News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-08-03

C. II. Slocum will read sermon a
the usual hour of service next Sur
n day morning at the Universalis
a church. The Y. P. G. U. will meet a
7 o'clock. Topic, "Vain Religion"
Joe Thompson, foreman at the pull
mill, went to Boston and Salem o.
Monday to consult with the proprie
tors, who are about to ship new ma
: chinery here and increase their fore
of help.
Lamoille Grange will meet Aug. S
at 1:30 p. m. sharp. All member
) are asked to be present and take par
in the discussion, Can the averag
, farmer afford to use commercial fer
tlizers?"
! Work on Banister's street sprinkle
is again resumed and it will soon b.
ready for business. Water is to b.
taken from the potash brook by con
sent of j. C. Noyes, until additional
reservoir supply is made.
improvements are being made OF
the exterior of Boardman Shaw's
house. This, with the addition of g
new furnace recently put in. is an in
dication that he intends to take com
fort under his own "vine and fig tree. .
A large number of little folks en-,
ioyed an outing at Gilmore Pond on
Friday, going in a four-horse team
with Bert Hamel holding the ribbons.
Miss Ella Holmes, q former school
teacher of the youngsters, joined the
party at Elmore.
A number of new advertisements in
this issue will be profitable reading
for all. BOyntOn has a large one,
Wilson is offering some good values
in furniture, Doty has something in
regard to new arrivals, and Munson
offers bargains in dress goods.
Barnum & Bailey's great and only
was kept in sight by MorTisville peo-
pie the greater part of last week,
some going to st. Johnsbury on Tues
day, or Montpelier on Wednesday,
and others to Burlington on Thurs
day and st. Adams on Friday.
The works of the Lamoille Manu-
featuring Company, with headquar-
| tiers in Salem and Boston, and a
manufacturing of leather board here,
are to be increased at once, which will
mean the employment of six or eight
additional men here. The leather
board, formerly shipped in large
sheets, will be cut up ready for the
purpose for which it is used, packed
in boxes and then shipped.
DIR. II. D. Martin, the oculist, who
has visited this section many times
within the last three years, will open
an office at "The Randall" August
10 and will remain until August Is
During last spring DR.. Martin spent
four months in Newport and Barton
this State), and the papers of that
section gave him many pleasant and
fiattering notices for his skill and
success in treating many cases that
had failed to find relief elsewhere.
When it comes down to sprinting,
Officer Geo. Town is establishing a
record that is enviable. Last week
seeing a man at the rear of a business
place on Portland street with a box,
George asked to be allowed an inves-
tigation, thinking it was undoubted-
ly "wet goods" Then commenced a
lively chase across to Pleasant street,
through the cemetery, down the hill
and up the railroad track, till the
man with the box jumped into the
river and went across. A parley was
held, the man came back and the lit
tie matter was compromised atisfac-
torily, and all this in pouring rain.
The special village meeting comes
at 1880 on Friday evening of this
week. In addition to action in re-
gard to the water supply and further
extension of the sewer system, the
matter of an appropriation by the
corporation for the improvement of
the new cemetery is again to be con-
sidered. The land is bought, fenced
and partially laid out by the town,
beyond which things do not move.
1t is evident that by some means
water must be taken there and work
done before lots will be sold and the
grounds put to the use intended.
Every resident of the village should
have personal pride in the matter,
but whether the voters of the corpo-
ration will appropriate independently
of the town remains to be seen.
Following a petition presented to
them the Board of Selectmen have
called a special town meeting to be
held Saturday, the 18th inst, to take
action in regard to granting right of
way and giving some aid to an cleo
tric railroad from here to Stowe. 1t
seems to be the desire of large num-
Der, as We hear it expressed, that the
town shall give the right of way and
help in a financial way to a reason
able extent. Whether or no this may
be the sentiment among the majority
of our voters is what the meeting on
the 18th must determine. In this
connection it is but proper to say
that a large majority of the people
of Stowe are now as anxious for the
line to extend here as they have been
for an outlet at Waterbury, and the
movement in this direction is genu-
inc and not in any sense being done
| to act as a lever for the other end.
Our voters should carefully consider
the numerous advantages and make
a wise decision. 1t is expected that
a proposition will be made at this
special meeting that our voters will
readily grasp, and together with
what is expected from the manage
ment of the B. & M. Railroad will
make cross country route to Stowe
and Waterbury an easily assured
fact.
HE MET BRUIN.
Picture, if possible, the gloom and
fierce loneliness of the limitless and
trackless forests of Green River, Gar
field and The Diggings The mellow
CLINT of the sun on the tree tops says
nothing of the danger beneath; down
the narrow road, on an errand of
mercy to some rural home, hurries
one of Morrisville's pill dispensers
he of the large frame, well-prOpor-
toned feet and thinly scattered locks
when lo up in front rises to an al
titude of some fifteen feet lin the eyes
of the startled Dr. one of Nature
grim monarchs, a huge black bear.
The fringe of hair on the Doctors
head stands on end, the horse rears
and plunges, the Doctor starts hur-
riedly for neighboring tree, which
he madly endeavors to shin" His
bearship, cautiously shifting the pills
and powders scattered about in wild
confusion, gives a long, hollow howl
and plunges for the woods. The Doc
tor warns the inhabitants and soon
the old men and young men and ma,
irons and maidens of the settlement
with gun, pitchlork and broomstick
in hand, go bounding forth in pur,
suit, until that gamey hunter-ht
with the yellow locks and golden