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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-19

In Leslie, Fifeshise the people have an annual
masquerade in honor of the birthday OF Burns
This year twenty four plowmen. farmers and
merchants paraded The streets dressed in the cos
tunes representing many characters from
Burns works The Old Nick, Burns himself
Tam O'Shanter, Bonnie Jean and Souter Johnnie
were among the Charactars renrasentad-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-19

Farmers should be busting around in
order to have everything in good order
fer an early start.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-19

have used MAGEE's EMULSION with gratifying
results, and shall continue to use it 10 my practice
F. 5. Wilcox, NJ. D., Sanitarian Hospital, Brock
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-04-19

81 take Hoods Ssrssparflls as spring tcSis.
snd recommend 1t 70 all who have that ntser>
able tired feeling" Z. PAxsxISx $40 Bridge
street, BROOKLYN. y.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
HARDWICK.

Dan. Aiken started on his return to
Louisiana Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. \. B. Blake has been on the sick
list for week, and was unable to officiate
Sunday.
Mrs. hanson of Stowe, and John Drew
of st. Johnsbury. have been in town the
past week.
The weather for haying still continues
very poor, though considerable hay has
been secured, and some have finished.
Lyman Commits little girl fell from a
load of hay on Friday of last week, and
broke one of her arms above the wrist.
A heavy shower of wind and rain
passed over this town on Monday. doing
considerable damage, more particularly
to Geo. Haynes and Chas, Bell, taking
down a large piece of woods for Mr..
Haynes, and nearly wrecking two barns
for Mr.. Bell.
The fresh air children arrived Tuesday
noon on the mail train, and were greeted
by quite gathering, and those who were
to take them. The most of them at
tended church on Sunday, and they are
well behaved. Our peop.a will probably
be ready to take larger number next
year.
Qn FRIDAY AFTERNOON aG about O'CLOCK,
VIM. Giffords barn on the French place
was discovered on fire by smoke COM
ing out of it, but it was put out. No one
had been near the premises, but the ORR
gin of this fire is not so much mystery
as Kelso & Leonard's, as there were indi-
cations that the hay had been slept on,
and the house near by had been broken
into.
Wednesday afternoon at about O'Clock
kelsO q Leonard's barn at the Centre,
was discovered to be on fire, and was
soon consumed with its contents, which
included 20 loads of new hay and buggy,
besides some farming utensils. The ORR
gin of the fire is a mystery, as no one
had been near the barn with fire of any
kind. The insurance company settled
the loss at $500.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
WATERvILLE.

There are several cases of measles in
town.
Mrs, w. S. ,EilIett, of Stowe, was in
town the past week.
Henry Wiley, of Boston, is the guest
of his brother, Robert.
NJ. Mcfarland is stopping with friends
in Stowe and Hyde Park this week.
B. Ii. Sanborn and daughter were the
guests of Ed. Doty at the Mountain
Spring House, the past week.
Christian Endeavor society was
organized by the Union society at this
place recently with 81 active members
and 8 associate members, with the follow
ing officers: President, j. V. Stevens !;
Vice President, Miss Lucia Smile; Sec
rotary, Miss Anna Smile; Treasurer,
Mark Stevens, The organist is Mrs. NJ.
Stevens.
On Thursday of last week, at an early
hour in the afternoon, the members of
the primary class in Sunday-School
taught by Mrs. NJ. Kelley, came together
for the purpose of an afternoons enjoy
ment with their teacher. The pastor and
few friends were present. There was a
grand good time. Timely remarks were
made by Rev. L. B. Tenney. Thirty
three out of a class of fifty-seven were
seated at a table under shade trees on the
green.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
CAM q RIDGE.

Mr.. George Burnham and wife are In
johnson this week, taking vacation.
Some of oUr farmers have finished hay.
ing, notwithstanding the wet weather.
Miss Walker. of st. Adams, is in town
visiting at MIR. S. NJ. Safford's and Luther
Putnam's.
The Smith Bell Ringers gave a very
pleasing. entertainment at Reynolds Hall
last Wednesday night, to packed house
Our committee have engaged Miss We.
roma Fitch and Miss Spaulding to teach
our village school. Miss Fitch is we'll
known here, having taught several terms
| in this village. Miss Spaulding gave
excellent satisfaction last term, and we
are pleased to know that they will return
this fall.
A band was organized here Saturday
night with about 30 members. Prof
! Sherman, of Burlington, has been engaged
| to give instruction. The boys seem very
ambitious in their practicing; so much sc
that the Sabbath is used for the same
Now. the practicing may be all right OF
| Sunday, but the boys should remember
to get somewhere out of hearing during
service hour.
"Can man be christian and play &
cornet?" asks one of Rev. Chas. Spur
geon, of London. yes" replied the
noted man. shut 1t is somewhat doubtful
whether his neighbor can be christian i
he plays cornet."
Prof. Sherwood and wife, of New York
and party from Boston stopped at tht
American Friday night on their way t,
] Mt. Mansfield. On Invitation by Charles
Cornell, Prof. Sherwood consented t.
give piano recital at the hotel parlors
Several Of our music loving people were
invited in to hear the wonderful player
! 1t was a treat such as we never haC
before. Many thanks are due Mr.. Cor
nell for being the means of such a per
Torrance here. The party went to thu
mountain Saturday and spent the Sabbath
there.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
FLETCHER

