News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

Prof NJ. s. Stone has been spending
a week with friends in this place.
Mrs. j. C. Bugbee and daughter are
to move to their place in Brooklyn.
Prof Kent, the veteran instructor
in penmanship, has a class at the
Academy.
The finishing touches upon the
double tenement over Addie West s
store, are now being executed.
The thaw of last week brought
wagons into quite general use. and
sleighing seems to be a thing of the
past.
ESRobinson has added a conven-
lest Gea1f>sEe to the outfit of his shop
in the line oe chair for juvenile bar
bering.
Miss Cora Collins returned to Con-
cord, n. H. last week, having spent
some time with her sister, Mrs. J. A.
Robinson.
The Dramatic club is to present
Messmates' at Stowe, and the peo
pie of that town may expect an
enjoyable entertainment.
The farmers, quite generally, made
some stir toward the maple sugar
bush last week, and several have
made small quantity of the sweet.
The drum corps made its first pub
lie appearance of the season Friday
and Saturday evenings. 1t was quite
satisfactorily shown that the boys
have wintered well.
Jared Tabor, who has been in such
a feeble condition for a long time,
died Sunday night. He had been in
the constant care of Gus Darling
since the first of September.
Work has been begun on a large
addition to Pixies hotel, to be erected
in the rear. 1t will be devoted most
ly to sleeping-rooms, which are now
somewhat limited in number
Rev. |. p. Booth, of Northfeld, a
former pastor of the Universalist
church, will be here to officiate at the
funeral of Jared Tabor, to be held at
the house on High street Thursday.
A petition is being quite generally
signed, asking the selectmen to open
and work the road to be known as
Cherry avenue, running from Maple
street to the extension of Congress
street.
DR.. j. A Robinson went this morn
ing to Bellows Falls, to attend the
annual meeting of the Vermont State
Dental society, where he is to read a
paper on Warranted" He returns
Friday.
George Bridge has rented the Huse
farm ON the Elmore road and taken
possession. Mrs. Huse and daugh-
5ers have moved to the village, and |
George Huse has moved to Henry |
Thomas.
Remember the donation this Wed
lesday) afternoon and evening for
he benefit of Rev. w. E. Douglass at
lhe NJ E. church vestry. The avails
Of the donation does not apply on his |
salary, as has been intimated, but is
a gift, and all are invited.
The Shepard family is too well
known to need any more than the
mention of thefact that on Thursday
evening last they gave one OF their
to comfortably
filed house. The young people were
in good spirits and did their parts
well.
Mr., Putnam, a travelling salesman
for the Sawyer company, of Rutland,
who came here last Thursday on his
regular business trip, was taken sick
that night at the Morrisville House,
where he has since been confined to
his bed. His brother Masons here
have done all possible for his comfort.
The annual donation for the benefit
of Rev. Mr.. Douglass and family is
to be held at the Methodist church
and chapel this Wednesday, after
noon. New maple sugar will be the
chief attraction, together with pickles,
plain doughnuts, fruit, confectiOns,
etc. Sugar on snow will be served
from 4 p m until late in the evening.
George Houghton, travelling sales
man for Swain, Earle & Co., Boston,
has moved to Orville Reeds new
house. Mr. Libby, brakeman on the
Morrisville train, moves to the SAT
ford house, the tenement in the Peck
house on Union street vacated by him
to be occupied by Mr.. Root, late con-
ductOr of the Hyde Park train. d. A.
Gilbert is to move from the Clark
house on Union street, as it has been
sold.
At the meeting of the Ladies' Aid
of the Methodist church, held at
Clement Smiths on Wednesday last,
eighteen new members were added,
and the following officers were duly
elected: President, Mrs. Boardman
Shaw; vice-president, Mrs 4. f. Whit
ney; secretary, Mrs. Walter Guy
mont; treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Daniels.
The attendance was large, and the
timepassed pleasantly. The receipts
were 50 .O5.
DR.. WoodWard's drug store was in
voiced last week by Messrs. Flint Of
st. Johnsbury, Green of Montpelier,
and those interested here. 1t is un-
derstood that the trade is made, and
the stock and building goes into the
possession of DIR, Hall and Arthur
Cheney this week. This trade having
been made will of course stop further
procedure in the line of third drug
store, which had been anticipated by
the parties purchasing.
The Lecture Course of the present
season will close Thursday evening of
this week with a concert by the Bos-
ton Ideal Banjo, Mandolin and Gui-
tar club, combination very highly
spoken of by the press, The mem
| bers of this club are all artists in
their line, and the music-loving pub
lie may expect q treat. The club al
so contains a male quartet and the
program will be made up of both vo-
cal and instrumental pieces. Come
out and hear them.
Isaac Spauldfng and wife, who have
been sick, are gaming slowly. During
their illness occurred the death of
their grandson Ernest, son of w. W,
Spaulding, The sickness of other
members of the family made it i'm
possible for anyone to bewith him at
the time. Kind friends and neigh
b0rs did all that could be done, and
The SICK ones are much better. Ernie
1 WILDE missed by all who knew him /;
he was loved by his teachers and
scfcolmates and was a noble boy.
Dhe Sons of Veterans came before
thepublic theevenings of Friday and
Saturday, last, i'll the drama Sin the
ERmy's Camp" This drama is one