News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-03-10

The lecture under the auspices of
the Universalist ladies, by Col. San
ford, on Saturday evening was well
attended, and the Col. as usual, was
very successful in the entertaining
hold upon his audience. The lecture
will give the ladies quite a financial
lift.
The members of the G. A. R. and
W. K. c. met with Mr.. and Mrs. Ans
tin Wilkins at Cady's Falls, Tuesday
evening. They had a very pleasant
and enjoyable time. Commander
Wilkins and his estimable wife under
stand how to make one feel at home
and 10 have a good time.
Joe Perry everybody knows "Joe, 3"
celebrated his 49th birthday last
Thursday, by giving an oyster sup
per, which was attended by a large
number of his friends. After supper
all present tripped the eight fantas-
tic , for several hours. A number of
useful presents were bestowed upon
the host.
A party of a dozen or more ladies,
all matrOnS, with their respective
gents, arrived at the Randall from
Wolcott, Monday afternoon. After
supper and a general good time, the
party returned home. Sheriff Brun-
nell's beaming countenance was no.
ticed and as he was not with his wife
it must be taken for granted that the
party was of leap year character.
Our marble dealer, E. E. Foster,
struck streak ofgood luck last week,
buying $1,000 worth of finished mar
BILE at % per cent. off the regular
price. 1t looks as though Ed. was
bound to do some business the com
ing season. We are glad to see you
prosper, only remember that 81 little
printers ink is great help in selling
goods of any kind, and we have the
ink.
Waterman moved into his new quar-
ters in the hotel block on Saturday
and Monday, and E. S. Robinson
took possession of his hair dressing
rooms there on Monday. Matters
about the hotel are fast getting into
shape The office and rooms, though
not entirely completed, will be occu-
pied on Friday to accommodate the
large number of Masons who will I'M
doubtedly be in town.
Samuel Eaton, a resident of the
west part of the town, has just been
granted a pension of 81 a month,
and $2O77,17 in back pay. Mr..
Eaton has been trying many years
to get this pension which can not be
! otherwise than the right thing, as he
suffered from three bullets passing
through him, a leg struck by a shell,
and a painful bayonet wound in the
side Harrison George was the sue
cessful agent in the securing of the
: long delayed rights of a worthy man.
ABOARD OF TRADE.
AS has been limited in these columns
several times of late, what more does
Morrisvile need at the present time
than a Board of Trade, Business
I Mems club, MorrisvilIe Improvement
! Association, or whatever like name
it may be called Nearly all the larg-
er towns throughout the state now
have these organizations, and that
they are doing and are destined to
accomplish much for the advance
ment of the business interests ofthose
towns is without doubt. 1t is beyond
question that our town has reached
that period in her upward growth
and increase where to hold her own.
even, or to make further growth pos
sible, something must be done by
way of manufacturing or some like
enterprise, to furnish labor, and fire.
quent distribution of ready cash to
our people and others who may come
What other towns are accomplishing
in this direction, it seems possible fol
us to do in a measure at least, and
it now seems very probable, we are
glad to say, that an informal meet
inc will soon be held for the purpose
of talking these matters over. AT
| present we have the tannery, employ
| ing about fifty men, a pulp mil WIN
| four OF five hands, and tub shop
with a half dozen employed men. In
connection with this look at the num-
her of stores and business places-all
crowding forward for recognition
Let every one of our wide-awake pub
lic-spirited citizens consider the mat
ter and then individually do all IL
their power to promote the business
interests of our town.