Willie Robinson is visiting friends in
New Hampshire.
Porter Billiards. colt is t,go years old,
instead of three as announced last week.
Miss Lizzie Riggs, of Holyoke, is pass
ing her annual vacation with her parents.
Mrs. C. r. Parsons has handsome
fuchsia. 1t is five feet tall and has 267
buds and blossoms.
Addie Thomas, who was quite i'll with
typhoid fever at Old Orchard. where she
was table girl, has recovered and is in
town on visit.
Daniel kinsley and wife, of Worcester,
Mass. arrived in town Saturday. After
a brief visit in this vicinity they go to
Lowell to visit his brother.
All who are interested In the organiza-
ton of Mite Gatherers are requested to
meet at Andrew Lambs next Thursday
evening, August l, for the election of
officers.
An ice cream and lawn party will be
given on the common around the church
at Binghamville, on Thursday evening,
August s. Proceeds for the benefit of
the organ fund,
Gala Stuart has returned from visit
to her uncles, DR.. Albert Bingham, of
WillistOn, and Hon. NJ. A. Bingham, of
Essex Junction. Her cousin, Ethel, re-
turned with her.
Willis Leach, for many years prom
inent citizen of this town, and deacon of
the Baptist church here, died suddenly at
his home in frasburgh on the morning of
July II. His brothers-in=law, Cephas
and Eli Carpenter, of this town, attended
his funeral, held in Irasburgh.
III
after short illness, aged 81 years. Brief
funeral services were held on Thursday
by Pastor Stebbins, and his remains were
inferred at Highgate beside those of his
wife, who died there several years ago.
Both were then living with their son, who
resides there.
Miss Lucinda Mitchell, late graduate of
| Spelman Seminary, Atlanta Ca. will
| speak in Binghamville church next Sun
day afternoon, August 4. Miss Kings
land, Director of w. A. b. II. nj. S, for
the IanOille Association. will also be
present. Miss Mitchell is pleasant and
| interesting speaker. Misses Mitchell and
! Kingsland will also meet the ladies of the
| Baptist church on Saturday afternoon,
August 3, at halfpast two O'Clock, at the
house above named. All who are inter
ested are cordially invited.
Messrs. George and Henry M. Arm
strong. natives of this town, are some
what likely to take look at the old sur
roundings soon. They are enterprIsjng
young business men, of Springfield,
Massachusetts,, George has a profit
able business in flour, receiving all the
output of a large Western mill, and is
ready to "place" it as soon as it arrives,
And Henry is the book keeper and conf
Dental clerk of the Haynes Clothing
| House, on Main Street. He is also en-
officer of and a worker in the Hope
church, which has the reputation of being
pre-eminently working body.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
ELM ORE.

Next league meeting Saturday, Angus
10.
Mrs. Chas. Silloway. of Rutland, who
has been visiting at A. C. Merriam's, was
obliged to return home ON account of ill
health.
Mrs. Fuller is visiting at A. C. Mer-
RAMS. She is slowly recovering from
injuries received in the recent wreck near
Brandon.
MIR. Byington, of Massachusetts,, has
been in town selling Bibles and tesla
ments, in the employ of the Vermont
Bible Society.
The building commisee have just COM
menced grading the ground for the new
school-house this week. Wonder if the
house will be finished by October L, the
date specitiedg
The pastor of the NJ. E. church, Rev.
Mr.. Douglass, being called to officiate at
funeral last Sunday, at the request OF
the stewards Rev. Dyer Willis occupied
the pulpit to the acceptance of the con-
gregation.
The contention in regard to the strip of
land between the schOol-house site has
been settled, we hope, by the building
committee giving Mr.. Camp an amount
of land in the rear equal to that in front
in exchange for the same. And now may
peace abide with US.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
NORTH HYDE PARK.
Simeon Ingalls, is on the sick list.
Mrs. Chedmond Robinson is very sick.
Henry Prior has recently taken a boarder

