News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-08

took, Marshal; Rev. w. E. Douglass,
Chaplin; H. ] Campbell, Tyler; c. l..
| Shaw, Collector; C. H. SlOcum, r, W.
>Hulburd, E. H. Stone, Finance Com
mittee.
| During the past week a cOntribu-
ton of one hundred dollars, for the
Library, has been received from DIR.
Willard I'll. Stowe, a native of Morris
town, and six volumes of good books,
Including StanIey's Africa and DR..
kane's Arctic Explorations, both il
Illustrated, from Rev. Geo. Bailey OF
Springfield, Vt. The meeting of the
Library Association will be held
Monday evening, Jan. 10Th, at Z
O'Clock, in P. X. Gleed's office, for
the purpose of organization.
The week of prayer is being observ-
ed as usual with union meetings at
the Methodist and Congregational
churches. Opening on Sunday even
ing with a sermon by Rev. Mr.. Fisk
at the Methodist church, continuing
at that church Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, and at the
Congregational church the balance
of the week, closing with a sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Douglass at the latter
church next Sunday evening.
The special town meeting called for
Saturday afternoon was fairly well
attended. Voters from about town
outside the village being in the ma
iority. After some little discussion
the resolution was presented and
passed, that the town. instead of APP
propriating a thousand dollars for
the library fund, will pay sixty dol
lars each year toward the main
tenance of the library as long as it
shall exist. This seems a wise and
satisfactory result in every way.
Don't fail to attend the entertain
mant by the renowned artist and ca
ric lturist, Frank Beard, at the town
hall, Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th,
under the auspices of the Lecture AS
ISOLATION. Mr.. Boards cartoons in
Judge and Puck have given him a
national reputation, but it is in his
famous "Chalk Talks upon the plat
form that heappears at his best. His
inimitable drawings and caricatures
make the audience roar with laugh
ter and the rapidity with which they
are produced excites the iveliest
amazement. Tickets may be procur-
ed at H. A. Slayton's and those who
desire reserved seats should apply
early.
At the annual meeting of the
Congregational Society last Monday
night the following officers were
elected for the year ensuing: Moder-
ator. Prof. W. A. Beebe; Clerk, J. A.
Robinson; Treasurer, H. p. MunsOn;
Prudential Com, Il. A. Slayton, H.
p. Munson, E. s. Robinson; Com. of
Supply, g. W. Hendee, p. K Gleed,
Mrs, NJ S. Stafford; Com. on Church
Music, Mrs. p X. Gleed, Mrs. w. S.
Cheney, j. A. Robinson. Asusual the
Prudential Committee, and church
deacOns were made a committee on
house and church property. The
Prudential Committees report show
ed deffcitat the end of the year just
past, including unpaid bills forrepairs
on the church and vestry, which
amount was raised at the meeting
and subsequently. So the Society
commences the new year practically
free from debt.
Noticeable among the Christmas
gatherings was one held at the resi-
dence of l. M. LeBaron, ESQ, of this
place, which consisted of e. A. Bar
rows and wife, his four sisters and
their husbands, with their sons and
sons-in-law, the daughters and daugh-
ters-in-law and grandchildren. The
whole number being fOrty-fOur. The
number living in this immediate vicin-
ity is thirty-seven, of which thirty
one were present this year This is
the twelfth gathering of the kind by
this family and not death in the
family in twelve years. A Christmas
dinner and tree and a general good
time were on the programme. Christ
mas is looked forward to by this
family with many happy anbicipa-
ure except by those who are unable
to attend. May they enjoy many a
merry Christmas.
ACADEMY NOTES.
The winter term at the Academy
reaches the half way point Friday
night.
The following pupils of the Graded
Schools were neither absent nor tardy
during the month of December
Grammar Room, Geo. Champeau,
Lena Irish, Leah Mears, Guy Roche
leau, Edwin Story intermediate
Room, Henry Cutting, Oscar Gates,
Henry Campbell, George Tewksbury,
Louis Champeau, Eugene Rocheleau,
Clara Laraway, Blanche Peck; Pri-
mary Room, Hugh Cushman, Mark
Cutting Gertie Dingwall, Willie Good
rich, Frank Harris, Jennie Hutchins,
Burton Perry, Lucy Perry, James
Reed.
Lyceum was held by the students Of
the Academy Friday evening last, and
the question, (Which furnished the
best generals during the Civil War,
the South or North, was discussed
by the disputants. Aft, Sargent and
Sanborn; Neg, Carpenter and Bent
ley. Question was decided in favor
of the affirmative The following of
fcers were elected for the remainder
of the term: President, Miss Goodell:
Vice President, Miss Jessie Slayton;
Secretary, Sanborn; Executive Com
mittee. Miss Leach, Carpenter, Sar-
gent, Miss Scott and Miss Putnam.