News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-03-05
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISXILLE.

a meeting OF the tannery stock
holders is called for Wednesday even
ing of next week.
Frank n Rand, a former resident,
now in business in Haverhill. Mass,
is in town on a brief visit.
Bolac, the butcher, will soon slaugh-
ter "a heavy pair of oxen, said to tie
the largest in Lamoille county.
Myron Leach, who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia for several
weeks, is reported convalescent.
Cowles' music store is opened and
rea ly for business. 4 fine assert
ment of musical instruments can be
found there
The spring term of school opened
at the Academy this Wednesday,
morning with the usual attendance
in all departments.
Several from here attended the
Christian Endeavor Union at John
son last week and report an interest
ing and profitable time.
The Novelty Sale, billed for March
9Th, is postponed indefinitely. 1t is
requested that the aprons be handed
in to Mrs. Hardy assOon as possible.
The Christian Endeavor Society
will hold IA 5-cent social at the Con-
gregational vestry Friday evening,
March 9Th All are cordially III
vited.
A large and Interested audience
witnesses the hosting of a thirty,
five hundred pound safe into the new
law office of Powers & Powers last
Thursday.
@aarf Wait has just started on his
Newport and Derby Line trip, where
he has a nice trade worked up. He
says Lamoille crackers have got to
git this week and next"
A visitor in looking over the town
recently remarked thus: 9 notice
MorrisvilIe has the best stores and
bakery in the State and probably the
best tannery in New England.
Regular meetings of j. NJ. Warner
Post. No. 4, G. A. R., until further
notice is given will be held on the
evenings of the first and third Satur-
DAYS Of each MONTH";. A. CHENEY,
Commander.
peared in "In the Enemy's Camp y
here on Saturday evening. The same
piece being presented twice last sea-
son, i did not prove the attraction 1t
otherwise would.
Mrs. Nathan Tefft arrived last
Thursday from Saratoga Springs,
n. Y, where she has been stopping
with her brother, q. W. Ainsworth.
She is now stopping with her son,
Seymour Tefft, on Summer street.
H. d. Gould, the shoemaker, has
lust returned from a three weeks
visit i'll Burlington. He is now at
his shop again in Miles block and
ready to do all kinds of repairing Oh
short notice. See his advertisement
George Houghton, the popular
travelling salesman who took EdsoI
Pinney's place on the road, has
bought an interest in a general store
in Bakersfield and will move his
family there about the first OF mex
month.
Communion services were held a
the Congregationalist church Sun
dav morning, five members belns
received. and at the Methodist churcl
in the afternoon. One member wa
received in full connection and tw'
by letter.
Two carloads of chamber suits
chairs. lounges, carpets, crockery
glassware, curtains, wallpaper an
paints, arriving this week at Doty
George is a live hustler and is selling
piles of goods. Drop in on him an
be convinced,
Housekeepers in general are am
iousIy waiting for the arrival {
April 1st. after which date granulate
sugar will take such tumble all
the orocers will then sell that niue
used article at from five to five an
one half cents probably.
Mrs. Albert Spaulding died at h
home in the Elmore building las
Wednesday afternoon, after a paint
illness of some weeks. As Mrs. Spau
ding and Miss Eva Messer, the d
ceased had a large circle of friends
this community, who have the dee
est sympathy with the afflicted hu
band.
Geo. H. Thrasher, a young ms
living at |. A. Whites, who hi
worked at the tannery since Il
start, received very painful inluI
to his hand, while on duty with Il
firemen at the American House flr
He has been unable to work sine
and is likely to belaid offfor a mon'
or more to come.
Tae remains of Mrs. DIR. Thorn
son we're taken to Rutland for burr
last week. Owing to washouts on T.
road the party were delayed oV
night at Burlington, and did n
reach Rutland until next morning
II O'Clock, where carriages were
waiting and the remains were tax
to the Evergreen cemetery.
Fred C. Page, we are pleased
know, has opened and is conductil
a successful drug business at i
Blue Hill Avenue, ROXbury, near Bt
ton. Fred will be remembered as
former Morrisville boy. lie IS
graduate of the Boston School
Pharmacy and is well qualified
his chosen work His many fI1en
- ,r;ah H., N hTu6ant cuecpSS