News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-04-10

goods, Call and see them when they
arrive.
Henry Thomas has been confined
to his house for about three weeks
which Interrupts his teaching the
Cady's Falls school,
Alton Stone left on Monday for
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where he, with
his brother Percy, will enter East
mans Business College.
The Hardwick dramatic club pre-
sented the drama Forced to the
War" very acceptably last Thursday
night to well-filled house
There will be a young peoples So
ciable this evening, in connection
with the Ladies' Aid meeting at Dan
iel Smiths, to which all are invited.
DR.. Hall has purchased a lot at the
corner of Main and Portland streets,
which will include in part the present
location of the Miles house, which it
is understood will be moved to the
west side of the lots.
Regular meeting of the W. R. c..
Friday, April IL, at 6 p. IN. sharp A
full attendance is desired, as there is
important business to be transacted
The meeting of ]. NJ. Warner post, is
to be held at Up. m.
We understand that Rev. Mr.. Puff
fer, late pastor of the Methodist
church here, will give up active work,
and his many friends in this place
will be much pleased to have him re-
turn here to reside, as he has antici-
pated doing.
Morris Cole, one of the oldest resi-
dents of the town, died on Sunday.
Francis Parker died at thepoor farm
the same day. Mrs. John Reed, of
Cady's Falls, also died on Sunday.
The three funerals were held Tues
day afternoon.
Fast Day was a quiet day about
town, not much business being trans
acted. The usual union services were
held at the Methodist church, with a
sermon by Rev. p. B. Fisk. School
at the Academy was dismissed from
Thursday night until Monday morn
ing.
If you want to hear Rev. Sam
Small, secure your tickets early, now
on sale at A. O. Gates drug store.
Reduced rates have been secured on
the railroad from Cambridge juno
tion and Greensboro inclusive, and
special trains will be run to accom-
modate those who attend.
A minstrel club with fifteen men,
bers has been organized meetings
are beng held to arrange for enter
tainments in the near future. The
club has W |. Paul for musical di=
rector, Z. W, Webster treasurer, |. ..
Andrews business manager, Fred.
Boardman stage manager, Don San
ders secretary.
Notwithstanding the rain and mud
of Tuesday evening a fair-sized audi
ence was present at the Old Folks
Concert. The:program was we'll rem
dered, receiving hearty applause,
while the singers, in their old-time
costumes, made a pleasing picture.
A number of solos were given, among
them two by Miss Ely, of st. Johns
bury, Considering the unpleasant
evening, the concert was 81 success.
Fred Patten, a young man who
spent most of his life here, died at the
home of his mother, on Summer
street, last Wednesday evening, after
many months of illness with con-
sumption. He was esteemed by all
who knew him as an upright Chris
tian gentleman The funeral services
were held at the Methodist church
Saturday afternoon, Rev, Mr.. Fisk
officiating, assisted by Rev. Mr.
Douglass.
Next Sunday will be the last of the
| Conference year at the Methodist
church, and Rey. ". L. Douglass vii
90 to Brattleboro to attend the
annual Vermont conference session
the following Tuesday, With sucf
general satisfaction with Mr.. Doug
lass work both here and at the FL
more charge as is expressed on al
sides, there can be no doubt In con
nectiOn with his return here for tn,
second year.
Arthur Knapp was brought befor
Justice Cady on Thursday, having
been arrested the night before by Off
| Ger Waite, of Hyde Park, on tn
charge of having taken a pocket-bool
containing quite sum of none,
from a coat hanging in the Office O
LangworthY < CO. meat market
Circumstantial evidence is all tha
can or did appear against Knapp, a
no trace of the pocket-boOk or none
was found and there are no witnesses
He was bound over to County court
however, bail being fixed at $2OC
and on his own recognizanceis at lii
erty until the September meeting {
the Grand IprX. ~ 3
! Mr.. G. j. Noyes, one of our estima
bic young men, who was engaged i
business in Cleveland, Ohio, was sun
moned from us by sudden death las
week. He had been a victim of til
: prevailing influenza, but when SUI
posed to 10 convalescent, was a
tackled as he had once before beer
but was unable to rally. 1t was nc
known here that he was sick unit
the case had become hopeless. Tue
day, April ], at 4 p. m, a dispatc
b gas received announcing his Sdeat
? at 2 p m. that day, and on Thur
day his brother arrived with the r
mains. Friday afternoon the funeri
. was held from the house, Rev, Y,
. Hardy, IA brothersin-law of the d
ceased. officiating, assisted by Re
4 p. B Fisk. His address was in rel
7 tion to the "Shadows of Life" NJ
: Noyes was % years old the 7th
D November, 1889 "Josie, ? as heW;
known here, was esteemed by all as
noble young man.