News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-01

At the last quarterly meeting tn
M. K. church received five new mem
bers and five on probation.
About twenty of the friends of Mis-
Nellie Hadley gave her a surprise Of
Tuesday evening, and a pleasant eve
ning's enjoyment was the result.
There will be a special communica
ton of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. s a
Masonic Hall on Monday evening
March 5, at z O'Clock, sharp, for work
G. R. Page has just sold Massachu
setts parties the colt "See Are" by
Wards Lambert, and others. He 90
first class prices. One thing is dead
sure. Wards Lambert produces large,
fine looking. good gated colts. with
excellent dispositions, and this is the
kind for farmers 10 raise if they want
large prices.
Arrangements have been made fol
a tiremen's and citizens ball at the
Town Hall Friday evening, March 8,
for which cards will be out soon. 1t
is hoped that a large company will at
tend, as its purpose is to wake up an
interest in the fire department, in
which the public, of course, has a COM
mon interest.
Three pair of twins are now in at
tendance at the Academy. Their ages
ars all about Is years and every one
is a good card. Merriam, Gilbert
and Leach are the names. Our school
for many years has been one of the
leading educational institutions in the
State, and now we come squarely to
the front on the twin issue.
Oscar Waterman, we'll known in
his vicinity as a popular salesman for
+. b. Merriam years ago, has pur-
chased the clothing business conduc-
ted by Mr.. Merriam's sons for the
past six months. Mr.. Waterman is
a live fellow and has large business
experience, comes to stay and, we
predict, will build up a prosperous
business.
The district meeting of the o. f.
s., held at Danville Feb. 21, was well
attended. The work was exemuIified
by members of three different chapters
and for that hi OF doing the work,
was we'll done. l hope that the time
is not far distant when the work will
be done so uniformly that it will make
difference where the members he
long o where called upon, that they
do SO without embarrassment or
mistakes. GRAND PATRON.
H. c. Fisk has recently been ap-
pointed agent for the Insurance Co.,
OF the State of Pennsylvania, a COM
pany that has been doing a successful
business for nearly a hundred years.
This fact is very good evidence of its
stability. Fisk o represents two
IF the oldest stock companies in the
country, and with the Equitable, Stan
lard and Mutual companies, is pre-
pared to serve the public with a choice
inc of insurance.
1.-The Old Deestrick Skewl" will be
repeated at the Town Hall on Friday
evening, March 2, at 100 p. m. All
mission 10 cents Those having the
in charge are doing all they
'an to make this a lively and pleasant
entertainment. There will be some
lew scholars and the exercises aud
ocal hits will be so changed that
of the entertainment will be
lew, yet a substantial representation
If the old time district school. Re-
member. 7.30 sharp, Friday evening.
Rehearsal at the usual place this eve
ling at z.
The following statement of our town
'fficers is handed US for publication
y one of the Selectmen: For the year
asst there has been paid of the towns
abroad debt, S11,500; paid an order
iven to- S. Carrie Chase in 1882,
800; paid in building e road and
damages, $500, making a totatI
l2,10O paid. OF the above paid we
ave borrowed $1,000 at 4 per cent,
81 LOO having been paid the
asst year, besides the necessary run
ing expenses of the the town. Every
der issued by the Selectmen and
)verseer of the Poor during the past
ear have been paid, except the one
iyen for the $1,000 borrowed money.
A very pleasant event occurred Mt
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
on Saturday, the 18th inst, it
eing a birthday party and family
e-union. There were present of the
hildren, Hiram Town and wife off
lara Griswold and wife of
Mrs. Sarah Kenicld. of
Washington, D. c., Charles Town
nd wife of Morristown. E. H. Town
nd wife of Albany, George Town
nd wife of Morristown, Frank Town
f Vermontville, Mich, and Jane
of the parental roof. There
Iere 13 grand children as follows :
late, Harry, Mabel and Clinton Girls
Willie, James, Katie, Tilva,
nd Tressie. children of Charles and
larry Town; Wallace and Percy,
hildren of E. H. and Clara Town ;
Oracle, Gerrold and Winfield,
hildren ofGeorge E. and Dora Town,
in all 20 persons. NJ. A. Ken
ED, husband of Sarah, being the
My absentee, he on account of bus
'ess engagements, being unable to
ave home. Mr.. Town was 81 on
26th of February, and Mrs. Town
z the 18th day of February. The
hiIdren, assisted by the grand chill
rem, presented to them a large and
andsome reclining chair, the presen-
alton being made by the eldest son,
Mr.. Town responded for him
elf and wife in bis original and pleas
mt way. Although both have reached
ripe old age they are wonderfully
veil preserved, and entered into the
'leasures of the occasion with as
much life and interest as the younger
nembers of the family. Or course
here was the usual amount of music
n the air and tables bountifuily sup
lied with all the good things that re-
0lce the inner man. 1t was the first
inc since the children began to make
ONES for themselves that the family
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