News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-03-29
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRlSVILLE.

Thursday, April 9Th.
Mrs. R. L. Nanton returned from
Burlington last week.
The first Strawberries of the season
have arrived at Waito's grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Gray of Cam
bridge, spent Sunday at Prof. W. A.
Beebe's.
Edward P. Woodbury. of Burling-
ton, has been spending several days
! town.
The annual meeting of the Improve
ment Association Thursday evening
at Z: 80.
Mrs. Geo. Story attended the fu-
neral of her aunt, Mrs. Thorpe, in
Underhill.
An Advent meeting will be held at
Joshua Merriam's next Sunday at
the usual hour.
The last week or ten days of March
succeeds in producing some March
weather sure enough.
Mrs. L. F. Rice and son left Mon
day for few weeks visit with rela-
tives at Canton, n. Y.
Morrisville's Banjo club is to play
in connection with the Lyceum at the
Academy Friday evening.
Mr.. johnson, /. A. White & Co. s
new baker, has moved his family to
Orvile Reeds tenement.
The entertainment by the Hyde
Park Minstrels last Friday evening
delighted large audience.
Advertised Letters Mrs. Hattie
Gearnar, Miss Minnie B!ois, Matte L.
White, Nat Russell, Henry Parker.
Rev P. B Fisk of Lyndon, was in
town last Friday and received cordial
greetings from many of his friends.
II. P. Munson left here Tuesday on
a trip across the continent, in COM
pany with II. 0. Ward, of Moretown.
Hon. P. K. Gleed and II. \. Stay
ton have presented very handsome
chairs for the use of the Cong'l church
choir.
Miss Carrie Powers expects to &C
company Mrs. Judevine of Hardwick.
to Washington, leaving here the first
of next week.
All members of Coral Chapter, No.
Is, 0. E. s., are cordially invited to
attend a sugar party at W. H.
Towne's, Wednesday evening, April
4th.
Fred Parker, who has been at the
Albany, n Y. Business College, has
returned and will enter the employ of
a Webster, Mass, firm as travelling
salesman.
z4adaz returned from New
Hampshire last Thursday, bringing
with him Woodbury. Thorne, 2:27A,
whom he expects to do good work
this season.
Rev Mr.. Seymour's sermon next
Sunday will have for subject "Some
Consequences of Immortality" A re-
sponsive and praise service will be
held in the evening.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of &c. Whiting. He is now on
his way from the West with two car
loads of horses, which he says are
first-class in every respect.
The straw berry festival to be held
this evening by the Methodist ladies
should prove a magnet in the line of
church benefits. Fresh Strawberries
direct from market, will be served.
1t is now expected that the coming
entertainment now in preparation by
the entertainment committee of the
United Workers will be held at the
town hall Friday evening, April ID.
New advertisements this week are
those of Geo. X. Currier, g. w. Doty,
FL. P. Munson, E. g. Wilson, W. HI.
Robinson, Lang & Campbell, and II.
A. Slayton & Co. They are all inter-
esting.
C. II. Andrus of Enosburgh Falls is
at work on large Business Direct
ory," which contains the advertise
ments of representative business men
of this place. 1t will be placed in the
office OF The Randall.
Hon. P. K. Gleed, as Trustee of
mortgage bonds, is visiting the coun-
ty seat of six counties in the state in
connection with the discharge of
mortgage bonds of the st. j. & l.. G.
division of the B. &. M. R. r.
There is more joy in a newspaper
Office over a letter containing cash
than over ninety and nine that con-
tain circulars and complimentaries
to exhibitions, that the editor has
not the time nor inclination to at
tend.
Mrs. Hadley goes to New York and
Boston next week to select season
able millinery goods. Miss Badger,
her last seasons trimmer, will have
charge of the store during her alb
sence, and will remain through the
| season.
Z. A. Smalley's meat business has
been purchased by I'll. l.. Prior, who
will continue market business, ad-
ding beef, which point of the business
Smalley had sold out to Warren's
market Mr.. Smalley contemplates
doing pork and lard business at his
home.
The cemetery Commissioners met in
Il. NJ. Powers Office on Monday eve
ming and organized, with the selec-
ton of G. W. Doty, President, G. NJ.
Powers Clerk, C. FL. Slocum Treasur-
er. As soon as the frost is out work
will be begun on improvementsin the
cemetery.
Do not fail to read Ellis Fosters
bicycle advertisement. The "Colum-
bia is high grade wheel, first-class
in all respects and cannot fail to give
satisfaction. The Hartford wheel
made by the same CONCERN is also q
good wheel, but somewhat lower in
price. Call and see him, if it is bicy-
Gle you want.
Enos S. Edwards, an old resident
and highly respected citizen of this
town, died at his home last Wednes
day of softening of the brain, result
ing from a stroke of paralysis sus-
tanned some time ago. The funeral
services were held on Friday, Rev. p
B. Fisk, of Lyndon, officiating.
Mr.. Edwards leaves wife, one son
and two daughters.
BY an omission last week it was
not noted that the pastors of the
three churches were, by invitation of
the Commander, present at the recent
campfire of the four organizations
held in Grand Army hall, and each
made remarks pertinent to the occa-