News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-08
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISXIIIE.

The road machine was started on
Tuesday.
H. A Slayton & Co. have some fine
seed oats. See business notice.
The W. C. T. Z. will meet with Mrs.
C. A. Patten Thursday at 3 p. IN.
Currier announces a "parasol open
ing as a special feature this week.
10 Thompson and r. H. Peek nave
eurn- put-up a new barn en- their
land.
Geo. J. Slayton has an advt. in
this issue. Notice and see what he
says.
Geo. J. Slayton is finishing off the
sheds and store-rooms near his store
into three tenements.
Churchill puts upon the streets a
bright, new delivery wagon, making
an attractive appearance.
Regular and very important meet
ing of J NJ. Warner post Friday even
ing. Let all members attend.
CA. Gle vacated the Roberts house
last week, as that place is to undergo
various changes; he moves to George
Elmore's.
Quarterly meeting services were
well attended at the NJ. Z. church on
Sunday morning, Rev. o. NJ. Bout
well officiating.
Leo & McLaren have a big advt. in
this issue. They announce an excur-
sion to their Boston store" from
May 10 to June l.
The Sons of Veterans squad was
out for practice last week. New uni
forms are to be provided for num-
Der of the members.
Elmer Smalley, of HYDE Park, has
bought of George Clark his house
just reaching completion, on the Con-
gress street extension.
Last Sunday morning Miss Keller
presided very acceptably at the or
gan in the Congregational church,
Prof. Whipple being absent.
The usual graduating exercises take
place in the Academy hall next Tues
day evening, the spring term and
years work closing that day.
Julius Bliss starts this week under
oil engagement WIFI IilC
ris & Co. medicine firm. His terri
tory covers the State of Vermont.
Messrs Hudson, of Burlington,
have lately sold a Mason & Hamlin
upright piano to C.. H. Slocum, and
an Emerson upright to Mrs. Irish.
Nelson, the Burlington furniture
man, has an advt. in this issue which
fIay..y mill IL. xt-all To rood He
is making some special offers these
days.
An error in the business notices last
week announced Mrs. Hadley's open
ing of millinery for last week 1t oc-
ours on the coming Thursday and
Friday.
The spire of the Universalist church,
which has been slightly leaning to
the southeast, was Strengthened up
last week; the thinning on the spire is
to be repaired and the whole i'm
proved with paint.
A bonfire in the rear of Dwight
Matthews house caught in the grass
surrounding, Saturday, and went up
one corner of the newly painted build
ing, making things quite lively foI
Mr. Matthews for a time.
Ground was broken last week fol
the new bakery block at the corner
of Portland and Bridge streets. The
excavating for the cellar is about
Completed, and work on the founda.
ton will be rapidly pushed.
Among the many houses now don
ming a neat spring dress-Or coat
we notice the following: Seymour
Harris house on Maple street, Dan
lei Smiths house, the Clark house OF
High street, and Mrs. Barnes house
on Portland street.
The Listers finished their work the
last day of April, and make a very
satisfactory showing, with about
one hundred thousand dollars of in
creased valuation, which means &
grand list increased by nearly one
thousand dollars.
The warm rains in the past few
days have started vegetation won
derfully, and with it the cows are
going out to pasture; the spring
house-cleaning and garden-making
events which seem to come in the
spring, are now well upon us.