News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-18
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISNIIJF

day evening.
The past week has brought US a
lot more snow and some very severe
cold weather.
c. r. Jameson and wife of White
River junction visited relatives in
this place last week.
The supper served at ''The Ran
dali for the Idlewld Yacht Club
ball is highly spoken of.
c. b. Borden went as a delegate to
the County Union of Good Templars.
held at Jacksonville, last week.
Rev. Dr. W A. Robinson began last
Sunday his passionate of the first Con
gregatiOnal church in Middletown,
Ny.
Judge Powers arrived from Wash
ington on Saturday morning, re-
manning here for three or four DAYS
only.
Currier is in market this weak buy
ing goods for the new store, which he
expects to get into some time next
week.
Guard Sweet of Sutton, P. O., was
in town last week, bringing a horse
to T. ". Utton to be handled. Z" A
trotter"
Foss & Tewksbury have opened up
their market in the Joe Noyes build
ing at the lower end of Main Street
We wish them success.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist church are
to send a barrel of clothing to Jas
per, Tennessee, this week.
By request the masquerade which
was to have been held Friday eve
ming next has been postponed until
next term. See notice later.
Read Munson's new advertisement.
Harlan is not given much to bragg
ging. but can always be depended
upon to do just what he says.
Geo. Hoisington has gone to Rut-
land to spend sixty days at the work
house. Too much indulgence in fire
water necessitates this change of
locality.
There will be an oyster supper, Feb
26, at the town hall, under the aus
pices of the Ladies Aid and Epworth
League societies. Further particulars
next week.
The first annual ball of the Idlewild
Yacht Club On Friday evening last
was pronounced success from first
TO last, Seventy-six couples were in
attendance.
Several alterations have been made
in the ell of 1.-The Randall, including
a change in the dining-roOm, which
has been remodeled and is now a
large and commodious room.
H. Waite intends putting in IA full
line of boots and shoes about March
/. Take this in connection with his
grocery stock and he will have as
good a store as there is in town.
Col. &. a. Woodbury. of Burling-
ton, with characteristic interest in all
things of public nature, has just pre-
scented two very handsome oak,
leather bottomed chairs, for use in
the library here.
On Saturday evening of this week
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Gates will open
their pleasant home for another OF
the very enjoyable musical sociables
that have been held this season. 4
cordial invitation is extended.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid is to
meet at the parsonage on Friday at
ternoon of this week Presiding Ell
der Boutwellis expected to be present
at that time. The young people are
invited, especially for the evening.
The figures show that this town
has been a bar-keeper to the amount
of seven thousand dollars the past
wear. with a profit of eighteen hun
bred dollars. These are figures that
it might be well to ponder over a
little.
A quartette of young ladies with
accompanist and director go from
here to Jacksonville on Friday even
ing to give a concert for the benefit
of the Young mems club. They will
be accompanied by several friends
and an enjoyable time is anticipated
The winter term of the Academy
and graded schools will close Tues
dav. Feb. %. An entertainment in
honor of the poet, Oliver Wendall
Holmes. will be given by the students
of the Academy, in the town ball at
7.3O D. m. All are invited. Admis
sion 10 cts.
Hon. p. K. GIeed, A. o. Gates, A
r. Campbell, F. g. Fleetwood and
Geo. Powers attended the league con
vention in Burlington last week. Mr.
Gates was placed on the committee
ON nominations and Mr.. Powers is q
member of the executive committee
from Lamoille.
Rev. II. w. WOrthen of HardwicE
and Rev. w. E. Douglass exchanged
pulpits last Sunday. In the evening
Mr.. Worthen gave a very interesting
lecture. with 1.-THE Science of the Ri
BILE" as his subject There was a gooC
attendance and the lecture proved
very interesting.
White, the baker, has had some
nice cartons made, which hold JUS
quarters worth of those Vermont
Creams. They are handy to carry
home and the crackers are first-class
We know this to be a fact, because
era" opened his heart the other day
and gave Us box.
Sunday morning at about elgh1
O'Clock the fire department was calle(
out by q fire in the house on Maple
Street occupied by Frank Wheeler
and owned by Mr. Luce Of Wolcotta n6
Peck of this town. The tire toof
from an over heated stovepipe,, Du'
was extinguished with but little dam
age being done.
w b. Wilcox of West Randolph
has rented the store recently occupied
by A. r. Cowles on Portland Street
and is having it fitted preparatory
to opening a dry goods store. Mr.
Wilcox is an experienced man III th'
business and intends to put IN NM
line of the best goods. He will proba
bly, open next week.
At the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Montreal, Portland q
Boston Railway, held at their ofhc'
in Montreal on Wednesday, Januarr.
goth, The following were elected Oil
rectors for the ensuing year;-Messr153
Henry G.. Fisk, A. III. Gilmour, A. L