Simeon Ingalls, is on the sick list
Mrs. Chedmond Robinson is very sick.
Henry Prior has recently taken a boarder
young lady.
Remember the temperance Union at Hyd,
Park, Aug. 8,
Willie Billiard has returned to his business
position in Milford, Mass.
The farmers in this locality are complaining
OF the potato vines rusting badly.
Ed. Wilson, who has been stopping al
home for some time, has returned to his work
in the South.
D. C. Smith has purchased of the estate
of George Hardy, fine pair of lighthouses
weighing $500 pounds.
The Christian Endeavor Society have
changed their night of meeting to Thursday
instead of Saturday eve.
Bert Newton left on the early train Monday
for his home, Worcester, Mass. His wife will
remain in the country for the present.
As Vernon Griswold was returning home
from this village his carriage collided with
that of Carroll Stone. Both were overturned
and slightly damaged; the occupants es-
capped uninjured.
Geo. Hooper former resident of this vii
lage, died in Manchester, N. H, July 30,
1889. For the past year he and his wife had
been living with his daughter, He had been
in poor health for some time, resulting in
quick consumption.
An entertaining, and to them a most enjoy
able event, the past and present week in the
village, has been the reunion for the first time
in 10 years, of the sons and daughters, with
their families, of the late Ephraim Foss
Each of the several families were represented
although not in every case by all members
as follows Mrs Della Foss, the mother
grandmother and great grandmother; ia
cob Foss, Waterbury, two; Joseph Foss,
Hyde Park, four: Mrs. Lucy C. Williams,
Claremont n. H., three; Daniel FOss, No
Hyde Park, 10; Mrs. John Smalley, Senaca,
Kan, three; Mrs. E. Fl. Lewis, Fair Haven
Mrs. Doctor Warren, Cabot, two; Calvin E.
Foss, No. Hyde Park, six. The four-genera-
tion-gFoup eonaists of Mrs. Della Foss, her
son Joseph, his daughter Mrs Kneeland and
her child. On Saturday last there was an as
sem bling at the maternal residence of all the
above named families, with the exception of
Jacob, they not at that time having arrived
also were present W W Foss with son and
daughter and families to the number of 10,
and Miss Bertha Andrews of HYDE Park
Mass, making As in all. A large tent was
erected under which collation. was served
in short it was an event to be long Femem-
bered by all present. Thursday evening the
of the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel FOss was celebrated, many substan-
-ial presents being made. On Monday last
Geo. Baker of Johnson secured
of three groups, namely: the child
'en, the grand children and the four-genera-
lOn-group. L.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
Camp-Meetinr.

The MorrisyilIe Camp Meeting Asso-
citation, of the st. Adams District, will
commence its next meeting Tuesday
evening, August Goth,
BY Praise Service,
Wednesday, 2lSt, A. M.-Preaehlng.
P.BI,-Praise Service led by quartet of ladies
under the direction of the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union of Vermont
Chalk talk by Mrs L, A. Kenyon
Address.-The New Departure, by Mrs Frances
| nj. Harris of Brooklyn, N. Y, National Supt Of
Mothers Meeting
Evening.-Address.-D it Pay, by Rev. Eliza
| beth II. Delevan of Round Lake, n Y
| Thursday, 22d, a. M-ConsecratiOn Service, led
by Rev. Elizabeth III. Deevan.
Address.-By Mrs. NJ. f. Purple state Lecturer
and Organizer of Homan's Christian Temper
ance Union.
| 2 r. M.-Children'S hour.
| Chalk talk by Mrs. L. A, Kenyon
| 3 p. M-AddresS.-By Mrs. Emily McIaughIln oi
| Boston, Mass, National Lecturer of w. q. T. L
| Z: 30 =, M,-Address,-By Mrs, n, II, Knox o.
| Manchester n, H., President of the n, II, w
| c, I. U; A quartet of ladies will furnish music
| for each service.
Friday, August 23d, a. m, the District
Campaigning services Twill commence
and continue to August 26th
On Saturday, oath, Missionary Meeting,-hd
| dress by Rev. G. NJ Curl of St JohnsbuTy.
| On Friday and Saturday, Aug 10th and nth i
| is expected that each charge represented will
meet on said grounds, by its Pastor and two lay
| men to put up tents and fit up the grounds
| The names OF speakers from abroad, ATTENDING
the District campaigning will be announced
| later.
1t is expected that all the Railroads viii carr,
| at reduced rates.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
JEFFERSOMNsLLE.

