News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-27
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISXILIE.

MORRISVILLE.
j. c. F. Slayton, of Boston, greeted
his many friends in Morrisville this
week.
Clarence Brush, of Cambridge. was
visiting with friends in town over
Sunday.
Any one wishing to purchase a sec.
ond-hand piano, should see business
notice this week.
w. A. Atwell, of Johnson, com
menced the study of law this week in
the Office of P K Gleed.
Currier is back again from market
with fine stock of new goods. Look
out for his new advt next week.
Mrs. Rev. M. P. Bell, of Craftsburv,
Palmer Leach and daughter, of Ba-
kersfield, and Ben Leach, of Albany,
were in town last week.
Rev. d. E. Croft has received a call
unanimous to the Congregational
church at Falmouth, Mass, and en-
ters upon his duties at once.
The donation for Rev. w. E. Doug
lass, announced for March 6, has
been postponed, on account of other
engagements for that evening.
H. E. Cutler left on Monday for
Northfield to take a few lessons in
crayon work Evidently he intends
to build up a good trade on a sure
foundation.
Rev. o. D. Clapp, of Marshfeld, will
| lecture upon temperance at the Nj. Il.
church Wednesday evening, March 5.
A meeting of the Good Templars will
follow the lecture.
Next Sunday morning Rev. ?. B.
Fisk will preach upon "Our Place in
History" and the evening service
viii be bible-reading. Communion
deferred till March 9.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held at the Methodist church next
Sunday afternoon, at which time
Rev. W. r, Davenport, of Waterbury,
will preach in exchange with Rev. Mr..
! Douglass.
The glass-blowers are turning out
their fantastic work at the town hall
this week The entertainments are
held under the auspices of the Grand
Army post, and are given every even
ing for a week.
Definite action as to further prepa-
ration for the town centennial will
probably be beforwarded next Tuesday.
Let's 90 into it in a thoroughly busi-
ness-like way, and make of our COM
ing celebration a grand success.
At the Congregational vestry Fri
day afternoon the Ladies' Industrial
society viii again meet, the supper
being served by Set No. 6. All 6rein-
vited, as well as to the usual short
sociable, which will follow in the even
ing.
Albert Brigham received injuries
which at the time were feared to be
serious, from a falling limb striking
him on the head while in the woods
/ last week. He is getting up from the
shock and internal injury in good
shape, however.
Next Tuesday brings the, annual
town nleeting, which Mil undoubted-
ly bring out a large and interested
| attendance. Read the warnings thor
oughly, understand the business to
be brought before the voters, and
then vote right.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid of the Methodist church viii be
! held at their vestry Friday afternoon,
| Feb. %. 1t is desired that all the
members and those interested be
present, as officers for the ensuing
year are to be elected.
Prof. Beebe remained with us dur
ing the brief vacation at the Acade-
my, and takes up the work of the
spring term to-day. Last terms
tuition from nonresident pupils was
unusually large, and there is promise
of a good spring term and attend
ance
The list of marriage licenses issued
by the town clerk in 1889 is decided
" small and looks as though some
had been considering the marriage
a failure" question in an unfavorable
light Only II licenses were granted
while there were 80 births and 81
deaths during the year.
The taxpayers of the town of Nor
ristown have a right to rejoice anC
wear a smile extending over the en-
tire face to know that the entire in
I debtedness of the town is paid anC
provided for, including thelast bond
and a balance in favor of the town O
S1OS3.2 when all debts are paid.
L. F. Sherwin, of Hyde Park, anC
]. Merriam, of Morrisville, are going
to try the Angora goat as a substi
tute for sheep. They believe thest
goats will climb over our abandoned
farms with full as much ease as tn,
proposed Swedes, and may also teacl
a useful lesson to sheep-killing dogs
The posters announcing the Mont
pelier orchestra concert are arounC
town. Preparations are being made
rapidly, in expectation of first-class
concert Tlais orchestra needs NJ
word of praise, its reputation being
well established. Considerable lab0l
has been expended Oprovide this op
portunity for our people, and we be
iieve they will avail themselves of it
Tickets, with reserved seats, will b,
placed on sale in all the adjoining
towns.
The deepest sympathy of the com
munitv has been called out by the sac
case of JoekLeach, which finally ter
minated in death Friday morning
/ at 3 O'Clock. His age was 27 years
All will remember the accident las
fall, which deprived him of his righ
hand, and the subsequent attack O
hemorrhage from the throat, from
which he rallied, to be again striker
with La grippe, followed by a NOR
serious hemorrhage. " Joe" had {
/ large circle of friends in town an,
among the railroad men of the LAX
road. The funeral services were helC
in the NJ. E. church, and the remain
were inferred in the village cemetery
Rev. Mr.. Douglass, the pastor of tn
church, officiated.
MASONIC MEETING.-Special rate
on the railroad from Wolcott, Nor