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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-09
Letter from Kansas.
MAYETTA, Kan, June 1, 1892.


EDITOR OF NEWS AND CITIZEN
| again take the liberty to write you anoth-
er for publication. If | am intruding too
much on space please notify me. The News
and Citizen is the best and contains the most
local news of any newspaper | ever read. |
will confine my letter to the condition of the
weather and crops. 1t has rained about four
days out of every week, since the first of
March, thus putting the farmers, behind with
their crops about four or six weeks. Oats are
generally put in in Kansas about March LIST,
but this year they were not put in before the
first of April, consequently they are not over
five inches high at this date, but they look as
good as if they were sowed at the regular
time, and the prospects that oats will
yield about sixty bushels to an acre. Corn is
generally planted about April first and nearly
everybody (when the season permits) is done
planting by April 18th, but this season there
was no corn in the ground before the tenth of
May and lots of it is planted in June. But all
these set backs do not discourage a Kansas
farmer. There will be no peaches in Kansas
this season. Apples look good, cherries are
few. To-day, June LIST, is cold and rainy;
person can wear overcoat and mittens to u
good advantage; probably the following
day you can go in shirt-sleeves. This is the
true condition of things in Kansas. If any
body wants to know anything else about this
| country, they can write to me. All letters
will be cheerfully answered. Hoping to see
| this printed, | am, respectfully,
V.R. LUNGER-
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HYDE PARK.

p. st. John and wife of Hardwick
were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. G. L. Waterman has com
menced repairs on her house.
Miss Mary Brigham, of the U. V.
NJ. was at home over Sunday.
The Grand list of this town is &c.
343. IA, and the number of polls 1888.
Miss Lillian Kimball, of Middle
town, Conn, is visiting friends in
this vicinity.
Advertised Letters: G. Peice, Da-
yid Manuel, Mrs. V. L. Jones, Win
ME ]. Foreman.
L. P. jackson and children spent
q few DAVIS last week with relatives
in Concord, n. III.
w. HI. Bowers has sold his horse
to Hardwick parties, 1t will be put
in the livery there.
An interesting story, Under
ground" by Miss Carrie Hyde, is
nublished on our first page.
Rev. J. G. Newton, of Johnson,
preached q very interesting sermon
in Union church last Sunday morn
ing.
Allen Luce and wife, of East st.
.Johnsbury, have come to this town
to reside with Fri Fleetwood, an
uncle of Mrs. Luce.
The Creamery is doing large busl-
moss lust now. The receipts OF milk
are large and the cream wagons are
making big records.
Arrangements are being made to
have r. G. Northrop, the noted lee
tnrer. deliver a lecture IN this place
Some time in July on village I'M
landlord Keller evidently intends
+hnt there shall be no flies on the
Mo+ol phoenix, as he has had the
honse throughout fitted up with
Portland screen doors and WINDOWS
Rev. Mr.. Taylor's sermon nex'
sunday will be on the SUBJECT a
1 3,rnose in Life" and will be ad
drnssed particularly to the young
M men. Children's day the following
Sunday. aa,o mn;
forms as throughout. The boys prac
i .;oa ffppponentiy, play well, and are {
Clo lift 4 to the village. By-the-oy
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EAST ELMORE.

John Read is some better.
G. A. Morse went to Burlington Monday
on business.
L. A. Gale and wife are visiting friends in
this part of the town.
H. H. Barnes had his foot badly hurt by
having it drawn under stone-boat.
William Martin is very sick with pneumo-
MIA, and at this writing is not expected to
live.
ChiIdren's day next Sunday will be observed
by the children; speaking, singing and an adj
dress by the pastor.
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pleasant VALLEY.
WOODBURY..

Elmer George is better.
Marsh Hathaway is getting better of the
asthma.
Cora A. George is at home this week help
ing her mother.
Myra George came home last Friday and
stayed Until Sunday.
Blake Fair has had a hard time with a
quincy sore for the past three weeks, but is
better now.
Charles Dana went on to the mountain to
salt some colts last Sunday morning and
found one of them badly cut on the knee.
There was good fishing boat put on the
pond this week. Anyone wishing to hire a
boat for fishing, inquire of Blake Fair.
Newell Slayton and Paul Cookson went
fishing last Sunday over to Charles Goodelrs
pond in Woodbury. and caught thirty two
pickereI in about three hours. Who can beat
that?
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HARDWICk.
Carl Cobb is painting his block.
Tho Maada Rlock il helnU nlastered

