News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-17
cnncerning Ourselves.


corning our centennial edition are
highly appreciated by us. Compli-
mentary notices are always good, but
when they come from the craft and
those best competent to judge of the
merits or demerits Of newspaper
work. we feel doubly honored by the
praise bestowed.
The News AND CITIZEN of Morris
town and Hyde Park, which has
shown more improvement during the
wear than any other Vermont paper,
inst did itself and the state proud in
lis report of the MorristOwn centen-
NAL celebrated July 4. The weekly
nress of Vermont has been getting
right away with the daily press of the
state this year, and this work of the
News AND CITIZEN is but another il
lustration of the fact.-F'air Haven
Era.
The Illustrated centennial number
of the Morrisville News AND CITIZEN
was a creditable piece Of journalism
and a good mile stone to mark the
progress Of the paper.-St. JOhnsbury
CaledOnian.
The News AND CITIZEN of Morrisville
issued a tennialnumber last week,
containing the historical address
oiven by Judge Powers, the address
of Welcome by Mr.. Hendee, the poem
bvRev. Mr.. Fisk, together with many
illustrations of the prominent men
and buildingsin town. 1t was very
creditable piece of newspaper work.
Newport Express.
The News AND CITIZEN, one of the
best localnewspapers in Vermont eel
ebrated the event by publishing por-
traits and sketches of the gentlemen
connected with the celebration, cuts
of many of the public buildings and
fine private residences, together with
full report of the addresses, the
poem, and other interesting matter
connected Herewith. = Burlington
Clipper.
The News AND CITIZEN of Morris
vile is out as a "home print with a
new head and is as bright and pretty
as a daisy. The Centennial" num-
Der, issued on the occasion of the
Morristown centennial, was a credit
to the Office and the occasion. We
suggest that the proprietors keep a
few issues to distribute among those
who celebrate on the bi-centennial,
one hundred years hence. = Barton
Monitor.
A piece of good newspaper work
which deserves recognition was that
done by the Morrisville News AND
CITIZEN last week in reporting the
centennial celebration of Morristown.
Besides printing in full the centennial
sermon preached on Sunday, June
20, the historical address by Judge
Powers, the poem by Rev. P. B. Fisk
and the address Of welcome by ex-
Gov Hendee on July 4, the News AND
CITIZEN gave portraits of the orator,
poet, executive board of the centen-
NAL committee, and others, with
sketches of their lives, and many il
Illustrations of local buildings and
points of interest. All this work was
well done and the mechanical execu-
ton of the paper was notably excel
lent. 1t was a kind of work which is
creditable to Vermont Journalism
BrattleborO Phoenix.
In connection with the centennial,
it would not be just to overlook the
enterprise exhibited by Brother Lewis,
of the News AND CITIZEN, in getting
out a special Centennial number of
his paper. The addresses were given
in full also the poem, and there were
numbers of well-eXecuted cuts of the
prominent men engaged in the oh
servances of the day, as we'll as of the
public buildings and more notable
private residences of Morrisville. 1t
was an excellent piece of work, and
shows a degree of enterprise on the
part of the Editor of the News AND
CITIZEN that is cOmmendable, and
should be appreciated by the people
in that vicinity and all interested
in the Centennial of MOrristown-
Montpelier Argus.
The Illustrated number of the Nor
risville News AND CITIZEN giving full
report of the Morristown centennial
shows commendable enterprise and
indicates that the NEWS AND CITIZEN
is booming as well as the town. Sue
cess to you Ludlow Tribune
The Morrisville News AND CITIZEN
showed its enterprise, last week, by
giving a complete and excellent re-
port of the exercises in connection
with Morristown centennial. 1t was
a clean, bright number. The News
AND CITIZEN has risen to the rank of
one of the best papers in the state
Montpelier Waterman.
MorrisviIle celebrated the centen-
NAL anniversary of it's settlement,
last week. and the News AND CITIZEN
did itself proud in the issue comment
Grating the event. The public and
some of the fine private buildings, also
so many of the leading citizens of the
place, were presented in illustrations,
the whole forming as excellent and in
teresting piece of journalistic enter
prise as has been shown in the State.
Bellows Falls Times.
| The News AND CITIZEN covered itself
with centennial glory by issuing a
special Illustrated edition containing
the address, poem and matter relat-
ing to the day Morristown celebrated
There are cuts of the business blocks
and private residences and excellent
portraits of Judge Powers, Hon. p.
K. Gleed, Hon. g. W. Hendee, Rev.
P. B. Fisk, Hon. c. S. Page, and the
centennial committee. 1t is we'll
printed and a handsomely gotten up
number, and a credit to the good
taste and enterprise of the publish
ers.-St. Adams Messenger
The News AND CITIZEN issued a CEN
tennial number last week giving
Judge Powers historical address en-
tire and printing much other valua-
BILE and interesting matter relating
to the early history of Morristown.
1t was a very successful and credita-
BILE effort and showed that in journal
ism as well as in the field of business
and in material growth Morristown
has kept pace with the times.-Free
Press.
The Morrisville News AND CITIZEN
deserves credit for its enterprise in
publishing a handsome centennial
number, containing an extensive re-
port of the celebration at Morristown.
People up that way appreciate "a live
paper, and express their appreciation
in something besides wind. Barre
TIour Nous