News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-10-19

has been decided to postpone the
opening entertainment until Nov.
18th, at which time the course will
be opened by Prof. C. f. Underhill, of
New York, noted impersonator.
Full particulars later.
Our popular Sheriff, Mr.. Stevens,
has many friends in the west and
they remember him by sending copies
of newspapers. A late installment
received includes a copy of the Chi
cago "Inter-Ocean," with a finely
colored supplement, in honor of "Chi-
cago Day. at the big fair; also a
paper from Oskaloosa, Iowa, called
the " Negro Solicitor, which is "pub-
lished every Saturdayin the interests
of the American Negro" This is a
new paper just started, and as it is a
red-hOt Democratic sheet we think it
!, is a NEGRO Solicitor" simply to get
the colored vote this fall. Another
paper is the "Oskaloosa Herald"
strong Republican journal, well edited
and ably conducted by A. W. Swain.
Mr.. Stevens brother-in-laW, Frank
Stone, resides at Oskaloosa and is
the assistant postmaster there.
"Gov. Lilley's pigs" is the topic
of conversationjustnow The Gov"
had been looking for some young pigs
for a long time and when his friend
George told him that Hiram Smith
Of Cady's Falls had five nice ones
eight weeks old and would be sold
for $1.75 each, Gov" at once
hitched up the big pair of greys, and
| chow, TO tho Iop I11y11 hn1s
wagon started bright and early
Monday morning for Cady's Falls.
He looked neither to the right or to
left, but sitting "erect as a drum
major" he drove through town. When
he reached the Falls he enquired Of
Mr.. Smith for the pigs. What pigs?'
asked Smith. "Why those young
pigs you have to sell, " said Gov" 81
haven't any, nor have | raised a pig
this year." replied Hiram "Well by
gosh" soliloquized Gov" as he
turned his team and started home
ward. Gov" didn't say much to
anybody, but he kept up powerful
thinking upon the punishment that
ought to be meted out to a prevari
Gator of truth. He tried to keep the
affair quiet, but somehow the boys
got hold of it and they do not hest
tate to enquire about the pigs.
The following postal card, received
from E. FL. Sherwin, will be read with
interest by many in this vicinity
OAKLAND, Cal, Oct 9, 1898
The NEWS AND CITIZEN of Sept. %, 1898 |
says :" the gong has sounded for the straw
hats to roll in" while here in Oakland. Cal,
it is just nice June morning. 1t rained
! little last night and this morning the air is |
balmy and pure as any morning | ever saw
| at hOme-but of course We cling to old YER |
mont, and will start for home the last of
| the week. e. HI. SHERWIN.
| BRIEF OUTING.
The editor, accompanied by f. p.
| Hill, spent a couple of days last week |
in Franklin county and Canada,
travelling a part of the way on bl-
cycles. The roads were first-class
and rapid time (for these parties at
least) was made. One stretch OF
road, seven miles, was covered IN Tor
tv-five minutes, and another, thlr-
teen miles, part of which was very
sandy, in less than two hours.
The point of destination was
Morse's Line, at which place J. M.
Hill, Jr., a Hyde Park boy, is in
trade. Mr.. Hill has Yankee push and
during his residence there has acquired
a snug competency. He had seri-
Gus setback last February, at which
time his store was destroyed by fire
and he lost about $1,000. Heproved
himself equal to the occasion, how
ever, and at once erected a small
building, in which he did business
until he put up q large and cOmmO-
dious store. He has a large and
growing trade from both sides of the
line-his store being One-half in the
United States and the other half in
Canada. He has recently taken into
partnership Geo. Morse, son of Chas.
Morse, well known in this place, and
the young men make e. lively team.
A post-office has just been established
there and will be under the super
vision of Mr.. Morse.
Besides his mercantile business,
Mr. Hill has great liking for horses
and deals in them to a large extent,
both for pleasure and business, prin-
cipally the latter While we were
there he took US out for a drive, and
Just to show how his favorite horse,
young Molly" could travel carried
US over to Franklin Centre and back,
about ten miles. We did not have
time to take the correct time, as we
were kept busy holding our hats on
and clinging to the wagon seat, but
we believe we made the distance in
less than an hour. The horse was
hitched to a heavy wagon, in which
there were three persons, and we con-
Guided that if she could travel that |
way under those circumstances, she !
could go like lightning when hitched |
into q pneumatic sulky. She is a
daisy. and no mistake.
We spent a few hours at st. Ar
mand, 2. O., and witnessed a "plOw-
ing match" 1t was a very interest
ing affair, and we were informed that
it was an annual occurrence. Cash
prizes are offered and great interest
is taken in it by the farmers. On
this occasion there were about a
dozen teams. Each team was given
a piece of land "a feet wide and 40
rods long. Competent judges were
selected and each man did his best to
take a prize. The blowing was very
finely done, every furrow being turned
over as evenly and smoothly as if
measured by rule. There was a
large attendance and much interest
manifested. This was indeed a nov
city to us, and we concluded that
one reason for the handsome and
well-tilled farms in Canada was be-
cause the farmers made tilling a
study and strove to improve their
land by the best methods and mod
ern machinery. We believe the farm
ers of our own county would derive
much benefit if such a move were in
augurated here. A blowing match
like this at our next county fair
would not only please the farmers
but be of great benefit to them.
At Franklin we met Prof. Sturte-
want, son-in-law of V. l.. BIodgett,
of this place, who is principal of the
academy there, and who, with the
aid of his estimable wife, is meeting
with excellent success in teaching
"tbe young ideas how to shoot
RIVERSIDE.
| r. c. Barnes is laying the foundation for
Lawson Harrington's new store at Cam
bridge.
| Miss Evelyn Whltcomb of Morrisville spent |
Sunday at her uncle's r. c. Barnes
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Crow.
| ell Oct. 18th.
Huskiug bees were quite numerous last |
! week One at b. NJ. Curriers' Wednesday |