Carl Cobb is painting his block.
The Meade Block is being plastered.
The NJ. E. Parsonage has been painted.
The frame to Martin Hathaway's house will
soon be up.
c. A. Paige and family arrived from Denver,
Col, Monday on the mail.
There are so taxpayers in town who have
a grand list of $25.00 and over.
Judge Tucker went to st. Johnsbury Tues
day to attedd the County Court.
Thesummer arrangement oftrains went into
effect Monday, and about the same as last
year.
The Maple Park House has been closed as
a hotel, and Hopkins has been engaged OIL
the Centennial.
Another town meeting is called for June Is
at O'Clock p. IN. to see if the town will re-
scind the vote for the appropriation for a
celebration. 1t is little late.
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WOICOTT.

Rev. L. S. Hedges is very sick with pneu-
monia.
Earl Jordan and Mamie Titus were mar
ried on Wednesday of last week.
The Universalist sociabe will be held with
Mrs Angie Jones next week Thursday, June
10th. All invited.
A.E. Phillips is finishing soma new rooms
in his house and making other repairs in the
way of veranda.
S. D. Luce and Miss Lillian Lawson started
for Bennington, Vt, Monday, where they
have positions in a new hotel there.
The Methodist pulpit was supplied last
Sunday by Rev. Mr. Ellis of Craftsbury, who
will continue to supply during the illness of
Mr.. Hedges
The W R. c. will hold an ice cream festival
at G. A. R. hall Saturday eve June1S. cor
dial invitation is extended to alto come and
enjoy an evenings social.
H. B. Bundy renders bis Sincere thanks to
the Wolcott village Fire Company, and peo-
ple generally of the village and Pottersvile
for their assistance Sunday morning at the
fire in his mill; also the small boys, for
promptly giving the alarm.--H. B. BUNDY.
NJ. S. Burnell gives notice that he has
blanks for applications for sugar licenses
and bonds in his hands, and will assist any
one who wishes to take out a license. Milo
still further states that be is sick and unable
to be out. We wish HIM speedy recovery.
About 8 O'Clock Sunday morning alarm
was given that the grist;miil was on fire, and
but for the prompt action of Fire Company
No. 1, the llwould soon been in ashes as
well as other surrounding buildings. Honor
able mention must Ire made-of the boys who
so promptly and thoroughly spread the
alarm, and of the fire company who got the
engine together and had water on the fire
in exactly four minutes from the time the
engine house was unlocked.
PLEASANT VALLEY.
Subject of sermon next Sunday, ''What is
a christian" Hymns Nos. II and 316.
George Gray and wife while returning from
Wolcott, saw an animal that would weigh
200 lbs. Others have been seen before.
There seems to be light fingers around this
Valley, as meal, butter and sugar and other
things have been taken The PARTIES had
better go slow or they viii get pulled up
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NORTH HYDE PARK.

CARD OF THANKs.-We desire to extend our
most sincere thanks to the many friends and
neighbo1s, who have so kindly assisted us in
so many ways, during our severe illness
Especially for the assistance rendered in mt
ting in crops j. &H L. Foss
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Baptist State Sunday School Con-
VentiOn


Vention.
The Baptist Sunday schools of the
state held at Chester on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. their Odd annual convention
Fifty-two schools were represented,
some 200 delegates being in attend
ance. Every school reported Access
sions in numbers during the year,
and a condition of prosperity, while
the financial report was the best ever
made. Speakers from abroad were
Rev. N. c. HiscoX, D. D., of Troy, n.
Y, Rev. c. H. Spaulding, D. D., of
Boston, and Mrs. M. G. Kennedy of
Philadelphia. Rev. j. I'll. Rabbit,
the Vermont member of the interna-
tional Sunday school committee, pre-
sented the proposed plan for illustra-
ting Sunday school work and meth
DDS at the worlds fair. Brattleboro
delegates were represented in the pro-
gram by an address by Rev. f. j.
Parry on "The Bible; What is it ?
Is it inspired? How should it be
studied?" j. E., with Glow | teach
my Glass;" and Hayes Morey in a
paper on 1.-THE superintendent from
the scholars standpoint" By vote
of the convention Mr.. Parry's ad-
dress will be printed in the Watch
man. Resolutions were passed re-
questing the closing of the Columbian
exposition on Sunday, and the pro-
hibition of the sale of Intoxicating
liquors on the exposition grounds.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are: President, Rev. Gibbs
Braislin, Rutland; vice president,
Rev. S. w. Roberts, D. d., Burlington;
secretary, II. H. Hackley, Brattle-
boro; treasurer, D. NJ. White, Rut-
land; chairman of board of directors,
j. E. Tilson, Rutland.
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VAUDEVILLE.
Ned Chaffee is at home for a few days.
Miss frankie Holmes is visiting in town.

