News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-09-12


teacher in Phillips Academy.
George Clark began work on the
cellar and foundation for a new house
south of the Congress street extern
ton on Monday, and proposes to put
up nice set of buildings. A. X.
Ober will begin new house in the
same locality next week.
Our friend W. W. Peck has been
i'll for few days with typhoid fever.
We are glad TO be able TO state that be
got around again, just in time TO spoil
our item about him. His son, who
was also sick, is not doing SO well, we
regret to say.
The Drum Corps paraded on the
streets Friday night. Monday even
ing they paid the new post-office and
Postmaster Earle visit, and in rec
ignition of their serenade they were
refreshed with soda water: they also
rendered a piece or two at Hutchins'
billiard rooms.
Members of the Lecture Association
and all persons interested in the sup
port OF lecture course for the ensu-
ing season are requested to meet at
the Office of Hendee & Fisk Saturday
evening, Sept. IA, at o'clock to elect
officers and transact other business.
o. d. STURGEs, Sec.
Regular convocation of Tucker
Chapter, r. A. NJ, No. Is, at John
son Friday, Sept. 10, at II o'clock.
Work on the NJ. NJ. and P. NJ. de-
erees, sure. 1t is earnestly hoped
there will be full attendance on the
part of companions, not only from
johnson, but neighboring towns
Per request of Secretary.
II is expected that Fl. A. Abbot, a
student of St. Lawrence University,
Canton, N, Y, will occupy the pulpit
in the Universalist church Sunday
morning, September 10. Miss Kings
bury will oticiate in the evening topic
of evening discourse, 8 The Garden OF
Eden. Services at 10 :45 a. m. p.
IN. Sunday-school at II m.
Once more we call attention to our
annual fair, which occurs on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week. There is nothing which stimu-
lates the growth and prosperity of a
county like a good, lively fair. There
fore, let the citizens of the county in
general take hold and make good
exhibition in all departments.
N. J. Green leaves White & Coz
bakery this week. The new foreman,
William Heavey, has been for the past
two years with Beach, of Burlington,
and before that with Kennedy, of
Cambridgeport, for twelve years. He
comes well recommended, and will
make the eyer-popular Lamoille Crack
ers more of SUCCESS than ever.
School at the Academy seems 10
have opened even better than was an
ticipated. There is good attendance
in the Academic department, while
the three other departments are we'll
filed up. Prof. Beebe is undoubted-
ly in the right place, and, with Miss
Chase as preceptress, very success:
full and pleasant terms work is eK
pected,
In the last week or two, excellen
progress has been made toward get
ting the tannery into readiness 70
business. The two sixty horse-powe
boilers have arrived and will be set q
once. The foundation is being lait
for the drying and store-house and OF
fee, which will be two stories hig
! and run south from the main buildin
r nearly one hundred feet.
Mr.. J. B. Weeks, during his colleg
vacation, is delighting his friends b
his fine, patural elocutionary. talen
Before his return to Boston he ha
. kindly consented to give some sele'
: tions in connection with the cantat:
: which is to be repeated 10 Town Ha
> Friday evening, Sept. ID. We f.
: warranted in thinking all will
!, pleased who avail themselves of Il
!. opportunity Of hearing this gifted ar
- promising young collegiate.
A most enjoyable gathering
friends was held at the house of Isa
: Spalding, Aug. %, the only flaw
the days pleasure being the sickne
of Mr.. Spalding. The party nur
bered twenty-eight, five Of who
stayed over Sunday on account of t
g lateness of Saturdays train. Aft
enjoying Sundays services by Re
no Mr.. Hyde, they left on Monday NOR
" ing's early train for Hyde Park, Ma
Is, OUR NEW POsT-oFFICE.
10 On Monday morning we went
ge tie first time to receive mail from
k. new post-olIice, which has just be
81 completed for Geo. F. Earle, {
ge postmaster, by Hon. II. G. Fi'
The Office is beyond any doubt
aw finest one in northern Vermont. i
a post-office itself is of ash the boz
G. have all the late improvement
There are 280 caIl-boxes, 20 lo
60 boxes, and $50 in the general del
a ~ cry. A special feature of the MOI
'od order department is the broad writ
shell, which is large enough 10 lei
plenty of room for writing besides
-, oN the necessary books, papers, etc.
Is new building has been erected for
ne especial use of this office. 1t is ha
somely finished Inside with liz
ur- colored woods, giving it a bright
ale cheerful appearance. The front
Eia entirely of glass, with a ia
sprinkling of cathedral glass. In
ILL evening light will be furnished by
rip large hanging lamps. There is G
to erous bulletin-board at one side,
- A. ~naIIo ,.;lI no oIoar IF oil