News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-06-09
EAST CAMBRIDGE.

Fishing seems to be the order of the day
here, by parties from distance
Mary Nye spent last SATURDAY in Jericho,
with friends.
Ira Lord and son Eddie returned to Col
chester last Friday
F. H. Fullington was on the sick list last
week with severe cold, but is able to attend to
his work now.
The severe rain last week Thursday, p. m.
was the hardest of the season, but not doing
as much damage here as in other places.
A letter from Mrs. G. W. Goodell, West
minister, Calf, dated May 10. says, Hay
ing was finished some time since and people
are now harvesting their grain. Have had
new potatoes, green peas and Strawberries,
several weeks ago, and oranges all the time.
We can get at the packing house Il bushel of
them for two bits, ''25c.' which are very nice
and sweet. We have acres of peanuts and
some of the handsomest lilies ever saw.
some a bright red others white tinged with
pink. We have been to the beach three times
this season. and each time, the tide was so
low, we could walk out quite distance in
to the bed of the ocean, where we gathered
some beautiful shells.
The usual quietude of this place was some
what ruffied last week Monday by the appear
ance in our midst of two gentlemen, purport-
ing to come from Providence, II. L., who were
prospecting for q farm. They called at each
house and lastly at Harmon Morse's, making
known their business in quite plausible terms,
leaving, as they said, for Hyde Park. The
next morning Tuesday, Mr.. Morse was sur
prised with another call, evidently for fur
Their farm information, but this time only one
in the carriage. While talking, another man
came walking in the highway towards them,
which Mr.. Morse recognized as the compan-
ion of the one in thecarriage the day before
nevertheless meeting as strangers. This in
stantly aroused Mr.. Morse's suspicious.
Soon the object of the last ones visit was
revealed as he protested to be an agent for
the great London Tea Company-afteT
which, the manner of selling the tea was
fully explained. Also he was DESTROYS of pu &.
ting up an advertisement for the same. By
this time Mr.. Morse became more convinced
they were bunco men trying to play their
games; which was fully verified by the said
| agent producing q box containing cards for
| drawal. Those marked present" won a
prize, each, respectively, from So to $4,000
! After much solicitation, Mr.. Morse with the
| other man took each a couple of cards. both
| being fortunate in getting both the So and
| $4,000 prizes, which were promptly handed
over to each-Mr. Morse demurring, how
ever, at money being paid in such a way
not thinking it right. After some further
parleying he handed both prizes back, say
| ing he took no mans money without giving
an equivalent for it; and as he insisted upoT
his taking it he was obliged to do so, th'
other man doing the same-pro badly as
blind to Mr.. Morse. They found that Mr.
| Morse, though not understanding the game
| was not easily Notwithstanding seeing
| their game could not be played with him
! and after a little further talk took their de
| parture doubtless to look for more suscep
tibe victims.