News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-11-12
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISVILIE

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A. X. Ober has new house up and
enclosed on Congress st.
Martin Pope has just been granted
pension of $50 per month.
Mrs. Rev. W. E. Douglass and two
children, have been reported quite i'll.
L. {. Cheney has been spending the
past week in Burlington and Ticon-
deroga.
L. G. Burnham of Burlington, for
merl y a Photographer here, was in
town last week.
Two hundred and twenty-five at
tended the opening of o. G. Harris
bazaar last week.
Frank Hamel, who lives in the
south part of the town, is very sick
with pneumonia.
Blasting in the sewer ditch was com
pleted Saturday; and now the work
is going on rapidly.
Bert Holbrook of st. Johnsbury.
formerly operator at the station, was
in town over Sunday.
Town taxes due and turned over to
the collector $103.01, district school
tax SS9.3S and village $29.79.
The Methodist sociable at Henry
Waits last Friday was well attended
and "a very pleasant time enjoyed
by all.
The Flower" that blooms in the
fall in New York has nothing to do
with the new holiday adv of Bailey's
Music Rooms.
The addition to H. A. Slayton's
flour and feed store is goingup rapid
ly under the direction of j. o. Reed,
who has charge of the job.
The ancient and modern supper
given by the Universalist ladies last
Friday evening, was in every way a
success as well as an enjoyable occas-
ion.
Presiding Elder Boutwell, conducted
the quarterly meeting services at the
Methodist church on Sunday after
noon, and also preached in the even
ing.
The fall term at the Academy will
close with public eXerices at Town
Hall, Tuesday evening Nov II. The
exercises begin at 7:30. All are in
vited.
The Order of Tens will hold a social
in town hall next week Friday eve.
Something new will be introduced in
heway of entertainment, See notice
mex, week.
Mrs. J. P. Cobb and children, re-
turned here Saturday after an absence
of several weeks. Their house on
Harrison Ave, will soon be ready for
occupancy.
The entertainment contemplated
by the Sons ofveterans and Woman's
Relief Corps, on account of the unfor-
seen circumstances, has been pos
poned indefinitely.
A regular meeting of J. NJ. Warner
Relief Corps will be held next Satur
day evening Work is to be done of
particular interest to all, and full
attendance is important.
An Indian summer eXcelling the
present is very rarely experienced. 1T
Is a great thing for the building en-
terprises going on in our village, and
is being appreciated by all.
Mrs. A. 0. Gates, state inspector of
the Woman's Relief Corps, left on
Monday evening for a weeks tour.
She will visit underhill, Essex june
ton, Montpelier and Barre.
Adolphus Cheney of Waterbury in
tends coming to this place and en-
.gagingi in making brick He will pro-
cure the clay on Amos Strong's farm
and open yard near the village.
The Board of Agriculture desire to
hold during the coming winter more
meetings than usual. Those towns
wishing meetings to be held will
please communicate with the secre-
tary w. w. Cooke, at Burlington, as
soon as possible.
The Ladies' Circle of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the vestry
on Friday afternoon. The usual dime
supper will be served at 6 o'clock.
q The Christian Endeavor Circle will
give a social in the evening. A cor
dial invitation is extended.
To accumulate those attending the
Masonic district meeting at Cam
bridge Friday Nov. 13, the Morris
vile train will be held at Cambridge
for our return after the banquet in
the evening. Going on the express
which leaves Morrisville at $50 a.
m. or at a. m.
John A. Moulton has engaged with
John Utton for next season. Mr..
Moulton is one of the best filters
and drivers in New England. Last
season he had charge of w. 5. Bailey S
horses and reduced Helen Ms record
TO 2:27 and gave Lambert B. a re-
cord OF 2:26h Mr.. Utton will have q
good string of horses next season and
now has twenty horses and colts in
training,
A total eclipse of the moon is ex-
pected on Saturday evening the 10th
from 4:3O to 10 p. m. Astronomers
are very much on the qul vive about
it. A good eye-or better-a good
opera-glass will enable any observer
to see various stars dodge behind the
moon and fash out on the other side
and astronomers are seeking data as
to the moons atmosphere or the
want of it, by trying to observe
whether these stars seem to change
color as they come in contact with
Luna's "limb."