News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-07-20
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.

sons.
Mrs. George NJ. Powers spent Sun
day in Burlington.
Andrew Smith took a party to Mt.
Mansfield on Monday.
John Pickrin OF Burlington, was at
R. H. Peck's on Monday.
Francis Blair went to Boston last
week to spend a few days.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid meet at
their vestry this afternoon.
There seems to be a slight hitch in
the street-sprinkler business.
Mr.. Scott and daughter of Burling-
ton, Kan, are at N. B. Blair's.
Dir. C. w. Bates, a former resident,
came to town from the west on Mon
day.
c. S. Thayer Of West Randolph, is
in town, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Cram.
Miss Lula Niles returned on Friday
evening from a visit with friends in
Montpelier.
The next regular meeting of the Re
lief Corps will be held Saturday eve
ming, July %.
Gregg Aldrich is now doing black
smith work in DIR. LeClair's shop at
the "west end"
J. NJ. Miles is building an addition
to his house and otherwise improv-
ing the premises.
A few of Morrisville's firemen are
attending the State tournament at
st. Adams this week.
Elijah Bunker, an old resident of
this town, died Tuesday. The funer-
al took place this afternoon.
The next regular meeting of La
noble Grange will be held on Tues
day, July %, at l O'Clock p. m.
Dr. E. H. Johnson returned the
first of the week from a brief visit to
his home in New Britain, Conn.
MIR. and Mrs. J. p. Cobb have en-
tertained two sons and daughter
and their families the past week.
The W. C.. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
e. A. Patten on Summer street, on
Thursday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Services next Sunday, July 23, at
the A. c. church will be conducted by
Elder II. Ii. Heyer of St. JOhnsbury.
Currier has something of interest
to say this week to those who are
after bargains. See his advertise
ment.
Mr.. Adams of Manchester, ~ II is
spending a short vacation at The
Randall He las horses at Utton's
stables.
Rev. G. L. Story of Bakersfield, and
Rev. L. O. Sherburne of Enosburgh
Falls. were at The Randall Tuesday
evening.
DR.. T. J. Holbrook was a witness
of the terrible fire and shocking loss
of life on the Worlds Fair grounds
last week.
Miss Gem Pottle completes her six
engagement at Curriers' this
week, She will be succeeded by Miss
Ellen Cram.
0. NJ. Waterman's new advertise
ment appears in this issue. Read it
and if you are skeptical try him and
see if it is true.
Joseph T. Mayott of California, is
visiting with relatives in town after
an absence of 81 years in the "wild
and woolly" west.
E. S. Robinson has a Victor BIZ
cycle, and C. A. Gle has a fine one
of the same make. Alvah Foster is
the owner of a Warwick.
Col. and Mrs. A. O. Gates attended
the funeral of z. G. Chase of Fletcher,
who died from injuries received from
falling from load of hay.
The Eastern Star Lodge, with in
vited friends from this and other
towns, are enjoying an outing at
Camp Idlewild, Gilmore, to-day,
Robinson has a new ad. this week.
He is making lively scramble for
the 'top of the heap" in his line.
Wilson, the furniture man, ditto.
The picnic of the Junior Endeavor
society of the Cong'l church last We'd
nesday at Elmore Pond proved an
enjoyable event for the little folks.
Miss Bernice Tewksbury left on Fri
day for a short visit with friends at
Underhill, Hinesburgh and Middle
bury. Mr.. Langworthy accompanied
he.
DR.. II. j, Holbrook, who has been
absent some six weeks on a trip to
Colorado, returned home last week,
The DR.. took in the Chicago show on
his return.
The Universalist Sunday-school will
hold it's annual floral concert at the
church next Sunday evening. Miss
Agnes Mower will read the sermon in
the morning.
Hollis G.. Chase of Chicago, came to
town on Tuesday. Mr.. Chase will be
by a large circle of friends
as former student and graduate of
our academy.
The sixtieth year of the Vermont
Methodist Seminary begins on August
28th. An advertisement on our first
page tells of new advantages offered
the coming year.
Prof. w. A. Beebe has been engaged
for another year as principal of Peo-
pies Academy. Thomas j. Stewart
is re-engaged as teacher of the gram
mar department.
Supt. f. Fl. Blossom of st. Johns
bury, was at The Randall on Tues
day, going to Stowe, and-well, what
a fine thing a railroad across to
Stowe would be after all.
Read Doty's new advertisement.
Notwithstanding these good " Dem
ocratic times he is bound to keep in
the lead and offers goods of all kinds
at prices that are astonishingly low.
The firemen and engineers on the
St. j. & L. c. railroad are happy over
an increase in wages. Firemen are
marked up from 81 80 to 81 20, and
engineers from $3.50 to $500 per
day,
John Moulton, the popular driver,
is at the Worcester, Mass, races this
week. He was at Mystic Park last
week, and at Rutland and White
River Junction the two weeks pre-
yious.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Noyes have spent
several weeks in Topeka, Kan, Min
neapolis, Mimi, and Cedar Falls, Ia.
IA. l. l. Al