News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-08-11

: and their special fitness will be con
: sidered. The best man should b.
selected-one who will not only rep
, resent his party but will look after
the interests of the town. AS there
is an abundance of good Representa-
tive timber in the town there need be
no fear but that will be done.
A movement is on foot for the or.
ganization of fire department and
purchasing suitable apparatus there
TOR. AS we are now situated
this village has no means whatever
to combat with fire. That we have
not had many more serious confla-
grations is the good luck of the COM
munity. But there now appears to
be general desire that we brace up
and secure ourselves from further
losses which might occur without a
proper fire department. 1t is esti-
mated that it will take from $500
to 81 900 to properly equip the de-
partment, and as nearly all of this
fund must be raised by subscription
every resident of the villageis expect
ed to contribute towards it. There
has already been pledged $3.50. The
balance will have to be raised in
small amounts and every citizen.
and especially every property owner,
should give the matter careful consid-
Grafton, and when called upon con-
tribute as literally as possible.
There was a jury trial at the court
house last Thursday, F. HI. Strong,
Justice. The case was Geo. HOga-
boom VS.. Charles Eastman and Will
Parkburst. 1t appears that last
June Mr.. Hogaboom left his team
under the meeting house sheds at
No. Hyde Park while attending
Post meeting. On going after it
he found that it had been taken
away. After looking for it for some
time he saw a team coming from
Eden containing three persons. He
recognized it as his, and called upon
them to stop. They whipped up the
horse and drove under the shed,
where they left it. Mr.. Hogaboom
recognized two of the occupants as
Eastman and Parkhurst The cyl
dence showed that the boys had
tried to hire a team at the livery,
and that one of them at least had
been at the agents in Eden that
same evening for liquor. There is
little doubt that they took Mr.
II. S team for that purpose and that
the owner came after it sooner than
they anticipated. The Defendants
denied taking the team, but one of
them admitted going Tor the liquor, |
saying he walked there. The jury |
brought in a verdict of $40 and |
costs for the Plaintiff.-E B. Sawyer
for Plff.; R. W. Hulburd for Defts.
The case was appealed.
OBITUARY.-Died, in Swanton, July ]
%, 1892, Adelia S. Keller, at the 7
age of 55 years. She was born in
Hyde Park, VT, the daughter of E.
A. Keller, Esq, late of that town.
Miss Keller was a lady of intelligence
and good intellectual power, con-
tributing frequently to current liter
allure through the medium of her
pen. She was for many years a
teacher of meritorous ability, and
later a matron in the children's re-
formatory institution at Palmer,
Mass. She has been a resident of
Barre, VT, during recent years.
Was secretary of the Washington
county W. c. 7. Z. and an active
of the NJ. E. Church, enjoy
ing the respect and cordial esteem
OF all who knew her. She leaves an
aged mother, two sisters, and a
brother to mourn her loss.
The following from an exchange
will interest many here. The Presi-
dent Bliss referred to is brother of
the late Fred and Harlow Bliss:
F. J. Bliss, son of President Bliss of the
college at Beirut has made discovery
which will prove of lively interest to Old Tes-
lament students. The " fine" consists of an
babylonian language, which goes back of
he time of Moses. This document is said
20 be 700 years older than the Moabite
tone, and to date back to about 5000 B. C..
RIyERsIDE.-Frank Currier and his wife
md daughter from North Prescott Mass,
ire visiting at his fathers, J. D. Currier......
dlss Mary Nelson of Orange, Mass, is spend |
ng few weeks with her sister, Mrs. j. ID.
'urrier. ......... Ernest Lidecker of Amherst,
Mass, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Currier.....
Bertha Whitcomb, who has been in Massa-
,husetts for the past year, is now visiting
her mother, Mrs. Thomas WhitcOmb.........
Mrs. Howe of Massachusetts is stopping
with friends in town for a few days.......Mag-
gle Matherson and her brother from New
York are spending their vacation at B. NJ.
Curriers' again this summer.......Mrs. Eliza
Lilley was in Stowe visiting her sister Mrs.
Styges, a few days last week.. Willard
Whitcomb, who has been very sick for a
few days, is more comfortable at this writing.
CENTREvILLE-Mrs. John Hubbard, who
has been sick for a long time, is slowly recov-
ering ...... Leon Backum while at work in Geo.
Jewett's mill cut his foot very badly. EN-
ma Billiard has been visiting friends here the
past week......W. T. Campbell spent Sunday
in this place.. j. o. Perry's folks have a
son.