News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-17
lOCAL NEWS.
MORRISXIILE.

UuuulllS DIS SOOu DIS Uue ground
cleared.
A meeting of the Centennial com
mittee will be held on Saturday even
ing at 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. E. W. Slayton and son, G
Warren, are spending this week wit
relatives in this place.
Mrs. D. K. Hickok went to Schenec
tady, n. Z, last week, on a visit t,
her daughter, Hattie
There will be a meeting of Chemica
Engine Co. tonight wednesday, a
z P. m. sharp for practice.
Regular meeting of the Sons of Vet
Grams Thursday evening, April II
Members please take notice.
Miss Nettie Spaulding is in Mont
pelier, where she has a position a.
teacher in the Union school,
Charles Shaw and wife feasted with
maple sugar the members of the Sta1
lodges last Wednesday afternoon.
d. c. Hardy is still suffering with a
| severe attack of rheumatism, from
which it is feared he will not recover.
Guy Herrick, Oldest son of Charles
Herrick, went to Boston Tuesday,
where he has a position in furniture
store.
One of the best investments potato
growers can make is to buy Aris-
took county seed. Read their adver-
tisement.
A letter from our former townsman
E. B. Merriam, will appear next week
which will interest many of our read
ers.
The J. NJ Warner Woman's Relief
Corps No. 81 will meet Tuesday even
ing, April %, at z O'Clock. 1t is
hoped that all members will be pres
ent.
On account of the absence of the
preaching service at the Methodist
church next Sunday. Sunday-school
will be held at the usual hour.
Currier says: "The biggest line of
new goods ever put into Morrisville-
and I'm talking business, now. Just
pie sugar. See business notice.
A meeting of the school-teachers of
Morristown and vicinity is called by
Supervisor Redmond to be held at
the Academy at Morrisville, for the
purpose of forming a teachers asso-
citation.
Miss Eta Douglass, of Thetford,
sister of Rev. w Z. Douglass, has
spent the past week in town, return
ing to her home on Tuesday, when
Mr.. Douglass started for conference.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid on We'd
nesday afternoon was well attended,
and the ladies were enabled to pay
the last remaining obligation as con-
nected with the church building fund.
Col. A. S. Tracy, of Burlington, late
department commander, is expected
to give the Memorial Day address
here. Quite a delegation from Post
j. NJ. Warner contemplate attending
the national encampment at Boston
in August.
The committee in charge of the
"Mother Goose Party" have decided
to postpone the same, and instead
will give a Fancy Dress Sociable''
at town hall Friday evening, May 2.
Admission 10 cents; half-priee to
those in costume.
The Old Folks Concert will be post
poned until further announcement,
on account of the necessary absence
of part of the troupe this week, and
other reasons not necessary to men
tion. When it does come off, certain
new features will be added, among
the rest ancient and modern violin
playing, and probably ice-cream and
cake.
A very pleasant evening was passed
by goodly number at Grand Army
hall on Thursday evening, members
of the G. A. R., W. r. c., and S. of V.
being present by invitation of the
latter, to partake of maple sugar.
Promenading and 'prize drill was
indulged in, the best drilled company
being awarded a handsome doughnut
of large dimensions.
The large addition recently built to
Pixies hotel is nearly completed, and
fourteen new sleeping-rooms will soon
be ready for occupancy. Under the
new arrangement all parts of the
house are placed accessibly under one
roof Landlord Pike says that a
steadily growing patronage has made
necessary this increase of room. He
now has a very neat, well-kept hotel.
A. o. Gates has enlarged his drug
store on the corner by the addition
of all the space of the old post-office
room. Besides furnishing a conven-
lent entrance from Portland street,
it affords additional floor room, shelf
space and improved light. The fin
ishings are being pushed forward,
and when done will make a decidedly
rOomy and convenient store.
Up to this date only $50 tickets
sold to the Sam Small lecture, so you
see there is abundance of room left,
as the seating capacity of our hall is
$50 Extra seats and chairs will be
provided on the stage and in the
aisles, etc, to accommodate every
body Tickets on sale at Gates and
Curriers' stores, at the low price OF
80 cents.
Rev. Sam. W. Small, who is to give
| his thrilling lecture From Bar-room
to Pulpit" in town hall, Morrisville,
Friday evening, April 25, is one OF
the most remarkablem men of this age
He cannot respond to one in fifty
calls he has to lecture in all parts OF
the country, and he is constantly
urged to go to foreign ands The
fifth time he lectured in Boston be
had an audience of 800Opeople. His
most enthusiastic press notices would
fill volume.
FROM THE ACADEMY.
baseball nine was organized Monday
evening. with V. l.. Fisher captain and N. D
! Blake secretary.
The prize for the most improvement il
writing during the term taught by Mr.. KEN
was awarded to Guy Herrick.
The pupils of the Academic department re
membered Prof. Beebe's birthday last Mon
| day with handsome set of Dickens Com
plete Works, and fine plush dressing-case.
The Lyeeum Association elected the follow
ing officers Friday evening: Pres, F. B
Thomas; Vicepres., G. W. Finnegan See.
Kittie Lyon; Ex. Com, E. j. Gale Chairman
Jessie Sayton, Z. P. Bigelow, Jessie Bronson
w. D. GrOut After the Lyceum a pleasan
and well-attended social was held in the hal
! 'aboye."