News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-09-21
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

Vernon Lodge, No. s, f. & A. NJ, this
Wednesday evening.
Coral Chapter, No. 16, 0. E. S., will
hold its next regular meeting Tues
day evening, Sept. 26.
l. 2. Fisher and wife, Of Greenfield
Mass, parents of Mrs. E. P. Sey'
mour, are here on a visit.
The W. R. C. will hold their regular
meeting on Saturday evening, Sept
%. A full attendance is desired.
The serial, ga Soldiers Secret, -
which has been running in this paper
for some time, will end next week.
The five-ctnt social and promenade
at G. A R. Hall Friday evening was
an enjoyable affair with the young
people.
II. Waite is having a telephone line
put in from the store to his residence.
Mr. Hill of st. Adams, is putting in
the line.
The excursionists to Indianapolis
and Chicago returned on Saturday
and Monday and report very pleas
ant trip.
Mrs. P. K. Gleed, Ernest Gates and
Mrs. G. w. Gates returned home Fri
day evening from Chicago and other
points in Illinois.
A social dance will be given at the
town hall this Wednesday, evening,
at which Paul & Sons full orchestra
will furnish music.
Col. A. 0. Gates is at DR.. Clark s re-
treatin Burlington. His many friends
hope the treatment and rest there re-
ceived will be of benefit to him.
An account of the farewell reception
and banquet given by the people of
st. Johns, p. O., to Hon. III. c. Fisk,
is published on the fourth page.
Chas. McNall and daughter was
called to Underhill Monday to attend
the funeral of Mrs. I'll. 2. Brush, a
sister of Mrs. McNall.
Rev. Mr.. Ryan spoke in the Metho-
dist church on Thursday evening last
and Rev. H. A. Spencer of Montpelier
spoke on Friday and Sunday even
ings.
Geo. K. Currier left this morning
for a trip to New York and Boston
He will keep his eyes open for novel
ties for the patrons of the Boston
Cash Store.
The children of the Epworth League
met with a great disappointment in
the rain of Saturday, a picnic excur-
sion to Elmore Pond having been
planned for the day.
DIR. Hubbell, of Wolcott, is getting
patronage in the spectacle business
from all the surrounding towns, as
well as number of cases from a dis
tance.
The Methodist people are contem-
plating building an addition to their
church vestry to be used as a kitchen
and work-room, wood-room, ETC.,
when using the vestry for socials and
suppers.
Mrs. E. Pottle goes next week to
Washington, D. c., where she will re-
main until next spring. April LIST
she will again open up her millinery
establishment with a new and com
plete line.
The lecture committee have nearly
completed arrangements for the lee
ture course, to commence early in
October. Sac of season tickets will
occur very soon. Full announcement
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Crane of Omaha,
Neb., are in town on a visit to friends.
Mrs. Crane will be remembered as
Miss Nellie Fitch. Mr.. Crane is a
western mail agent and a brother of
Mrs. A b. Munson.
Parker & Jackson, two of our en-
terprising young men, are again in
town from fruit-buying trip in New
York, and are ready to supply the
people with the finest grapes, pears,
etc, in large or small quantities, at
low prices. See advertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Fl. Tiff left Monday
for a week in New York city. going
by way of the d. &. H. railroad ex-
cursiOn down the Hudson. Mr.. Tiff
says he intends to purchase what few
goods he can find there, with a view
to supplying the Morrisville people.
Messrs. Slocum & Blair are busily
engaged in their maple sugar bust
ness these days For several DAYS
past 500 pounds each day of the fin
est tub sugar have been melted over
and run into moulds making one and
two pound cakes, which find a ready
sale in market.
A party of MorrisvilIe people expect
to leave Thursday for ten days
stop in Chicago. AS now expected
those going are Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. p.
Munson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Robinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Cheney, Miss Win
ME Cheney, T. c. Cheney, and Mr..
and Mrs. James L. Jewett.
Postmaster Earle, in order to meet
the growing demand, has added SO
call boxes to the large number al
ready in the post office. A new ad-
vertising clock, in which advertising
cards are changed by clock-work, was
hung up in the office last week, and
is receiving considerable attention.
James Balm, a retired sea captain,
of Portland, Me-, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, spent several days
last week at The Randall, This
house has also had as guests in the
last few days two bridal couples, Mr..
and Mrs. I'll. j. Dyke of Swanton, and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. I'll. Perley of Barton
Landing.
A goodly number of Morrisville peo-
pie witnessed the races, which were
exceptionally good, at St. Johnsbury
last week. The race in which B. F.
Scion and Lambert B. we're hot con-