Ned Chaffee is at home for few days.
Miss frankie Holmes is visiting in town.
Mrs. Nathan Brown of Morrisville, is visit
ing in town.
Sam, Stanley has moved into W. j. Vince
locks house.
Mrs. Sophia Brown visited in Morrisvile
the past week.
Hermon Woodland has bought the John
McMannion farm.
Henry Wilbur is visiting his sister, Mrs.
John Holmes, in Burlington.
Oliver Shattuck of Worcester, Mass, is the
guest of his brother, E. II. Sfattuck
Herbert Sawyer of Bakersfield. was the
guest of Chas. Wescott the past week
large delegation from here. attended the
C. f. convention at Jeffersonville, Thursday.
j. w. Page delivered a short but interest
ing address at the literary entertainment
Friday evening.
Remember the Republican caucus at Par
ker's hotel Saturday, June 18th, at 40 D.
IN. to elect delegates to the State convention.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-09

LADIES' CHoRUs.-Mss Jennie Cushman, Miss
Winnie Cheney, Mrs. C. H. Slocum, Mrs. I'll.
]. Fisher, Mrs. VIII Cobb, Miss Agnes
Woodland, Miss Lena Irish, Miss Gem Pot
tie.
FARMERS BmGADE.-George Powers, Cap
tain, Ernest Gates, Arthur Cheney, Will
Whipple Geo. Lang, Norris Blake, Mr.
Hopkins, Thomas Cheney.
Music under the direction OF Prof Whipple,
Mrs Churchill, Miss Nellie Slayton.
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BASE BALL.

The ball game on Thursday last
between the mines captained by Drs.
Rublee and Johnson was very close
ly contested and furnished a very ac-
ceptable afternoons amusement to
the limited number attending. The
game throughout ran so evenly it is
probable that the two teams will
meet again. DR.. Johnson's team won
by a score of 20 to IT. The defeated
side furnished the suppers at The
Randall that evening.
Saturdays game of ball between
the st. Johnsburys and Morrisvilles,
was quite we'll attended, on the fair
grounds here, and from first to last
furnished an exciting game, which
was won by the visiting team. Vi
the umpire-Mr. Bannon, ofSt. Johns
bury-nothing complimentary can
be said of him. 1t is a fact that such
ranNy unfair decisions were never
before rendered on these grounds
At the beginning of the sixth inning
the score stood to 2, SO it may be
seen that there was a hotly contested
game. The umpire, and players as
we'll. stated after the game, that the
score at the finish should have beer
9 to 3, instead of the larger score
announced for the st. Johnsburys
Of the home teams work: Stewards
work, as catcher, was excellent; Rev
Mr.. Taylor, of Hyde Park, did mag
nificent work, as short stop, and
made fine record in put-outs; Che
ney pitched a good game, and the
general team work was very fair, but
all were handicapped by a very un
lust umpire, who utterly refused to
to have a second umpire as is the
custom.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The Republican voters of the town OF Nor
ristown are hereby requested to meet at thu
town hall, in the village of Morrisville, OF
| Tuesday evening" June Il, 1892, at Z ~
o'clock, for the purpose of electing five dele
gates and five alternates to represent then
in the State Convention, to be held at Bur
lington June %, 1S92.-Per order of Com.
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IN S i r A n G. 3.
AGE N CY !
Powers & Chenev !

MORRISVILLEz VT
As we have special facilities for plac-
ing Fire Insurance, there is no need of
the people of Morristown and vicinity
having their insurance written away
from home. We are resident agents of
the following first-class companies:
The Phoenix Insurance Co. of Brook
Ign, N. Y.
The Springfield Fire and Marine of
Mass.
The Union Mutual Insurance Co. of
Montpelier.
Any business intTusted to us will receive
prompt and faithful attention We are also
agents for the strongest Life and Accident In
surance Companies. Call and see us.
G. M. POWERS. 7. C. CHENEY.
Office in Halls Block,
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CADY'S FALLS

Rev Mr.. Nanton will preach at the school
house at 4 p. m, next Sunday.
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DEATHS.

