News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-07-14
LOCAL NEWS.

IN oFsdm pheese, just nue. at alte'S.
L@oCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.
Harrison George has just presented
several volumes to the public libra
ny.
Mrs. Nellie Fitch Crane is at HON,
from Omaha, on a visit to her par
ents.
A young child of Mr.. Sabin's, liv
ing over the old bakery, died last
week
Mrs. Dwight Matthews is recover
ing from quite a serious attack Of
pneumonia.
Mrs. Daniel Smith and Mrs. David
Muzzy have visited Rev. Mr. Doug.
lass at Waitsfeld.
The ladies circle met in good num-
bers at the Congregational vestry
on Friday afternoon.
Sunday was a great day with the
livery men-the first Sunday without
rain in about six weeks.
Farmers, read what a fellow farm
er says in the business notices regard
ing Green Mountain Garget Cure,
Rev. Mr. Seymore occupied the
desk at the Congregational church
for the third Sunday last Sunday.
Camp-meeting this year begins
Monday, August %, and closes Sat
urday, the 9th. No Sunday services.
Hon. F. A. Stock, chief clerk of the
Treasury department, Washington,
d. c., has been in town for a few
days.
R. III. Peck has another house up
and enclosed, on Winter street. The
Methodist parsonage is also up and
covered.
Rev. Mr. Ryan, of Worcester, will
preach at the Methodist church, next
Sunday, in absence of Rev. Mr.. Nam
ton, who is in Boston.
In Robinsons window is shown the
genuine Grand-fathers Hat" the
recognized Harrison and Reid hat,
for which orders will be taken.
The farmers have haying well
leu anu III ulOSU Ott6CS CIO Cdt-
ting an excellent crop. Some of the
lower land has had too much water
for the best results,
J. A. Robinson's house, at the cor
ner of Congress street and Harrison
avenue, is nearly completed and will
soon be occupied. Geo. K. Currier
and wife will occupy the second floor.
Hon. F. A. Cushman and wife, of
Lebanon, n. H., have been at the
Randall for several days. Mr.. Cush-
man is having serious trouble with his
eyes, cataracts growing upon each,
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church, will meet at Mrs.
Hoyt's on Park street, Friday after
noon. The children are invited to
to meet at the vestry, Friday, at
p. m.
The ladies of the Universalist So
ciety are requested to meet with Mrs
C. H. Slocum, Wednesday evening,
July ID, to transact business of i'm
portance. A full attendance is de-
sired.
A special village meeting is called |
for Thursday evening of next week,
at o'clock, to see if the village will
extend its sewer system this year, |
and to consider matters that are to |
be presented in regard to town hall. |
At special meeting of Congrega-
tional society held on Monday eve.
ming, it was voted to give Rev. Mr.
Seymore a call for one year. Mr.. |
Seymore has been in town for three |
weeks or more and has made many |
friends.
The illustrated circular recently is |
sued by the Village Improvement As
ISOLATION is receiving favorable COM |
ment and attracting attention
throughout the state. Many of the
newspapers in the state have good
word for 1t.
The increase of the salary of the
postmaster in this place from $1,000
to $1,000 is another indication OF
the growth and prosperity OF our
village. There are but II other
places in the state where the salary
has been increased.
The object of the coming special
village meeting is to see If the village
can and will make contract with the
town. for the use of town hall, tor all
nurposes, leasing it for a given
.3r1f,rr-s and for a given time, which
will make it possible for the corpora
ton to advance money now, Tor the
contemplated improvements, ana III
after time. REIMBURSE the treasury
nv rentals from the hall for dlfferenet
nurposes. 1t is hoped that instead
OF building in the rear. the present
huilding may be moved back 1orty
feet and a more modern 'front.', ana
an inclined floor, ETC., be built.
On Thursday, the 18th of last April,
the community was shocked ana
greatly saddened by the sudden tax
inc away of bright little Willie Hea-
vev. who in stepping across tne
waste hume at the pulp mill, Tell III
and was carried with rush by the
HIGH water into the river. The long
continued search for the body Will
he remembered by all. And now IL
comes to the lot of workman aDouG
fen miles distant to accidentally nhd
the remains of the unfortunate lac'
John Driscoll, while moving near
the river bank, on Judge Andrews
farm. below Johnson, on Monday
morning, was attracted by an I'M
nleasant odor and upon lnYestlga-
lion found the remains In Dadly
decomposed condition. Mr.. Heayey
received word by telephone and i'm a
mediately went to Johnson o1 Iutiy
identifying the remains by the cloth-
inc. they were left in Johnson until
afternoon when they were inferred IN
the Catholic cemetery.
Morrisville undoubtedly has flre
department of which it may wei De
proud. 1t has been brought up 10 q
i've institution, thoroughly equipped
and well organized and credit TO
fine town. The department IS com
t ~ n If four companies, with the
R eoSious % appliances ITdi needed in each,
and vet with one thing lacking TO
make the whole affair on a line WIN
the tN departments of other towns OF