News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-04
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE,

MORRISVILLE,
L. B. Boynton arrived here from
the South on Friday night.
A small attendance at the box par
ty at G. A. R. hall on Friday evening
Rev. Mr.. Seymour returned last
Wednesday from an enjoyable vaca-
ton.
Col A. O. Gates has just added a
handsome new soda fountain in his
drug store.
In his Sunday morning sermon,
Rev. Mr.. Nanton spoke concerning
Ministerial Work"
The w. c. T. Z. will meet with Mrs.
c. A. Patten tomorrow Thursday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Rev. Mr. Seymour preached an in
teresting sermon from the text, Am
my Brothers Keeper" on Sunday
morning.
All members of the Current Topic
club are requested to meet at the
Library on Monday evening next for
special business.
Mrs. George A. Hill and son, from
Grand Isle, Nebraska, arrived in
town last week and will remain sew
eral weeks with Mr.. Hills relatives.
J. W. Mobiles has moved his grocery
business from the Currier building to
the Burke building on Portland street,
recently occupied by Mears' harness
shop.
A W. Mears has sold out his har-
ness business to A. L. Champeau,
who has taken the combined stock
onto the first floor of his building re-
Gently occupied by Mrs. Wilder's
variety store.
Several from here are attending the
Lamoille County Conference of Cong'l
churches at Waterville this week,
The delegates from here are, j. p.
Cobb, Mrs. G. W. Hendee, H. p. Nun
son and Mrs w. F. Steele
The large number of farmers who
have been humping the bottom of
the bay, in their barns, are smiling
blandly over the fine rain of Monday
and Tuesday, which has resulted in
turning green, the fields and pastures
Munson's new advertisement came
in too late for this week, but we will
Just whisper that he is well stocked
with dress goods and ladies furnish
ings of all kinds. Don't fail to call in
and see his new and fine assortment.
A. Sturges left Monday for Mon
trcal, where he commences his second
year for Henry Johnson & Lord of
Burlington. He will spend a month
in Canada and then go west Arthur
looks as though travelling agreed
with him.
Two very interesting sermons were
preached in the Universalist church
on Sunday by Rev. A. NJ Smith of
Williamstown. The morning sermon
was from Acts. :27; and from the
text Genesis GA, was preached in the
evening sermon.
S. B. Doty is on hand with full
assortment of farmers supplies, in
Guiding Sprlng-ToOth and Morgan
Spading Harrows, etc. Can furnish re-
pairs for all kinds of farm machin-
cry, and will give you low figures on
phosphates. See his adv't next week.
Mr.. F. C. Page reached home last
Thursday from Philadelphia, where
he has been studying medicine in the
University OF Pennsylvania He is
to manage A. H. Copley's new drug
store in Hyde Park, and went over
on Monday to unpack and arrange
stock preparatory to opening bust
ness.
John W. Whitney, of this place, is
a reader of the New York Press, and
took advantage of the accident in
surance offer. He recently injured
his back while lifting a wagon
and notified the publishers, who
pl omptly sent him a check for rs
the amount of one weeks insurance
1t cost Whitney practically nothing,
as he only paid two cents for the
paper, which he buys of Arthur
Waite, the agent.
The following were elected officers
of Mount Vernon Lodge, No. 8, F.
& A. NJ, at the annual meeting held
last week, and will be installed at a
special communication to be held
this Wednesday, evening &C. C..
Rublee, W. NJ; S. B. Waite, S. W; e..
NJ. Powers, j. W.; A. d. Thomas,
Treasurer: ]. A. Robinson, Secre-
tary; T. C. Cheney, S. D.; w. W.
Peck, J. D; W. M. Clark, S. S; o. l..
Gates, j. S.; Rev. A. E. Wright,
Chaplain; w. g. McClintock, Mar
shall; I'll. 0. Spaulding, collector /;
NJ. II. Boardman, Tyler.
The ladies societies of the three
churches were each down on the pro-
gram for gatherings last week. The
Universalist Ladies' Aid were enter
tanned in large numbers by Mrs. C..
where a very pleasant time was had
on Thursday afternoon The United
Workers met and enjoyed full at
tendance in the COng'l vestry on Fri
day afternoon. Through some mis-
understanding the Methodist Ladies'
Aid, which was expected to meet at
their yestry on Wednesday, did not
coDgregate.
The Rutland Herald of Monday
has the following "a. J. Bonyton,
who has been clerk at the Berwick
House the past few years, and who
has resigned to accept the manage
ment OF the Ellis Park hotel at Lake
BomOseen, was presented with a
J gold-headeded cane last Saturday
night. Shortly after 8 O'Clock the
employees of the house and the regu-
lar boarders, who were the donors,
assembled in the dining-room and
Mr.. BOynton was invited in. DR.. o.
r. Baker made the presentation
speech in rhyme. Mr.. Boynton
thanked his friends for their gift and
in a feeling way spoke of the many
favors which had been shown him in
the past"