News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-17

his old place at the depot, and Bry-
ant is quite like himself once more.
lie found trying to run the station
without Carroll uphill work. Not
only Is Mr.. Bryant pleased to have
Carroll back again, but everybody
else Is, as more competentan and cour-
teous official is seldom found.
Did you ever see a finer display of
gents furnishing goods than Water
man shows in his new windows? They
take the eye of the passer-by every
time. The store is filled up with a
fine stock offspring and summer cloth.
ing and the prices are within the
reach of all. Call in and beconvinced
that this statement is correct.
The marriage of Lulu, daughter of
E. "A. Hill, took place at Swanton
last Wednesday afternoon. The
lucky young man is Frank Dunbar,
one of Swanton's leading business
men. The event is highly spoken of
by the SwantOn Courier, which states
also that the presents, both useful
and ornamental, were numerous.
Clement Smith is now milking %
COWS and heifers. AS he runs an all
the-year-rOund dairy, sorhe are fresh
in milk, and some have been in milk
for 10 months. He made last week
224 lbs. of butter. He thinks that
he recovered 20 lbs. more butter in
the week than he would if he had not
had a Baby" separator. He says
with his dairy his Baby pays for
itself every months in extra butter.
The Universalist Society are think
ing ofbuilding vestry to their church
the coming season. A subscription
paper will soon be started, for the
purpose of raising funds for this much
needed room. Some of our best tai
ent have siginified their willingness
to assist at the musical, which is to
be held Friday evening, Mar. 25th.
at the G. A r. hall No pains will be
spared to make this an enjoyable
occasion. Admittanee Is cents, in
Guiding ice cream and cake. \ cordi-
al invitation is extended to all, both
old and young.
While it is generally conceded that
Prof Whipple is an accomplished
musician, it is not so extensively
known that he is somewhat of a chess
pla ger He took IA hand in a game
last Thursday evening, and so inter
ested did he become in it that he en-
tirey forgot his engagement to meet
the choir of the CoDg'l church and re
hearse for the following Sabbath.
The choir was put to their wits ends
to imagine what kept their leader
away, and concluded it must be some
thing serious. Imagine their relief
when they learned it was a simple
game of chess.
The idea of an organization OF the
business men, with the future pros
peritv of the town and people, the
principal end in view seems now
about to blossom into a reality. Many
| of our business men have been APP
preached concerning the matter IN
the past few days, and there Is de
veloped the fact that to all the neces-
sity of such an organization, and the
possibilities for usefulness in many
ways, has long been apparent. With
this quite unanimous feeling III its
favor. it Is proposed TO hold a meet
inc at The Randall" tomorrow,
Thursday evening at s O'Clock, to
talk the matter over and perfect the
organization. Any of our business
men who havenot yet been approach
ed in the matter should realize It's
importance and attend this meeting.
MASONIC MEETING.
The annual district meeting of La
noble county was held here Friday,
March Il, Rt. W. Edwin E. Foster,
district deputy grand master presld-
inc. There were present about 2OO
Masons including grand officers and
= other distinguished MasOns. Begin
ming at 1870 a. m. all the degrees OF
. ancient craft Missionary were confer
red and the lectures given in full dur
ing the day, under the watchtui eye
of the grand lecturer, who, in a very
: | nleasant manner, called attention TO
the errors and instructed the craft III
the secret ritual. At $50 O'Clock IL
: the evening the lodge was called to
order in the third degree and order
7 of exercises were 10 to 10 minute
.. speeches from Mai. n. 7. Bowman
Z past grand master; ID. n. Nicholson
~ GRAND Junior warden; r. o. Sturte
Want. past D. D. G. M. seventh dis
: : trict; DR.. John NJ. Clark, D. D, &; M
\ fifth district; Edwin L. Wells, ID. i
{ G. NJ, twelfth district; Charles ID
Q Stearns, past D. D. G. NJ. of the l5t
3 district; Hon. p K. Gleed and III
William S. Nay, grand lecturer oil tn
IT State. Following this a banquet wa
' served by the ladies of the Easter
re Star. This feast was one OF the hnes
E. ever set before a Masonic assembly
lie and convinced all that the ladies
s. the O. E. S. are experts in this dire
n ton. Rev. Mr.. Douglass invoked d
IS vine blessing and Hon. ?. X. Glee
v presided as POSTMASTER IN his usuf
IS elegant and witty manner. All OF I'll
10 above named and many others wei
ID called upon and responded in ma
ner every way fitting to the occasion
> letters of regret were received FRO
:, Col. A. A. Hall, past grand maste
'. y Gov. Page; Grand Master Bact
. and others; and resolutions OF syr
20 patty were adopted by a unanlmo'
We rising vote for the grand master
IL his severe illness and a copy order'
To be sent him. For the success
MT the affair much credit is due Bro.
RI + E. Foster, who was untlrlng III
labors.