Laura Burnham is visiting her sister at
johnson.
Carrie Sunderland returned to Highgate
on Monday.
Mrs. Walton and daughter are visiting
friends In town.
Twenty Fresh Air Children are In and
about the village.
On Friday, H. W. Varnum and family
went to the lake.
Mrs. Freeman is spending few days at
Queen City Park.
Mrs. a. a. Hawley is very sick with
muscular rheumatism.
Miss Wright, of Enosburgh, is visiting
her friend, Mamie Flagg.
Matte Hall, of St. Johnsbury, is stop.
ping at II. w. Varnum's.
Kate and Carrie Fletcher have been Wis
iting in Belvldere the past week.
w. 5. Smith and wife are spending
few days at their home in St. Johnsbury.
c. 3. Wetherby and wife and daughter
are taking a carriage drive through North
ern Vermont.
DIR. Calderwood. W. S. Smith. and G.
E. Melvin, with their wives, fished at
Maquam last week. A good time, but no
fish.
A car of stock was shipped from this
station on Saturday by Whipple; also one
on Wednesday. Chase and Kenfield ship
ped car from the Junction Monday
morning,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01

during that time there has been no com
| munication between himself and friends
He goes now to give them surprise.
Charles and Alonzo Wheeler were ar
rested by Sheriff Hardy for getting
drunk and creating row at dance at
Mial EmersOn's several days ago. Trial
held at Green River Tuesday before
Justice Cady, with States Attorney
Powers as prosecuting officer. Both
plead guilty and paid their fines and
costs, amounting in all to some S25.
The Court then demanded that they tell
where they obtained their liquor. This
they refused to do, and consequently
were committed to the county jail.
EFFERvESCENCE.- tennis court is
being laid out on the Congregational
church lot. Geo. Ballard, Esq.,, as
good natured as ever, was in town last
week on legal business. w. G. Leach
of this place has been granted an in
crease of pension Geo. Parker is
putting handsome porch on his resi-
dence... This is genuine dOg-day wealth
er and no mistake. :. Jimmie Savage
has returned from California. DR.. ID.
A. Fox and wife of Clinton, Conn, are
stopping at the American. =. Mrs. j. f.
Kelley of SwantOn was in town over
Sunday. Mrs. Solomon Clough of
IraSburg is in town visiting her mother
Aunt Mary Sawyer. :. Mary King of
Boston, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. De
liza Gauthier.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
LOCAL NEWS.
WORTHWHILE.

j. A. McNall was in town over
Sunday.
C. A. Gle has been confined to the
house with rheumatism.
DR.. G. E. Woodward and family
spent last week in Danville.
Airs, G. W. Trow, of Washington,
is visiting at G.. W. Hendee's.
The Ladies Circle at the Yestry was
well attended on Friday afternoon.
Why don't some town throw out a
challenge for the s25 purse offered?
c.. Sweeney left town on Monday
morning. going to a cable station in
Florida.
W. S. Daniels and family spend the
week visiting friends in Barre and
Montpelier,
William Little and wife, of St.
Johnsbury, have been at A. B. Chase's
the past week.
J. A. Robinson and wife will return
from their two weeks vacation to-day
"Wednesday.
Mrs. A. V. Gle, Mrs. G. A. Gle
and Mrs. H. J. Fisher went to Queer
City Park last week.
A. P. Darling's people made pic
mic for the Fresh Air Children in hi
vicinity one day last week.
A good number OF the Good Temp
lars were entertained at Mr.. Henri,
Thomas last Wednesday evening.
Dir. Eddie Gillen, of Omaha. Eeh.
is visiting his sister. Mrs. w. n
Clark, after an absence of 10 years.
The Ladies' Aid Society of tht
Methodist church is 10 meet with Mrs
Tillotson lat Mrs. Patten's) this Wed
nesday afternoon.
Matters are all smooth again at tn,
foundry. Two of the ''strikers" hav,
concluded not to go back and are il
the tannery gang.
The Sons of Veterans are requested
to all turn out Thursday evening
August /, as business Of Importance
is to be talked over.
Mrs. r. e. Paul is lecturing a
camp-meetings in New Hampshire ant
Massachusetts. She left home Satur
day, accompanied by her daughter.
Our proof reader must have bee
mapping last week. Our friend in til
vegetable line, as everybody knows, i
Leonard Matthews, and not Moultol
at all. Pardon.
In next weeks paper look for motto
of changes in the premium list for on
next fair. There will be a pIrs
offered for horses that never trottet
for money at any regular fair or trot
ting meeting.
The Fresh Air Children should b
returned to the depot next Tuesday
August 6, at o'clock, p. m. Thos
in whose care they are will undoubt
edlg see that the children have lunc
put up for them TO eat on their retur
trip to New York.
Town Treasurer Burke has the tax
list made out. The town and high
way taxes represent S19,717.23, o
s17,156.42 of the former and 81,
517.6l of the latter. But this is tn
last year we shall be asked TO lool
upon any such figures.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
John SON.


