News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-11-22
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

MRS. w. IL. Robinson is VISITING
her parents in Essex.
u, Conductor Carr stopped at Dr.
Woodward's over Sunday.
Mrs. A. Crawford has gone to West
Haven, Conn, to visit her son.
f. P. Robinson is about to move
from Bellows Falls to Burlington.
Saturday night was the coolest vet.
The air was decidedly winter like.
Andrews & Hitchcock have begun
their annual hog dressing campaign.
Mrs. G. H. Slocum and children
are stopping with herparents in Stowe.
E. n. Porter and wife, of Burling-
ton, have been stopping in town for a
few days.
The cannon firing at Montpelier
Friday afternoon and evening was
heard here quite distinctly.
The next entertainment in the lee
tare course is to be on Monday eve
ming, Dec. Sd, by Jahu Dewitt Miller.
Mrs. Casa Davis has been granted
pension with considerable back pay,
fact which meets with warm appro-
val on all sides.
The pulp mill is in running order
again, having been shut down for a
time to replace the grinding machin-
cry which burst.
The Emma Wells Comedy Compa-
ny are appearing at the Town Hall
every night this week. They give very
good entertainments.
The winter term of school at the
Academy begins the week following
thanksgiving, which gives the students
a three weeks vacation.
A poultry train leaves this station
Friday morning, the Esd, at $50. :;
shippers should remember this and
deliver their poultry Thursday night.
The railroad will make half fare
rates from all stations between St.
JOhnsbury and SwantOn to those who
wish to attend the dedication of the
new II. E. Church at this place Thurs
day.
A meeting of the Congregational
society will be held on Thursday eve
ming, following the regular prayer
meeting. The vacancy in the supply
committee made by the death of G.
NJ. Peck, will be filled and some ac-
ton taken in regard to supplying
preaching.
As Rev. Mr.. Hamilton could not be
present, the Rev. G. B. Pitbla1o, of
Hartford, Conn, will preach the ded-
icatory sermon at the M. Z. church
tomorrow afternoon. Presiding Ell
der Culver, of st. Adams, will adj
dress The people in the evening. Ali
from abroad will be entertained.
c. r. Page has sold the horse Char
lie K, to John Trout, of Boston, and |
the brown mare, Lucy P, bred and |
raised by DR.. Rublee, has been sold
to Boston parties. Good prices were |
obtained for each. Lucy P. had
record of 2.31 -, we think the best
Of any horse ever brought out in this
county.
The nine year old son of Fred
Hitchcock was killed Monday by the
alling Of a tree. The boy went into
he woods to carry dinner to his
ather, who was chopping on L. B.
3ovnton's lot near Peck's mill, and as
tree was about to fall the boy was
old to run, hut he ran the wrong way
md was instantly killed by the de-
sending tree.
Myron Story, one of the esteemed
7oung men of this town, of whose
character and life among US nothing
out good can be said, died at his home
asst Thursday evening, having re-
urned from Montpelier the Monday
evening previous. The deceased, as
. student and graduate of our acade-
ny, and in his three years in the Uni
rersity of Vermont, had won many
friends. The funeral services at the
church Sunday after
noon were largely attended. Rev.
Mr.. Bushee presented well chosen and
lifting remarks. Some eight or ten
graduates of the q. V. NJ, part of
whom were members of the class OF
he deceased, were present.
The pew owners of the UniversaIist |
church in Morrisville, and others in
Lerested, are requested to meet at said |
meeting house on Saturday, Nov. "a,
at Z D. M, to consider the matter of
insuring and repairing said house.
A. u. THOMAS, Clerk.
NoTIcE.-Capital Engine Co. No.
). having failed to elect officers at its
regular annual meeting, it is ordered
that the old officers hold owe: till the
next annual meeting. Vacancies
occurring will be reported and filed by
promotion and appointment for the
remainder of the year. Boys, he
ready to fall in at the alarm and don't
20 back on your past record of being
the best volunteer fire company in this
part of the State. c.. w. DOTY,
Chief Engineer.