News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.


ID. n. Hutehins is visiting in Mime
sofa.
B. L. Smith, of Hardwick, was in
town on Friday.
w. j. Lawrence and wife have take1
trip to Boston.
Hon. G. W. Hendee is in Washing
ton, D. c., on business.
c. w. Fitch's house is frightened
up with a coat of paint
The Methodist Ladies Aid meets al
Almon Bugbee's on Friday.
Miss Bernice Tewksbury is visiting
IN Worcester and Montpelier.
Prof. W, F. Whipple and wife took
brief trip to Montpelier Thursday
Miss Maud Moulton is spending a
couple of weeks with her cousin in
Moretown.
Communion service, with love feast
at 9:3O a. m, next Sunday at the
NJ. Z. church.
1. {. Cheney is spending a few DAYS
with his classmate, Fred Mould, at
keesville, n Y.
Miss Blanche kelton, who has been
visiting in town, has returned to her
home in Montpelier.
WILDER Clark, a former resident. is
IN town after several years ofabsence
in Boston and vicinity.
Geo. III. Reed and wife, of Dorset.
Vt, are making a short stay with
relatives in the village.
Mrs. David Thomas, mother of A.
ID. Thomas, is very low and is not ex-
pected to recover, being 81 years of
age.
The Board of Civil Authority of the
town meets at the town clerks office
Saturday, Aug. 10. at / p. m, to re-
wise the checklist.
The Methodist people are contem-
plating some move in the direction of
having parsonage of its own, either
purchasing a house or building.
Rev. E. T. Root, of North HYDE
Park, preached two very interesting
sermons in the Congregationalch church
Sunday, exchanging with the pastor.
A large number of veals and sheep
We're shipped from here Monday
morning to help feed the multitude
gathering in Boston this week and
next.
C. A. Sanders, of Montpelier, was
visiting in town with his son, ID. A.
Sanders, last Thursday. He ex-
pressed himself as delighted with
Morrisville and its surroundings.
A. d. Thomas will let the contract
to build a new house on his lot, cor
ner Union and Congress street to the
gentlemen from Craftsbury who are
building George Tillotson's house on
upper Main street.
A large number of the young peo-
pie of the village assembled at town
hall last Friday evening for social
time During the exercises the great
er number of the party adjourned to
the New York Bargain store for ice
cream.
A number of the children about the
village have been found lately carry
ing matches, and scratching them on
trees, fences and buildings. Parents
must see to this and stop it at once,
or we shall have aconfagration that
we dom want.
The measles seem to have quite a
number of victims here and there
about town, but not to any extent.
In fact, according to the doctors,
in spite of the excessive heat there Is
less sickness in this vicinity than has
been for many months.
The members of the Morrisville
Lecture association are requested
and notified to meet at the office OF
Hendee & Fisk on next Mondayeven-
ING at 7-30 o'clock, to elect officers for
the ensueing season, and transact any
other necessary business. a full at
tendance is desired.
Saws an exchange: TO hang ham
mocks properly, the head end should
be effect from the ground or floor, and
the lower end Az feet; the head end
rope should be foot long or less,
while the foot end should be AZ feet
long. Hammocks thus hung are
claimed to give the greatest ease IN
position and body freedom in swing
ing"
Henry Talbert. of Montpelier, a
gentleman of color, was gathered IN
bv Officer Hardy on Friday, while
much the worse for liquor. A cool
ing and SOLDERING antidote was adj
vised, and the patient was taken TO
the sanitarium at Hyde Park, ana
on Saturday, after having had a briei
interview before Justice Cady, Henry
was fined, and being in an embarrass-
ING financial condition he was taken
to the Rutland retreat on MONDAY
bv our next High Bailiff Hardy.
Next Friday, August Z, has been
chosen as the day for the Congrega-
tional Sunday-school picnic, ana Ihe
camp-pround as the most accessible
Mace. All. old and young, who are
interested in the church or Sunday
school. are cordially invited. Ii tne
weather be pleasant, the party VIII
assemble at the vestry at 10 a. m,
each person providing food. Convey
ances viii be furnished for those hav-
ING no teams of their own. In case
of unpleasant weather, the same Time
and place Saturday.
At the adjourned corporation meet
ing on Saturday evening the trustees
made a report recommending the Vi
pauizatiOn of an engine company VI
81 men. a hook and ladder company
of 25 men, and seeompany OF 10
men. The three engineers are III
structed to proceed with the orga mi
ing of such companies at once. he
Chemical Engine company d. nv Nv
existing is TO be recognized as OF the
department, and material for its use
to he furnished. The chief engineer
and first and second assistants are
ejected three fre.wardens and the VII
lage is to bedivided into three WARDS d,
DR. G. c. Rublee, who is health officer
of the town, is appointed as such lol
the village by the trustees. I me nj" dis.
cussed at some length, but no action