News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-09-18
JoHSsoN. Sent 10 1son
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILIE-

IL OOCl 10 III lllWH from
White River junction.
A pleasant sociable was held at the
town hall Friday evening.
Miss Cora Collins has returned to
her home in New Hampshire.
NJ. ?. Stoughton, formerly of this
place, is here from Chazy, n. Y.
b. w Grout is at home from Wor-
cester, Mass, on his annual vacation.
A number of horses from this place
are at the Waterbury fair this week.
Miss Maud Currier is visiting at
the home OF her uncle, G. X. Currier.
a large delegation from here went
to the st. ~Johnsbury fair this morn
ing.
Miss Cora Stafford returned here on
Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Tiff.
The little child of J. S. Banister
died Tuesday after Il sickness of some
time.
The No Names play a picked nine
on the fair grounds Thursday after
noon.
F. L. George came over from Mont
pelier this week and spent a few days
at nome.
l.. p. Soper and wife are spending
a few days in st. Johnsbury on their
way TO New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Clark, of Hamp-
ton, \. Y, are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Langworthy.
Rev. G. A. Emery, of Stowe, pre-
sented an interesting discourse at the
NJ E. church on Sunday morning.
The band improves rapidly. Since
the commencement of school a num-
Der of new members have joined.
Frank Cram has a house up and
enclosed on the Congress street *
tension, and hopes TO occupy it this
winter.
W. III. Robinson has an announce
ment of special interest in his adver-
Using space this week. Look it up
and read it.
Mr.. Libby, who has been brakeman
on the Morrisville train for some
time, has moved his family to st.
~JOhnsbury.
The third nine of this place hereby
challenges any nine of its size in the
State to a match game. III. H. Har-
dy is captain.
j. P. Clement is having a little res
pite from duty at Slocum's. DR..
SheldoR7s smiling visage is seen be-
hind the counter.
Mrs. L. B. Boynton and children
came from Florence, Ala, last week.
Bling is spending a short time in
Chattanooga, Tenn.
If the weather is favorable there
will undoubtedly be a large attend
ance from here at the Caledonia
county fair this week.
Miss Hattie Hickok sailed from
New York for Paris on the Red Star
steamer Friesland, with a party OF
ten from Albany, n. Y.
The marriage of Frank Thomas and
Ella Currier occurred this (Wednes
day) afternoon at the residence Of
the brides parents in Morristown.
DIR. 7. J.. Holbrook, we'll known to
all our people, begins the practice o.
medicine here after Sept. %. His
business card will appear next week.
Watch for it.
The past week has been one of al
most unprecedented rainfall. Al
out-of-door work has been at a stand.
still, and grain has been injured to a
considerable extent.
Mr.. Mason, of Mason & Co., Bur
l~ington, was in town last week.
,,,l-..,- ocfiron%au for fhn 1nfapInr
finish and glass fronts of the business
places in the new corner block.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass goes to Thetford
this week for a well-earned vacation
In his absence Prof. Beebe will read q
ermon in the NJ. Z. church Sunday
morning, and will have charge of thu
evening service.
e. W. Fitch, architect and builder
of this place, and c. II. Cristy, archi
tect and surveyor, of Johnson, have
formed a partnership, which will b.
of advantagetO their patrons. Mex
week their business card appears
III. L. Johnson is agent for q. H.
G.. +. Hudson, of Burlington, dealer
in pianos and organs. Mr.. johnson
has LamoiIle county, for his territory
and has made a number of sales i
town. He will remain for some tim
in Morrisville.
The gentle rains of last Saturda
spoiled the projected rubber gam
between the Johannes and st. Johns
burys. 1t has been postponed unit
next Saturday. This is probably til
last game of the season, and there
a prospect of a lively contest.
A jury trial was heldin P. X. Gleed
office Tuesday, before Justice Cad,
the parties being Geo. j. Slayton VI
o. j. Benson. Gleed Il Powers WEI
attorneys for plaintiff, and Wilkins
Moody, of Stowe for defendants.
verdict was returned for plaintiff.
1t is becoming mOr and more ev
dent that one of the necessities to OF
village is a well-sustained free rea'
ino-room. We need a public libraT
also in connection with this. Is
NOT time to bestir ourselves and giN
some consideration to this importaI
matter?
According to announcement ii
changing of the Crane" will beglvf
in town hall this coming Friday eve
inc. An excellent program OF musl
etc. is to be rendered, and a prom
made follows. The entertaInmeI
will well repay anyone VINO attend
See small bills for particulars.
Mrs. S. II. Tiff, after a lingering D
ness, which she bore very patienti
died Friday night of last week. 81
was a member of the M. Il. hu ire
and an exemplary Christian; III
funeral was held at the family res
danre Tuesday afternoon. Rev: W; l
Douglass officiating. Mr.. Tilt ha
The sympathy of the entire commun
ty in his bereavement