News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-02-14


pie, including Mrs. Curriers' Sunday
school class, spent Friday evening
very pleasantly at the rooms of Mr..
and Mrs. Currier, at Mrs. CIRCUITS.
NJ. E. Shattuck, of Worcester,
Mass, is the kind of subscriber 10
make the editor smile. He recently
sent US SO on his subscription &C
count, which pays all arrears and sets
/ him ahead to Sept. l, 1898.
The Morrisville dramatic club went
to Hardwick Thursday last and pre-
scented the drama, ''Turn of the Tide"
in the evening. They were greeted
by full house and successful and
enjoyable time was the result.
The winter term of school at the
Academy, after a successful session
of eleven weeks, closes on Friday of
this week. The usual public examin-
ations will be held Thursday and Fri
day and will close with an exhibition
Friday evening.
The drum corps are to hold mas
querade ball at the Town Hall Tues
day evening, Feb. 26. Emore is to
furnish the music and to make it
success the boys would like a good
crowd. Supper so cents a couple );
dancing so cents.
The town fathers, guardian of the
poor and the serene auditors are clos
ing up the town accounts. We I'M
derstand the town finances to be in
good shape. The figures we hope to
give next week and have no doubt
they will be pleasing to the eye.
Alterations are being made in the |
Woodward drug store so that in a few
days Frank Healey and his able as
sistant, Mr.. Lang, will occupy the
north side of the store with the jewel
ry business, which has for years been
located at the Roberts place.
Our venerable and highly esteemed
townsman, Rev. j. p. Hall, died on
Sunday afternoon after a brief illness,
of pneumonia. He was taken with
the fatal disease Friday night while
taking care of his wife, who is quite
i'll. The funeral services are to be
held at the Congregational church this
Wednesday, afternoon.
Judge Tourgee was greeted by a
full house Monday evening. His SUBJ
iect, "Give US rest" was handled
at considerable length, but held the
close attention of the audience, the
IDEAS of the speaker being, in the
most part, turned to the busy rush of :
American life. Much of his lecture .
was practical and common sense.
There will be an entertainment IN
der the management of the G. A. r.
at the Town Hall, Wednesday eve
hing, Feb. 20. The committee will
spare no pains to make this one OF
he pleasantest events of the season. f
Jomrade E. H. Trick, Of Burlington,
will give us his popular lecture assisted I
~ local talent. Admission to hall.
5 cents. See posters. Y
d. K. Hickok has secured from the v
United States Commissioner General
permit for space to exhibit at the b
Worlds Exposition to be held at Par g
) the coming summer, and last week
hipped his exhibit to New York, C
rom which point the United States z
overnment ships to Paris and return a
rec of charge. The exposition opens 5
lay and holds six months, .,
The masquerade promenade Friday
at the Town Hall held by the
ons of Veterans, proved a success in
very way. There was large atten- d
ance, both in costume and as specta-
RS, and a pleasant and enjoyable Ia
me is the general verdict. Among
e costumes and characters repre- CO
nted many attractive and elegant
les were noticed, which we will not oh
tempt to enumerate. IN
The following is clipped from the al
ARE Enterprise of Feb. 5: zone of Ell
Gorge Elmore's dancing schools in
is village closed last Thursday eve P
ne with a grand ball. As guar Il
tee of the careful training Mr.. FL
ore has impaired to mis- pupils, a Vi
lncing master of fifteen years expe-
ance from Boston, remarked that al
is was the best he ever saw. 1t is B
-ident that Mr.. Elmore's efforts this
inter have been appreciated" o
The commission has decided to To-
tie the Insane Asylum at Waterbury, CT
-oviding a suitable site can be pro- v
lred. We reason that it would have L
zen a more sane idea TO have located ;,
ere, still, perhaps there may be those i
inside Of the commission who would b
sagree with us. After all there are
ny quantity of objections to an in b
me asylum, and on the whole think Z
e better congratulate ourselves on !,
le result and be contented, if pos
BILE, with the few lunatics we already $
ave. One thing-we are willing to Il
ager cur seat in the Harrison cabi- e
ct that the commission listened to
ne best speech rendered them, while
omfortably seated in the office be-
wv. Our people enjoyed the visit, '
nd in the future all commissions Of 1
MS character will be invited to call.