News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-12
CAMBRIDGE.

George Powers Of Morrisville, was in town
last Saturday.
Mrs. J. NJ. Hulburd visited in town a few
DAYS last week.
Homer Bantly and wife Of st. Adams, visit.
ed in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs !. r. White Of Concord, n. H.,
are in town visiting friends.
Rev. Mr.. Wills Of Elmore, preached in the
NJ. Z. church Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Stafford Of Burlington,
are in town, stopping with 5. NJ. Stafford.
The Montpelier orchestra gave a fine con-
cert at hotel hall the night OF the Fourth.
Miss Lucy Wheelock left last Thursday for
Boston, then t. Cottage city, where she is to
spend few weeks.
About forty couples attended the dance at
the American House the Fourth. The music
was fine aud service tirst-class.
Ray Stafford came near getting his head
blown of July 4th, firing a cannon. One
look at his burnt face tells the story.
Mr.. Lyman and wife of Boston, friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. W. Cutting, are stopping
with them enjoying the beauties Of a Vermont
summer.
At the last meeting Of the Y P. S. C. E. the
following officers were elected Pres, b. r.
Holmes; Vice-Pres., Miss Sophia McHenry;
Sec. and Treas, Halsey Cady.
1t was great day here July 4th as far as
numbers we're concerned. The crowd was
very orderly. The ball game between Swan
ton and johnson was the only attraction.
The band boys cleared about S225.
As the time nears for Republican caucus to
put in nomination some man to represent
our town, there arises several good men who
express a desire to be the man. Among the
list is a man who has always lived in town
aud has arrived at an age that makes it safe
to place town affairs in his hands, whose
judgment is always good, man that will
look after the best interests of the town, who
has patiently waited his time to be called
upon to go, and no better man in our town
could we send than Joel NJ. Wilcox. Sound
him and see if he is not the right mao.
The Windsor journal of last week says
Rev Edwin Wheelock of Cambridge. conducted
services at the Old South church last Sun 1ay
morning, and preached an able and earnest
sermon from John 10 : 10, before a large au.
dience. Union services were held at the same
place of worship in the evening, in which
Revs. Sweet, Wassal Clapp and Wheelocb
participated. Mr.. Wheelock is the Grand
Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of f. & A. NJ
of Vermont, an Office he has held for twenty
eight years, term of service probably longer
than that of any similar official in the United
States While in town he was the guest O
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Cakes.
Victory has not perched upon our base
ball banner to the extent we would like. TIC
be sure we trampled Alburgh in the dust last
Saturday to the tune of 30 to 16, but on the
Glorious Fourth we went to Cambridge to
meet Lamoille county and part ofChittender
and we-were theirs. The score was % to q
and to-day they are very happy all through
tho Iau nnilla NollnV and HanpiOU q md
wild rejoicing is still kept up in every hillside
hamlet. And what of us ? Well, Grape bangs
on the door and a heavy mantle of sadness
has settled over the Missisquoi from the
Hemp yard to Hog Island and weare kicking
ourselves -Swanton Courier.