News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-02


the plaintiff, owing 10 a defective
sluice-way about half a mile east of
Tenney bridge, was thrown from a
wagon and received injuries for which
she claimed damages. :
A very handsome wedding cake,
manufactured and designed by Lyman
Sherwin Ga cousin), was an especial
tattraction at the Lap orte-Sherwin
wedding. Mr.. Sherwin is practical
baker, having had several years ex-
perience in Massachusetts, and his
skill in this direction is certainly equal
to that of any city manufacturer.
John LaPorte and Sadie Sherwin
| were married at the residence of the
bride on Thanksgiving day. The
wedding was quiet affair, but few
besides the immediate relatives being
present. The happy pair left on the
noon train for a short sojourn at
Bradford. We unite with their many
friends in wishing them joy and pros
perity.
A number of travellers were badly
fooled, after the recent snow storm,
in going up the Fitch hill through
drifts and bitches and over stone piles,
by finding, when they reached the
top, that the road had not been broken
out this side Of the Bliss farm. Isn't
it the duty of the authorities to either
keep a road open, or let the public
know it is closed?
A Manchester, NH, liquor firm,
which sells considerable of its wares
in this State, has taken a strong lik-
ing to station agents. So great has
this affection become that the firm
recently sent out a package" to
several of them with their " compli-
ments." We know of at least one
station agent on whom this contribu-
ton was useless, as neither he nor
his assistant ever indulge.
Thanksgiving was observed in this
place in the usual quiet way. Ser
vices appropriate to the occasion were
held at the church, goodly number
being present. Several families held
reunions, at which Turkey" was
thoroughly discussed. The day prom
ised to be a pleasant one, so far as
the weather was concerned; but early
in the afternoon q snow-storm set liz,
which continued to fall heavily until
late in the evening, making good
sleighing.
BY an act of the Legislature the
assignment of judges is so arranged
for county courts that each judge will
take the courts presided over by the
judge next preceding him in the order
Of seniority. This will bring Judge
Yeasy to Lamoille County in the De-
eemher Term and Judge Taft in the
April Term. In the rotation, each of
the courts will be presided over by
new judge Eat every term, and it will
take each judge three and a half years
to get around to his starting-point
again.
DR.. Chas. d. Boardman and wife,
of Ode Bolt, Iowa, spent the past few
days in this place, visiting their uncle,
Almond Boardman. and also their
cousins, Mrs. L. S. Small and Mrs.
A. L. Noyes. DIR. Boardman, al
though a young man (but 32), is a
successful physician, and devotes his
time to running drug store, and is
also engaged in the creamery business.
Being sound Republican, he has paid
some attention to politics, and has
held several political offices. This is
the first time the doctor and his wife
have ever visited the Green Mountain
State; and, although they greatly en-
joyed their visit here, they are not yet
ready to exchange their home in the
west for one in the east.
A CLOSE CALL.-Monday morning
last Fred. Dyer, fireman on the helper
an engine which runs from this place
to Walden, assisting heavily loaded
trains) while at Walden in the act of
pulling the pin between the two en-
gines, fell. He disappeared under the
cow catcher-nothing but his legs and
feet being visible in this way he was
pushed along some six rods before the
engine was stopped and released from
his dangerous position. He was con-
siderably bruised, but no bones were
broken. He is now enjoying a short
vacation. 1t was close call, as it
would seem that nothing but miracle
kept him from going under the wheels.
1t is pleasant to receive good It'd
ings from those whom we have sent
forth to do battle in other climes, and
when we learn, as in the present case,
that a son of Hyde Park has very
sensibly provided a home, and then
completed its furnishings by taking
unto himself "better half" we take
pleasure in recording-and know our
readers will in reading-thereof. This
time it is E. B. B., Familiarity known
as Ned" Sawyer, son of our towns
man, Col. E. B. Sawyer. 1t will be
remembered that during the building
of our railroad he served an appren-
ticeship in civil engineering under
John Early. Finding Vermont too
diminutive a field for operations III
this line, he took the advice of Horace
Greeley and struck out for the far
west. Some time since we were able
to record the fact that he had been
elected to the office of County Survey
or, position that in all newly settled
States is quite important and lucra-
tive. We had learned from time to
time through reliable sources of his
successes, and yesterday we received
the notice of his marriage, which we
publish below. His many friends
will no doubt be pleased to convey to
him through this paper their heartiest
wishes for his happiness in his new de-
parture.
MoNTROsE, Col, Nov. 22d.-COunty Surveyor
Z. B. b. Sawyer. was last evening united in mar
riage to Miss MOlie Peters, the daughter of Phil
ip Peters, well-known ranchman of this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer at once went to their newly
built and furnished home in this city. This even
ing large number of ladies and gentlemen spent
the evening with the newly welded pair enjoy
ing the hospitality extended by the generous
groom,
For several years there has been
great strife between Ashton and