News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-12
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Sterling mountain Friday night.
Mrs. Perry, of Chicago, is the guest O
her sister, Mrs. Mary Perry.
Rev. and Mrs. 5Baxendale, of Colches
ter. were in town for a short visit the
past week.
Vernon MIDGET left on Tuesday fol-
st. Lawrence, Oak, where he expects
employment in dry goods store.
George Townsend, after years alb
sence in the West, returned home las
week.
Mrs. Thomas Hayford and children. OF
Worcester, Mass. are at her fathers Os-
car Hayford's.
The victorious side on literary work in
the Good Templar's Lodge were treated
to ice cream and cake in their hall Mon
day evening.
The attendance from this town to the
Democratic convention at Hyde Park
was small.
Arthur Pike went to st. Albans on
Monday, where he and his brother Sid
ney are engaged by Mr.. Prindall to build
a barn.
Z. E. Holmes was selected delegate to
the Good Templars' union to be held at
Hyde Park on Thursday. 1t is expected
that the Lamoile Lodge will be largely
represented.
Rev. George Bixby, of Massachusetts,.
is visiting his brother j. A. BiXby, and
Bert and Fred BiXby are here for few
weeks.
Frank H. Waterman goes to Burling-
ton this week, where he enters the en-
ploy of w. III. S. Whitcomb, as insurance
agent.
Cornelius Keller, of Boston, made his
friends and relatives call on Tuesday.
Frank Miller's four-years-old son, while
playing near Bucks mill on Tuesday of
last week, was run over by the sawdust
cart and his arm broken, besides other
injuries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haig, of Madrid. n. Y,
are at their Cousins B. S. Fulliugton's,
accompanied by their uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Hawley, of Underhill.
Willie Jones, is at home on vacation
from Lebanon, n. III.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
give a sociable in the form of picnic in
Ii. A. Beecher's grove on Friday after
noon. Should the weather be unfavOr-
able, Mrs. John Sinclair invites them to
her house.
The Methodist ladies will meet at the
vestry Friday afternoon to make their
tent for camp-meeting.
Mrs. Robinson and daughter, of STAN
stead, P. O., are visiting at A. A. Le-
lands Mrs. Robinson's brother.
Rev. L. Crudginton is expected here
this week. and there will be preaching at
the Baptist church next Sunday MORN
ing.
Miss Bruce, of the Normal faculty, on
her way home from the summer session
of the school at Saratoga, stopped in
town halfa day.
Quarterly meeting services were held
at the Methodist church on Sunday morn
ing; sermon by Presiding Elder Culver.
Miss Anna L. Cakes has gone to Brook
Ign, Mass, to visit friends during her va
cation.
DR.. Aliens father and mother, of Ran
dolph, spent last week with him.
Mrs. Dow and daughter, of San Fran
cisco, are the guests of A. B. Landon.
Round trip tickets will be sold from
our station to the camp-meeting. for 20
cents; children Is cents.
Rev. L. S.Gates, a returned missionary
from India, will preach in this place next
Sunday morning.
B. L. Austin and wife are enjoying a
weeks outing at Willoughby Lake. The
Town Clerks office is in charge of his
daughter Genie during his absence.
Following is list of officers installed
at the Lamoille Lodge of Good Templars
Oh Monday night of last week: William
Warren, w. G.. Il; Nellie Knowles, w.
V. T.; Myrtle Knowles, w. S.; Mrs.
James Hickey, w. F.S..; Silas Griswold,
w. T.; Thomas Crudginton, w. c.. Ash
ey Dodge, w. NJ. 3; Ma ggie Ravy, w. d.
NJ; Della Manor, W. [. c.; Vernon
Knowles, W. o. c.; Alice Royce, w. r.
Fl. S.; Jennie Dodge, w. L. II. S.
On the days of the temperance camp
Meeting at Morrisville, prayer meetings
II the w. c. Il. U. tent will be led as fol-
ows: At l p. M. each day, by Mrs. Per-
lins, State President; 4 p. m. Tuesday,
Mrs. Barney, of Rhode Island; p. m.
Wednesday, by Mrs. Ellen Foster, Iowa.
All those now interested, and all who
wish to be interested in the cause of tenn
)erance are INVITED. C.P.
A SUSPECTED ABORTIONIsT IN CTJsTODY:-l
t will be remembered that, few days ago, a
TOng married lady named Ellen Lapeer died at
Ter home in the western reserve" under SuS-
DiciOuS circumstances. Her death occurred on
| Saturday, and on the following day. one of the
electmen was appealed to for a location wherein
o bury the body SuSpecting that all was not
light, the authorities caused an examination to
De made by two or three physicians, who dis
covered that this death was the result of an
abortion. One Fred Balch, who had been init
nate with Mrs. Lapeer disappeared about that
line, and suspicion pointed to him the guilty
person. The officers at once took measures to
ind him. and on Saturday he was found in q barn,
near Johnson, where he had been for several
DO9np bn had
)een put on his track. Balch ran on seeing the
heritf, and when the latter subsequently over
OOk him Balch drew a revolver and showed
light. He finally handcuffed, and officer
Kelley was notified. The young man was brought
Q st. Adams and is now in this jail.-St. Adams
Messenger.