News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-04-20

Metal fire shutters have been hung
on the bauk building.
The bicycle fever has broken out
again and is rapidly spreading.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cobb and Mrs.
Reed went to Hardwick last week.
C. A. Sanders is spending a portion
Of the week with his son in Mont
pelier.
Mrs. E. D. Eldred has returned
from Boston and will spend the sum-
mer here.
Mrs. A. R. Tewksbury is again able
to be out, after a painful illness OF
three weeks.
A pretty fair run of maple sap has
been secured since the big snow storm
of Saturday.
The Board of Listers are we'll along
in their work of securing the irven-
tories for 1898.
Congressman Powers was out on
Monday, after being confined to the
house for a week.
Mrs Wilder has removed her goods
ready for business.
A. G. Small of Winooski well known
| here, is slowly recovering from Sc
we're illness with heart trouble.
Friday evenings calico ball was the
most ENJOYABLE event of that nature
that has been held here this season.
Don Sanders is nowin charge of the
town hall and things therea bouts will
undoubtedly be found in ship shape.
1t is reported that Oscar Sherwin
was offered the Road Commissioner
appointments, but declined to accept.
Deacon p. X. Glppd read a sermon
in the Cung'l church Sunday morn
ing, in the absence of Rev. Mr.. Sey-
mOur.
Two cases of fine syrup from the
Maplewood Sugar and SyrupCo. were
shipped to Hon. Redfpld Proctor
Monday.
The next reg ular meeting OF the W.
r. {. occurs on Saturday evening OF
this week. A full attendance is very
desira ble.
Snow fell nearly all day Saturday,
making decidedly unpleasant travel
ing and consequent dull business for
that day.
Rev. l.. H. Elliot, of Waterbury,
agent of the Vermont Bible Society,
spoke in the Methodist church Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Pottle left to-day for Boston
and New York to look over the milli-
merry market and purchase goods for
the spring season.
Farmers will be interested in the
advertisement of the Acme harrow,
which will be found in another col
umn. S. b. Doty is agent.
Several Morrisville people are in-
Burlington to-day, to attend the
Powers Woodbury. wedding, which
occurs at 100 this evening.
Mrs. o. R. Luce, the milliner, has
gone to Boston. She will be absent
two weeks. Her assistant, Miss Car
RE Cushman, goes next Monday.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ E. church
will meet, and request a full attend
ance, at their vestry on Wednesday
afternoon of next week, April 26.
Currier has returned from market,
bringing with him a fine assortment
of spring dress goods and other
fancy fixin's'' in the dry goods line.
A fine list of publications have just
been subscribed for by the Library
Association. The leading magazines
will now be found on the reading
room tables.
H. D. Holbrook, for the past two
years night operator at St. Johns
bury, has been appointed ticket agent
OF the Wells River road at Montpelier
The promotion is a good one.
Joseph Greene and family ha We
moved to Burlington, their former
home. Joe was formerly employed in
the LamOilla bakery, but had to give
up his position because of his health.
Several from here will 90 to Barton
tomorrow to hear Chaplain McCabe
in his {" Bright Side of l. fe in Libby
Prison" which is to be given in con
nrction with the Methodist Confer
ence
Ia. White & CO. have just finished
taking an account of stock. The
way it figures out they feel warrant
| ed to continue turning ont Vermont
Creams and LamOille Crackers for
at least another year.
The Academy students are to hold
II sociable at their hall on Friday
evening. Ice cream and cake will he
served at a nominal price, and the
proceeds applied toward equipping
the Academy ball team.
A gentleman from Lawrence, Mass ,
interested in the product of the pulp
mill, has been here he past week rX-
pprimeDting with maj erial there, hop
ing to produce new covering or
cable to be used in connection with
electric wires. e.
The next regular meeting Of La
noble Grange will be- held on Tues
day April 25th. at 10 o clock "a. III.
Subject for discussion Corn. How
much to raise? What kind to raise ?
How to plant? How to cultivate ?
How to harvest.
The United Workers meeting at
the COng'l vpstry on Saturday after
noon and evening was u very enjoy
able affair Following the dime sup.
per the young people gave a pleasing
entertainment, with IA good attend.
ancp throughout.
There were pictures in all directions
after Saturdays snow storm, the
damp snow piled high on every OBJ.
jet making snow scenes that were
very striking. Cutler, the photo
grapher, caught fine one from the
iron bridge toward the falls.
The Current Topic Club held an in
teresting meeting Monday evening
and discussed the silver question
The club has met with pleasure anC
profit to all during the winter months
and will now take a recess until fall
when meetings will be resumed.
Rev. r. L. NantOn left on Monday
to attend the annual session of thu
Vermont Conference, now being hello
in Bari on. Prof. Bpphe will speak il
he Methodist church here next Sun
day afternoon, and the Epwortl
League will have charge of the even
ing service.
Post office matters are very quie
Iuot now II * no wish of tho hu.i