News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-13
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Read McLoud & Co.'S. ''decided'' ad.
Dan. Aiken has gone to Louisiana TO
another year.
Carl Cobb is laying the wall for hi
new building.
McLoud & Co. have found their lost
box of clothing.
A. II. Way is repairing his block before
he goes to Burlington.
III. G. Swerdfeger has bought a build.
ing lot of George Wilder.
| The children of this village are file.
ted with the whooping cough.
Mabel and Harvey Way have gone to
Burlington and Mr.. Way is going before
| long.
John Barnard, of Barton. is here put
| ting up cave troughs, and John can do a
good job.
A. B. Thomas has bought a building
lot of John Drenan on the new street he
has laid out, and will commence work on
it at once.
1t is reported that John Drenan has
sold building lots to Geo. Ide and Dor
man Bridgman, who will both erect
houses in the near future.
Circulars are out announcing two more
their families the last week in September
and the first week in October.
Town meeting was very quiet compar-
atively. Some things were said that
ought not to have been, and some trades
or arrangements did not work.
The Prohibition vote in this town two
years ago was 81, and this wear II: a
heavy gain. Still, Fl. r. Mack ran three
votes ahead of his ticket for Sheriff.
There seems to be good chance for
the success of a creamery here. Nearly
the necessary number of cows have been
pledged and we hope it will be complet-
ed this fall.
Carl Cobb has his lot nearly ready for
the foundation, Titus has his frame I'D
and covered, Shattuck is putting on his
iron roof and tbe-Aiken block is nearly
completed on the outside.
A. B. Thomas and D. Bridgman will
build houses this fall on lots bought
of John Drenan if the select men lay out
road across Mr.. Atkins land. They look
ed the matter over Monday.
John Fl. George was elected Repre-
sentative by IA majority on third ballot.
The vote for State ticket was Dillingham;
224; Shurtleff IS; Seeley II. Member of
Congress, Grout 219; Meacham y.
On Monday of last week as S. B. Pow
ers was unloading large stone in the
depot yard guy to the derrick broke,
the derrick coming down with a crash,
striking the pole horses on their hips
and breaking their backs and legs, so
they had to be killed.
Elder Blake went up to fuckers mill
after load of hard wood slabs and IN
coming down the hill the harness gave
out and the horse ran away. The Elder
fell off, but he was not large enough to
trig the wagon, so it went over him. He
was considerably.bru but not serious
ly injured.
A purse of nearly $275 has been pre-
sented to S. B. Powers, raised by his
friends to be used in replacing the horses
lost last week. His father put down $50
and his many friends contributed the
rest. "Sell'' says it was surprise to
him and something that he did not de-
serve, and to all those that contributed
he returns his sincere thanks.
The closing rally of the State campaign
was held by the Republican club at the
Town Hall on Monday evening and the |
House was completely filled. George |
Bridgman made a few remarks on the |
SOlulGE QucSGlOu duu LIlell IuJTOuuC6u Ii. |
5. Wilson, of Morrisville, who made a |
fine argument. The closing speech was |
by Hon. Walter P. Smith, of st. Johns |
bury, who delivered as fine an address as |
was ever given in this town.
Rev. Mr.. Blanchard OF Chicago ILL.,,
gave lecture on Free Missionary at town |
nall Monday evening. The lecture would |
nave been quite interesting if it had not
been for some hoodlums making a dis
urbance. Some of them were old |
enough to vote and some did not vote
The Democratic or Republican ticket
either. The lecture was advertised as an
and if any one did not care
% hear what was said they should either
lave behaved themselves or stayed
way: There is law against disturbing
public meeting.
aneGe Maf rs acenoant 81 tie sp 81
rs not arriving. 3They put up a fine new
lag but the cheering business had to be
beforehand. The addresses
we're postponed until evening, when J.
}. Livingston, of Montpelier, and 7. J.
}oynton, of johnson, spoke to good
louise, in the Democratic style, of course,
hat we are not free traders. 1t seems
hat one of the Democratic orators here
vas in favor of free whisky and thought
t was not much Of a town or hotel where
lie could not get anything to wet his
whistle