News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-09-07
LOCAL NEWS
MORRISVILLE.

Miss Josephine Belcher of Newark
N. j., is visiting at Luther Adams.
State Supt. of Education NJ. S.
Stone has spent several days in town
recently.
G. W. Doty, W. II. Robinson and
S. B. Doty have new advertisements
this week.
Harry H. Hardy left on Monday to
resume his studies in a Boston Bust
ness College.
Mrs. Esther Jersey, who has been
seriously i'll the past two weeks, is
now convalescent.
Doty & Rogers are earring potatoes
for the city markets. They have
loaded several fine lots.
Officer George Town got out on
Saturday, walking a little old, but
getting quite himself again.
Andrew Smith took party of four
from The Randall onto Mt. Nuns
field last Wednesday, remaining over
night.
Lamoille Grange will have a picnic
at their hall on Tuesday, Sept. 18th,
at 10 o'clock. All are requested to
attend
Fred W. Parker has gone to Wills
boro, N. Y, for a two weeks stay.
He will buy fruit to sell through this
section.
George Morse of East Gilmore, has
bought the Blake house on Congress
street. Mr.. Blake contemplates a
new one.
An adjourned meeting of the W. C.
T. U. for the election of officers will
be held at the NJ. E. church Thursday
at p. m.
E. g. Wilson has purchased the v.
W. Jewett building on Portland
street, and will probably make some
improvements.
Miss Laura A. Irish, who has been
in Bennington during the summer,
returned Friday night. She will teach
in District No. 5.
Look over the advertisement of H.
W. Allen & Co., Burlington. If you
go to the State Fair, call and inspect
their new fall stock.
The ladies of the Cong'l church are
requested to meet Friday at 1 p. m.
to assist in putting the church in or
der for the Sunday services.
Mr. Calhoun of Middlebury, is to
put IN boiler OF much larger capac-
ity in connection with the steam
heating apparatus at The Randall.
o. Nj. Waterman is getting in his
new fall styles of clothing, hats. ETC.,
and it will pay you to look it over.
See his new advertisement next week.
J. J. Williams and E. HI. Daniels of
Montpelier. visited Morrisville on
their wheels Sunday, coming through
Gilmore and returning by Waterbury.
Regular meeting of j. NJ. Warner
W. r. C. Saturday evening, Sept. 8,
at 1880 O'Clock. 1t is earnestly re-
quested that all members be present.
Miss Beatrice Mower will read the
sermon at the Universalist church
next Sunday. Y.P.C G. U. at Z o'clock.
Topic, " The work of the 7. p. c. u"
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Justin of New
York city, are guests at The Randall
Mr.. Justin is brother Of Mrs. Eng
land, who has been here the past two
seasons.
Milo A. Burke and wife of Sacra-
mento, Cal, who have been visiting
relatives in this vicinity the past few
started for their home last
Saturday.
l. A. White will make speciality of
furnishing the suffers with goods in
his line during the Fair He will also
run his Jumbo }" peanut rooster on
the Fair Grounds.
About IS students are enrolled in
the Academic department at the
Academy. The lower grades are well
filled up. Other schools through the
town began on Monday.
The Methodist ladies' aid will meet
at their vestry on Wednesday after
noon of next week. Brief exercises of
a musical or literary character are
expected to follow the dime supper.
Hon. P. K. Gleed returned on Tues
day from visit to the Worlds Fair.
Mrs Gleed remains a short time
longer, going to Southern Illinois
and to Indianapolis before returning.
The recent meeting OF Morristown's
teachers, as suggested by Superin-
tendent of Schools Fleetwood, was
beneficial in it's results and will be
start toward more uniform method
in the schools throughout the town.
Quarterly meeting services were
held at the Methodist church on Sun
day. A love feast was held before the
morning service, followed by an inter
estiDg sermon by Rev. Olin Sher-
burne, Presiding Elder. of st. Adams
district.
John Moulton returned here Fri
day from races at Newport, Barre
and White River Junction, wearing
quite a happy, contented expression,
when one referred to the
2:l5 time of Golden, Jr., at White
River Junction. The string of horses
are in Burlington this week, where
some lively trotting is expected. Sew
eral Morrisville people will attend.
That genial young native of Nor
risYille, Carroll F. Sweeney, after hay
ing for many years withstood the
youth and beauty of many cline,
is at last entangled In matrimonial
meshes, and on Aug. Oath was mar
ried to Miss Margaret May Vansyckel
at Chorrera, the residence of the
brides parents, in Havana, Cuba.
May health, happiness and long life
attend the twain.
THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
OF the final outcome of an effort to
make further progress and develop
ment an assured fact, as seen in the
town meeting of Saturday, what can
be said? Surely nothing very COM
for it looks as though |
the majority of voters there present |
have squelched q forward step for
our town, and thrown overheard all |
those feelings of pride, push and en-
terprise which go to make up live
and growing community. 1t is pleas
anter to think that this is done more
through lack of knowledge of the |
benefits to be derived than a wish to
Down any scheme calculated for the