News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-24

Horses wanted. See business no
tice.
Clifford Tiff is in a rapidly failing
condition.
Work is resumed on Mrs Georges
new house on Union street.
A o. Gates was in Burlington and
Swanton Saturday and Sunday
Col A. s. Tracy will deliver the
Memorial Day address at Morrisville.
Chemical Engine meeting Thursday
evening, $50 sharp. Pay attention.
A carload of horse-fesh from the
Malvern farm was shipped on Mon
day.
Miss Massey, a former student at
the Academy, is spending few days
in town.
Hon. III. c. Fisk and family visited
in this place and Hyde Park during
the past week.
DR.. Hubbell, the oculist, will be
here June 2 to z. See next weeks
paper for further notice.
The town clock got on a strike"
for day or two last week, and rung
everything an hour ahead.
Judge Powers on Friday sentenced
Caswell, the Montpelier murderer, to
life Imprisonment at Windsor.
A meeting of those concerned in
Joel Leach's estate was held in
Powers & Wilson's Office on Monday.
The spring term at the Academy
Il rx-nn1-s, FT1,Ae,1nx
with the customary graduating ex-
ercises.
The foundry, Jewett'S, and the
Bakery whistles now join the chorus
with the Tannery whistle as leading
soloist.
The photograph building on Port
land street is receiving a new coat OF
paint, which will add much to its APP
pearance.
John Miles now occupies the posi-
ton of New England salesman for
Moore. Smith & Co., wholesale hat
tiers, of Boston.
The chill air and unreasonable
weather of the past week or two has
produced large number of coughs
4uu VIZ WYNN
The Pike place on Union street, for
merly occupied by John Phelps. has
been bought by Andrew Foss, who
intends to move in to the village.
Sugar-making seems to have been
Quite generally closed up; most of
the farmers having made about the
usual amount, owing to the unusual
Cna Iitu of tho san
Don't fail to hear Sam Small's lee
ture. A gentleman in our village
said last week Z" j heard him in Chi
cago and consider him the most won
derful man l ever heard speak"
A number of our youngpeoplewent
over to the sociable at Hyde Park
Friday night. Others who remained
at home spent the evening very pleas
antly in the Congregational yestry.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
meets at the Congregational vestry
Friday afternoon, followed by the
meeting of the Ladies Industrial So
ciety, with picnic dime supper at 6
o'clock.
A drill meeting of the S. of V. will
be held at G. a r. hall Thursday
evening, April "A, at 7:3O sharp. As
this is to prepare for Memorial Day,
it is urgent that all the members be
present.
Work has been commenced on DR..
Halls new building, which is to be
two stories in hight, and 32x41 in
size, with brick fronts, etc. 1t will
add not a little to the appearance of
our streets.
Tickets for the Sam Small lecture
will be on sale at the door at sharp
the night of the lecture, Friday even
ing, April 25, thus enabling those to
secure tickets who do not obtain
them before.
The second and third listers, VIM.
McClintock and George Cheney, hay
inc been sick and unable to continue
the w0f& of taking the list, the Sc
Iectmen met on Saturday to appoint
substitutes. A. B. Smith was ap-
pointed to take the work of Mr.. Che
nev. Mr.. McClintOck hopes to be
able to continue the work this week.
DIR. Martin, who is meeting with
such great success in treating trou-
blesofne eyes and defects of sight, has
received SO many requests from peo-
Die in Morrisville and vicinity; who
wish to consult him that he has con-
sent,ed TO return to MOrrisyille April
% for one week, but will positively
close his office at the Morrisville
House May 5. Many people who
have never been able to use their eyes
properly are reported entirely relieved
and q large number OF complex cases
of defective vision are now ablet to see
nv curiously constructed glasses. DIR.
Martin fills the bill for a reliable spe-
eialist to visit the town remote from
the city.
The Centennial committee held q
consultation meeting last Saturday
evening. and adjourned until Satur-
dav evening, Maya. The Committee
has secured two large tents with a
canacitv ofabout five thousand each.
It is intended to set up both ten1s'
baVing the two join, and the people
,VilI then be provided for IN case o.
tdtber a hot sun or shower. One VIII
he nsed for the assembly tent and III
the other the Committee purpose
oractino an immense length OF tables
for general picnic purposes. A Dill OF
fare will he recommended by the com
mittee. and it is hoped that the eltl-
zens will bring their friends ana
,.nests here to these tables Tor an OLD
fashioned picnic. 1t should not' be
understood that the general attend
anee is to be fed this way, as ofeourse
they will come prepared to provide
for themselves. Tea and cot1ee VIII
probably be furnished from the gen