News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVlLLE.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.


NJ. E. Church-Rev. NJ. P. Bell, Pastor. Sci
vices at 1-30 p.m
Congregational Churcb.-Rev. W. A. Bushe
Pastor. Services commence at 1045 a. m.
UnIversalist Church.-Rev. F. E. Healey. Pa
tor Services commence at lO.45 a. m.
]. H. Barnes has moved his family
to Barre.
P. A. Matthews, from Fort Coving
ton, n. Y. is in town.
A short article handel in this week
giving some good advice to boys ant
young men, is necessarily left over til
our next Issue.
Faunce, the stage driver from Wa
terbury, did not put in an appearance
Monday night, owing to the fearfu
condition of the roads, but was here
Tuesday morning.
William Matthews, a former resi-
dent Of this town, died at his home il
St. Johnsbury on Saturday, Feb 27
The body was taken to Cady's Falls
for burial on Tuesday. Rev. F. E.
Healey officiated.
A masquerade and carnival is ru.
mored, to come off about the 16tf
inst. 1t is thus early announced, that
those wishing to go in costume may
have time for preparation. Full par
ticulars next week.
The drama, ''Above the Clouds
has been postponed one week, on ac-
count of the very rough weather.
which brings it the 18th and 18th.
Bills will be circulated previous TO the
time, giving full particulars.
A Scotchman by the name of An
derson, who was at work chopping fol
Myron Spaulding, and with his wife
and child, lived in small hut on the
mountain, feeling that their lives were
in danger from the wind and storm o
Saturday, started down the wood roat
at the end of the mountain on foot
the father carrying the child. HI
managed to reach George Bridges
when he sent help back for his wife
who was found nearly unconscious
The child was in pitiable condition
being badly frozen. On Monday thu
family were removed to the poor farm
where they are to be cared for.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Boynton wa
marching about town recently lookin.
as if be had just come into possession
of the earth. He had received
box of speckled trout from his friend
C. H. Simpson, of New York, VIII,
had been facing the frigid tempera
ture of the St. Bernard fishing grounds
in Canada. AS evidence of gooC
luck, as well, also, as from the fullness
of his heart, he had sent along ;
couple of dozen fine specimen, some
weighing two pounds single handed
OF course Boynton was hilarious
Even the sight of fish will make hin
dance. Mr.. Simpson has recently
purchased three new lakes near The
st. Bernard grounds. He is thor
oughly good fellow and we wish him
self and friends many seasons of wha
to them Is most fascinating diversion
and sport.
Town meeting passed off quietly
though in the morning it looked Ill
tie squally indoors, as well as out
After one or two skirmishes by wa
of ballOtiDg for 1st and Sd Selectmer
the sky cleared and everything settle
down to real and active work. Th
town voted a tax of 81 on the dolla
of the grand list. This will reduC
our railroad debt to about S29, 200 an
pay town expenses. We must col
graduate the tax payers that thre
wears more will wipe out this deb
and that taxes, on account of the II
terest, will annually he less. We hay
good officers and the business of I'll
town is generally well managed. I'll
town instructed the Selectmen to tn
road machine, paying for it out
the highway tax money. This, "
believe, will prove a good investmen
A highway tax of 40 cent on the do
lar was voted, to be paid in labo
Following are the officers elected:
Moderator, Frank Kenfeld.
Town Clerk and Treasurer, A. \
Burke.
Selectmen. G. w. Doty, r. S. Gallu
J. NJ. Campbell.
Overseer of Poor, E. E. Brigham.
Constables, l.. b. Boynton LIST, j.
Bundy I'd.
Collector. Z. E. Brigham.
Listers. A. ID. Thomas, W. M. Sma
Austin wilkins.
Auditors. I'll. A. Slayton, G. S. Noyt
l.. ). Small.
Trustee of Public Money. FL. 5. kelse
Fence Viewers. Frank Hammond,
M. jackson. Fl. 2. Munson.
Town Grand Jurors, Hiram Stafford,
C. Dodge.
Inspector of Leather, E. J. Durham.
Inspector OF Lumber, Wood and Shi
gle. ID. ID. Fellows.
Town Agent, p. X. Gleed.
Superintendent of Schools, Gsorge
Powers.
Superintendent of Poor Farm, G.
Page.
- Nnfas for County Commissioner, JC
M. Wilcox, gz:~-~zz-
Votes for Town School System, ye