News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-10-15
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Mrs Hunt returned from market last week
Z. K Seaver visited friends in Stowe las
week.
Mrs. Mary Keller spent last week in Nor
risville.
Walter Brady was in Burlington few days
last week.
Orange Buck and wife spent the Sabbath
in Fairfax.
May Baker is visiting friends in Burlington
and vicinity.
Nathan Mcfarland was taken sick at Cam.
bridge last week.
Work began again in C. II. Stearns' tub
shop last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Rogers visited friends
in Fairfax, last week.
Eugene Holmes has recently visi ed his
| father in Massachusetts.
I Orvis Saxby, now in business in Lynn,
[ Mass, is visiting friends in town.
1. L. Pearl and Co., have added two new
\ double looms to their wooden factory.
| Diamond Curmey's aunt and cousin from
Burlington, were his guests last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Sawyer of Hardwick,
are visiting their sister, Mrs j. R. Hill.
julius Sinclair has exchanged his village
place with Dea Kinds, taking his farm.
! Harvey McLenathan is home from Massa-
| Mrs. Henry Stevens accompanied her hus-
band last week on his trip through Franklin
| Co.
Mrs G. A. Sturtevaut and children, are
spending several days with friends in East
Fairfield.
Jacob and Rachel Barton will stay month
with their son and daughter, in Middlebury
and Salisbury.
Mrs. B. S. Fullington and Ida Perry were
elected delegates to attend the c. E. Conven-
ton at Brattleboro.
Miss COlburn closed very successful term
in elocution Friday, and has returned to her
home in Massachusetts.
The ladies are requested to meet again next
Thursday at the Baptist church to complete
the work for the Missionary barrel.
Juna Blake's farm buildings and contents
were all burned except one barn. Sunday night
The fire originated in the milk room.
Madam Campbell and Miss Clara, are visit
ing their relatives in New Hampshire. Mrs
Campbell will spend the winter there.
Mrs harrington accompanied her husband
to Boston Monday, where they will spend the |
week buying their fall and winter goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith, who have
spent several weeks with relatives in town. re-
turned to their western home last week
Mrs. Reynolds of Highgate, died at her |
brothers, George Philips, last Wednesday, |
She was taken to Swanton for interment.
Willard Gray's stay in Massachusetts was
quite brief; whereat his friends here rejoice.
They occupy Mrs. Sara Heath's tenement
Bible classes have been formed. conducted |
by the Normal Students which meet at the |
Normal building every Sunday afternoon at |
4 O'Clock.
The following officers were elected at the
Baptist Z. E. society; Harry Stiles pres
Ida Perry vice pres. Annie Fullington sec.
Frank Holmes, treas.
Judge Pearl and wife, with Frank Leonard
and wife of Burlington, did" the Reform
School last Friday, and were royalty enter
tanned by Supt. Andrews.
A new lot OF fall goods just in at WEIGH &
tarrington's. Everything usually kept in q
first -class country store can be found there
and the prices are satisfactory.
Mr., and Mrs. Francis Gomo's 5th ami
versary of their wedding, was celebrated last
Friends from their own neighbour
hood were present. The presents were many
and useful
Birney Fullington was last week attacked
with his annual recurring malady viz. putting
up new buildings. This time it is long an
mex to his barn for colts, his farm below
the station.
Wilmer Hill was compelled to decline ur-
gent "calls to teach in Perkinsve and
East Fairfield, on account of chest difficulty
He is now running one of Pearls new double
width looms
Sparks from the forge and anvil, and from
the brain and tongue of K. B. Bradley stand
ing in his shop on Pearl St, are of the past
wholly. Mr.. b. and helpers now turn out a
couple of dozen cant-hooks per day, for W.
FL. Stearns in the new shop at Perkinsville
A. very good audience of students and
citizens, listened to the reading in Normal
Hall, of Miss Bertha Colburn, who has been
giving instructions to the Normal students
ia elocution and physical culture. All were
we'll pleased with the evening sentertainmcnt.
She held the audience with the closest atten-
5ion throughout the evening, and showed
herself master alike of the pathetic and the
humorous,
DR.. Campbell, Misses Thompson, Winches-
ter, Colburn and Allen and party of Nor
nal students, twenty-five in all, climbed Mt
Mansfield last Saturday. They drove over
The foot of the Cambridge side. Some of the
eams having turned off to explore private
Dad, the last came first and the first came
asst to the mountains base. The party
assembled the mountain by the new slide.
Bean and Landon went up in two hours and
4 quarter. The first lady to reach the top,
was Miss Thompson and the Others of the
party were close behind, Snow and ice were
ound on the top. The day was clear and the
view fine, While the doctor explained the
points of interest to the students, Mr.. Stiles
gave a humorous geographical lecture to
small audience. The descent was made with
out mishap. The return home was made
through Cambridge Borough, fair Luna and
Jupiter, the father of gods, We'd with each
other in shedding light upon the joyous par
~. 1t was the verdict that this was one of
The greatest days in the lives of any of the
party. The brilliant foliage of the forests,
'kirted by the distant mountains, presented
views unsurpassed.