News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-27
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

al churches at Waterville next week.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid this
Wednesday, afternoon at their yes
try.
Annual meeting of Mt. Vernon
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, this Wednesday,
evening.
Regular meeting of Coral Chapter,
No. 16, o. f. s. next Tuesday even
ing May 2.
Just cast your eye over the adver-
tisempnts this week. There are lots
OF new ones.
The United Workers meet at the
Congregational vestry on Friday
afternoon of this week.
A large party went from here to
Stowe on Wednesday evening and
instituted an Eastern Star Lodge.
Mrs. A. A. Earle is in town to re-
main several weeks in the family of
FL. Fl. Gilmore. The latter is in very
poor health.
Lamoille Grange held two sessions
on Tuesday; dinner was served by
the ladies and very pleasant time
was the result,
PolIywogs and May-fowers in April
are a little out of the usual order,
but Albert Thayer brings in genuine
specimens of them to verify their
reality.
j. s. Bannister has bought new
heavyweight horse for his trucking
business. A new harness adorns the
handsome beast, making fine look
ing outfit.
L. F. Rice, foreman in this Office,
left for New York on Saturday even
ing. He will "take in the great
naval parade this week and return
next Monday or Tuesday,
Mr. S. l.. Gates, who has been Sc
verely i'll at his daughters, Mrs. W.
S. Cheney, has so far recovered as to
able to return to his late boarding
place, W. H. Towne's.
Mrs. C. H. Slocpm has again been
called to Stowe by the illness of her
father. She had previously been
caring for Miss Ina Baker, who was
taken sick at her home.
And now the season is on when the
small boy who wants IL new ball or
bat t;ircula tes subscription paper
to raise funds to equip some grand
base ball aggregation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Whitney, Mr..
and Mrs. l. A White, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. p. Cobb and Mrs. A. r. Campbell
were in attendance upon the Vermont
Conference session at Barton.
The large front room over Town
Hall is being repaired ard fixed up
in a very attractive manner by the
Masons, who will use it as a banquet
hall, and dandy" it will be.
g The United States Truss Company
of this place are having very graft
flying success with their goods. The
demand is increasing and the future
of the enterprise seems very prom
ising.
Ifyou want to still further benefit
our village interests, go to the InI-
provement Association meeting to-
morrow Thursday evening. Sign
your name as a member. The fee
will be reduced to one dollar or less.
There will be an O. E. S. district
meeting at Masonic hall April %. In
the evening the work will be exempli-
fed by Coral Chapter No. 16. The
Grand Patron will be present. All
members in good standing are in
vited.
Congressman H. III. Bowers, Mrs.
Powers and Miss Carrie Powers, W.
S. Cheney, Mrs Cheney, Miss Winnie
Cheney, T. G. Cheney and F. 6. Fleet
wood attended the Bowers Wood
bury wedding in Burlington last
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. S. N. Palmer has turned out
lot of fine sugar, which has been put
up in tin cans, Grated and sent west.
He has kept careful record of dates,
with samples from each sugaring off
event, The samples show a gradual
change from light to dark shades.
The w. R. C. will give a lunch-box
supper at their hall on Friday even
ing of this week. Each lady is re-
quested to bring a lunch for two
with her name enclosed in the box
Coffee is to be served with the lunch.
All are cordially invited. Cool
music will be furnished for promenade
and a pleasant time is anticipated.
Mr.. Edward Webster, father of E
w. Webster and Mrs Elmer E.
Wade, died at the home of the latter
on Friday morning. The deceased
was seventy-eight years of age, and
had for some time been a sufferer
with beart trouble. The burial took
place in Stowe on Sunday, a brief
prayer service being held at the
house at ten o'clock.
The several churches were without
their regular pastors on Sunday, all
being out of town. Owing to the
deep mud, and the frequent showers
of rain, there was a small attend
ance. Rev. Mr.. Fortney, of Plain
field, spoke in the Universalist church;
Hon. p. K. Gleed read sermon in
the Congregational church, and Prof
Beebe spoke in the Methodist church
In connection with the change in
National administration, there will
in due season come a reconstruction
of the board of examining surgeons,
which meets here once a week and
makes examination for the Pension
Department. The board is now made
up of Doctors Hall and Rublee, of
this place, and Dr. Allen, of J johnson,
all first-class men; but that doesn't
weigh much. DR.. T. j. Holhrook will
undoubtedly be an easy successor to
one of the three.
The regular meeting of the I'm
provement Association occurs to-
morrow Thursday evening, at 8
O'Clock An amendment in the con-
stitution is proposed, such amend
ment to make a reduction in the
yearly membership fee, placing it at
$1.00. Turn out and join. Old
members renew your membership;
rack your brains and try to think
out new and original ways of adver-
tioinor our Dlapp and rive others the