News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-25
LOCAL NEWS,
MORRISVILLE.

Merrill MealS Is IN town from WOr-
cester, Mass
This week will wind up the work of
the brick-layers on the new block.
q. H. Griswold and wife, of Barre,
were in town a few days this week.
The large plate glass fronts for the
new corner block will be furnished
by G. W. Doty.
Miss Clement, of Chicago. made
brief visit to Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Whipple on Monday.
Mrs. A. W. Bigelow and son Char
lie have been making a weeks visit
with Mrs. p B. Fisk.
Col John B. Clarke, of the Mirror
and Farmer, was at the Morrisville
House last Thursday.
W. l. Rocheleau and family spent
several days last week at West Con
cord and St. Johnsbury
J. 7. Jewett and wife are making a
two weeks visit to friends and rela-
tives in Jericho and vicinity.
The eide Hour" Capt. Harry
Noyes, passed through town Monday
on wheels, bound for winter quarters.
Special meeting of the G. A. r.,
w r. C. and S. of V at e. A. r. hall
Sept. 30, at p. m, to prepare for
reunion.
Mrs. Z. ]. Parker left here Satur-
day for the Burlington Sanitarium
for treatment. She will remain for
three or four weeks.
One of the twins of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Strong died last Friday. The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Fisk officiating.
Mrs. ID. X Hickok has returned
from Minnesota, having spent thirty
DAYS in VISITING friends $40 As'T'r'"-fss--
us, Owatonna and Austin.
Mum" Joslyn came back from the
Waterbury fair with quite an elastic
smile. His light-footed trotter won
first money in the 800 class.
The interior wood finish on the new
bakery block will be completed this
week. Last week tall chimney from
the oven and boiler was finished.
Vim. Clark has placed one of those
handsome street lamps in front of his
shop. If our merchants generally
would do likewise our village would
be we'll lighted.
The ladies of the Universalist socie-
ty will serve ice-cream and cake at
town hall Friday evening, Sept. 20,
from until 8 O'Clock. Price 10 cts,
including promenade.
DR.. H. d. Martin, the well-knOwn
ocuIist. is to be at the Morrisville
House Oct. 2 until 6. Read his advt.
carefully, and if your eyes trouble
YOU, 90 and see what he can do for
you
Warnings are upfor village meet
ing to be held on Saturday evening
to consider the matter of sewers and
street lighting-two very important
features in any well-regulated corpo-
ration.
R.H. Peck sold a lot last week on
his new street-which receives very
fittingIv the name of Olive street-to
parties who intend to build a house
at once, with the idea of locating IN
the village.
John Clark has two nice colts, one
a vearling and one a sucker, sired by
Black Lambert, Jr., the property OF
Sam1 Scribner, Johnson. They bid
fair to develop into fine horses, espe-
cially the younger.
The Brandon Union says: f: ID.
Deming, formerly the manager OF the
Brandon House, is in town. He has
sold out his hotel and restaurant
business in Morrisville, and IS now
seeking for other worlds to con-
quer."
An adjourned meeting of the presl-
dent and vice-presidents of the La
mobile Valley Veterans ASSOCIATION
was held here on Saturday afternoon
TO complete arrangements for the
annual reunion, to be held here Oct
z and 8.
The Free Press has made canvass
among the representatives IN tnt
coming Legislature in regard to theii
opinion concerning a repeal OF tht
present prohibitory law OF the state
enresentative-elect Livingston eX
presses himself as strongly opposed
to a repeal or any modification oil th'
present law.
A good-sized audience greeted th'
changing of the Crane" at town MAJ
Friday evening. Several tableau1
illustrating this poem by LongtelloV
were presented, which, with the Inu
sic accompanying, made the evening
a very pleasant one. The exercise
closed with a promenade, which ru
NOR saws is the final one in connec
tion with a program.
George Lang, our popular leweiel
finds his business so rapidly lncreas
ing that he is about to take part
ner in the business. A. X. CampDell
late of Pueblo, Col, becomes mem
Der of the firm, and the future success
and growth of the business seems as
sured. Mr.. Campbell was for sevefa
years proprietor of one OF the iarges
iewelry stores in Pueblo, and come
highly recommended.
ACADEMY NOTES.
Fisher 81 bears his affection re
II fO EnOl