News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-05-06
LOCAL NEWS.
M OR RISVlLLE.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
SUNDAY. MAY o

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Postmaster Rich has moved int
the house with Mrs. Roberts.
Communion services were held a
the Congregational church Sunday
morning.
L. R. Robinson, publisher of the
Stanstead Journal, was in town Fri
day and Saturday.
The Uncle Toms Cabin" troupe
at the Town Hall last Wednesday
evening drew out small audience.
The band members hope to KEEP
up their organization and make as
much progress as possible during the
summer.
Rev. j. P. Hall preached at the
Methodist chapel Sunday afternoon.
The services at that place are to COM
mence next Sunday at 1870 a. m.
Melbourn Stoughton has been to
his home in West Chazy, n. Y, on a
visit. ''Chub" Mears clerked for
BOynton during his absence.
The Selectmen have contracted
with Messrs. Varnum & Caldwell, gen.
tlemenwell up in the work, to build
the abutments to the new iron bridge.
Rev. Mr.. Bushee returned from his
annual vacation on Friday. His va
cation of four weeks was spent with
friends in Woonsocket, r. L., and
Worcester, Mass.
Carroll F. Sweeney, who has been in
Jacksonville, Florida, since last Oc-
tober, returned home Friday, having
left Jacksonville the Saturday before,
taking in" some of the larger cities
on his trip home.
The funeral of Charles Hadley was
largely attended at the Universalist
church Friday afternoon, Rev. F. E.
Healey officiating. All members of
the Morrisville cornet band who were
in town, attended in a body. The
floral tributes and decorations were
very beautiful.
The reading club met with Mrs.
Ami Munson on Monday evening.
"Bitter Sweet is being read now.
Other literary and vocal exercises
were introduced, affording an evening
of profit and pleasure to all. The
next meeting of the club will be held
with Miss Lillian Cutting.
Rev. NJ. P. Bell returned from the
Methodist conference on Tuesday.
He will preach at West Berkshire and
South Franklin the coming year. Rev.
w. H. Hyde, late pastor of those two
charges, is appointed to the Morris
vile and Gilmore charges. Mr.. Bell
is to supply here and Elmore next
The Academic" base ball team
played the first game of ball of the
season with the "Normals'' of John
son, at that place on Saturday after
noon. The Academies" won their
first victory of the season by a score
Of 81 to 25. 1t is expected that a
.eturn game will be played here next
Saturday.
Rev. Mr., HeaIey was called to at
end funeral at Troy last week, was
.elegraphed for and returned here on
Friday forenoon, officiated at the flu
neral of Charles Hadley Friday after
noon, and at the funeral of Lorenzo
Saturday afternoon, and
left for West Concord Saturday even
ing to fill an appointment there Sun
day.
The Academy students had the last
lyceum of the spring term on Friday
evening, with a good attendance. The
subject up for discussion was relative
TO the merits and dement's of home
rule for Ireland, which was discussed
with much apparent wisdom. School
closes one week from next Tuesday.
The remainder of the term will be
pretty well taken up in making prepa-
ration for the closing exercises.
This community was greatly shocked
on Thursday last to learn that Loren
70 G.. Spaulding had dropped dead in
his yard on Summer street. Mr..
Spaulding was engaged in making
soap aud had just been in converse
ton with his neighbor, Isaac Spaul-
ding, aud had seemed as well as usual.
The latter had just turned to go home
when he heard Mr.. Spaulding fall.
The funeral services were held at the
Universalist church Saturday after
noon. the Rev. F. E. Healey officiat-
ing. Warner Post, No. 4, G. A. R.,
of which organization Mr.. Spanlding
was a member. attended in body.
A CARD.-I hereby extend my sin
cere HEARTFELT thanks to my neighbors
and friends, who so kindly lent their
aid and sympathy in the hour of my
deep affliction, in the death of my
dearly beloved husband. | wish also
to extend my thanks to the kind
friends who so thoughtfully arranged
the flowers, plants and notices in the
church and especially to the men,
bers Of j. NJ Warner Post No. A, for
their kindness and remembrance fol
their late comrade; and for the beau
tiful and impressive burial service OF
the order at the grave of my departed
loved one. May the richest blessing
of heaven rest upon and abide will
you all, is my sincere and earnest
prayer. Mrs. L. O.. SPAULDING.
| STERLING.-The circle with Mrs
Chaffee was well attended. there being
some Is ladies present. all busily EN-
plOyed. A bountiful repast was served
the tables being decorated with flowers
Tine next circle is to meet with Mrs. V
l.. BlOdgett the 18th. The same cordial
invitation is extended. There will also
be sOciable in the evening, to which
the gentlemen are imvited.-The law rel
atfve to dogs killing sheep should lie put
into force. as Lewis Wakefield has re
Gently lost sheep from that cause.-A SIS
ter of Mrs. Billings from Waitsfield
with her husband. have come to spend
few weeks with then.-Mr. Billings and
wife returned from a short trip to Mont
pelier Saturday.
HYDE PARK.
i Bryant Hall, Esq, of Swanton