News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-11
10 N S O NJ.

Mrs. George Woodward has been at
ST. Adams with her sister for two weeks.
Several friends of the late George w.
Holmes went from here to attend his fu-
neral at Burlington on Friday last.
Leo Muzzy has moved from the Geo.
Baker house to one of the tenements in
Mrs. Hunts building.
Frank L. Buck, who went to Min1eap-
oils, Mimi, two years ago, is home on a
visit.
The ladies of the Baptist society give a
sociable at the vestry on Friday, and all
are cordially invited.
Felix Barnard, while running saw at
o. w. Stearns & Sons tub shop, had a
finger severely injured by flying splin-
ter.
The Good Templars' dramatic club are
TO render the play "Out in the Street
at the Normal Hall next Friday evening,
Give them good house, as this is their
first public entertainment of the kind.
William Hayford goes to New York
City this week, where he has position in
the sales room of the Bald win Refriger-
ator Company.
The funeral of Charles Carter on Mon
day was conducted and largely attended
| towns. The sermon was preached by
Rev. A. A. Smith.
The board for the abatement of taxes
| will meet at the Town Clerks office on
Saturday, the 18th.
Through mistake in the lecture bu-
reau Mrs. Livermore's lecture has been
postponed until April 8. The committee
contemplate adding another lecture to
the course, to be given by I'll. X. Adams.
of st. Adams. The date will be giver
| later.
For the benefit of those desiring to at
tend the carnival at Burlington next
week special trains will be run Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday, leaving here
at 9.19 a. m. and arriving at Burlington
at IL a. IN. Tickets for round trip, SIPS
Mrs. J. L. Perkins, State President o
the w. C. Il. u. will lecture at Norma
Hall on Friday evening the 10Th. 1t /;
confidently expected that all friends, &C
tive and otherwise, of temperance, viii
be present, and it is hoped enough Others
will be present to crowd the hall. To thu
audience this lecture will be free, no on
Icing allowed to pay cent at the door
But those who have borne the burdens
heats and chills of the temperance day
, pay Mrs. Perkins the market price of he
platform services, for which they asl
earnestly, as a return-a full house.
The death of Geo. w. Holmes, which
occurred at his fathers residence in Bur
lington the I'd inst, saddens the hearts o
many in this community. where he wa
well and fayOrably known. He was tn
only child of John Holmes, former res
ident of this place, and it was here tina
his boyhOod and early manhood day
J were spent, his earnest and kind hearted
, manners winning for him many friends
! In 1874 he went to Burlington, where h.
, remained in the employ of Written 4
Son until 1879, when he purchased an in
terest in their glove business, the new
| firm bearing the name of G. w. Holme
& Co. He continued in the business un
til two years ago, when he was succeed
ed by III. E. Perciyal. Mr.. Holmes goin;
+ to Boston, where he occupied a pc
sition in the wholesale house of Brown
Durrel & Co. He remained there until
few months since, when he went to Lii,
} Teton, n. H., and with several others
7 established glove business under tn
2 firm name of G. w. Holmes & Co. Thi
7 new enterprise, with its tlattering pros
poets he was obliged to relinquish, on az
count of failing health, which it was 500
} found rest could not restore. He leave
| a wife and two children, who, with tn
a father and mother. have the sincere syn
, pathy of the many friends in this vicinit
in their deep affiction.