News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-13

Mrs. M. B. F. Reed is at hom
after an absence of several weeks il
the West.
Fred Kipp, of North Wolcott, ha
sent us a handsome lot of trout, TO
which we make low bow.
The Utton Brothers have put The
old fair ground track on the Noyes
land in condition and use it this sea
son for training horses.
Rufus Gallup is very sick with q
disease of the lungs, the left lung
being nearly all gone. But there are
some hopes of his recovery.
Connecticut has been holding leg
islative reunion. Among the hand
shakers was NJ. w. Terrill, who has
twice represented his town since NOV
ing to Connecticut.
The contractors for building the
abutments for the new bridge have
commenced drawing the stone, and
the work will be pushed forward rap
idly.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of D. w. Cutting & Son, an
nouncing an exhibition of Telescope
Ethan's stock, and the Sd annual field
day at Cambridge, Saturday, May
10. The programme is attractive and
a general good time may be expected.
There will be all old and young
folks picnic dance at the Town Hall
next Tuesday evening, the 18th, the
proceeds TO be applied to painting the
outside of the Town Hall. Bill so
cents. All come.
G. r. Page, proprietor of the NAL
vern stock farm, has just issued a
handsome circular descriptive of his
stock horses, including Tattersall,
LamoiIle, Joe White, and Wards
Lambert. Send for circular.
The closing exercises of the spring
term at the Academy occur next
Tuesday evening. There are five
members in the graduating class. The
evenings exercises will consist Of
orations, essays, declamations and
recitations, and music by Paul Bros
orchestra. A full attendance is de-
sired.
The second game of ball played by
the Academies of this place and the
Normals of Johnson, took place on
the old fair ground Saturday. Seven
innings were played, the score stand
ing q to y, in favor of the Academ-
les. The boys wish to publicly ex-
press their thanks to Fred Livingston,
A. NJ. Churchill and the young ladies
for lemonade and other attentions re-
ceived.
William r. Clement was the victim
of painful and serious accident last
Thursday. He was letting out cows
from his stable, when one of them sud-
denly turned, striking Mr.. Clement
and throwing him down. The blow
or fall fractured the right hip. Mr..
Clement is a man of determination
and blest with strong constitution,
and it is hoped he may regain the
Use Of the limb, but owing to his adj
age (S2 years. the chances
are not very favorable.
Regular meeting of J. NJ. Warner
Post No. 4, G. A. R., on Friday eve
ming at 100 p. m. 1t is earnestly
desired that every member be present,
as it is important that the arrange
ments for Decoration Day be made
and completed at that time. 1t is
hoped that those persons vino have
been elected to the right of member
ship will present themselves for mus
-er-in on that evening.
Dea. Alden Gallup died at the res
dence of his son, r. S. Gallup, May
), at the age of 70 years. Dea. Gal
up moved to this town from Under
lill 20 years ago this spring. He
United with the Freewill Baptist
:hurch in his early days, and has been
deacon of the church 80 years. He
married Polly Shaw, of Essex, Sc
years ago last March, who survives
him. He was conscious to the last
and made all arrangements, choosing
his pastor, Rev. Mr.. Burger, of
to preach his funeral SER
mon also the text, which was St.
John IL 1926.
F. B. Livingston recently received
a letter from the manager of the Bur-
lington express office, saying that
some time ago the driver of the ex-
press wagon was handed a whip at
the depot, which was taken to the
office, but no name appeared on the
wrapper. After some time, no claim
ant appearing, it was undone, and
much to the sorrow of the agent,
probably, the name of F. B. Living
ston, Morrisville, VT, was observed
on the handle finely woven in. The
whip is the best we ever saw, and Fred
is in full possession, but where it come
from and who the generous donor is,
he can not tell.
HYDE PARK