News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-07-16
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISVILLE.

MORRISVILLE.
The ice wagon is on the road.
Mrs. Emma Taylor is visitingat III.
Waits.
Miss Lula Niles has closed her
school.
H. A Slayton was in Montpelier
last week,
Geo. f, Melvin has moved his fam
lily here from Cambridge.
E. D. Eldred has a new sign up
which is readable both ways.
Miss Trow of Washington, D. c., is
visiting her Uncle, Gov Hendee.
Mrs. Henry Wait went to AIburg
last Friday to attend the funeral of
her mother.
Rev Mr. Fisk has received quite a
supply of Bibles from the Vermont
Bible Society.
B. H. Sanborn of Boston, a former
resident of this town. is spending a
few days with friends here.
Miss. Lousia Boutwell,, of Boston,
Mass. a proof-reader on lions
Herald has been visiting friends in
town.
Mrs. Fanny Morse and Miss Julia
Sheldon of Lowell, Mass, are spend
ing few weeks with their father, Dr.
Sheldon.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society, of the First Methodist
church will meet in the vestry Thurs
day at 2 p. m.-Clara NJ. Niles, Secre-
tary.
Those indebted for concrete side
walk recently built in front of their
lots are required to call at Hendee
& Fisk's office and settle for their re-
spective shares.
E. S. Robinson has sold his large
lot at corner of Congress and Winter
streets to R. H. Peck 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Peck will erect three
dwelling houses thereon.
Mrs. G. l.. Zimmerman. daughter
of Rev. P B. Fisk. left with her two
children for ST. Johnsbury on Sat
urday to go to housekeeping again,
having been unable to get conven-
lent tenement till now.
About fifteen OF the Johnson dam
sells surprised the natives by appear
ing in our streets Tuesday evening
with white bonnets, all of which were
ION straight. +" They hired teams of
Andrew Smith and went to Gilmore.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve ice cream and cake
in the Academy Park tomorrow
Thursday from 500 to 8 p m.
If the weather should be unpleasant
it will be postponed until the fol-
lowing day.
All teams are forbidden from cross
ing or driving upon the sidewalk, ex-
cept at regular crossings. Any one
driving upon or obstructing the
sidewalks or in anyway doing dam
age to same will be fined the full
amount of damage and repairs.
TRUSTEES.
Garlic Gle took possession OF the
w. S. Rich hardware establishment
at Hardwick this week. Mr.. Gle has
been in the employment OF A. NJ
Churchill for a number of years, ano
in this change Mr.. Churchill not only
loses a first-class workman but Nor
risville one of it's best citizens.
At the adjourned meeting of thu
No-Name base ball club last Thurs
daveyening Geo. Houghton was elect
ed president, Fred b. Livingston
manager and t. c. Cheney secretar.
and treasurer. They will play tn
Johnson club on the fair grounds OF
Saturday afternoon at 200 O'Clock
Admission I = cents
At the meeting of the stakeholder
held last Friday c. 5. Noyes, U.
Hendee, p. K Gleed, III. A. SlaytoI
c. A. Rich, C. r. Churchill, Z. i
Stearns and G. B. Wetherby wei
elected directors. The directors o.
ranized by the election of G. S. Noye
president: G. W. Hendee, vice-pre
ident I'll. NJ Rich, Treas
The following party of young pei
ple are spending q week camping
North Hero: Mr.. and Mrs. W. /
Robinson, Edwin Heath and Mi
Rogers. viii SIayton and Miss Leac
Earnest Gates and Miss Alice Dot
Mr.. Jones and Miss Anna Doty, W
Whipple and Mss Rublee, Harl
Hardy and Miss Barrows, and MI
Jessie Slayton.
Thursday, July both, DIR. II.
Martin. the eve specialist, will be
the Morrisville House to remain u
iii August Sd. During the past tv
wears the doctor has visited tt
nla.e several times, and has acqulr
a reputation for the successful tree
ment of eye diseases. If your ey
manifest any unpleasant symptom
or if YOU have never found glass
that we're satisfactory, by cOnsultI
him YOU will obtain relief. For OIL
towns and dates see items in otf
columns OF this paper.
The adjourned school meeting
last Wednesday night resulted
unite a general settlement OF the p
limo matters which have been beft
tho voters of the district. The res
nation of Mrs. Cheney as the TN
member of the prudential commit
was presented and accepted. A.
Gates, A. f. Whitney ana "llll'
Cheney we're elected as q new pruu
tial committee. An addlIloildi /,
of 70 cents, with 3 cents on a dol
discount. was voted to de1ray eA
evnenses to beincurred in the putt
in of new furnaces and providing
ditionaIroom for thegrowlng scnc
The idea of cutting up the thlrd ~
exhibition hall into recitation roo
thereby obliging students tocllln9 :
fine third floor many times each q
was entirely squelched by passlni
unanimous vote authorizing Uilec g
mittee to go ahead with needed
nairs. or new arrangements LOT
accommodation of the scholars OF
district. irrespective OF any prev
action of the district. The sewer
matter was discussed at some Iene
and upon motion of Judge row
there was an unanimous informal i
preston of the voters present ~
in the line of wishing the village =
tees to 60 ahead with the con- ~
plated main sewer from the Acaue
TO the river,