News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-12-10

NORRISVILLE.

MORRISVILLE.
Gates is getting ont a fine display
of holiday goods.
Read the business notices. Lots of
things of interest to you.
Masons came on Monday to begin
work at plastering the bank.
Our merchants are beginning to
make the customary holiday display.
C. H. Andrus, of Enosburg Falls,
has the contract to paint the new
hotel
w. Fl. Noyes Of Cleveland, Ohio,
brother of Mrs George Clark, arrived
here Monday morning.
|. A. White & Co. are having big
run on their new Vt. Creams; we do
not wonder at it, for they are just
fine.
Currier is in market this week Sc
Letting latest holiday goods; mean
while his mark-down of dress goods
is going on.
ReV. Mr.. Cakes of Cambridge in ex-
changing with Rev. Mr.. Fisk, preached
an excellent sermon at the Congl
church Sunday morning.
T. C. Cheney, agent ofthe Equitable
Life Insurance Co., is in st. Johnsbury
attending the meeting OF the Vermont
Life Underwriters Association.
Regular meeting of Coral Chapter
No. IS, O. f. s., Tuesday evening,
Dec. 18th. 1t being the annual meet
ing all members are requested to be
present.
Solomon Robinson, father of
George Robinson, died at his home
Thursday, after a brief illness of
pneumonia. The funeral was held
Saturday.
The W. C.. Il. L. will meet with Mrs. |
j, 7. Jewett Thursday afternoon, at
B O'Clock. Subject, {: Alcohol as q
Household Remedy" All interested
are invited.
Mrs. Eben Barnes, who has been
sick at c. NJ. Pope's for the last five
weeks, though far from having recov-
cred, was moved to her home in Hyde
Park last Sunday.
Bibles and Testaments published
by the American Bible Society, may
be found at Mrs. q. w. Wilder's store
at New York prices.
The Selectmen of Morristown will
meet at the Town Clerks Office, Tues
day, December 18th, at 10 a. M, to
settle with all parties that have de-
mands against the town.
Leon, the youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. O. L. Wood. died on Sunday af-
ternoon, after a life of about eight
months The parents will have the
sympathy of all our people.
Young Bridge, the popcorn ven
der, got a terrible hit in the eye with
base ball last week. The sight of
the eye was threatened, but it is now
thought to be coming out all right.
There will be a donation at the
parsonage at Morristown Corners,
Thursday afternoon and evening Dec.
II. for the benefit of Rev. l.. D. Bur
dict. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Rev. W. H. Robinson, of Homer,
n. Y, native OF this town has re-
ceived a call to the Congregational
church at Middletown,,, n, Y, one
of the largest and finest churches in
southern New York.
The sc social of the Y. p. E. L.
which was announced to meet at H.
Waits on Friday, has been post
poned on account of the District Con-
Vention, that is to be held at Enos-
burgh Falls at that date.
The several departments in the
Academy are crowded fuller than
ever this winter; one of the lower
grades, the grammar department,
with Miss Holmes of Cambridge, as
teacher, has about seventy pupils,
which seems a considerable number
of that age for one to handle.
OF course our readers will notice
Lang & CampbelPs advertisement in
this issue. This firm is one of the
best in northern Vermont, and they
have a stock of iewelry and plated
ware equal to if not superior to that
found in the larger places. For the
holidays they have very handsome
assortment as well as a good vari-
Hty Can aud see them.
The exterior wood work on the ho-
tel was pretty much finished last week
so that the stagings all over the
building were removed. Late Friday
afternoon the timed dome of the
tower was painted, and the high
wind and raih ofthat night took par,
ticles of oil and paint, carrying onto
all the plate glass down Portland
St., in the Centennial block-a fact
which seems almost incredible.
A box party and promenade viii
be given next Friday evening under
the auspices of the Tens There viii
be short musical and literary pro
gram, closing with a pantomine o
one of Cartoons poems, "The Three
Lovers" after which the boxes will
be sold, Admission, ladies with box
es, free; ladies without boxes Zoe
Doors open at 7:3O. Commence a
Ssharp.
E. A. Smalley has bought out hi
partner, Ira Gront, and is now run
hing the meat market alone. 1t i
onIaf of the best stocked markets eve
Kept in the place, being supplied witt
a large assortment of fresh and salt
ed meats of all kinds. There is nj
need ofpatronizing foreign meat cart
when We have as fine a market a
smalley keeps, He has for his assist
ant that expert knight of the cleavel
Heman Thompson.
Friday evening, Dec. IS, the Con
gregational Society will have sal