News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-05-14

MORRISVILLE,

A. A. Niles finished planting his corn
on Tuesday.
The fire companies were out Satur-
day evening for practice.
Mrs. Chas. Bingham died at her
hoI; in this town Monday afternoon.
j. Warren Noble has moved into
the tenement in David Smiths house.
Geo. Sails lost his horse last Sat
urday He had been offered $50
for it.
DR.. Rublee is improving his resi-
dence by veranda and coat OF
paint.
Next Sunday Rev. W. E. Douglass
will exchange with Rev. George New
ton of Johnson.
Mrs. Erwin Wright left last Satur-
day for a three weeks visit with rela-
lives in Swanton.
Alden Darling was kicked by colt
last week and has since remained IN
a critical condition.
Fred Crowell and wife ofHyde Park
are to move to Mrs. Bugbee's house
on the Brooklyn side.
We publish elsewhere an interesting
article on the organization OF the ".
A. R., written by A. A. Niles, Esq.
A. NJ. Churchill has cleaned up the
old rubbish near his store which
is a good improvement to Portland
street.
Attention is called to C. R. Pages
advertisement. Lovers of good horse
flesh will be interested in reading the
same.
All who are interestedin organizing
a baseball club will meet at ID. f.
Cutters photograph gallery Thurs
day evening.
Sunday with the warmest tempera-
ture of the season was a grand May
day. but with Monday morning came
a chilly northwester again.
Interesting and largely attended
quarterly meeting services were held
at the Methodist church on Sunday.
Presiding Elder Boutwell, being pres
ent.
Rcv. Mr.. Walbridge, the evangelist,
occupied the desk at the Congrega-
tional church both morning and even
ing ON Sunday, preaching very ear
nest, practical sermons.
Several from here attended a fel-
lowship meeting at Hyde Park on
Thursday evening there being no
PRAYER meeting at the Congregations
al vestry here that evening.
Rev. p. B. Fisk delivers his lecture
upon "The Cost of q Boy" at North
Craftsbury this Wednesday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Fisk will deliver the Memoir
al Day address at Cambridge.
A Sullivan-Killrain match took
place near the post-office on Monday
evening. Both pugiIists did consid-
cradle betting and chewing" but no
"slugging" and so no great damage
was done.
Invitations have been received fol
the wedding reception of Miss Mary
Abbie Merriam and Rev. Charles M
Sheldon of Topeka, Kan, at hel
fathers home in Topeka on Wednes
day, May 20.
Tom Gerry and Miss Jennie Hub
hell we're married last week and OF
Saturday evening at quite lat
hour were the recipiants OF a CRANE
serenade. Tom "set them up ant
every thing passed pleasantly
The new road, the extension o
Bridge St., is practically completed
although it will be smoothed dow
some. later. 1t is being quite gener
allv used as a thoroughfare and ha
opened up several building lots.
The parents of the children, WHIT
are in the habit of using the Congre
gational church steps and yard as
playground, are requested not t.
allow them to do so any more as l
is iniuring the building and yard.
Ephriam Allen who has been in il
health for some time died at his HON
about two miles from this vlllag
Monday night. He leaves q wldo'
and two children. Funeral at tn
Universalist church Friday af6ernoo
at 2 O'Clock.
IT is seldom that it is necessary t
chronicle such q crushing defeat a
onr academy baseball team receive
at the hands of the Johnson first min
at that place on Saturday but tn
boys still survive with a score OF 4
to 2 against them.
Regular meeting of j. M. Warne
Post No. 4, Saturday evening, Ma
is. The commander hopes that tn
comrades will come out as this is tn
meeting to make arrangements 10
Memorial Day. G. A. CHENEY,
Commander.