News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-05

Brown went to Boston on Tuesday
Ihe latter goes for hospital treatment.
There will be Fast Day Union
PRAYER meeting a the NJ. z. chapel
friday evening next, at 80 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Puffer breaches his last
sermon before the annual conference
next Sunday. Conference sits at West
Randolph next week.
A number of entries we're made to
the colt stakes, not so many as last
year, but the different classes are filed
so the races will take place.
The afternoon and evening gather
ing at Mrs. CIRCUITS, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Currier last Friday, proved a
very interesting and enjoyable affair.
The attendance was large, many being
present from other societies.
The young people of the Methodist
society held the first new maple sugar
festival of the season at their chapel
on Monday evening. The sugar was
from Capt. Kenfeld's, which was a
sufficient guarantee of it's quality.
D. A. Gilbert went to Boston on
Saturday, where he is called by BUSH
ness in connection with his new sus-
pender buckle which is really a fine
thing. There is certainly something
in it, and all will unite in wishing
Mr.. Gilbert success.
DR.. Merriam, of North Adams,
Mass, has in his possession sleigh
which was made for his great-great-
grandfather in 1868. 1t has been
used by the different generations of
of the Merriam family ever since. 1t
is still strong and the doctor uses it
every day.
Joshua Merriam has in his posses
sion pair of balances that belong to
B. E. Merriam that were brought from
Scotland in the forepart of the 18th
century. B. E. Merriam is a gradu-
ate of our school and is the 9TH gen.
Grafton of Merriams from the one who
brought over the scales.
The firemen and citizens ball on
Friday evening was an enjoyable and
successful affair. About forty couples
participated in the dancing at the
Town Hall, and fifteen or twenty
couples in addition to the forty couples
sat at mine host TerrilPs tables at the
Morrisville House. The virdict of all
was a good supper, good music,
and a general good time.
Interesting Easter services were
conducted Sunday evening at the Con-
gregational church, Rev. Mr.. Bushee
preaching from the text, she is not
here; he is risen" The singing was
specially prepared and the floral deco
rations were very attractive. In the
evening the Sunday school held an
Easter concert, which was well attend
ed. Tommy Cheney accompanied the
singers with the cornet.
Utton Bros. sold last week to a |
party in Massachusetts eight horses.
They were gentlemen's drivers and |
family horses. They received good
prices. Utton Brothers are doing a |
large business and it is on the in
crease. They now have several trot-
tiers and gentlemen's single drivers and
one pair for sale. They will keep |
their barns full and are always ready |
to show their horses and to sell for
fair prices.
The Republican caucus held on Sat-
urday evening called out but compar-
atively few voters. Austin Wilkins
was chosen Moderator and A. A.
Niles Clerk. The delegates chosen to
attend the State and District conven-
tons being held in Burlington this
week are as follows: StAs-P. K.
Gleed, d. j. Stafford, III. G. Fisk, G..
NJ. Powers /; District-Frank Ken
field, J. H. Atkinson, Fred Livings-
-on, A. A Niles s---.---
A number of the members of Coral
Chapter, o. E. S., met at the resi-
lence of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Nc
Clintock on Thursday evening for a
social time and after partaking Of
Dountiful repast part of the pro-
yramme was arrived at which was a
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. McClintock,
when Mr.. G. W. Fitch, after a few
we'll chosen remarks in which he called
to mind their devotion to the princi-
pies of the order and their constant
efforts to advance the interests of
Coral Chapter, presented them with
fine marble top center table of which
the top, from its superior workman
ship, evidently came from the shop of
our marble worker, E. E. Foster, and
The wood work was evidently not the
work of an apprentice, but proceeded
from the hands of a master workman.
Mr.. and Mrs. McClintock responded
with few appropriate remarks and
he party after spending very pleas
ant evening returned in the "wee small
hours" we'll pleased with the reception
accorded them.