News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-06-10

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good condition except corn, the nights
being too cool for corn, but all prom
Use a good harvest in their season.
Mr.. George Fuller, Spiritualist,
will speak at the Town Hall next |
Sunday morning at the usual hour |
Seats free and the friends are cordially
invited.
We notice considerable fixing up
and repairing generally about the
village. Owners of real estate can
enhance its value in no better way
than by putting it in good repair.
C. NJ. Middleton for the past six
months an dttdcbe of the News AND
CITIZEN, has accepted a position as
travelling agent for Rublee Bros. d
Co.. manufacturers of patent medl-
cines.
We acknowledge receipt Of can
of A l maple sugar from Moses
Mcfarland, Esq, of Waterville. 1t
is the best we have seen this year and
we doubt if it can be beat. Ii any
one thinks it can, bring on your sugar.
A strawberry festival will be given
ON the Common next Tuesday evening,
for the benefit of the band. The band
will play it's best and young ladies
will dispense strawberries and cake
all for Is cts. If unfavOrable weather:
the festival will be held in the hall.
J. F. Kelley has commenced re-
pairing his property in this village
Instead of moving his barn back, ht
has concluded to tear it down ant
build a smaller one. The old hote
property will be thoroughly repaired
: and made into tenements. All o
l which will be decided improvements.
Several of our local fishermen de
voted part of last week to the fas
cinating sport. Frank Strong spen
a few days at Greensboro returning
home with fine string Fred Keller
in order to be up with the times
r dropped his line in Canadian water
). with good results. Several other
who took a day out brought HON
J goodly numbers.
VIM. r. Smith a former resident {
this town, died at Van Ness Lllley
= residence last Thursday, of gener'
, debility. Mr.. Smith came to tn
- place in 1851 with Chas. Crane, frol
Westfield, with whom he worked as
shoemaker some IA or 10 years, aft
M which he went into business for hir
lie self. Some ten years ago he remove
re to Morrisville where he lived until
X few weeks ago when he was Sbroug
u.s. to Mr.. Lilley's, his brOther-in-law
s. He leaves a wife, Mary Jane Grove
The funeral was held at the chur
ng last Saturday, Rev. E. W. West
Id floating. A large number of re
d. tives and friends were present.
al Among the names mentioned
ut the Democratic nomination for &c
ey ernor of this State, is that of Wal
I'D Brigham, Esq, of this town. n
g. Brigham is a Simon pure, dyed-in-t
be wool, Democrat. He has always
nj bored for the success of his party, q
ew it is quite fitting that this honor
The should be bestowed upon him. 'Gc
MS, ernor" Bingham, of Stowe, has
the long enjoyed this eminent disti
nd ton that we think it no more I'll
eat fair that it should be transferred
m this end of the county. g 90
ess Brigham would sound we'll fol
change.
nh A box of dressed ducks remain
ris- uncalled for at the depot for s.
the time-the party to whom they W
ay, consigned being out of town. On
the return he told the Station Agent
and throw them away as they had Il
Bill since passed the edible state. On
, at the Hide House employees saw Il
mi and to have bit of fun re-directed
,or. label to Chas. Whitcomb, and car
and the box over to him at the I
ted House, collecting 20 cts. for exp
charges. All hands gathered arc
while the box was opened, and n
n were the envious eyes that lot
upon the savory birds. Now On