News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-12-04

MORRISVILLE.


A. 0. Gates returned last week from
a business trip to Boston.
E. o. Joslyn, of Brooklyn, n. Y.
has been in town several days.
The next entertainment in the
cOurSe-a concert-comes next week.
Henry George of st. Adams spent
Thanksgiving at his home in Morris
Vile
Joe Perry and family have moved
to the Bert Hamel house in Brook
lyn.
Leon Thompson began a winter
term of teaching at North Wolcott
on Monday.
4 sudden change from the mild air
of Sunday brought zero weather
Monday morning.
The tannery was shut down all day
Thursday, and the boys enjoyed a
well-earned days recreation.
EnOs Hill is now running the Union
House alone, Addison being on the
road selling goods IA la auctioneer.
The large plate glass front. S4x116
inches, was set in Gov. Hendee's sec
ton of the new block on Saturday.
The Ladies' Industrial society will
serve the usual 10-cent supper in the
Congregational vestry Friday even
ing.
4 minstrel entertainment for the
benefit of the fire department occurs
Dec. Is and II. Particulars next
week
Five copies of the News AND CTTI-
ZEN of July Is wanted at this office
at once, for which l0cents apiece will
be paid.
The Methodist Ladies Aid meets
with Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks on the
LaPorte road on Friday afternoon
and evening.
The Bennett cafe over theway does
not seem to fill a long-felt want, and
it is rumored that he will not con-
tinue the business.
Rev. Frederick Millar of Glover de
livered an interesting sermon in the
Uniyersalist church Sunday evening,
Miss Kingsbury being at Fletcher.
Walter Guymont, who recently
moved from here, is in IA Boston hos
pital. afflicted with a complicated
trouble, which has assumed a serious
character
T. c. Cheney and E. c. Mower OF
the L. V. NJ, were at home for the
Thanksgiving recess. Mr.. Santikean
also came and spent Thanksgiving
with Cheney.
Sundays services in the Congrega-
tional church were in charge OF Dea.
p. K. Gleed in the morning and Prot
W. A. Beebe in the evening, owing TIC
the illness of the pastor.
DR.. Johnson's business trip culml
mated in his marriage, on Tuesday
TO Miss Cora Collins, of HillsbOro
\. Fl, They are now making short
visit at the Doctors home in Anso
MIA. Conn Their many friends here
extend congratulations.
The c. f. society will give an enter
tainment in the town hall Friday
evening at 8 O'Clock. A program o
special interest has been arranged
consisting of the Grecian postures
Looking Backward" fencing anl
music. Admission, 10 cents; chill
dren under II, 10 cents.
An alarm of fire at about noon las
Thursday brought out quite crow
and our efficient fire department L
front of A. A. Niles house, which ha'
taken fire from defective chimney
The hose company was first on tn
spot. and with several pals OF Wate
extinguished the flames.
Thanksgiving day was passed yer
quietly and observed by the usua
family gathering among our citizens
The business places were closed dun
inc the afternoon. Quite fair skatln
proved an attraction for 1oun
America. The union services at til
Methodist church in the evening wei
well attended,
The village library question, whic
is to be approved or dIsapprove
popularly on Dec. lin mass meetin
at the town hall, is too important t
every soul in town to be sighted b
any We shall be sadly mistaken
there IS more than one opinion abou
the matter, and if there is not MOI
than one who will at the close of sal
meeting stand about even with II
generous and far-sighted giyer OF I'll
check for $1,000. Let US see a FOu
inS attendance at the meeting.
Samuel B. Clark, whose illness v
announced last week, died last Thur
day night at his home in Cady
Falls; aged 81 years. Mr.. Clark Wa
well known throughout our count
and state. For many years he wa
travelling salesman for Pearl s woolt
mills, but had recently entered ii
employ of the Lamoille bakery an
was meeting with excellent success
selling theirgoods. Thefuneral toe
place Sunday, Mrs. Paul Officiating
He leaves a wife, two sons and
daughter.