News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-02-07

NV ~. Mig, Vi LOWell, Will OC
cupy the pulpit at the Congregation
al church next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Jewett ar
spending week with friends in Jeri
cho aud Waterbury.
1t is said that the n. W. Haws
blacksmith shop and the Morris hous
on High street have been purchase,
and will be occupied by Mr.. LaRock
] Mrs. S. W. Tenney, who has 70
many years been a resident of thi
town, died at her home on High st
Sunday night after an Illness datin:
from shock of paralysis last fall.
The dramatic entertainment givel
at the Town Hall on Friday evenin!
by the Stowe club was greeted with
full house and the entertainment wa
in every way very pleasing one.
A CARD OF THANKS. Il wish to ex
press my heartfelt thanks to kim
friends for their assistance and svma
patty duIing my late bereavement.
Mrs. 0. A. EDGERToN.
Miss Ida Barnes has returned from
Murdock's hospital, Boston, much i'm
proved in health, having passed
through successful surgical opera
ton. She speaks very highly of tn
hospital surgeons and nurses.
Dennis Eldridge, who has ATTENDED
school at the academy through The
winter, left on Monday night fo
Brooklyn, n. Y, where he will bt
employed by the street car company
whose men have been on a strike.
A good secondhand piano for sale
| 4ll7-214d On very favorable terms 81
the Congregational parsonage; alsC
two chamber sets and a clothes press
Call on or address Rev. w. A. Bush
ee, Morrisville.
The funeral of Mrs. Jared B. Ia
Dor, who died last Thursday night
was held from her late home on High
street Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Ia
Dor, who is in feeble health, and his
young daughter have the deepest sym.
pathy of this community.
Sunday night and Monday gave us
thermometer registration far below
what the average cold wave gives us.
Thermometers in this village and vi
cinity registered all the way from 2S
to 40 degrees below zero. There was
drop of 20 degrees in less than two
hours Sunday evening.
All persons having accounts agains
the town of Morristown for any cause
whatever, excepting the bonded debt,
are requested to present them to the
Selectmen for Settlement at the Town
Clerks Office ON Monday, Feb. IL,
1889, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
Per order Selectmen.
NoTIcE.-The Auditors of the town
of Morristown will meet at the Town
Clerks office on Tuesday, Feb. II, at
8 a. M, to perform the duties incum-
bent upon them.
A. A. NILES, !
A. 0. GATES, : Aud.
H. A. SLAYToN,
There seems to be a general indica-
tion toward hearty support of the
masquerade promenade, which is to
be given under the auspices of the
Sons of Veterans on Friday evening
of this week. Appearances indicate
that there will he large number in
attendance. Masks may be found at
j. e. & w. FL. Robinson's. Admis-
sion to masquers 10 cents; spectators
15 cents.
By an arrangement of G. K. Bor-
den, captain of the division in the
Good Templars' lodge, that organiza-
ton to the number of about 60 went
20 johnson Friday evening They
we're carried down on the regular mail
rain and brought back at late hour
Dy the Morrisville train engine, which
went to johnson from here for that
purpose. The party had an enjoyable
time.
Next Monday evening comes the
third lecture of the winter course.
Judge A. W. Tourgee is the lecturer
and an enjoyable as well as profitable
evenings entertainment may be ex-
pected. Judge Tourgee is familiar
to many as the author of ''Bricks
Without Straw" ga FOOLS Errand,"
etc. None should miss the opportu-
nifty now offered of witnessing him
personally and listening to one of his
lectures.
At the quarterly election of officers
in the Good Templars lodge held last
evening, the following
were elected: ella Currier, c. 7. !;
Mary Story. v. T.; Mary Dodge,
Sec. Wallace Gilbert, F. S.. !; Matte
Jones, T.; Levi D. Grout, Chap. :;
Arthur Harlow, NJ; Miss Gould, l..
g.; Byron Britch, Sent. Mrs. A.
A. Niles was chosen superintendent
of Juvenile temple, an organization
that it is hoped may be formed.
A musical convention under the
direction of j. FL. Humphrey, of st.
Johnsbury, will be held at East Hard
wick commencing Feb. l9, and clos
my F6D. IL. Free entertainments
will be furnished TO member Of the
chorus who send their names to the
executive committee before the first
day of the convention. Mr.. Hum
phrey is well and favorably remem-
bered by the musical fraternity here,
and who attend will be sure of an
agreeable and profitable work.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will serve c supper at their
vestry Tuesday Feb. II, from $50
until p. m. A cordial invitation to
all. A novel affair; come and c..
Courses, -Crisps, combined G. G.
chicken, cold corn creature, cereal
compound, churned cream, condensed
curd, crumps, chiefs conquest, crull-
ers, cider curd continent, coffeeine,
cordial cheer, crystally clear, cedar
clearings. Consideration for supper,
25 cents.
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