News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-07-10
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISXIIIE.

- MORRISVILLE.
Have you recovered from the 4th
See notice of teachers examination
in another column.
Mr. and Mrs Ed j oslyn are in town
from Brooklyn, n. Y.
Charles S. Gleed's letter will appear
in next weeks paper.
Rev. p. B. Fisk left Tuesday for a
short trip to Massachusetts,.
Prof. Brewer and wife, of Brooklyn,
n. L., arrived at Amos Strong's Mon
day.
The W. R. c. will hold its regular
meeting next Tuesday evening, July
10, at 7:3O. A large attendance de-
sired.
III. S. Wilson and wife, accompanied
by Mrs. Julina Cobleigh and her son
Ernest, left Tuesday for their new
home in The Dalles, Oregon.
We call attention to the business
notice of S F. Davis. who wishes to
get up class in Morrisville He is a
good artist and comes well recon-
mended.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of the summer school for
teachers to be held at Barton Land
ing from July p to Aug 8, with
Prof. Stone as conductor.
Carroll B. Spalding, former tele-
graph operator at Morrisville sta
ton, now has a permanent engage
ment in the train despatcher's office
at st. Johnsbury. Good enough
The members of the Universalist
Sabbath-sehool will give a floral con-
cert at the church next Sunday even
ing. The committee desires the chill
dren to meet at the church Saturday
afternoon for rehearsal
Following is the division of the
public money of the town of Norris
town, amounting to $130092 Dis
trict No. l, S40S 81; No. 2, $50. 03;
No. 3, $1,000; No. 4, S65.S7; No. ),
S6112; No 6, S57. "a; No. Z, $65. 21;
No 8, sos. so; No. 9, $50. 50; No. 10,
S7974; No. Is, 1921; No. Il. $780,
0S; No. 10, $75.5S; No. Is, $57.O7;
No. 10, $4,000
The friends of Carlos L. Gonant, a
former student here, now at Law
renee University, Appleton, Wis, will
be pleased to learn that he has been
awarded the BrOOds Classical prize of
$50 for attaining the highest pro-
ficiency in the Greek language and
literature This prize was open for
competitor to members of the Sophie
more class only.
The many friends of Rev. ID. E.
Croft will be pleased to learn that he
has received a unanimous call to the
First Congregational church OF New
Bedford, Mass. This church is very
wealthy one, and only the past week
it received a gift of $4,000. 1t is
one of the best fields in New England,
and it is quite an honor for so young
a man as Mr.. Croft to receive this
call. The salary is $1,000 and the
free use of new parsonage.
The members of last years No
Names and all others interested in
the organization of baseball team
are requested tomeet at o. NJ. Water
mans store at 7:30 Saturday even
ing. For the past few years Morris
vile has had a nine that has been a
credit to the place. There is material
this season for the best club that we
have ever boosted. All that we need
is some public spirit among the play
ers, and we will have a team that will
Incapable of putting up strong games
with st. Johnsbury, Swanton and
other larger towns.
In addition to last weeks list OF
visitors are the following: w. W
Zoe and wife of West Burke; Rev. g.
HI. Bailey and wife, Moravia, n. Y
Aware Spaulding, Barnard; w. q
Ferrin, A. r. Meader, A. ". Spauld
ing, Montpelier; Gordon W. Trow
Washington, d. c.; F. N Whitney o
Burlington Clipper, Andrew McGaf
few. Burlington; Col. Forbes of Bos
ton Journal. Fred c. Page, Boston
Alice. Fred and George Bushee, New
bury: Hammond Baldwin and wife
Wells River; Edison Wells and wife
Fairfield; DR.. Slayton, Warren; NJ. :
Stone, Westfeld; Walter Pike, Yves
Randolph; VIM. Walker, Manchester
N II. Many of the visitors RENAME
in town over Sunday.
Zib& Allen, a man of seventy-fiv
years, was on Monday morning place
nnder S30S bonds for attempted al
son. 1t seems that Allen owns til
farm in the south part of the tow
known as the Freeman Spauldin
place, upon which there was a NOR
gage. Allen was seen to enter bot
house and barn on Friday forenoo
while the family was away attendln
the celebration here, and soon attt
he left the premises smoke was see
issuing from both house and barr
Mr.. Marshall and Others living nef
by succeeded in extinguishing II
flames before much harm had bee
done. Mr.. Allen held the fire insu
ance policy and his purpose Is ey
dent. The place is now occupied /
George Hart.
School in district No. 13 closed June
Number of scholars enrolled, H. only
scholars had tardy marks. Florence south
and Harry Ellsworth we're neither absent
tardy. Those who ranked over 30 IN WRIT
work we're Ernest Hadley, 9S; Clayton ROD
son, IS: Fred Hadey, 81; Levi Munson,
CIaude Fisher, so In oral spelhng mar
Ellsworth marked "a and Florence south
81 The teacher wishes to return thanks
the pretty present received at the close OF
term. ELLA A. CpRRlEB' ltfcheI