News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-11-03
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE,

Henry George was at home from
st. Adams over Sunday.
A A. Niles has been housed up with
an early and active attack of grip.
l. O. Andrews is just out from a
serious time with a sprained ankle.
Copies of the News AND CITIZEN can
be found at W. I'll. Robinson's store
Postmaster Earle returned the last
of the week and reports a very en-
joyable trip.
This being ladies' week at Montpel-
Ter, several from here are spending
few days there.
Coral Chapter, No. Is, WHO. f. S.,
hold its next regular meeting Tues
day evening, Nov. s.
A gold chain bracelet was lost on
Sunday. The finder will be rewarded
by leaving at Robinson's store.
Miss Ida Daniels, of this office, is
spending the week in Lawrence, Mass,
with her sister, Mrs. Forbush.
Miss Hattie Hickok and Mrs. For
bush have bought out ladies' fur
nishing goods establishment in Law
renee, Mass.
Miss Cora Stafford, who has spent
several weeks here, left on Monday
for Ludlow, thence to her home in
Augusta, Me.
Miss Edna Rublee entertained a
number of her young friends at a
dancing party ct George Elmore's on
Friday evening.
1t is expected that the usual ar
rangements will be made for receiving
election news at the station next
Tuesday evening.
Owing to numerous other events
the same evening there was no meet
ing of the Improvement Association
on Thursday evening.
Judge Powers was engaged in po-
litical speaking in Connecticut last
week, returning confident that Re-
publicans have the State.
Look up the tar barrels, clean up
Black Betsey,' trot out the anvils;
somebody has got to do some cele-
brating within the next few days.
A. F. Whitney and g. A Cheney
WiUl uuuSudl NiSOI ULtll
new residences and they are now fast
nearing completion and will soon be
occupied.
Webster & Stafford went to Boston
Friday evening on business connected
with the tannery, returning by way
of Waterbury, and ready for business |
Monday morning,
Munson, the merchant, is fitting up
q room to be used entirely for the dis
play of ladies shoes He intends to
give this department of his business
special attention hereafter.
Thesupper and entertainments given
by the Universalist ladies at the town
hall on Friday evening was well at
tended The brief stage performance
was unique and very enjoyable.
Not much sunshine in the past two
weeks, old humility has had the floor,
possibly an omen of Prohibition sue
cess next week. Our fall weather is
far below in quality that of one year
ago.
J. A. and E. S. Robinson have just
put in telephone lines between their
places of business and homes. Each
has its electric battery, which makes
the great "press the button" act
possible.
As occurs every six months, there
comes a change in the services at the
Methodist Church next Sunday. The
regular preaching service will come
at 1:30 p. M, as the pastor holds
morning service at ElmOre for the
next six months.
Again the imps of Halloween have
"chuckled in their ghoulish glee."
The annual deluge of ancient vegeta-
bles and exchange of signs, gates, ETC.,
has been enacted, and the world is at
peace once more.
w. FL. Slayton returned from Bos-
ton on Monday evening, and c. }
SIayton on Tuesday. The former al
lows that politics at the Hub look
very favorable for the defeat OF Rus
sell and Cleveland.
Some of the ladies are arranging to
organize a current topic club "a
grand idea; for genuine inspiration
and practical talkology the good old
fashioned sewing circle will undoubt-
eddy be put in the shade.
Rev. and Mrs. Nanton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Davis and |. A. White
went to Burlington to hear Rev. L.
Dewitt Talmage lecture. Others will
probably go to st. Johnsbury Thurs
day evening of this week to hear his
lecture, big Blunders.
G.. NJ. Page has bought the entire
outfit and business of the domestic
bakery formerly conducted by Greene
& Powers Mr.. Page proposes to do
a first class domestic baking bust
ness. He is a young man of good
business qualifications, and will I'M
doubtedly make success of the en-
terprise.
The Sons of Veterans kept open
house at Grand Army hall on Satur-
day evening. The large number en-
gaging in the festivities of the hour
enjoyed themselves hugely, and the
Sons of Veterans, assisted by the la
dies, did themselves proud in their
successful entertaining of so large a
company.
Monday closed the time for pay
ment of town, highway, school and
corporation taxes. The taxes nave
been paid into the Treasurer hands
and the discount of 4 per cent given,
ND to Nov. 1st. The taxes to resi-
dents of the corporation are higher
than they will be for some time to
come, as money has been raised to
paw Tor sidewalks and sewers, and tC
build an additional school building
Green Mountain Lodge, /. o. G. T..
have elected and installed the follow
ing officers for the ensuing quarter
CT, Mrs. A. A. Niles; V. T., Jessie
Wright; Sec, G. E. Borden; Assist
ant Sec, Lula Niles; F. s., Arthur
Harlow; Treas, Carrie Lewis; Chap.
G. w. Fitch; Marshal, o. Hoyt; e..
Ida Daniels; Sentinel, A. Grant. Al
members are earnestly requested t.
meet at the hall on Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 8, at 1870 O'Clock, for i'm
portant business.