News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-09-17

MORRISXIILE.


MORRISVILLE.
Green & Powers have hung out a
new sign.
Mr.. Kirby is putting a metal ROOT
onto the Vermont House.
Miss Satie Paige, of Bakersfield, is
the guest OF Miss Lula Niles.
j. c. Robinson returned last week
from five weeks stay in Burlington.
Bert Hamel has moved back to the
village, to his house on the Brooklyn
side.
Bertha Holbrook and Florence Bry-
ant left this morning for Mt. Hol-
yoke Seminary.
The contract for the new bank build
ing has been let, and ground will be
broken next week.
H. w. Allen & Co., of Burlington,
have a word to say to the ladies.
See advertisement.
The marriage of Carroll Noble and
Mabel Bundy took place Tuesday
evening at the brides residence.
Another bloodless fight occurred
between two of our local pugilists on
Portland St., on Friday morning.
R. Fl. Peck has sold one building
lot to Everett Austin and three to
Orlo Crowell, all on Cherry Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Barnes of Ba-
kersfield was in town last week visit
ing L. j. Eldridge and other friends.
A horse which Charlie Shaw has
driven by the side of another for 20
years dropped dead in the harness
last week.
Regular meeting of the J. NJ. War
hall next Saturday evening at the
usual hour.
Mr.. Bolac of the Union House has
put on a team to run TO trains, and
seems TO be starting off with quite a
rush oil business.
Quite a number of the Christian En-
deayor Society went to Stowe on Sun
day evening to assist in the organiza-
ton of a society there.
Remember the auction sale of seats
for the lecture course comes offSatur-
day evening next at Hendee's office.
Be there if you want seat.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass and family re-
turned from their two weeks vaca-
tion last week, having enjoyed very
pleasant trip-made by carriage.
A. O. Gates and family arrived
home from IA six weeks absence in
the west last week They have had a
delightful trip to different points.
Durkee Scofeld of Minneapolis,
Mimi, a son of tie late Maj, Scofield,
is in town on a visit to relatives,
friends and school-mates of ye olden
times.
E. l.. M. Barnes, brother of Mrs. W.
E. Douglass and n graduate of the
Vermont Methodist Seminary, has
gone to take a four years course in
Middletown University, Middletown,
Conn.
III. NJ. Rich, cashier of the Union
Savings Bank, left Saturday for Far
go, N. D., on business. His father,
c. A. Rich, is acting cashier of the
bank during his absence, assisted by
A. W. Stone.
Miss Reitinger who spoke at the
Congregational church on Sunday
evening deeply interested a good sized
audience with her remarks concerning
bible reading work among the Bohe-
mians of Ohio.
By an oversight last week we neg
lected to mention the death of Alden
Darling, which occurred September
9Th after long illness. Mr.. Darling
was a native of this town and had
the respect and esteem of all.
Aspirants for the winning horse in
the scrub race which is to come off at
thefai grounds tomorrow have been
securing the country far and near for
the slowest possible horse. Some
very nobby turn outs may be expect
ed.
The academy nine went to Hyde
Park on Saturday and defeated the
Central academy nine i'll a game of
ball. Juvenile teams from the two
towns met on the fair grounds at the
same time, playing a game in which
the Hyde Park boys were the victors.
A ventilator has been erected on
the town hall, which will provide
fresh air for both the Masonic hall
and town hall below. Those who have
sWeltered in summer and suffocated
or frozen as the case might be in win
ter, who are many, will welcome this
improvement.
L. b. Boynton has sold the Norris
vile House toe. f. Randall, for many
years proprietor of the American
House at Hyde Park. Possession,
October LIST. Mr.. Dixie will take
charge of the restaurant. Mr. Boyn-
ton goes September 9th to Fort
Payne. Ala, where he assumes man
agement of the "DeKalb House" a
fine new hosteIry of 100 rooms.
A social, under the auspices OF the
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Congregational church, will be held
in the Town Hall next Friday evening.
Besides an excellent and carefully ar
ranged programme OF attractions
there is to be promenading and re-
freshments. The admission is ten
cents and a hearty invitation is ex-
tended to everybody to be present.
Joseph Rivers lost foot by an ac-
cidtnt at the station last Friday eve.
He had been attending the Sheldon
fair and returning on the Morrisvllle
train which was considerably late. He
jumped to the depot platform while
the train was in motion and In some
way slipped from the platform under
the wheels before the train had come
to a stop. He was taken to the Yer,
mont House where Drs. Rublee and
johnson amputated the foot close
back to the heel.
CARD OF THAsRs.-We wish to thank our
friends and neighbors for their assistance and
sympathy through the sickness, deaJh anq
buri,,I Of our husband and brother. Also the
singers for their services at the funeral.
MRS ALDEN DARLING
Miss PLUMA DARLING.