News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-10-04
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~ LIE TAHNs
Jas. Roddy has again rented Frank
Finnegan's farm and moved thereon
RumOr has it that Frank will return to
the west.
Another September so dismal as the
one just gone is not on record, and it
has been perfectly in keeping with the
preceding months. Come, gentle winter
r. G. Barnes returned last Saturday
from visit among relatives in New
Hampshire. Rob says the boys i'll
blue in the Granite State are pretty solid
for Harrison.
Baker, goes to Boston shortly. to reside
in the family of Fremont SlaytOn. Ina
is girl of excellent qualities and makes
friends wherever she goes.
The paper for the auditorium of the
church has been selected and ordered.
When laid, we think the public gener-
ally will agree with us that the commit
tee have made good selection.
Phil. Clark, the courteous manipulation
of the electric current at the depot, was
presented with handsome gold watch
and chain last week by an admiring
friend. T. S. - The friend was his
father.
Through an oversight on the part of
the district in not voting so to do, the
usual discount of per cent. on the taxes
cannot be had this year. 1t appears that
in order to take advantage of this law it
must be voted on at each annual meeting
Cushing Nichols mare is about to
" shuttle off this mortal COLI She is
afflicted with the heaves and her age, 81
years, is against her recovery. She has
belonged to Cush II years, and when
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one of its dearest charms.
E. NJ. Stevens, who has been canvas
ing this county for the sale of that popu-
lar book, the Lives of Harrison and
Norton" delivered the same last week
to large number of subscribers. 1t is
an excellent work and not of the kind
usually gotten up for campaign pur-
poses.
Barney GriswOld, boy in the employ
of Robert Putnam, was seriously in
jured last Sunday while watering
horse. The animal suddenly wheeled
around from the trough and struck the
boy in the face with his heels, cutting
his face badly and causing severe and
painful wounds.
Rev. E. J. Ward has been confined to
the house the past week with an attack
of erysipelas. He was unable to preach
morning by Prof. Redmond, who read
a sermon, and in the evening by l.. f.
Shedd, of Haverhill, Mass, who gave an
interesting talk on the parable of the
sOwer.
The Grand Lodge of the Good Temp
lars of Vermont holds its annual meet
ing in this place next week. 1t is eX-
pected there will be about 100 delegates
present, and also visitors from neigh
boring lodges. Lamoille Central Lodge,
which will have charge of the arrange
ments, has appointed the following COM
mittees: Arrangements, j. A. LapOrte,
Leon Wiswell, 1. G. Vaughan, p. B.
Foster; Reception, S. B. Waite, F. p.
Hill, ENERGY Goddard; Literary, Leon
Wiswell, J. A. LaPOrte, ENERGY God
dard. The sessions will probably be held
in the Court House, and on Wednesday
evening, if arrangements can be per-
fected, a public meeting will be held.
APHoRIsMs.-Esquire Boardman has
fully recovered from his recent illness,
and is about on the streets again. -.
Chas. Goddard and wife are spending a
week with relatives in Franklin County.
Mrs. J. Robbins, of Massachusetts,,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. z. Hill. -.
Mrs. G. w. Brown has been quite i'll
with erysipelas in the hands, but is now
much better. Rain, rain, rain; who
ever saw the like of it p. .MeSsrs.
Cheney, of Hyde Park, and Newton, of
Eden, will domicile together while at
Montpelier. They have rooms at the
Union House. .Noyes Wood is doing
q" Merchants week I" in Boston just now.
He will return Saturday. q. Mrs. A. A.
Spicer is spending few weeks at her
daughters, Mrs. J. HI. Bailey III Con-
necticut. &. . "A goodly number of Good
Templars from No. Hyde Park and Nor
riSville visited the lodge at this place last
Friday evening. .. Advertised letters -
Emma l.. Beckwith, Mrs. F. Eastman,
Albert Patterson. w. II. Libby, a
brakeman on the Hyde Park train, has
moved into apartments in the Kelley
block. Alex Slicer has sold his farm
in the eastern part of this town to Z. K.
Gleed. :. Geo. II. Quad, former resi-
dent of this locality is now located at
ll=--slfl, Aidss., where he is engaged in the
lewelry business. :. John WisWell and
son, Wilkie W., are visiting relatives in
this place. Are you in arrears for this
paper? If so, pay up at once.
A large and pleasant company was
that which assembled at the home of
MIR. and Mrs. Lorenzo Calkins at Center
vile last Saturday, it being their 18th
marriage anniversary. Numerous pres
ents were left which amounted to nearly
S45, which were useful as well as Orna-
mental.
A CARD OF THANKs.-We desire to express
through the columns of the NEWS AND CITIZEN
our heartfelt thanks to our friends for their
personal appearance at our silver wedding.
LORENZO d. CALKINs, RUBY NJ. CALKINs.