News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-02
NEWS.
MORRlSVlLLE.
DAYS are getting shorter.


Town taxes now due. See notice.
There will be a meeting at the A. C.
church next Sunday.
A. j. Boynton of Burlington, was
in town over Sunday.
DR.. Hall has put a substantial slate
roof upon his residence.
L. NJ. Shaw and family left Mon
day for their home in Iowa.
Stone & Co. have just received an
other large invoice of shoes.
Mrs. U. A. Woodbury. and children
of Burlington, are at The Randall.
The past week has rounded out
July's unprecedented record for heat.
Mrs. Florilla Martin returned Mon
day from a six months visit in the
west.
J. M.Warner Post will resume meet
ings on Saturday evening of this
week.
1t is said that a few of the wheel
men are apt to disregard the side
walk rule.
Whitcomb's Equitable Life Agency
(Burlington) paid policy holders last
week $5, ,554.
Vern Holbrook is clerking at J. NJ
Joslyn's during the absence of Jamie
Joslyn on a vacation.
The Memphremagogex excursion drew
a large crowd to-day. 146 tickets
were sold at this station.
Jonathan Brown of Manchester,
N. H., is visiting his sister, Mrs. L.
Matthews, at the Corners.
The springs purchased a year ago
by the corporation are being eXca-
waited and put into condition for USE
Geo. X. Currier is out again after a
week in the house. Geo. seems to be
well only when out on fishing trip,
l. F. Hall, Supt. of Schools at Ar
lington, Mass, accompanied by Mrs
Hall and two children, is at The Ran
dali.
Why not get up a good bicycle race
on the Fair Ground; offergood prizes
draw large crowd and have a good
time =?
Business is booming at The Ran.
dali. The putting in of roof windows
and finishing off more rooms is con,
templated.
A new crossing of ample dimensions
and satisfactory solidity has been
put down on Main street from Con.
gress street.
The ladies of the United Workers
will hold an ice cream festival in
Academy Park this afternoon from {
to 8 O'Clock.
A. H. and Miss Josie Slayton re-
turned last Thursday from q three
weeks trip to Cleveland, Chicago and
other points.
Will II. Slayton, who for severa
years has been found in the office o
II. A. Slayton, completed his work
there last week.
The next regular meeting of G. W
Doty Camp, S. of v, will be held OF
Monday evening, Aug. 6. A full at
tendance is desired.
Wallace Gilbert has spent his an
nual vacation with relatives anC
friends here, returning to his position
in st. Adams this week.
Harry Cowles has entered in severa
of the bicycle races to be held a
Barre next Saturday. Several of ou
wheelmen will be present.
Alfred PIN and daughter and Mis-
Dunlop of Providence, r. l., all nev
comers, arrived Tuesday night for {
month stay at The Randall.
The fact that1O9 books were takel
from the public library one dull mid
summer day recently shows how firm
a hold it has upon our people.
Mrs. Roberts house and store, re
Gently occupied by Mrs. Hadley, ha
been repaired and improved, and vii
be occupied in few days by Mrs. O
r. Luce.
By invitation the Ladies Aid @
the M. E. church will meet with MI
and Mrs. Newton Terrill, with a pic
mic supper, Thursday afternoon c
next week.
Lamoille Grange will hold a baske
picnic at Bacon's camp, Elmor
Pond, on Friday, August 10th. Th
Worcester Grange has been invited t,
participate.
Rev. F. G. Taylor of Hyde Park
preached an interesting sermon in tn
Cong'l church Sunday morning, ad
ministering the sacrament and receiy
ing four members into the church
two by profession and two by letter