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

| OF Importance to all members Is to be
transacted a full attendance is de
sired.
Henry George has finished work in
Healey's jewelry store, and for the
next three years is to be in Places
/ jeWelry store in st. Adams, for which
city he left Monday morning Hen
ry has the best wishes of his many
friends in this place, who will miss
him greatly.
The fence at the Miles corner was
taken down Monday. Dr. Halls tim
Der is all framed ready for puttingup
his building as soon as the ground is
made ready. 1t is now expected that
Mr.. G. H. Bessey, of West Enosburg,
will put up a large block in cOnnec-
ton with DR.. Halls.
The fancy dress party last Friday
evening was well attended, and a
very pleasant affair. The costumes
were well-chosen and quite varied.
Master Linnie Smith and Miss Mollie
Andrews as "Tom Thumb and wife, y
were the 'stars" of the evening. At
ter a few brief exercises by the chill
| dren, the time was passed in prone
nading.
1t is a fact to be regretted and no.
ticed by all that.there have been more
signs of Intoxicating liquors on our
streets in the past two or three weeks
| than had been seen in months before.
After the disgraceful exhibition of
drunkenness and profanity of Mon
day evening it seems as if the time
approached when vigorous measures
would Unnecessary to stop this thing.
A request comes from the selectmen
that ball-playing on the main streets
be discontinued A moments refiec-
ton will show this to be just, on ac-
count of the danger of frightening
horses, as well as injuring passers-by,
and the request should and doubtless
will be promptly needed. We would
also suggest that the practice of driv-
ing teams through the park in front
of the Academy be stopped, at least
during schoOl-time, for obvious rea-
sons; in any case it does more harm
to the park than good to the drivers.
The Centennial committee, which
met on SATURDAY. evening, made no
material advance in arrangements.
The soliciting committee for the vii
lage, Mr.. Matthews and Mr.. Cheney,
will visit our citizens this week for
the purpose of obtaining subscrip-
tions for the necessary expenses of
the celebration, and it is hoped that
they will be met by a liberal and
quick response. This committee is
to report at the next meeting of the
executive committee, to be held after
business hours next Saturday even
ing at Hendee & Fisk's office.
The many friends of Geo. W. Doty
of this place will be glad to know
that he he has been appointed aid-de-
camp on the staff of Gen. Russell \.
Alger, commander in chief, Grand
Army of the Republic. This appoint
ment is a highly complimentary one to
Comrade Doty, and will be received
with much pleasure by the veterans
throughout the State of Vermont.
Not only is it Il compliment to our
county, but a fitting recognition of
the brave soldiers within her borders.
This gallant soldier has n splendid
war record, having enlisted in com
pany F, I'd Vermont volunteers in
May, 1861, and having served
throughout the war in the old YER
mont brigade.
Advertised letters in the Morrisville
post-office May 5, 1890:
VIM. NJ. Scott. Mr. H. Was NJ o. Spauld-
ing. Dave Rollins, Fred Muzzy, Bert Jewett,
Ira French, C. r. Herchill, Thomas Brennan,
Moses Besowe, Miss Anna Beede, Mrs. Laura
Barnard, Miss Mary Davis, Miss Myrtle Full
Ter, Miss Mamie Gould, Miss Susie E. Warren,
Mrs. Joseph Shepard.
"Petra, the enchanted city" an il
Illustrated lecture by Rev. George W.
Perry. is to be given at the town hall
next Friday evening. The admission
is % cents, children ! ) cents; tickets
are on sale at A. O. Gates and at the
door. The lecture commences at s
O'Clock. Following is a short de
scription of the city:
This wonderful city is situated in the heart
of Arabia under the shadow of Mount Hor,
about midway between the Dead Sea and the
Red Sea. 1t was the rich and prosperous cap
ital of Edom, surprising In grandeur all
other cities OF the world. Getfa mas Deen ue-
serted more than twelve hundFed years, and
would long ago have Leen nhliterated, but
for the wonderful temples cut into the sur
rounding cliff, and sometimes rising to
hight of 200 feet, each one a single stone. 1t
is believed by the Arabs to have been built by
enchantment, like the cities of the Arabian
Nights.
FROM THE ACADEMY.
The following pupils of the Graded Schools
were neither absent nor tardy during the
month of April:
Grammar Room Edna Cutting, Gussie
Durham, Grace Fisk, Clayton Hadley, Lena
Irish, la Niles, Frank Peck, Edwin Story,
Mary Tabor, George Story. Bernice TeWks-
bury, Hattie Utton, May Utton, Geneva
Waite.
Intermediate Room - George Champeau,
Henry Cutting, Eddie Durham, Harry Hutch
ms. Levi Munson, Roscoe Sheldon, Ira st.
Jock Willie Utton, Arthur Waite Gertie
Whitney, Agnes Lincham.
Primary Room - Homer Bentley, Lewis
Champeau, Mark Cutting, Gertie DingwaH.
Arthur Forbush, Harry Gould, Ethel GuyeT,
Perley Howard Erie Harris, Frank Harris,
Bessie Mavott. Ella Miller, Walter Westcot.