Miss Persis Landon is with friends ii
Grand Isle county.
Mrs. Ella Woodward is instructing 6
class In instrumental music.
Miss Hattie Mcfarland spent few day:
with her grandparents last week
VIII Davis, employed in store al
Barre, is home for short vacation.
DR.. Fred Dillingham; is camping with a
party at Cedar Beach on Lake Champlain
Miss Fannie Paine, of Cambridge. was
in town last week, visiting her many
| friends.
Mrs. n. L. Merrill is at Enosburgh
/ Falls with her daughter, Mrs. Best. for a
, few days.
Five persons took the State teachers
examination held here last week By
Supervisor Redmond.
VIM. Scott and grandson. who have
been in Massachusetts on a two weeks
visit, returned Monday
E. D. Ellinwood, editor of the Lowell
Journal, of Michigan, with his family. is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Maria Burnham.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Bail, of Rochester. accom-
panied by his wife and daughter, was the
guest of his uncle, l.. Ii. Wheeler, last
week.
Henry Freeman has vacated his place
recently sold to Julius Sinclair, and has
moved into one of the Mcfarland tene-
ments.
Alma Leach was called last week to
lrasburgh to attend the funeral of his
brother, who died suddenly from heart
trouble.
Abfah Buck and sister, with two gen.
tlemen friends, have gone to St. Adams
to spend few days with Mrs. Charles
Stevens.
Mrs. A. A. Ward and her father, Mr..
Stephen Joslyn, of Waitsfeld, have gone
to Barton Landing for a week IS stay with
relatives.
The ladies will hold sociable at the
Baptist vestry, Friday afternoon. All are
cordially invited, and a special invitation
is extended to the Fresh Air Children
and the Mission Band.
G. II. Stearns and George Hall have
purchased of w. Ii. Hodge & Co., Eden,
their butter tub shop and machinery.
Mr.. Hall will soon move to Eden and
take charge of the business.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
BELVIDERE.

Help is scarce at the Learned steam mill.
The latest a daughter at Orman Adams
A number of our neighbors are haying ii
Fairfield.
ID. {. Smith is putting in a mill for the
manufacture of clapbOards.
Frank Fletcher has bought the Hayes
place of II. 7. Brigham. Price $3.50.
Silas Foster has sold his basin place to
Samuel Adams Consideration $500
Mrs. Jere Shattuck has recently drawn a
pension amounting to S1991.40. Good.
Frank Tanner has gone TO Canada to visit
his parents We understand he intends to re-
main until Alf. leaves the war path
Willie Schofield has given up his job at
WolcQtt Co.'S mill and has a job with D. c.
Smith Albert Robistow succeeds him as
Artemus Fletcher has been appointed Liq=
nor Agent by Commissioner Atkins. 1t is our
belief that Mr.. Atkins is no man to fool with
regarding the liquor business
In a suit for assault before Justice Chaffee,
on the person of Geo. Cushing our mail car
rier, Amos Lawrence, was fined two dollars
and costs, SSH in all. On the 27th papers
were served on the said Lawrence for private
damages, it being alleged that Cushing re-
ceiyed severe injuries at the fracas above re-
ferred to.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-01
EAST HARDWICK.

Miss Abbie Field, of Lawrence, Mass.
is visiting in town.
Miss Kidder gave lecture on Turkey
at the Baptist church, Sunday eve.
Miss Sarah Bailey, of Rodger, Ark, is
visiting her brother, Harvey Bailey.
Mr.. Orsemus Gates and wife. of Morris
town, have been visiting Nj. G. Nelson's
j. T. Shedd, of st. Johnsbury, is i'll al
his fathers, having had to be brought
there on a bed.
The hardest rain of the season STRUCK
here Monday afternoon. The rain came
IN torrents. Wind unroofed several barns
Parts of the roofs to the barns of Mr.
Bells and Il. l.. French were also taker
OIL. Some damage was done in C. j
Bells sugar place,