News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-04
LOCAL NEWS
MORRIS VILLE.

MORRISVILLE.
Geo. c. Lang has recently put i
= new regulator.
The population of District No. l {
this town is said to be 1915.
Misses Tenney and HoIbrook hav
returned to Morrisville for the sun
mer.
JIG. Porter, of West Superior. Wis
spent a few days last week with f. "
Webster.
Remember that the water-rent is du
and must be paid before the lot
instant.
Miss Alice Bushee arrived Wednes
day of last week for visit with friend
in the village.
j. j. Burdick is here from Lyndon
vile, working for Doty during TIL,
busy centennial season.
Miss Winnie Cheney attended tn,
commencement exercises of the L. V
Nj. ut Burlington last week.
The interior of the post-office, a
view of which is given elsewhere. was
made by John Mclean, Milford, n. H
In accordance with the provision OF
the bylaws, there will be no convo-
cations of Coral Chapter, O. f. S..
during July and August.
a. o. Gates has just received an
elegant prescription case, which with
other improvements recently made,
gives his store fine appearance.
Sixteen from Morrisville and vicin-
lty attended the session of the county
Christian Endeavor union at Cam
bridge last Thursday and Friday.
Rev. Willard Parsons, of New York
City, agent of the ''fresh air f1nd, ;"
was through this region last week.
stopping at MOrrisville Thursday.
Miss Cora Collins, of Concord. and
Miss Alice Collins. of Hillsboro Bridge,
N. H., are making a few weeks visit
to their sister, Mrs. J. A. Robinson.
The change in time on the railroad
which went into effect on Monday.
brings the mail from the west about
an hour later at noon Going both
ways the express and mail trains
lin@ton is continued on the express.
Rev. Dr. Robinson arrived by way
of Burlington Saturday evening, his
daughter Emily coming the same
evening from Wellesley college, where
she had attended commencement.
They remain until Saturday, visiting
friends here and at Gilmore, and max
inc a trip to Mount Mansfield.
Our new buildings are rapidly APP
preaching completion. The bakery
is nearest to it, being entirely en-
closed. It's going to be a big addi-
ton to that end of Portland street.
DIR. Hall and Oscar Woods have the
first floor to their buildings up and
partly enclosed, with the flooring of
the second story laid.
A peculiarly sad accident, terminal
ing fatally, occurred at Dr. Halls
new building last Friday morning.
L. G. Richmond. the veteran carpen-
ter and Joiner, who was at work upon
the building, fell from the plate which
was his only support, and being di-
rectly over the opening left in the
first floor for the chimney, fell through
to the cellar bottom, striking on the
brick work of the chimney just begun.
He was taken to his home at Eugene
Hadley's but did not rally from the
shock, and died early Saturday morn
ing. The funeral was attended Sun
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Douglass
officiating.
According to announcement, our
centennial was opened Sunday with
union services in the Congregational
church. Rev. w. A. Robinson, ID. d.,
of Homer, n. Y, preached most in
teresting sermon, which is given en-
tire in another column. The church
was crowded to its utmost. Excel
lent music was furnished by double
uuartette, under direction of Prof
Whipple. The original hymn . Les
SONS from the Mountains" was rem
dered at the close of the sermon. III
the evening the services took the lint
of "reminiscences of the early days o
the church, which were greatly en-
joyed.
Among the former residents wh'
are here for the celebration we motto
the following: Col. ID. }. Stafford am
daughter Cora, from Augusta, Me
Prof. w. Herbert Terrill, Prof. W. a
Beebe; Frank p. Robinson and Wi
and c. f. Robinson and wife, of BuI
Iington: L. r. Robinson, OF the stan
stead Journal, with wife and daugf
ter; Chas. Gleed, of Topeka, kas
son of Hon. Thomas Gleed; l.: N
Shaw, Dennison, Iowa; }. {. f: Stay
ton and wife, Boston; DR.. W a
Tenney and family, Granville, n.
Geo. Durham and wife, Manchester
NH; Mrs. Emma Gates Smith an
children, Wells River; {. j. Patc
and wife, A. H. Copley and wife, DO
chester, Mass; c. r. Jameson an
family. White River Junction; Nj. "
Terrill and wife, May Terrlll, Jon
Parker, Middlefeld, Conn; W. q. te
rim, Montpelier; Gov Dillingham;
A. McGaffey and wife, Burlington
G. H. Cross and wife, st. Johnsbury
Emily Cooper, Barre; Mrs. Z; Glen
ent. Chicago; Rev. NJ. z. Bell an
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