News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-06-11
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVnIE-

j. T. Cobb, Jr., went to Newport
last Saturday.
Fl. A. Slayton and wife spent Sun
day in Swanton.
q. W. Doty is out with an attrac-
tive family carriage.
Corn is reported to be rotting after
the second planting.
James I'll. Warden of New York was
IN town over Sunday.
|. A. White & Co. have put up a
new sign over their door.
Edwin Booth, of Mortified military
school, is in town for few days.
Mrs. S. J. Wilson of LyndonviIIe is
spending few days at Rev. P. B.
Fisk's
The strawberry festival at the Con-
gregational church last Friday even
ing was a success.
Miss Lula Niles visited her friend
Miss Sadie Paige in Bakersfield for
few days last week.
There will be a game of base ball
on the fair grounds next Saturday
afternoon See bills.
Truman Morrill, has purchased the
Union House on Main st. and took
possession last Friday.
We understand that the Lamoille
Mining Co. are to employ about 100
men in their copper mine.
c. A. Rich and wife and H. NJ. Rich
and wife will spend few days with
C. Leon Rich at Jaffrey, N. H.
Special meeting of the w. r. C. on
Saturday evening at 7;3O o'clock.
Let every member be present.
Fred B. Livingston and family went
to New York City last Friday. They
will be absent about ten days.
Over 500 loaves of bread were
made at the bakery last week, and it
was very fine bread, as we can testify
A change of time went into effect
on Monday. Important changes in
the mail and express trains are made.
Extensive repairs and changes IN
machinery have been under way at
the pulp mill for the past two weeks
or more.
Mrs Langworthy has returned to
Middlebury where Mr.. Langworthy
has been at work for two or three
months past.
A. O Gates, the popular druggist,
has added a fine line of confectionery
to his business. Everything fresh
and nice there.
Why can't Morrisville have a street
sprinkler? One ought to be appre-
ciated as much as those thirty I'M
lighted lamp-posts.
". J. Lawrence who is east on a
visit returned here on Tuesday even
ing from Boston accompanied by
Bernice Tewksbury.
J.. S. Banister the enterprising truck
man is taking q well earned vacation
spending a week with his family in
Newport, Troy and vicinity.
Strawberries and fruit in general
seems to be scarce. Some enterpris-
ing person might make good thing
by going into the fruit business.
Rev. P. B. Fisk is in attendance up
on the annual meeting of COngrega
tional churches at Brattleboro this
week. He will take short vacation
before returning.
The Methodist Ladies Aid at ]. A
Souther's on Friday last was largely
attended. The ladies and church are
contemplating purchasing a building
lot for a parsonage.
The committee to arrange for thu
next reunion will have programme
and posters out next week, so keep {
good lookout for them and be pre-
paired to take in all the fun.
Mr.. Moore the concrete payer wht
was here last year is here with hi
teams and men ready for business
1t is understood that quite a littl
Improvement in the line of sidewalks
is contemplated.
Children's Day will be observed a
the Methodist church next Sunday
The morning sermon will be for tn
children. The Women's Home Mis-
sionary Society will have in charg
the evening service.
The relatives and friends of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Frank Crowell to the number c
nearly fifty spent Monday Afternoon
and evening with them at Mrs. Bug
bees on the Brooklyn side, the occa
sion being the 18th wedding anniveI
sary.
Attention Firemenl All the con
panies composing the Morrisville Fir
Department will meet for inspectlo
ard drill at the engine house o
Wednesday eve, June IL, at Z o
clock D. m. sharp. G. W. Doty Chi
engineer.
The Ladies Aid of the Methods
church are to serve fresh strawberrlei
warm rolls and coffee OH the lawn /
front of the church this Wednesda
afternoon and evening from D to
O'Clock. Fifteen cents is the pric'
everything included.
Bert Hamel drew 1850 TT. Ion
lumber from W. W. Peck's mill g
the Corners with four horses, who's
combined weight was 1920 pounds
This is probably the largest load
lumber ever drawn into MorrlsVll
on wheels. Estimated weight .
tons
The Congregational School are r
auested to meet at the church Q
Thursday at O'Clock to practice tt
Children's Day concert to be bel
next Sunday morning. lt IS nope
that all may be at the rehearsa
Those who will loan flowers, are II
vited to bring them to the chuFe
Saturday afternoon.
Chock-full and running over IS u
appearance of Doty's extensive IurL
ture store these days. New goo'
are constantly arriving, but tht
don't stay long They are soon gat
cred in by the people of this villas
and neighboring towns who knc
where to go to get good bargain
and go goods at the same Tune.
FL. IL. Elmore and wife have be-
visiting in Orleans county the pa
week. They visited A. A. Earle
Newport and this is what ne sa