News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-07

like weather of Saturday and Sunday
a few farmers began operations in
their sugar places on Monday.
Rev. w. H. Hopkins, now of the
Union Theological Seminary, New
York, will preach at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday, the 10th.
j. NJ. Stemm, of Barre, Fred M,
Stemm, of New Haven. Conn, and
Ira A. Stemm, of Hardwick, were
called here the past week by the death
of Mrs. Stemm.
The new engine house and turn
| table are all completed and ready for
use, with the exception of the smoke
pipes in the interior to connect with
the ventilators on the roof.
Harry E. Cutler, our popular pho
tographer, and Miss Ina, daughter OF
H. Fl. Churchill, of Elmore, are to
be married at the home of the bride
this "Wednesday afternoon.
The next and closing lecture in
the winter course comes on Tuesday
evening of next week, the 18th. Col.
Copeland is too we'll and favorably
remembered as a very pleasing speak
er of last winters course to need any
new recommendation or introduction.
The entertainment by the Wreus
on Friday evening drew a full house.
There seems to be various opinions
as regards the merits of the entertain
ment, but some are very easily
pleased. 1t was about the poorest
affair we have witnessed for a long
time.
The young peoples Society of Chris
tian Endeavor in connection with the
Congregational church will hold a So
ciable in the vestry Friday evening,
from $50 to 10 o'clock. Tete-G-tete
from $50 to $50. Admission 5 cts.
Everybody, whether a member of the
society or not, is invited.
The quarterly conference Of the
Methodist church will be held at the
church here OF Thursday afternoon.
Presiding Elder Culver is 10 be pres
ent. Communion services we're con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Puffer,
on Sunday afternoon, when three
members we're received by letter.
A. P. Hunt has sold his house on
the corner of Summer and Union
streets to Mr.. Foss, of North Hyde
Park. Mr.. Hunt has a lot south of
Daniel Spaulding's, OF the Summer
street extension, and has begun the
erection of a house there. Elmer
Harris has a lot there and will proba-
bly, build.
This vicinity was the scene of agen-
uine elopmept last week. A young
man named Alexander, who has for
some time past worked for King OAR
being informed that his services
no longer required, took his de-
parture, and not only that, but he
took his employers daughter, Miss
Emma, along with him. The couple
when last heard from were at Mont
presumably awaiting are con-
ciliation with pdterJamilias.
The entertainment by the Lotus
Glee Club Thursday evening drew the
house this season, and was by
all odds the finest concert ever given
in this vicinity. The programme was
excellent and the audience encored
every piece rendered. sold King Coul"
and might Witchery" were charming,
but ".Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground" with its imitation banjo ac-
compartment of their voices brought
down the house, and was pronounced
by all the finest imitation of a musical
instrument by the human voice that
hey had ever heard. The club are
inc musicians and perfect gentleman
md are sure to meet with crowded
louses and unqualified approval
wherever they appear Mrs. A. NJ.
Churchill played the accompaniment
lpon the piano in a ann satisfac-
DRY to all, and the management are
,lso indebted to Mrs. Forbush for her
assistance in the piano Duets.
We do not remember ever attend
ne a town meeting that passed off as
and quickly as the gathering
the hall yesterday. At just 1918
he meeting was called to order and
1t 1915 every officer for the ensuing
was duly elected and of course
,orrespondingly happy. A little brush
was expected owe the office created
lnder the new school law, that Of mem
Der of board of education, but the OPP
position did not R~aterialize and MIR.
was elected without a dissent
NO vote. The town voted a tax OF
81 on the grand list for running ex-
oenses and to wipe out the last of our
debt, as it will do if we have
only the usual expenses to meet the
year. Fifteen cents addition
al was raised for highway purposes.
is a list of the town officers:
Gee. NJ. Powers. Moderator; A. NJ. Burke
Clerk and Treas; A. d. Thomas, A. b. Smith
L. S. Small, Selectmen; E. E. Brigham, over
seer of the Poor; Sanford L. Gates, LIST Con
W. S. Cheney, w. G. McClintock, Us
Sherwin, Listers; A. A.. Niles, A. uates'
A. Slayton, Auditors; PIX. Gleed, trustee
of Public Money and Town Agent; u. j.
Geo. Tinker, Joshua Merriam, Fence
Seymour Harris and Austin VII
kins, Town Grand Jurors; |. Q. Andrews, In
of Leather; Hiram Stafford, Inspector
Wood, Lumber, Bark and Shingles; Holls
S. Wilson, Member County Board of Educa-
Geo. NJ. Clark. Supt. Poor Farm.
CARD OF THANKs.-We wish to
thank the friends and neighbors for
their kindness and assistance during
the last sickness and death of our
dear wife and mother; also TO the
singers who kindly rendered their SER
vices. J. M. STEMM & SoNs.