News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-07-26
JOHN SON,

John Blake has bought Mr.. Doane's
bay horse.
Miss Nellie Dodge, of New York City,
is at L. J. Bakers.
Mrs. Carrie Written and children are
visiting in Underhill.
Mrs. A. NJ. Stone, of Somerville,
Mass, was the guest of S. a. Andrews
last week.
Oscar Mcfarland, of Boston, is spend
ing his vacation with relatives and
friends in this county.
Mrs. II. A. Fletcher was suddenly
called to East Fairfield last week by
sickness in her sons family.
Prof. Campbell's letter to the Congre-
gational Sabbath school was read by
Supt. Austin Sunday, after the usual ex-
ercises.
The distant rumblings of the great
camp meeting are beginning to be heard
and notes of preparation are being sound
ed in all the Methodist churches.
Leslie Crudginton, who for some time
has worked in the butter worker factory,
went to his home in Meredith Village, N.
H., last Saturday.
The serenade band was out in full uni
form and gave some of their finest mu-
sic at the flag raising and hall Monday
evening,
B. L. Austin and family started Tues
day morning, by carriage, for Sweets
burg. P. O., expecting to be away two
weeks visiting relatives.
Some of the veterans of 1S4S responded
to the call and assisted in raising the
Harrison flag of 1888. 1t is hoped the
number may be greatly increased before
November.
committee at the Republican caucus Sat-
uurday evening: B. L. Austin, w. FL.
Stearns and John Foss.
y special train will run both ways to
accommodate those wishing to attend
the Republican rally at Burlington on
Thursday, at greatly reduced rates. A
large number are expecting to go.
Religious meetings in school houses
are now being held in many portions of
the State. In this town the interest is
considerable. Over 80 listened to Rev.
\. 4. Smith in the James Atwell district
last Sunday.
AS previously announced, the sermon
at the Methodist church last Sabbath
was to the young men, by the pastor,
cal and was listened to with marked at
tentiOn.
Misses Laura and Jessie Sabin. of
Montpelier. the latter from the school of
languages in Burlington, are leisurelv
en- route to johnson, stopping for day
or two with their aunt, Mrs. Lottie Nc
in Cambridge.
Judge Pearl and his entire family. four
II all, returned in safety Saturday morn
ng from brief vacation spent near the |
axe in Chittenden county. Mode of
private palace car pro-
PEELED by horse power.
Mrs. A. F. Raffensperger, of Cumber-
land, Md, is a guest for the balance of
the summer of her sister, Mrs. L. j.
Baker. Mrs. RS. recent contributions
to current literature have been consider
able and have made her prominent with
first-class publishers of the best works of
fiction. Why shouldn't we be thought
fully cautious, and heed the warning
Burns applied to himself and his fellows.
when keen, pungent pen-holder booked
himself for fortnight's stay at the hotel
at Ayer2
ga chiefs amang US, taken notes
An faith, he'll prent 'em."
Our flag raising needs no description.
1t was like other tirst-olaSS similar cere-
monies. Normal Hall Capacity 400 was
filled while some stayed away, knowing
all could not be seated. |. l.. Pearl opened
the ball with a mathematical demonstra-
ton based upon g a fact, y showing the un-
fitness of the Mills bill for the farming
interests of New England. Ex-Senators
Gleed and Dillingham; had an hour apiece,
Gleed-like Sherman, of Qhio-grappled
with the fact, admitted by Democrats in
church and state, that the negro vote in
practice is neither "Cast nor counted" be-
cause of shOC-guns and tissue ballots,
and clearly portrayed the danger, just
ahead, of allowing this crime against the
ballot to continue. Protection for our
varied industries and legislation for the
poor By making lair wages possible were
the twin themes of Mr.. Dillingham;. En-
glands will, protection, persistent legis-
lation for 100 or more consecutive years
commencing in the 18th century, legisla-
ton which helped to give England
wealth and renown both on '.soil and sea :"
was the logical Ghunder-bolt thrown with
unexpected force and frequency by the
speaker at the castle OF the Golden club.
He wisely gave large share of his time
to this. the best illustration that can be
culled by a Republican speaker in this
campaign, from the policies and politics
of nations. His plea for legislation that
would tend to bring the poor to higher
gardes OF thought and action was elo-
quent; not wholly, neither largely, be-
cause of rhetoric and finely finished sem
fences, but because of sincerity and ear
neStResS, charms which in public speaker
have no rival. We wished that De had
had two minutes more and had quoted
from Gray's Elegy:
''Let not ambition mock their humble toll,
Their hOmely joys and destiny obscure,
Nor grandeur hear with q disdainful smile
The short but single annals of the poor"