News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-11
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

U. S. Consul H. C. Fisk is in town
to-day.
Geo. X. Currier was in Burlington
| Tuesday.
F. B. Livingston went to Boston
on Tuesday.
Levi Doty and family moved into
j. {. Robihson's house last week.
Communion services were held at
Cong'l church on Sunday morning.
Will Cobb and wife and Bert Cobb
of Hardwick, were in town over Sun
day.
Sugar makers will do well to look
over the business notice of C. S. Clark
in this issue.
To-day is Arbor Day and is being
observed in a measure, although with
no organized effort.
The attention of our lady readers
is called to the business notice of Mrs.
E. Pottle which appears this week.
Miss Ina Baker, who has been i'll at
G. II. Slocum's for several weeks, was
able to he moved to Stowe on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Churchill left on
Tuesday for a western trip. They
will visit numerous points, including
the Worlds Fair.
Coral Chapter, No. 16, o. E. s., will
hold a special meeting for work on
Tuesday evening, May Is. A full at
tendance is requested.
The UniversaIist ladies' circle is to
be entertained by Mrs Ella Hardy in
the Matthews building tomorrow
Thursday afternoon. All are in
vited.
Your attention is called to several
new advertisements in this issue. 1t
will be to your advantage to look
over our advertising columns, and to
patronize home merchants.
The United Workers of the Cong'l
society will be held Friday afternoon.
The missionary meeting at half-past
three O'Clock will be followed by the
usual dime supper All are invited.
A very pleasing concert by local
talent was given at town hall on Fri
day evening The proceeds-small,
as a result of a small audience-were
for the benefit of the Academy ball
team.
The Academy nine played a picked
nine on Saturday afternoon, winning
a victory by a score of IA to 0. The
picked nine made it decidedly inter
esting for the Academies, however,
giving them five blanks.
Annual inspection of G. W. DOty
Camp, S. of v, will be held Monday
evening, May 18th, at 7.3O O'Clock.
Let every member be present and all
that have uniforms wear them. Be
prompt and ready for duty.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church will hold a strawberry
festival at their vestry this (Wednes-
day) evening. Strawberries and
cream and accompanying light re-
freshments will be served from ) to s
O'Clock.
Revs. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright return
ed here last week. They will remain
in MorrisviIle but few weeks longer,
and will 90 to Brooklyn, n. Y. Both
have won many friends in their brief
stay here who will regret their de-
parture.
All hands exclaimed "what week y
and surely last week was a dreaTy
one, with a continuation of cold,
rainy days throughout. 1t started
the grass, though, and now we are
pretty sure to have some delightful
weather.
Rev. Mr.. Nanton on Sunday morn
ing drew lessons for character build
ing and what pluck and perseverance
will do, from the great accomplish
ments of the Worlds Fair; and also
speaking with relation to Sunday
closing of the great exposition.
DR.. j. A. Robinson and family and
Mrs. DR.. johnson and child go to
Hillsboro, n. H., to-day, on "a visit
among relatives. DR.. Robinson re-
turns the first of next week, and DR..
johnson goes two weeks later for
brief visit and to accompany the
ladies home.
C. F. Smith is making 300 pounds
of butter weekly, and is milking 81
cows. Since Jan. 1st he has sold
1927 pounds Of butter. A daily re-
cord is kept of each cows milk, and
all milk is tested monthly. 1t takes
15k pounds of the mixed milk for one
pound of butter.
The gentlemen of the Universalist
society did themselves proud in their
successful entertaining in the Mat
thews' building en- Saturday The
gentlemen carried out the full pro-
gram and the smallest details of such
an event, except the cooking of the
food Remnants were disposed of at
auction and the whole affair netted
the society upwards of SIT.