News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-26

this week looking after the interest
4 of the firm, where they have larg
sale of Lamoille crackers.
Miss Soper is in Boston this weel
buying millinery goods. The an
l nouncement of the day of openin;
will appear in our next issue.
Regular convocation of Tucke
Chapter No. 5 at Morrisville Friday
April %, at 10 m. Let there be {
, full attendance.-Per order of H. P.
Messrs. Merriam and Sinclair, two
young men from the Academy, wen
to Cambridge on Saturday, where
they opened term of school on Mon
day.
The Good Templars held sugar
party at their hall on Tuesday even
ing, it being furnished by the defeat
cd division under the competitive sys-
tenn.
The members of Capitol Engine
Co. No. 8 are requested to meet al
the engine house Saturday evening
next. Important business.-By or,
der of Foreman.
J. A. Bundy is out with one of the
finest horses seen on the drive these
days. 1t is one recently sent up to
him from Worcester, Mass, by his
son-in-law, G. Gray.
A council is called to consider the
resignation of Mr.. Bushee as pastor
| of the Congregational church on the
morning of May 1st. The proceed
ings, we are informed, will be open to
the public.
Members of the graduating class at
the Academy and their teachers were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Currier and daughter, Miss Ella, at
their home and in their sugar bush on
Saturday afternoon.
The examination of teachers at the
Academy on Saturday brought out
about so candidates for examination.
From the present appearance of many
it would seem they could pass well on
the mumps question.
The Methodist society find it nee
essay to move off their parsonage and
barn in order to make room for the
new church. They would like to sell
the buildings and will make the price
a bargain for some one.
AS is usual at this time in the
spring term at the Academy, there is
quite diminishing in the number of
pupils in the academic department.
Many are obliged to leave in order to
teach or begin some other work.
The ladies' circle of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the vestry
on Friday afternoon Of this week.
The cleaning of the church was not
completed last week, but it is hoped
that there will be a turnout, finish
ing up of the work commenced.
The young people of the Methodist
and Congregational churches have Or
ganized Christian Endeavor societies
during the past winter and are hold
ing interesting meetings each week;
at the vestry on Monday evening and
at the chapel on Tuesday evening.
The county board of examiners, r.
". Hulburd, Prof. NJ. S. Stone and
Miss Carrie P. Carroll, held ahYexam-
nation of teachers at the Academy
last week Thursday and Friday.
There were sixteen candidates, all of
whom passed and received county GER
tificatpS oOOd for five wears
n p Pogo eyo~o r>ra+ty- eyor,n.oI i,
vitations to his annual sugar off" at
the Malvern farm on Saturday. but
the stormy day and bad travelling pre-
vented very large response to the in
vitation. Amos Strong also invited
the people of the Brooklyn side to his
sugar orchard Saturday afternoon.
Rev. William Puffer preached the
first sermon of another conference
year at the Methodist chapel on Sun
day morning. Work on the new
church will be begun soon. 1t is ex-
pected that the house now occupied
as a parsonage will be moved and
some other place provided for the pas
tor.
The roads, which have been in a
very bad condition, are becoming
more passible, though not settled by
any means. Back on TIE hills there
is still quantities of snow and quite a
depth still remains in the woods. The
sugar season is proving much better
than was expected, and large amount
is being made.
Every one seems to be pleased to
know that we are to be honored with
the next annual session of the Yer
mont conference, which will be held
here at about this time next year.
The village and townspeople. irrespec-
tive of denomination, will undoubted- |
ly do all in their power by way of ex-
tending their hospitalities and other
encouragements to the success Of the |
occasion.
NoTICE.-The Democrats of Nor
ristown, and all who subscribe to the |
terms of the call for the Democratic |
State Convention, are invited to meet |
at Woodward's Hall in Morrisville,
Saturday, April %, 1888, at Z p. M,
to elect two delegates and two alter
mates to the Democl attic State and |
District conventions to be held at
Montpelier, Thursday, May 10Th, and
choose a town committee for the en-
suing two years.-Per order Town
Committe.
Met as by call and appointed
to make arrangement for
LAYING out the cemetery into lots.
Following is the committee: H. j.
Hill, D. L. Chafee, E. E. Allen, A.
B. Smith, J. T. Jewett, G. F. Smith,
c.. A. Rand, W. I. Enfield. The
chairman will soon call a meeting to
see what shall be the best method for
laying out, marking and numbering
the lots. f. f. ALLEN.
Laport, April Z.
The annual meeting of the auxilia-
ries of the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions is held in connection with the