CHAFEE-In Morristown, May Sth 1892, |
of Bright's disease, Horace Chafee, aged so |
wears
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EIdred'S Shoe Store.

"a L In n We lust
bought "a manu-
factupepS' job lot of
ladies' dOngoIa kid
shoes, which I will
sell at sails. The
regular price is
$3.50. This is bar
gain; now improve
1T.
This is headouar-
tiers for Oxfopds, at
all prices.
V. y. EANREN.
Randall BI ock, MORRISVILLE, VT.
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General Banking Done.

Accounts subject to Check solicited.
Savings department pays four per cent interest
pounded sem-annualy Interest begins the first of each
month deposited before the sth
Certificates of Deposit bear interest if held two months
per four per cent. according time
held Money loan first mortgages of real estate and
on good names.
C.SNOYES, Pest. G.WHENDEE,V-Pres't HM.RICH, Treas
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
The Toad aad the Centipede.

In the Court house yard there are
quite a number of large, sleek looking
toads. One of these toads was seen by
the loungers about the place engaged in
an earnest attempt to swallow something
that scented to tax all his etiergies. A
closer examination revealed the fact that
the toad had seized cehtipede by the
rear end and was slowly and placidly
slowing him away within his jaws, in
spite of the victims frantic efforts to es-
cape. Nearly Une-half of the reptile had
disappeared, when the centipede, with
the uhenbumbered balance of his 100
feet, succeeded in getting a ground hold;
and with desperate effort freed himself
from the jaws of the devourer, and was
moving rapidly away when the toad,
finally realizing the situation; made
jump and again caught his victim. This
time the centipede seemed to realize the
hopelessness of his situation and fran
'ically turned to the right and left, each
time hipping his enemy severely upon
che lips and head, but all to 10 purpose.
The toad would eoolly brush away these
attacks, first with one foot, aud then
with the other; all the time taking the
centlpede in, until at last nothing re-
ftlained bus the toad calmi y and sefercly
seated upon his launches, considering
the next novel; Paso tTexas) Herald.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
A New and Peculiar Deposit.

The discovery IN southern Oregon of a
new and peculiar deposit of ozokerite has
created considerable interest as indicat
ing the possible opening up of another
and valuable industry in that section. as
has been the case with a similar article
within few years in Utah, where the
deposit is now producing about 300, 900
pounds year. 1t is mineral wax
which, in it's refined form, has nearly
all the qualities of beeswax except sticki-
ness, but in cases where that quality is
desirable it is only necessary to wax the
mineral with the ordinary beeswax. Like
other hydrocarbon compounds. crude
ozokerite is used to considerable extent
as an insulator for electrical wires. .-Bos.
ton Transcript.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

Her First Cake-Her Revenge-For
Her Worth Alone - Tho Dude:
His Mark. Etc.
She measured out the butter with a very
solemn air;
The milk and sugar also, and she took the
greatest care
To count the eggs correctly and to add a
little bit
OF baking powder, which, you know, begin
ners oft omit.
Then she stirred it all together and she baked
it full an hour;
But she never quite forgave herself for leav-
ing out the flour.
e. L. Sylvester.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
A Queer Plant.

The American aloe, commonly called
century plant, from the mistaken idea
that it flowers only once a century, has
short stem, terminating in cluster of
hard, fleshy, spiny, sharp pointed blush
green leaves, which last for years, ac-
cording to the climate and other circum-
stances. 1t attains maturity in from
ten to seventy years. On one and the
same day, in the summer of 1874, each
of two plants in the Royal Gardens, Lon
don, was seen to produce a Towering
stem, which resembled gigantic head
of asparagus, and grew at first at the as
tonishing rate of two feet in the twenty
four hours, till they attained the height
of forty feet. So precisely did the twin
plants keep pace with each other that at
the very time it was necessary to make
an aperture in the glass roof of the house
for the emission of one panicle of flowers
(twenty-six feet from the ground), d
similar release was needed oy the other.
The rate of growth then most sensibly
diminished; still, in two months, the
flower stalks had attained height of
thirty-six feet! The greenish- yellow
flowers were innumerable on the great
panicles or cylinders of perfect SYM
metry; they produced no seed, but were
succeeded by thousands of young plants
springing from the topmost branches;
and these continued growing while at.
tached to the stem for long while after
the death of the parent plants, both of
which perished, apparently from ex-
haustion-the plant always dying as soon
as it has fowered.
The native Mexicans make pa per, rope
and twine out of the fiber of this tree,
and obtain sugary syrup from the
stems, and an oily juice from the leaves,
which they use as soap. Baron Hum.
boldt saw bridge in South America 13O
feet in span, of which the main ropes
were made OF this fiber.-New York Ad-
Vertisar
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
IMPROVEMENTS IN BEDspREAps.

