News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-10-01
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISVILLE.

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L. B. Boynton and family left ii
last OF the week for the south.
A. Saunders and wife
Montpelier move to this village tn
week.
Mrs. Eliza Clement, whose boy Hel
ry died in the service has been gran
ed a pension.
Miss Sadie Allen of North Ferri
burgh has spent several DAYS at v
ii. Robinson's.
Mrs. Free Smith of Stowe is spent
ing few days among friends her
and at Gilmore.
Hiram Stafford and wife and S. n
Tiff took advantage of the New Yor
excursion last week.
George Fisk went to Burlington O.
Monday where he has position OF
the Burlington Clipper.
Mrs. John Fay, son and daughte
of Quebec, Can, are visiting he
brother, Dana Hutchins.
l.. III. Hadley harvested from tn,
sowing of four quarts of Japanes,
buckwheat, eight bushels.
The academy students held a very
enjoyable sociable and lyceum OF
Friday evening at the academy
The Hardwick Granite Company
are setting up a monument on the
Bell lot in our cemetery this week.
The academy nine got away with
the school nine at East Hardwick on
Saturday with a score o. 10 to Is.
Miss Nellie Slayton attended meet
ing of the executive committee of the
state 7. P. S. c. E. at Burlington last
week.
Regular meeting of J. NJ. Warner
Post Saturday evening. Oct. 3. Come
out boys, somebody may have a
husking
J. o. Reed has thecontract to move
the Morrisville House back a distance
of forty feet, to make room for the
new building.
Mrs. D. L. Eaton and daughter,
Nellie, leave on Saturday for the west
where they will remain until after the
Worlds Fair.
Miss Nettie Bracket came home
from Burlington last week threatened
with fever, and is having a run of the
same at her home.
DR.. Holbrook has barn built on
his lot at the corner of Union and
Congress Sts., and will build a resi-
dence in the spring.
The cellar for the new bank build
ing is excavated, the gravel having
been used for improvements on High
ST., and in other places.
Herbert Town of Bloomingdale, N.
Y, a former student at the academy,
was here last week to attend the fu-
neral of Sanford Gates.
A good opening for a young man
to learn general mercantile and mill
business is offered by I'll. n. Gray of
Cambridge. See adv't.
The ladies of the Universalist soci-
ETY. are to hold picnic circle at the
residence of Hon. III. III. Powers on
Thursday afternoon, Oct. LIST.
When in need of medicine or any
thing in the prescription line, remem-
Der that Gates is the place to have
it carefully and correctly put up.
Rev. Mr.. lockwood of North Hyde
Park and Eden preached at the Con-
pregational church on Sunday morn
ING in exchange with Rev. Mr.. Fisk.
Main street on the opposite sides
presents a very busy scene these days.
The bank and hotel buildings will be
pushed ahead as fast as is possible.
A complete set of the Worlds Fair
buildings are shown in Hall K Cheney's
windows. They are fine pictures and
are the property of f. b. Livingston.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mr.. and Mrs. jeff. Thomas at
tine poor farm on Friday afternoon OF
this week. A good attendance is de-
sired.
Elsewhere will be found another in
stallment of " Vacation Notes from
the pen of Col D. j. Stafford. They
are very interesting and well worthy
of perusal.
C. F. Smiths four year old stallion,
Gen. Fremont, received first premium
at the fair r. W. ;. by Ben Frank
lin entered the $50 list. These should
have been mentioned last week.
E. A. Smalley and Ira Grout have
bought out Vests meat market and
took possession Monday. Every
thing has been put in first-class shape
and Smalley & Grout say they will
keep an A l market.
The Sanford Gates memorial ser
vice at the Congregational church
Sunday evening was largely attended.
Eulooistic remarks were made by
Rev. Mr.. Fisk, Hon. p. K. Gieed, Prof.
w. A. Beebe and E. Mower.
Remember the entertainment given
by Leland T. Powers alone in the
play of David Copperfeld next Mon
day evening at the Town Hall. Mr..
Powers is one of the best impersona-
tors of the day and all will enjoy 1t.
A preachers meeting will be held at
the Methodist church here beginning
Monday evening Oct. 10 and holding
through the Wednesday Oct. II. A
good representation OF the pastors
throughout the st. Adams district
will be present.
With the new hotel, bank and 9th
or buildings under construction VIII
make thirty-six new tenements,
bouses and blocks which have been
built in thelast sixteen months. VINO
saws Morrisville is not getting to De
a metropolis?
Sam Town who has the contract
for moving back the old hotel and
getting the cellar and foundation in
readiness for the new hotel, commenc-
cd work in earnest Monday morning
and this week will accomplish quite a
beginning in that work.
Some little excitement and narrow
escape for the driver was witnessed
ON Portland street last Tuesday fore
noon when pair of horses owned by
HWid" Jones OF Green River with a
heavy load of lumber and driven by
a boy about ten years old, ran down
fine street and turning on to ID. A.
Glayton & Co. IS scales tipped over IN
to the driveway. Rather risky to
allow such team with a small boy