. A. Spicer's, will return home thi
week; their stay has been somewha
prolonged by the illness of their old
est boy who had all attack of scarle
fever.-The band now has Prof. Gee
} White of Eden for a teacher.-Ge
ready for the Fair.-Representative
from the johnson Good Templar.