News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-02-05
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISNILLE.

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MORRIsvILLE.
Hon. c. P Hogan of st. Adams was
IN town Saturday.
LID. Eldridge is fitting up an insur-
anee office in the corner block.
1t is Home Missionary Day" at
the Congl church next Sunday
Mrs. Luella Barrows Hart is at
her parents sick with the measles.
Miss Eide Fisk is convalescent from
a painful illness with sciatic rheuma-
tism.
Eula Reeds horse ran away last
Friday, dong considerable injury to
the sleigh.
Fred Livingston left on Monday
morning for New York, where he will
spend about week
E. H. Leighton and wife of Mechan-
lcsyille, n. Y, are in town visiting
relatives and friends.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass supplied Rev
Mr.. Bells pulpit at Craftsbury Sun
day morning and evening.
Uuton and Gerry have sold their
Little Ned at good round figures to
parties from Hartford, Conn.
A very pleasant occasion was the
meeting OF the Ladies Circle with Mr..
and Mrs. P. K. Gleed on Friday.
Our notice in regard to the death of
Mr.. Goodale last week should have
read Horace instead of Harrison.
Hall & Cheney have their hot soda
water fountain in running order; its
just the thing for Vermont winter.
Dea. John Terrill returned Friday
from Jericho, where he has spent the
past two months with his daughter
The new inside blinds are put in
position In the town hall, and are a
vast improvement in every particu-
lar.
j. A. Bundy and wife returned last
week from Worcester, Mass, where
they have been visiting their daugh-
ter
The farcy dress party, to be given
uader auspices of the Night Owls, .
has been postponed until further
notice.
A portion of the minstrel troupe
went to North Hyde Park on Satur
day evening and played to fair sized
audience.
H. p Munson has been hard sick
with the measles. His store is in
charge of Ernest Gates and John
Waterman.
IL A
McNaH of this place has secured a
position as train dispatcher on the
Boston and Albany railroad.
Mrs. Zimmerman and children left
on Saturday for St Johnsbury,
where Mr.. Zimmerman has employ
ment in the Fairbanks shops.
Mrs. Hiram Dodge is breaking up
housekeeping and her house will be
occupied by Doctor Johnson and wife
who take possession this week.
Our church societies contemplate
holding a union sociable on Friday
evening of next week. Further par
ticulars will be given in our next
issue.
Prof Whipple has a large and very
promising choir under instruction at
the Congregational church. The
choir is increased from a quartette
to fifteen voices.
The room in the the Matthews
building was talked of for the library
and reading room, but the necessary
alterations can not be made without
weakening the building.
S. S. Crossman died at his home on
the Wolcott road on Thursday, after
a brief illness with pneumonia. He
was buried in the cemetery on the
Plains Sunday afternoon
The Auditors of the town of Nor
ristown will meet at the Town Clerk s
office on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1891, at
10 O'Clock a. m, to perform the du-
ties appertaining to their office.
NOTICE. The Board of Civil Au-
thoritv will meet at the Town Clerk S
office in Morrisville on Wednesday,
Feb. IL, A. d. 1891, at 8 O'Clock IN
the forenoon, for the abatement OF
taxes.-A D. THOMAS.
Mrs. D. A. Gilbert vacates the Clark
house this week, it having been
bought by Mrs. Fisher Mrs. Gilbert
st 1res her household goods for the
present, and takes a needed rest
among friends and relatives.
]. T. Jewett, for the past three
years in the carting business, has sold
ont the same to Huse & Dana, who
took possession Monday morning.
By close a attention to business Jim.
has built up a very lucrative trade.
Dea. Daniel Tenney, who has been
wintering with his son, DIR. Tenney, al
Granville. n. Y, fell on the ice recent
ly and badly fractured his hip. IL Is
reported that the fracture cannon pe
reduced and that the Deacon is very
low.
An alarm of fire was sounded last
Thursday evening, arising from tht
natural suppositlon THAI a goou
sized fire was under way IN the laun'
drv building. as Mr.. Foss was slack
mo lime in the chamber with the WIN
dow open and the steam pouring
out.
CP Moulton has opened a harness
sbop in the old bakery building ana
will carry a full line OF all goods
usually found in such establishments
Repairing and work of all kinds done
reasonably. Look for his advertise
ment next week.
The u. Y. NJ. Banjo & Glee Club VII
give an entertainment here FRIDAY
eve. Feb. 18th. They are very highl9
spoken of and give a first-class, enter
talnment. We bespeak for them
full house. See Z. Y. NJ. notes else
whore for further information.
Rev. Mr.. Fisk presented a forcl3l'
sermon on Sunday morning with IN %
third commandment as his text. ~ !
occupied Rev. Mr. Douglass puiPi
in the afternoon, officiated at tll'
funeral of s. S. Crossman at a latel
hour and conducted services III Vii'
evening.
1t is announced that Mr. and MRS
Stanley Starr, the celebrated elocu
tionists, humorists, vocallsts ana ihn
personators, of Smyrna, n. +, az
booked for an entertainments III tli
place the 18th instant, under I Sh !
direction of our G. A. X. Post u
particulars will be given next Week.