News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-09-06

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Webster were elected a committee to
have in charge the contemplated
work in all its details, as well as the
making of contracts with parties
wishing to occupy the buildings when
completed. 1t is now expected that
the work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible, as there are parties ready
and waiting to come. In this con-
templated addition to our enterprises
it is believed we shall realize a sub
stantial aid. The money to carry
forward the work is raised by volun-
tary subscription and quite a large
number of our progressive farmers
found in the list with the numerous
business men of the village.
LIGHTS AND WATER.
Groups of our citizens have been
seen at any time and any place eager
y engaged in conversation, during
the past two weeks. Their talk is
not of the weather or the tariff, but
electricity and water, until the very
atmosphere has seemed to be charged
with the vibrating current. But
those duly authorized to act have
been doing something beside talk.
Both questions have been thorough
ly investigated and looked into. The
Board of Trustees have been on the
"war-path," and as result they
4. have discovered pure, cold spring
} water in quantity four times as large
as the present supply, and oIiginat-
ing on the Bugbee farm, three miles
out on the road to Wolcott. To
cover all right to this supply the
Trustees have bought the entire farm,
stock and all, and will hold it them
selves should the village decide they
don't want it, which isn't likely. The
electric light question is brought
nearer to focus by the purchase OF
the power and site that the commit
tee have been after at Cady's Falls,
which purchase was completed on
Monday. So things will go ahead
with a bang and Morrisville will soon
have electric lights. To aid in arriv-
ing at a definite conclusion in regard
to the contract for poles and wiring,
the committee will find it necessary
to know very soon who, if any, are
not going to take the lights.
THE ELECTION.
The voters of Morristown did not
turn out as it was supposed they
would, and consequently the State
tDistrict and County delegations viii
Temain as heretofore. The polls were
opened at 10 o'clock a. M, and thu
voting went alongsmoothly, without
the exciting Incidents and closenesE
! which marked the elections in othel
towns in the county. Although The
talk was strong in certain quarters
the boiling element in connection
} with the Representative question die
not materialize in sufficient nun bers
to make a second ballot necessary
and when the box was turned at
O'Clock, C. F. Smith, the regular eau
J Gus nominee, was shown to have {
majority over all of 161, an excel
lent testimonial to the sterling worth
of a good citizen. The vote -
Whole number of votes cas- .................. 40;
Necessary for choice .............. 20;
c. F. Smith had, had,........................"2S3
L. ). SmaII.,...,.'.... .................. 70
j. j. BllllnGs 10
Scattering. .............,.......................
Mr. Smiths majority over all, 161.
After the result was announced Mr.
Smith mounted the platform anC
, made neat little speech, in which ht
thanked the voters for their conf
dence and gave them to understand
,, that it would be his effort to act fol
the best interests of all.
The total vote cast for Governor
: was 420, or about one-half the vot
ing strength of the town. Congress
man Powers ran 8 ahead of the Re
publican vote for Governor, which
was $40, the vote for Capt. KenfielC
for Senator being 371. The Demo
cratic vote for State and County off
GERS was Al. Four votes were scrapec
together by the Peoples Party and :
by the Prohibs.
f This from a late issue of the Bur
, lington News
Morrsvile is coming up with rush. First
it is new granite works, then electric lights
then village water SYSTEM ald now thu
prosperity of the village is attested by thu
purchase of a long-needed lockup-city hotel
jail, bastile-call it what you please. 1t is il
the form of a cage which will be housed il
} such manner that it may be moved about
when desired. This last is a brilliant idea
1t will save the police considerable travel or
: Halloween nights, when the boys of thai
lively town go to careering around and thu
fremen can earn their tax rebates by drag
ging it about town in pursuit of the fleeing
criminals.
The following paper has been pre-
sented to. the directors of the La
moille Co. Fair =
AS organizations of Christian women inter
ested in temperance and morality, and desir
ing that our towns and county as represent
ed at the county fair should maintain bet
ter reputation for sobriety and honesty as
regards drinking and gambling, we earnestly
protest against the selling of anything that
can intoxicate; and also against the gam
bling and lottery schemes which are carried
on contrary to the laws of our State, anC
!, which are exerting an inward influence, es
! pecially upon the young men that gather
there.
We do therefore earnestly and respectfully
request that those things which are only OBJ
jectionable. but decidedly wrong in their in
!, fuence and tendencies should not be allowed
on the ground. Signed,
: MoRRisvILLE W. C. T. U.
: WATERvILLE w. G. T. U.
CARD OF THANKs-We wish to express oul
sincere and heartfelt thanks to our neighbors
/. and friends, and all, far and near, who sc
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