News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-02-07
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| 1u6 ACdQ6my CLOSES us Winter U6rm
next Friday. A vacation of ten days
will be taken and then the spring term
! commences.
While in town last week VIM. Page
had the misfortune to lose one of his
| horses. 1t had its leg broken by kick
from another horse and it had to be
| killed.
How strange that the man who thinks
to improve on nature by clipping his
horse in winter, never practices his
theory by wearing linen buster in place
of an overcoat.
Rev. G. l.. Story, formerly of this
place, but now of Franklin. was given a
donation last week amounting to $13S-
the largest amount ever given clergy
man in that town.
| The Oliver w. Wren Comedy Company
will appear at the Town Hall, Thursday
evening, February %, under the auspices
of the Good Templars. The entertain
ment is dramatic, musical, and comic
Moses Shepard paid up one of the
claims against him last Saturday night
and was released from jail. Before u
O'Clock Sunday night came around he
had vanished, much to the regret of
many other creditors.
Word received by his friends from J.
c Martin tia, now at the Soldiers Home IN
TOgaS, Me-, announces that he is in fair
health, but very anxious to return to
Vermont. He would like to be trans
ferred to the Soldiers Home at Benning-
ton.
A very amusing incident occurred at
the fire at Maxfield's store last Saturday
night. The wife of the proprietor was
present and after the fire had been eX-
tinguished inquired if it Is was all OUT
She was told that it was, but seeing
light down in the burnt hole, grabbed
pail of water and dashed it down. I'm
mediately there came up from below
hold on" ''hold onI" followed by
the appearance of Mr.. Maxfield pretty
well d0used by the water. He had been
down with his lantern investigating the
place where the fire had been. He was
not exactly pleased with the damp recep-
ton rendered him, and his ludicrous
appearance caused considerable merri-
ment for the spectators.
Town matters are already being dis |
cuSSed and indications are that the COM
ing March meeting will be as interesting
as any held for a number of years. |
Those who are in a position to know, |
state that list of officers has been made |
out to be put in" at the town meeting. |
1t is all right and very proper to discuss |
town matters. 1t is the duty of every |
each officer and if they are found ineffi- |
Gent to see that competent persons are |
put IN their place. But to announce |
that an officer is to be removed because
he is not personally liked by some is, we
think, more than the people of this town |
will approve of. The town cannot afford |
to remove any official who has proved |
himself the man for the place, served
the town faithfully, and against whose
official Tp0nr1 q Of 1,i,
can be raised, simply to crafty the per-
sonal spite of a certain class. 1t is hoped
all taxpayers and all who have the best
interest of the town at heart will give
town matters close inspection before
making any pledges concerning any per-
son for any Office in town.
What might have been a serious con-
fiagratiOn occurred at Maxfield's store
last Saturday about midnight. Mr.. Max
field occupies the dwelling apartments
over his store. His wife, being aWak-
ened by the baby, smelled smoke and at
once aroused the rest of the family. On
going into the store below it was found
to be filled with smoke. Upon investi-
CATION it was discovered that the floor
ing between the store and the tin shop,
and adjoining the chimney, was on fire
"a good sized hole having been burned
through The ceiling and was fast mal1ingi
is way through the flooring. The appli- /
cation of several pals of water soon
extlnguiShed the flames, which had s
caught from the chimney. There was
no defect in the chimney, being well
built of brick and plastered; but it is
supposed that it had taken fire on the
inside and heating the bricks soon set
fire to the woodwork adjoining. The
timely discovery was very fortunate, as {
a few minutes longer would have given
the flames such start that they could
not so easily have been eXtinguished.
The goods in both Mr.. Maxfeld's store
and Mr.. Eaton's shop were damaged to a
considerable extent by the smoke.
PENCILINGs.-Gov. Dillingham; was
in town short time last Friday . The
big snow roller Is a success. -. Thirty
ruary is itself and no mistake. Lent
begins March and Easter Sunday comes
April 20, much later than usual Don
Scribner observed his 18th birthday last
Thursday by giving party to number
of his young friends. II. I'll. Page is
now the leader of the band. =. Frank
Ward returned to the u. V. NJ. Tuesday.
-. Saturn remains an evening star until
August 49,, H. NJ. Noyes is on the sick
list. :. The County Clerks Office is to
have telephone connection with the
outside world. C. A. Knight and wife
entertained number of their friends at
the American last Friday evening -.
Mrs. Sarah Thayer of Springfield, Mass.
with her child, is visiting her brother,
Hiram Bishop. The child has been very
sick with measles, but is now better -.
Mr.. Jones from Mansonville, Z. O., is
visiting relatives in town.
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