News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-09-14
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.


II. p. Munson has a new advertise
ment in this issue.
Miss Nash of Burlington, is visit
ing at A. M, Churchil's.
Mrs. &. M. Powers spent the past
week at her home in Burlington.
John Moulton drives at Plattsburg,
N. Y, and st. Johnsbury this week.
Mrs. U. A. Woodbury. of Burling-
ton, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. u,
| M. Powers.
Mr.. Lang of East Charleston, has
been visiting at A. r. CampbelPs and
G. C. Lang's.
New furniture is coming in at e. G.
Wilson's. Some good bargains can
be had at his store.
The Indianapolis and Chicago ex-
cursionists are looked for the last OF
this week or first of next.
The railroad station, restaurant,
and freight depot are shining with
glowing colors just applied.
o. NJ Waterman can give you good
points and low prices on fall clothing.
Read his new advertisement.
Parties were in town on Monday
looking the ground over with anidea
of starting o steam laundry.
About twenty MoprisvilIe people
went to the Caledonia County Fair
at St. Johnsbury this morning.
The Sons of Veterans will give a
promenade at the G. A. R. Hall Fri
day evening, Sept. Is. All invited.
A. w. Stone and wife have moved
into the tenement in the brick block
recently vacated by w. HI. Robinson.
Miss Bertha Grant and Mrs. A.
Forbush returned home on Saturday
after an absence of two or three
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwinell of Glover,
parents of II. J. Dwinell, the drug
gist, have been here on 2, visit To-
several days.
Mrs. Esther Hersey, who has been
dangerouslyill for the past few weeks,
is rapidly gaining under the care of
DR.. Woodward.
Hon. Milo Burnell was in town over
Sunday. He is evidently fast regain
ing the seventeen pounds of flesh lost
while in Washington.
Have you noticed the big adver-
tisement of Boynton's this week? If
you drink tea it will do your pocket
book good to read it.
The Methodist ladies' aid meets at
their vestry this We'd afternoon.
A brief praise and prayer service fol-
lows the six O'Clock tea.
The Messrs. Paul have returned
from their summer engagement at
Ellis Park Hotel, Lake Bomoseen,
and report a dull season.
Rev. A. A. Williams, a former pas
tor of the Christian church here, with
Mrs, Williams, is visiting at Mrs.
Hubbeilis on Summer street.
Members of the fire department are
requested to meet for practice Satur-
day at 5 o'clock p. m, sharp, by or
der of Chief Engineer Webster.
The last of the summer guests at
The Randall left for their homes last
Friday. Several expressed the inten-
ton to come here another season.
Lang & Campbell are doing a large
and growing business in the spectacle
line. They have facilities for doing
work Of this kind in tirst-class shape.
The new annex on the east side of
the Academy building il completed
with the exception of the interior ar
rangements, which will be finished in
a few days. 1t is great improve
ment in every respect.
III. G.. Fisk and family, after an alb
sence of four years, are returning
from st. Johns, p O.. this week, and
will soon occupy their home. They
are welcomed back by a wide circle of
neighbors and friends.
The interest in the meetings held
each week in the Darling and Delano
school districts continues to main
tain the unusual average of sixty per-
sons a Sunday. There is promise of
a winter Sunday-school in the Oar
ling district.
E. w. Webster, who recently bought
the Leach place on Summer street,
does not have possession for some
time to come and in the meantime
will occupy the Hall place on Jersey
Heights" moving there this week
from the Fisk place.
Meetings of considerable interest
are being held in the M. f. church.
Rev. o. M. Boutwell,, formerly Pre-
siding Elder, spoke on Tuesday even
ing. Rev. III. A. Spencer, of Mont
pelier, is expected to speak on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday evenings.
There was alively scene at Harrison
Dodge's farm last Thursday night,
when his entire dairy were precipitat-
ed into the basement by the giving
away of the stable floor, leaving each
cow hanging by the neck until liber-
ated. One COW was killed by the ac-
cident.
Again the depot has been the scene
of little help-yoursef job, seemingly
a sort of periodical visitation. This
time it was last Thursday night and
somewhere from four to six dollars in
change out of telegraph money was
the total receipts of the evenings en-
tertainment.
The first large installment of the
prettiest fall jackets and wraps ever
seen in town have arrived at the Bos-
ton Cash Store. Anything from a
plain jacket to the most elaborate
wrap that could be found in the city
markets will be willingly shown by
Mr.; Currier or his obliging clerks.
Banister's street sprinkler is out
and would do great business if there
was an easy supply of water. Pump
ing up from the river proves a tedious
lob which will be abandoned. Water
from the hydrant supply is promised