News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-12-16
LOCAL NEWS.
M ORRISVILLE.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES

vices commence at 1880 a. m.
Mrs. Seymour Harris is visiting il
North Troy.
Additional county locals on secont
page.
Miss Alma Cheney, for some time
past sick with diphtheria, is conva
lescing.
Rev. w. A. Bushee exchanged will
Rev. Mr.. Ward, of Hyde Park, las
Sunday.
Be sure and attend the Christmas
sale at the Town Hall this (Wednes
day. evening.
Two brothers and a sister of Mrs
Carroll Harris are visiting with hel
for few weeks.
Seven couples from Hardwick came
down Saturday evening for a sleigh
ride and general good time.
The iron bridge on the road to the
county seat has been pretty we'll pat
rouized by our citizens the past week.
''Dick" Miles had little unpleas-
antness with parties at Cady's Falls
last week, which resulted severed " to
some of them.
1t is seventy.JiUe cloaks that Currier
has sold this fall, instead of t1Uenty-
fUe, as we stated last week. He is q
great man on cloaks.
The smiles and bushes so appar-
ent to those who met Slocum this
morning may be understood by refer
ring to the birth notices.
The Reading Club have secured the
services of Mr.. Stancheff, Bulgarian,
to give lecture on Bulgaria some
time during tue holidays.
The members Of the W. G. t. U.
will meet with Mrs. Patten on Thurs.
day afternoon, Dec. 16, at 2 p. N. A
full attendance is desired.
The rising generation have begun
their annual coasting down watering
trough bill, and We Selectmen shout
govern yourselves accordingly and
produce the usual notice.
Business is evidently booming at
the bakery, and White has come to
the conclusion that there is virtue in
printers ink. Look for his space in
our advertising columns this week.
Fred Thayer brings in some maple
syrnp made the 29th of November.
Shall we say that he is the last man
to finish sugaring, or the first to COM
mence? Either way, it is Gne syrup.
J. A. Bundy has retired from the
trucking business, his place being
taken by Louie Raymond, of Stowe.
"Juie" is pleasant and obIiging man,
and we are sorry he has concluded to
drop out.
The cantata, GA Christmas Gift"
which was successfully carried out by
% little girls at the Town Hall Friday
evening, was really pleasant enter
tainment, and with home made confec-
tionery on sale, the proceeds of the
evening amounted TO some $40.
The officers of Tucker Chapter No.
10, R. A. M, for the ensuing year are
as follows: ). B. Waite, H. P; Geo.
Dillingham;, K; A. A. Niles, S.
Earl Guyer, Treas. B. A. Hunt,
Sec. c. II, Stearns, Z. G. H.; H.
B. George, P. S.; H. H. Newton, r.
A. c.
At the annual meeting of J. NJ.
Warner Post, held December 10, the
| following officers were elected for the
year ensuing; A. A. Niles, P. C. a;
Frank Kenfield, S. V. c.; E. G.
Farnsworth, j. V. c.; A. o. Gates,
Adj; H. B. George, Q. NJ. G. ".
Doty, Surg. ; l.. L. Camp, Chap. G.
A. Bridge, o. D.; G. W. Currier, o.
g.; G. A. Cheney, S. NJ. E. D.
Gilbert, Q. nj. S.; D. W. Rogers,
Color Guard.
At the annual communication oil
Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 8, F. & A. M.
the following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year G. ". Doty, w. NJ.
S. B. Waite, S. W.; o. A. Edgerton
J. W.; Fl. B. George, Treas. A. A
Niles, Sec; j. NJ. Stem, s. D.; H
NJ. Moves, j. D.; w. Guymont, 5
s.; A. o. Gates, ]. S.; Rev. F. E
Healey, Chap. +; Austin Wilkins, Mar
shall; G. w. Gould, Tyler. Installa
ton at the next regular meeting.
On Tuesday evening of next week
Dec. 81, there will be a chicken pit
supper at the Town Hall, to be servet
from 8 to 10 o'clock. There will alsC
be singing by I'VE old folks" speaking
by the children, instrumental music
and a general good time. After sup
per there will lie an old and youn;
folks dance. Everybody is cordial,
invited. The bill for first class sup
per and dancing will be 81 per couple
and for those not wishing to join il
the dance, 70 cents per couple. A
orchestra will be in attendance durin;
the entire evening.
During the last session an unsuc
: cessful attempt was made to secure a
appropriation for monument to th
memory of Captain Joe, the India
> scout so well known to the early RESI-
= dents of Vermont. Among othe
good stories resuscitated by this al
5 tempt to honor Joe, is one handed u
2 by friend in Felchville. Startin
# out with his wife, Molly, upon a sea
S sons hunting and trapping, Joe Gale
: at Esquire Taylor's tavern in Wolcott
r and bought a glass of rum Tor 81
= cents. When he returned in tn
J., spring he called upon the esquire agai
\ for another glass of rum, laying dow
e six cents as before. Taylor demande
!. ten cents, saying it cost as much
e winter a barrel of rum as it did
+ horse. Joe drew himself up, locke
), at the esquire moment, and grunte
y out, ugh, it don't take so much ha,
# but heap more water" Joe got b
A rum and saved his money too Win,
n sor Journal.