News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-08-20
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVIIIE.

School commences next WedneS
day.
A new sign for the bank was put
out last week.
c. HI. Locke and wife of Boston are
guests of G. W. Clark.
Carroll Page came from Boston
for vacation on Tuesday.
There will be a game of baseball
on the fair grounds Saturday.
Miss Jessie Slayton is spending a
few weeks with relatives in Warren.
Heman Thompson has moved into
apartments in the bakery tenement.
Bert Shaw of Stowe is at work in
E. 5. Robinson's hair-dressing shop,
Col. Stafford was in town last week,
leaving on Saturday for Bennington.
Dick Brown, locomotive fireman,
has taken lodgings in the brick block.
Mrs. P. B. Fisk is spending the
week with her daughter in st. Johns
bury.
Mr. A. B. Rand and wife have gone
to Burlington to visit their son
George.
j. A. McNall and wife of Boston,
Mass, spent their vacation with
parents.
Geo. W. Town has bought out the
grocery owned by Heman Gilmore on
Portland st.
s. W. Bolac has bought the Union
House and takes possession of the
same Sept. LIST.
Quite number from here attended
the Holiness Camp-meeting at No.
Wolcott on Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Whittemore and daugh-
ter of Boston are spending few
days at Carlos Noyes'.
A large party of young ladies with
Mrs. Fisk as chaperOnereturned from
camp at Elmore on Friday evening.
Doty has another lot of new goods,
among them some of the finest ham,
nocks ever brought into the county.
Wallace Gilbert is expected home
from st. Adams, where he has a posi-
ton in clothing store, for few
days outing.
Al. Martz Speciality Co., at town
hall last Thursday evening drew a
good house 1t is q show well worth
the price asked.
The appearance of Pleasant st. has
been much improved by taking down
door yard fences, putting down con-
crete walks, etc.
A reception will be given by Prof.
Beebe and wife at the residence of b.
o. Shaw on Park St., this evening, to
which all are invited.
At this season a large number of
former residents are coming back for
their annual outing, and this year
seems to bring an unusal number.
The annual camp-meeting opened
on the grounds here last evening with
promise of good weather, good at
tendance and meetings of profit and
interest.
W. NJ. Clark has added to the at
fractions of his new veranda several
signs, prominent among them be-
inc a handsome one with his name
thereon,
The maple sugar business still con-
tinues active with T. B. Livingston.
He recently shipped 1000 pounds in
cake to the Griffin Chemical Co., Seat
tie, Wash.
Geo. E. Currier, son of the popular
merchant, is spending a few days in
this place. Mr.. Currier is a Bostonian
and is engaged in the storage bust
ness there.
Among those who are attending
the celebration at Bennington are
Hon. II. H. Powers and wife, Capt.
Kenfield and wife, Hon. T. +. Gleeo
and L. ]. Eldridge.
L. II. Hadley has left at our office
a stalk of corn measuring 8 1T. IN.
in height. 1t is a sample OF what he
has on an acre on which he has put
but 100 pounds of phosphate.
The Methodist Sunday-school pic
mic held at Bacon's camp on Wednes-
dav afternoon last was well attended,
although the weather seemed decld-
edly unfavorable for such an event.
Mr.. Fogg and wife of Portland,
Maine. have been at the MorrlsVlIle
House a few days. Mr.. Fogg Is a.
travelling salesman Tor Stevens q
Jones, wholesale stationers OF that
city.
Ell. Parker is repairing his build
inps on Union St., putting on the M
proved waterproof paper clapboard-
ing and painting. He will have a
good set of buildings when com
pleted.
AD. Thomas and wife have gone
TO New York State on Visit, IneJ
will be absent several days, returning
by the way of Rutland in season 10
attend the annual Universalist State
Convention at that place.
Rev. Mr.. Fisk preached at the Con
pregational church both morning
and evening and in an out district III
the afternoon on Sunday. Rev Mr.
Douglass preached a prontap,e ser
mon preparatory to the speclal worn
of camp-meeting week.
Walter Gilbert. clerk with f. Z.
Page, druggist, at Blue Hill Ave,
Boston Walter Small, clerk with
A. H. Copley, druggist, at UPna!ms
Corner. Boston and Martin waite,
druggist clerk in Worcester, Mass,
are spending their vacation in town:
A goodIy number of the Star Lodge
members spent Thursday afternoon t,I
very enioyably at Camp Idlewild. Inc
steam yacht was fired up for their
use and with the camp picnic, boat,
ing and delightful weather combined
successful time all around 10 the
verdict.
Rev. p. b. Fisk, as secretary OF MS
seminary class, Bangor '63, is reeelV-