News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-04-14

MORRISVILLE.

The W. C. 7. U. will meet with Mrs
Patten Thursday at 3 p. m.
Mrs. Myra Robinson. wife of L. r
Robinson of the Stanstead Journal
was in town on Friday.
Mr.. C. W. Fitch has presented the
library with a nice chair, and Mrs
Hitchcock donates an oil painting.
Mrs. c. S. Wilder has rented the
store in the Champeau Block and will
move her variety store to that place.
Fast day services will be held at
the Methodist church at 10:45, on
Friday Sermon by Rev. P. B. Fisk.
L. C. and Carroll Morrill, are NOV
ing their grocery business and place
of residence to the old bakery build
ing.
Harrison Smith has just been
granted pension, with quite q snug
little sum in back pay HI. B. George
was the successful agent.
Rev. F. c. Taylor of Hyde Park oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Cong church
last Sunday morning, delivering a
very able sermon.
The two delegations to the state
and district conventions, are absent
in the fulfillment of their duty as del
egates, all those elected attending.
The Christian Endeayor Sociable,
which was expected to be held at c.
W. Fitch's on Friday evening, has
been postponed until Friday evening
of next week, April %.
The Universalist Sewing Circle will
meet with Mrs. G. H. Slocum Friday
afternoon, April Dist. The usual
picnic supper will be served. 4 COR
dial invitation is extended to all.
Herbert Lawrence, formerly of this
place, died at his home in Minneapo-
lis, the 10th inst, of pneumonia. W.
j. Lawrence and wife, and wife OF
deceased leave there for this place
the 18th, where he will be buried.
The scholars in the Universalist
Sabbath School will give their annu
al Easter Concert Sunday evening
April 18th. An exercise entitled
Easter JOY, arranged by S. W
Staub, is being prepared for the oc
easion.
Allie Slayton, son of H. A. Slayton
has column and half article en-
titled: "The Abrahamic Promises,
in 1.-The Worlds Crisis of Marcel
23d. The article has considerable
merit considering the age of tn
young writer.
In the absence of the pastor, Their,
will be no services at the Methodist
church next Sunday, except the Sun
day School, which will be held at tn
usual hour. The congregation arr
invited to unite with the Congrega
tional people in an Easter service a
that church, in the morning.
Miss Lettie Sheldon left last weel
for Concord, N H., where she is tx
reside with her sister. "Lettie" ha
been a newspaper folder in thi
office for the past seven years AM
her faithfulness in that position
leads us to believe that whatever sh
NAV engage in will be faithfully done
The attendance at the librar
opening on Friday afternoon ant
also during the day Saturday, wa
large, and many complimentary re
marks were noted. The readin,
room department of the institution
will undoubtedly be largely patron
lied. Plenty of the popular week..
and monthly journals will be foun'
on the tables for the free use of every
body.
II. NJ Arms, Esq, of Springfield
was in town on Saturday. Nh
Arms is president of the State Dairy
mems Association and Commission
err in charge of Vermont's Dairy e.
hibit at the Worlds Fair. He wa
here to talk matters of interest i
that connection and start the al
rangements for the annual meetin
of the State Association to be hel
here next winter.
At the adjourned meeting OF til
Powers Republican Club, held o
Monday evening, the topic, resolve
the Columbian Exposition be close
on the Sabbath, was quite freely dis
cussed and was decided, both
point of argument and upon til
merits of the question, in the affirm
alive. The next regular meeting {
the club will be held on Wednesda
evening, the 9th.
The Musicale at the pleasant hon
of Mr.. and Mrs. Slocum on Frida
evening, was largely attended, r
sulting in a very enjoyable occasion
A musical and literary program wa
rendered in a pleasing manner, pa
ticipated in by Mrs. Churchill
Andrews, Fisher, Whipple, Rich an
SIocum; Misses Chase, Rogers, an
Pottle and Messrs Whipple. Flee
wood and Cheney. Light refresl
ments were served at the close.
Rev. Mr.. Douglass makes the fo
lowing report at the end of thr'
years pastorate of the Methods
church here. Total additions t
church including probationers, 4
by letter and conversion. There hav
been nine deaths and six remova
by letter, leaving a net gain of B
He has attended 70 funerals and of
ciated at 30 marriages. The Su
day Schools missionary gift tn
year amounted to $27. III
charge has paid 1852, in the thr
years, for the missionary cause. III
total of all the money paid out
the three years is $3707. III
church have nearly enough none