News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-29

Charlie Sheldon had the misfortune
to break his leg while playing ball on
Monday.
The mail train has been from thirty
minutes to two hours late for several
days past.
Col. D. J. Stafford is in attendan ce
at the National G. A. r. encampment
at Milwaukee.
Rev. P. b. Fisk will preach in the
Congregational church next Sunday.
Communion service in the morning.
Rev. Mr.. Puffer and family, of
Enosburg, have visited among their
many friends in town the past week.
Mr.. Miller. of Stowe, has the lum-
Der on the ground for new house on
Peck & Parker's land on Cherry Ave.
C. o. Baker and wife, of Newark,
n. j., stopped over at Morrisville one
day on their way from Mount Mans
field.
Z. S. Robinson says he raises corn.
Three stalks erected out in his front
yard measure about eleven feet in
height.
Joseph Hill, from Waldren, ILL.,, is
visiting his nephew, A. G. Hill, in this
place. Mr.. Hill was a resident of the
State fifty years ago.
e. L. N. Barnes, student in the
Montpelier Seminary, has been spend
ing a few days with his sister, Mrs.
Rev. W. E. Douglass.
The Might Hawks" our Juvenile
base ball nine, are getting a reputa-
ton. Last week they vanquished the
Wolcott boys to the tune of "a to 16.
Rev. w. H. Hyde, who went from
this region to Bellview, Fla, called
on us Saturday. He says Florida is
destined to be the sanitarium of The
North.
A special meeting of the Congrega-
tional society is called at that church
next Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 80 p. M,
to take action in regard to a perma-
nent supply of the pulpit, and to tran
sact other important business. 1t is
hoped that all interested will attend.
The selectmen have appointed DR..
G. G. Rublee Health Officer for the
Town of Morristown, with power to
inspect premises and enforce the regu-
lations promulgated by the State
Board of Health. All good citizens
will aid him in carrying out the duties
imposed upon him by virtue of his
Office.
The long looked-for cantata g Lit
tie Gypsy Girl" is to be given at the
Town Hall, on Friday evening, Aug.
80. The admission is Is cents. The
story is n pleasant and interesting |
one. Sufficient practice has been tax
en- TO insure a successful performance.
The only thing necessary now is a
large attendance. Read this notice
over again, so as TO remember the
date.
The exceptionally fine weather
which has prevailed for more than a
week seems to be as much the topic of
conversation as the continuous wet |
weather which had prevailed before.
A large amount of grain has been bar
vested during the time such weather
is quite the exception as connected |
with our annual camp-meeting, which |
closes to-day "wednesday. A re-
port of the meetings appears in
another column.
The Swanton base ball team, which |
so thoroughly vanquished the No
Names about a year ago, came over
on Friday to do it again. Moore, the
pitcher who was advertised to be with /
them, was Moored at home and could
not come his place was we'll filled by
q humorist named Douahue, who, we
understand, is pitching for the COM
bined Swanton and st. Adams team.
But our boys were too much for them
a closely contested game was played
made lively by the cheers OF the spec
tators and the ridiculous "coaching"
bv Donahue. Several neat plays were
made on both sides. DR.. Johnson.
the heavy weight pitcler of the No
Names, did not arrive until two or
three innings had been played.
Mr.. Hull Page, of Hyde Park,
umpired in a perfectly fair manner,
there being probably as little grumb-
ling as ever is made toward one in
that thankless position. Our boys in
tend to cross bats with the Irashurgh
nine one week from Saturday. Fol-
lowing is Fridays score by innings
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