News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-20

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on Sunday morning as was expected
the pulpit in the church there being
occupied by Rev. l.. H. Elliot, OF
Waterbury.
Look at E. E. Fosters advertise
ment on our first page. Ed. is not "A
very handsome man, but he looks as
though he would do just what he says
he will. And there is no good reason
why he can't sell the same quality of
marble work for less money by con
sidpra BILE chan any travelling agent.
Go and see Foster and you will make
no mistake.
A large congregation assembled at
! the Methodist church Sunday after
noon and listened very interestedly
| to Rev. Mrs A E. Wright, who pre-
! scented her sermon upon - Social Pur-
ity' Mrs Wright also addressed the
Young men at the UniversHist chur h
! in the evening, in a discourse fruitful
! in practical thought and suggestion,
founded upon the scripture found in
2 Cor. 9: 6.
Capt. kenfield, President. of the
| Maple Sugar Makers Association,
has been called away several times of
late in the interests of the maple ex-
| hIbit at Chicago. 1t seems probable
that the exhibition may be somewhat
| impaired by the slow sugar season,
although every effort is being made
to sustain VprmOnt's record in this
| connection. The Free Press hints
slightly at the faulty management of
Mr.. Whitman, manager of the Sugar
Exchange of Brattleboro, who is Su-
perintendent of the State maple ex-
hibit.
As announced last week Geo M.
Powers OF this place, and Miss Ger
frude Woodbury. of Burlington, are
to be married to-day. After short
tour they will take up their residence
at The Randall. In connection with
this event a little episode occurred
last week which is too good to keep
quiet. The brides father, when in
the city recently, bought a handsome
set of furniture for them, and at the
same time eleven other sets, directing
that the former he sent to Morrisville
and the latter to the Van Ness at
Burlington. AS might be expected
the shippers made a mistake and
mixed the orders. sending the eleven
sets here and the single set to Bur-
lingtOn. When the furniture arrived
the teamster asked Mr.. Powers "wherp
he would have that furniture put"
Take it up to The Randall; | have a
room there" were the orders. "Wpll.
| guess you will need a good many
rooms, Judging from the amount of
furniture at the depot" replied the
truckman. George went down to the
depot and when he saw the amount
of furniture there his gratitude to
his tnture father-in-law knew no
bounds. Notwithstanding this eXhi-
hitiOn of libprality, the prospective
bridegroom was somewhat mystifed
Did the Colonel wish him to give up
his lucrative law practice and embark
IN the furniture business? MorriSvile
was already well supplied wi b this
branch of trade, and to 90 to VOL
rOtt would not do at present. The
people there must first recover from
the Boomhower let down" before
they would very extensively patron
iZp another furniture dealer; besides
Boomhowpr had put in some 700
bpdsteals there just before his col.
lapse-rnOugh to supply the town for
the next decade or two. Then his
thoughts turned in another direction.
There would be only two of US and
The Randall was sufficiently furnished
to accommodate all the friends who
might visit Us, soliloquized the com
ing Benedict. After much bordering
he concluded to telegraph his thanks
to the donor, which he accordingly
did. Very soon, however. came a re-
ply notifying him of the mistake that
had been made The error was recti-
fed, and George resumed the common
.ayocations of life, satisfied that-the
hasty knowledge he bad thereby OBJ
tanned of the furniture business would
be of benefit to him in the future.
THE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION.
At the adjourned meeting of the
Improvement Association held on
Thursday evening last, the annual
report of the treasurer was given,
showing a balance of $61.70onhand
1t was considered by all as very de-
sirable to have the organization kept
up, as there may be in the future as
in the past occasions when something
tangible, like such a body, will be
found inst the thing to take in hand
special work. Different plans for ad-
vertising were scussed at consider
able length. There being a surplus
in he treasury, it is thought best to
reduce the membership fee to one
dollar or less, and an amendment to
that effect will be acted upon ut the
next regular monthly meeting, which
occurs on Thursday evening of next
week. The following officers were
elected for the year ensuing;
President-HOn. P. K GlPed
Weep resident-C. H. Slocum
CIerk-W. II. Robinson.
Treasurer-H NJ. Rich.
Trustees-C. II. A Stafford A. R. Campbell
Il. Waite H. d. Bryant, A. O. Gates.
Anditors-A. F. Whitney, j. A. Robinson,
H. p. Munson.