News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

in the tannery yard, and more keep
following.
The Lamoille County Ministeria
Association met with Rev. p b. Fis
on Tuesday.
Carroll Spaulding is to run tn
Wolcott station during NJ. S. Bur
nell's absence.
Ellis Foster went to st. JOhnsbur7
on Tuesday to spend a week will
Burton Burke.
Miss Cora Collins, of Concord, n. H.
is visiting here with her sister, Mrs
J. A. Robinson.
Chemical Engine Co. viii meet il
Hendee & Fisk S office Thursday, Feb
6, at Up. m. sharp.
Mr.. Roberts house, occupied by c
A. Gile, is to be remodeled and i'm
proved in the spring.
Mrs. B. L. Rand fell down stairs
this Wednesday, morning, and 1t is
feared is fatally injured.
One year ago Tuesday was the
memorable from 80 to 40 degrees
below zero day in Vermont.
Mrs. L. D. LaraWay, mother o
Mrs. \. A. Earle, died at her home il
North Craftsbury on Monday of last
week.
The Good Templars meet in the
NJ E church Wednesday, Feb. II, at
7:30 p. m, to arrange for future
meetings.
The annual donation for Rev. Mr..
Douglass and family viii probably be
announced as soon as La Grippe is
fully on the retreat.
Y. W. Jewett has bought the engine
and some other machinery that was
in the Hickok shop, and moved it to
his shop near the depot.
Advertised letters: Mr.. Edward
Harris, John Ferris, Mr.. n O. Eurish,
Marthy Hale. Miss Lucy Yaw, Mrs.
John Fisk, z. II. Fisher (bundle).
Mrs. Batchelder, who lives in one of
the new houses on Cherry avenue,
has been in a critical condition with
pneumonia for the past two weeks.
Mr., Allard is again handling the
ribbons on the Stowea and Waterbury
route after three weeks tussle with
the grip" having sacrificed thirty
pounds Of flesh in the siege.
Prof Bishop, of Montpelier, will
preach in the NJ E. church Sunday
afternoon, and in the evening will lee
ture on Elements of a Christian Ed
ucation." Everybody invited.
Dave Powers, who has been in the
of the Lamoille Bakery for
some time past, left Tuesday for
Afass where he has eha~~n
OF the bread departmentip D, 6: IlC"-
ton & Co.'S bakery.
. ", j. Lawrence and wife, of Mime
apolis, are visiting in MorrisyiIle.
Mr.. Lawrence was formerly a resi-
dent of this place, butts now connect
ed with j. S. Bishop & Co., paper
dealers, of Minneapolis.
William Cheney has bought Gilman
Barrows' interest in the trucking
business. Mr.. Barrows has conduct
ed the business very successfully and
with satisfaction to all for ten years,
but is not in health to continue it.
Elmer T. Adams, formerly of this
place, and now editor of the Fergus
Falls Journal, has been appointed
supervisor of the census for the nor
thern halfof Minnesota. He will have
disappointment of $50 enumerators
H. B. Cross and wife, of Montpelier,
are spending few days at Rev. Mr.
Fisk's. Mr.. Cross is one Of the veter-
an granite-cutters of Vermont, and a
number of years ago was on impOr-
tant work on the Capitol at Wash
ingtOn.
The annual March meeting will be
here in a very short time. There will
undoubtedly be a large and jubilant
attendance. No heavy taxes will put
in an appearance for you tOshut your
teeth and vote for, and all will be in
terested in the annual reports.
Mr.. Commit, of Craftsbury, a veter-
an in the business, has taken orders
in town for quite an amount of lawn
trees and shrubbery, which looks as
though our citizens were bound to be
up with the times, and beautify our
streets, front yards and lawns.
Joel Leach is very i'll and in a criti-
cal condition at the MOrrisville house.
He had quite well recovered from the
accident to his hand, and the hemOrr-
hage from the throat which followed,
when he was taken with the grip,
followed by severe bleeding from the
lungs.
The young people of the Universal
ist society VIII hold a sociable in the
town hall Friday evening, Feb. IA.
A short musical sketch viii be given,
entitled /" Seven Old Ladies of Laven-
der Town" after which the young
people will enjoy a promenade. Ad-
mission, Is cents, children, 10 cents.
The board of civil authority is to
meet at the town clerks office next
Saturday morning for the abatement
of taxes. TheauditOrs of MOrristown
will meet at the same place Tuesday.
Feb. II, at 9 a. IN. The selectmen
request all persons having accounts
of any description against the town
of MOrristOWn to present them fol
payment Monday, Feb. 10, 1890, at
the above place.
\ well-filled room greeted the ladies
of the Congregational church last
Friday evening, and seemed to prom
Use a good reward for their labors
An eXcellentmusicaland literary pro
gram was rendered, after which re-
freshments were served. A sOcial
time, with promenades interspersed
completed Il most enjoyable evening
The financial results netted about
$17 to the society,
Do not forget the lecture by Jahu
Dewitt Miller next Monday evening
Mr.. Miller is one of the most witty
and eloquent of American platform
orators and is very faYOrablv spoken
OF by the press, as n reference TO the
circulars distributed will show. Come
and hear him and we promise you
that you will be amply repaid fol-
your troubl$and expense. Subject
"The Uses of Ugliness -
The prevalence of severe colds has kept a
home many of the pupils of our graded
schools that usually attend regularly. bu
during the month of January the following
were neither absent nor tardy: Gramma
/ Dept: Sarah Cook, Lena Irish. la Niles. Hat
/ tie Utton, Geneva Waite; Intermediate Dept
| Geo Champeau, Henry Cutting, Stella Had
/ ley, Carry Laraway, Geo. Tewksbury Arthu
/ Waite; Primary Dept: Gertie Dngwall. Al
thur Forbursh, Ethel Guyer.
A CARD.-To our friends and neighbors W
wish to express our thanks, and apreciatio