News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-23
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISVILLE.

MORRlSNILLE-
Chester Niles of Springfield, Mass,
is spending few days in town.
Regular meeting of the w. re.
Saturday evening. Let every men,
Der be present.
T. S. Grow, e. Y. NJ, 81, of Brad
ford, visited his classmate, L. c.
Cheney, Tuesday.
Rev. Mr.. Wright commenced his
work, with the Universalist church,
on Sunday morning.
Miss Agnes Woodward is in st.
Johnsbury spending her vacation
and attending commencement there.
Mrs. George NJ. Bates returned last
week form California. Her son, G. l..
Bates, met her and spent few days
in Colchester
W. I'll. Slayton drove to his home
in Warren, one of the hot days of
last week; soon after arriving there
his horse died
Rev. Mr. Seymore, a graduate of
Yale Seminary, is to occupy the desk
at the Congregational church June
26th and July Sd.
Alton W. Stone and Miss Minnie
Gould are to be married at Hard
wick to-day. They will be eat
home" after July L.
Rev. V. NJ. Hardy, of West RAN
dolph, gave his hearers, at the Con-
gregatiOnal church, two excellent
sermons on Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Improvement Association occu. : on
Thursday evening of next week, June
30. Semember the date.
Parties desiring to rent refresh
ment stands at Hardwick during the
celebration there the Fourth should
send in their applications at once.
See business notice.
Mrs Nj. E. Bell was in town on
Tuesday. She has met with very
encouraging success in her work con-
nected with the establishing of a
home for friendless women.
The Republican town caucus to
elect fifteen delegates to the County
Convention to be held in Hyde Park
June 30, is called to be held at town
hall on Saturday evening.
Three carloads OF delegates to the
National Democratic convention
passed through here last Friday.
They took supper at the restaurant,
and were loud in their praises of Yer
mont food.
The meeting of the Cotswold Sheep
Association is to be held June 2Sth
instead of the DIST as heretofore an
nounced Members will please take
notice and govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
A. o. Gates of this place paid an
official visit to Hancock Post at
Montreal last Saturday. This is the
only g. A. r. post in the Dominion
and is composed ofsome of NJ ontreal s
best citizens. Mr.. Gates had a most
enjoyable visit with the veterans.
The town fathers have closed q
trade with DR.. Woodward, buying
enough land in the rear of town hal
on which to build an addition forty
feet square Work will proceed Will
the building as soon as the ground Ii
cleared of the barns and sheds now
on it.
A. r. Campbell and wife and +. f
Hobson and wife, their guests from
Brighton, VT, made n trip to Mount
Mansfield on Saturday, enjoying 6
very pleasant trip and finding th'
road up the mountain in fine con
dition. They were well provided fol
at the summit by mine host Bailey
A letter to the editor of thu
paper from the commander OF thu
G. A. r. Post at Newbury says tina
the address of A. O. Gates at tina
place ON Memorial Day was a mos
excellent one, adding that lit wa
plain. sound logical common sens
and Morrisville should be proud o
her soldier-citiZen."
Among those in attendance upol
the state convention IN burlington
to-day, are f. B. Livingston, Geo. NJ
Powers, J. H. Atkinson, I. {. Che
ney, r. l.. Fairbanks, A. A. Niles
T.. w. Webster, Z. S. Robinson, r. =
Fleetwood, N. Blair, 4. o. Gates, 7
w. Doty, w. S. Cheney and W. d
Robinson.
Subject of sermon in Methods
church next Sunday, The Bible VIII
believe Divine? In the evening
song service will be held, with r.
marks. giving history of hymns
SONGS and any incidents in connec
ion Topic for Thursday evenin
meeting. Thoughts on Flower
Plants, etc.
The fire departments being Worke
up to a more efficient standing II
boys were out for drill on f1da
evening and presented very credlt'
bile appearance. The hose compan.
engine company, hook and ladd'
company and chemical company a
beinG in line Chief Engineer Webst'
announces another drill for ne2
Saturday evening and desires IL
attendance,
GRAND EXCURSION.
The Epworth League of the Met
odist church have completed a
rangements for an excursion F.
train to Maquam Bay, thence
steamboat among the islands and
Plattsburg, N. Y, and return. II
excursion will go by special IRA
which will probably leave mere
about 7 O'Clock next Wednesdt
morning. June goth, returning
about s O'Clock in the evening. II
Sunday Schools and congregations
the several churches in this vlllae
also at Elmore and Hyde Park, a
cordially invited to join in tins .
Iightful trip to grand old Champlal
and a quiet orderly company anu
very enjoyable occasion IS thus d
sured. Turn out, bring your iuhc
baskets and make this an ever
to be remembered. The Iare y
adults for round trip, is 5 90. I
those between twelve and elghtee
half price, and under twelve years
age, if accompanied By parents Irt
Further announcement will be ma
by notices from pulpits and snl'
posters.