News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-05-18


connection with the closing days of
the school year,
The announcement of L. B. Boyn-
ton, which appears this week, should
be carefully considered by the buyers
of this and surrounding towns. Mr..
BOyntOn has been before the people
in various enterprises, and has the
reputation of meaning what he says.
Hyde Park people have undoubted
ly plugged their ears with cotton and
put forty-ton weight on the roof of
The Phoenix, preparatory to "the
feast of wisdom and flow of soul .
which occurs there tonight under the
auspices of our ladies' Current Topic
Club.
Rev. Mr. Seymour spoke with refer
ence to the different branches of work
in his church and society on Sunday,
congratulating all that such a meas
ure of success has been attained, but
earnestly urging still more hearty
cooperation in and conservation to
the needed work.
The meeting of the Universalist Ia
dies circle in the Matthews building
last Thursday afternoon, and the
regular meeting of the United Work
ers at the Cong'l church on Friday
afternoon, were both well attended,
enjoyable affairs. The customary
dime supper was served at each.
Capt Kenfield has been engaged in
measuring the highways of the town
during the past week, The measure
ment is made by an odometer, a de-
vice for recording distance Travelled,
which is attached to his buggy wheel.
| MOrristoWn's roads will show up not
far from 100 miles in length. The
measurement is made under the new
law, the State road tax being divided
according to the mileage.
The class CT '93 at the Academy
have arranged with Mrs. Edgerly,
Principal of the Boston College of
Oratory, to give an entertainment
consisting of readings and statue
poses from Greek models at the town
hall, May both. Mrs Edgerly is an
acknowledged master of her art, and
a pleasant entertainment may be ex
pected. Her entertainments are very
highly spoken of by the press.
The time for weighing of maple
sugar expired on Monday, when c. Il.
Slocum closed up his business as gov
eminent weigher. His record shows
26,572 pounds weighed. The largest
lot of one make was 2,61O pounds,
by H. H. Churchill of Gilmore. This
amount of sugar represents but a
small part of the maple product of
this section. 1t represents but few
makers, while they as well as the ma
jority of producers make a large
amount of syrup which doesn't figure
in this connection.
Mr.. Blanchard of st. Adams, an
expert machinist in the Central YER
mont car shops, has leased part of
the new foundry building here, and in
a few days will occupy it for a general
machine shop, which will be equipped
with iron working machines intended
to do all sorts of repair work. This
will be matter of much Importance
to the many mill men in our vicinity
who are now obliged to shut down
their works and go to Montpelier for
repairs. There would seem to be an
open field for such an enterprise here,
and all will hail Mr. Blanchard's COM
ing and wish him abundant success.
The clouds of dust encountered
nearly every day of last week by any
one on the streets, as we'll as
the discomforture of merchants and
| housekeepers, served to again bring
to the front the question of sprink-
| ling our streets. As to the need there
can be no question, but how is it to
be done? The practical suggestion
is made that an elevated tank might
be built near the watering trough
and a sprinkler filed directly from it,
with no expense for water. If the
corporation or private individuals
could accomplish this much needed
improvement dust-begrimed public
would rise up and call them blessed.
Sunday was anniversary day with
the Epworth Leaguers, and was duly
celebrated at the Methodist church
here. Rev. Mr.. Nanton's morning
sermon was upon the League and the
ideal Lacquer. Using the name as an
acrostic he drew lessons of desirable
| attainments with words beginning
with the letters in Epworth League
The evening service was devoted to a
concert by the Junior League princi-
pally, assisted by older members.
Great pains in drilling the children
and decorating for the occasion were
taken by numerous ones, which, with
the kind aid of those assisting in the
program, went to make up a very en-
joyable as well as profitable day and
evening.
Col. A. 0. Gates, one of Morrisvilles
long time resident business men, has
by reason of poor health sold out his
drug business, which has been sue
cessfully conducted by him for TWEEN
ty-six years in the same location.
The purchaser is Mr.. H. j. Dwinell of
Lyndonville, who took possession of
the business last Friday. He is a
young man, well equipped with a
thorough knowledge of the business,
and will be welcomed to a place
among our thriving business con-
Germs Col Gates retires for a we'll
earned rest mindful of the favors re-
ceived from the surrounding COM
munity, bcspeaking for Mr. Dwinell a
continuation of the same. Mr.. Gates
will remain here and all will wish him
a rapid and complete restoration to
sound health Mr.. Dwinell will soon
remove his family here from Lyndon
vile, where he was engaged in the
drug business.
NJ E. CHURCH NOTICES Thursday at p.
m. Prayer meeting-Friday at p. m. Junior
League-Sunday at 1915 a. m. Preaching
What do we need ?" followed by Sacrament
II O'Clock, Bible School p. m. League meet
ing, z, lecture, Thoughts on er,"-Mon-
day p. m. Quarterly Conference. Preaching
at Garfield at p m. Sunday.
ELMORE.
Mrs. Clarence Peak is very low.
Mrs. Leonard Grimes is quite poorly and
under the care of DR.. Hall
Clark Boynton of Morristown, has rented
the Stevens farm. Robert Allen has moved
| into the house.
Quarterly and Communion services will be
held next Sunday at 1.30 p. m. Presiding
| Elder J A. Sherburhe officiating.
The hot wea Their and winds of last week
have rapidly dried off the soil, and the farm