81 see," said Snaggs, laying down the
newspaper he was reading, "that paper
quilts are being manufactured and are
used extensively, giving good satisfac-
tion."
''Thai's scheme" remarked Boggs.
"When a man is too poor to take news
paper he can read his quilt. l suppose
they will have library quilts after awhile,
with one of Dickenss novels printed on
them. Great scheme, isn't ita"
"That's nawthing,' said man with e
Wild West accent; 81 mind stopping at
a tavern in Dragon where the landlord
gave us tallow dip to show us to bed.
"'Ye'll find yer breakfast spread for
ye fust thing in the mornin', gentlemen,
he said, as we wished him good night;
'eat round the edges, but save the mid
die if yer can
"We asked him to explain, and he
showed us the comfortable on our bed.
1t was big buckwheat cake the size Oh
the bed, and as light as a sponge. We
breakfasted off it without getting up"
Somebody threw bootjack at that
moment, and the Wild West accent ceased
to accentuate, and the truthteller went
home.-Detroit Free Press.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
THE AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON.

Clara upon the announcement of her
friends engagement to the Duke Of
Deadbroke)-"Did he first tell you that
he loved you, dear, and then speak about
the passionate yearning in his heart, and
all thatg"
Maud-"Why, no."
Clara" Didn't he say something
about life's stormy ocean and about his
strong protecting arms that would al
ways shield you, and how, ever since he
beheld you, he had been haunted by
your pleading eyes, and his love had
gone out to you in great, passionate
outburst2 Didn't he say that life with
out you would be dreary wasteG"
Maud-"No; certainly not"
Clara (lmpatiently)-''Then should
like to know what the fellow did say"
Maud-''He didn't say word. I
did the talking. life.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
HOUSEHOLD PRIDE.

'In writing up the burglary" said
the excited caller, "you can say the
thieves in their hurry overlooked $3.50
worth of jewelry and solid silver plate in
one of the closets"
"Might not that bring the burglars to
your house second timeR" suggested
the city editor.
ssI don't care if it doesl" exclaimed
the other. al don't want the public to
get the impression that gang of rob-
bers can go through my house and only
find S25 worth of stuff worth stealing"
Chicago Tribune.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
Some Foxes Not Foxy.

A Californian, having read an article
in Nature on the intelligence of the fox,
writes that whatever may be true of the
English fox his Californian cousin is next
to fool. HIS son caught numbers of
them in trap, but many of them es.
capped by parting the chains (by dint of
strength, not of intelligence), and were
again caught within two or three days in
the same trapsl One of them was
caught three times in quick successionI
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
Deafness. Cnn.t he Carea

BY local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is ohIy otte
way to cure deafness, and that IS by constitIi-
donai remedies. Deafness is caused by an IN
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets n
famed you nave rtfnbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and Unless the lnfiam
nation can b. taken out and this tube re-
stored 20 its normal condition hearing wiz be
destroyed forever nine cases out OF ten are
caused by catarrh- which IS nothing but an in
fiaped condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We viii give One Hundred Dollars for anv
case of deafness caused by catarrh) that We
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
f. j. CHENEY 81 Co.. Toledo. O,
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-04-22
yeoPTk,eHr 1881

Ought to be smaller
the great, gripping, old-fashionea
pill. There's too much unpleasant
ness for the money. Ought to be
better, too. They're big enough,
and make trouble enough, to do
more good.
That's just what DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets do, more good.
Instead of weakening the system,
they renovate it; instead of up
setting, they cleanse and regulate
mildly, gently, and naturally
They're the original Little Liver Pills
the smallest but most effective,
purely vegetable, perfectly harmless,
and easiest to take. On)v one
little Pellet for a gentle Lax i've
three for a catbartic. Sick Head
ache, Bilious t.Hcadache, Constipa-
ton, indigestion, Bilious Attacks,
and all derangements of the Liver;
Stomach andfRowels are promptly
relieved and permanently cured. 4
They're the cheapest pills you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-;
turned. You pay only for the good
you get. It's plan peculiar to DIR.
Pierce's medicines.