News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-13

The ladies' circle will meet Wednes-
. day afternoon, Sept. 10, with Mrs.
DR.. Thomson.
M. R. Davis, of Canton, Maine,
an engineer on the Rumford Falls and
Buckfeld railroad, with his wife, have
been visiting for few days at A. A.
Niles.
J. M. Warner Post No. 4 will hold
their regular meeting next Friday
at $50 p. M, and full attendance is
desired, as business of Importance
comes up at that time.
i Rev. William A. Robinson and wife
of Homer, N. Y, are expected in
town this week and it is expected that
he will occupy the desk at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday.
E. E. Foster now has in his shop
one of the finest pieces of monument
tai work ever seen in this vicinity. 1t
is to be set at st. Johnsbury, but will
remain in Mr.. Fosters shop for few
days. Any one interested in such
work will be amply repaid for their
trouble if they take time to examine it.
The Morristown tug of war team
| feasted at the Morrisville House Sat-
urday evening and were given sere-
made by the band. The names of the
the team are as follows: W. S. Dan
lels, Heber Wood, A. J. Smith, Chas.
Boyes, George Dougherty, V. W.
Jewett, A. N. st. Louis, William
Gross, Frank Hamel and Elmer Ber-
dict, their combined weights being
1898 pounds.
A Fisk and Brooks flag by u
feet was hung from the Vermont
House and Miss Vests store on Port
land street Friday morning. Joshua
Merriam says it is the first one of
the kind thrown out in Lamoille coun-
ty and is the property of the Prohibit
ton party. DR.. Holbrook and Ed.
Pinney have shown their colors by
suspending Cleveland and Thurman
flag between their residences on Pleas
ant street.
At the meeting of the lecture asso-
citation Sept. 1st the old board of Of
ficers were reelected and the Presi-
dent P. K. Gleed, together with M.
s. Stone and o. D. Sturges, consti-
tuted an executive committee. 1t was
voted to have q course of not less
than five entertainments. Tickets to |
be sold as heretofore, at one dollar for
the course. Choice of seats to be
sold at auction, so far as possible and
the balance disposed of by lot. The
committee will spare no efforts to make
the course a success in all respects
and will endeavor to secure the best
talent obtainable for the money at
their disposal. All desiring tickets
should see that their names are on the
list forthwith, as only limited num-
Der of membership tickets will be sold.
Leave your order for tickets at Hen
dee & Fisk's.
MUSICAL FESTIVAL.
The first rehearsal of the festival
was held at the Town Hall Monday
evening, with small but promising
chorus in attendance. Tuesdays re-
hearsals showed several arrivals from
out of town, and by tonight there
will probably be an efficient chorus I'M
der drill. Messrs. Cornell and Hum
phrey, with Mrs. Shepard, will exert
themselves to the utmost to give the
singers pleasant and profitable time,
and the public choice course of en-
tertainments. Misses Lemon and
Phinney and Messrs. Bancroft and
May will arrive Thursday noon. Mrs.
Stevens, of Boston, formerly Miss
Jennie Waite, Of Stowe, is in this I
vicinity and is expected to appear i'll I
some of the concerts. Mrs. Minnie
B. Hazen, of st. Johnsbury, well 4
Known to our public, will probably be r.
present the latter part of the week. i,
Several chorus singers are expected
rom St. Johnsbury to-day and to- n
The matinee Thursday af- F
.ernoon and the concerts Thursday I
evening and Friday afternoon and eve +
ming will present four programmes of
bright and pleasing choruses, togeth {
er with choice solos, duets and quar- \
tets by the solo artists in attendance. a
1t is hoped that our people will not L
neglect so good an opportunity to
hear the best of music and to encour- G
age it's cultivation among our own
singers. Season tickets and tickets s
to either of the evening concerts for 6
sale at Gates drug store, and mat
inee tickets at the hall. The train !
leaving here at 9.l5 p. m. for Hyde l
Park will be held on Friday evening
until the close Of the concert. Below
we give the programme for Friday
evening - f.,
PART FIRST.
l. ChOrus-Bridal Chorus, COICen.