News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-03-29
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| fences ana privileges Oh taxpayers
such collections going into the publi
| treasury to assist in the care of on
streets and walks, has again beer
brought quite prominently to th
front. The present case, the Rock
well show, is by no means the isOlat
ed case that some have claimed. Mr.
Rockwell, like all other managers o
travelling shows coming here, ha!
paid to the village clerk the required
license, which in all cases has beer
collected by the clerk by direction o
the corporation trustees, except only
in those cases where such entertain
ments by transient parties are giver
under the auspices of or for the shar
ing benefit of some of our local or
CARNATIONS, as is often the case il
connection with the churches, library
Academy, Grand Army, or Sons o
Veterans. All other shows, have
without exception, paid their license
and the money has been used as stat
ed, a matter perfectly fair and rea
sonable in all its bearings when can
didly considered. In the present in
stance the troupe now playing here
seem as we'll up in the business as any
we have ever had. They are stop
ping with Mr.. Bolac, the popular pro-
prietor of the Union House, and are
giving very pleasing entertainments
to well-filled houses.
EASTER SERVICES.
Easter Sunday came with quite an
elaborate observance in our churches
Special attention to the song service
produced very interesting and sue
cessful results at each church.
The Congregational church was
very tastefully decorated with ported
plants, with a white cross in the cen
ter. Prof Whipple sang with the
choir, and Mrs. Seymour took his
place at the organ, playing with fine
effect. The pastors sermon was upon
the theme Immortality. The evening
service was well attended and consist
ed of selections by the choir and in
dividual members, recitations and
songs by the children, and remarks
by the pastor as we'll as a further de-
scription of Jerusalem by Mr.. Stay
ton.
At the Methodist church Rev. Mr..
Nanton preached an interesting SER
mon appropriate to Easter. In the
evening the church was filled to over
flowing with an audience interested
in the Easter concert. Chorus singing
Rotations, vocal and instrumental
selections were rendered, making a
successful and enjoyable evening SER
vice.
Rev. DR.. Booth preached a very in
teresting sermon upon the Resurrec-
ton, founded on the text Luke "a 2.
A chorus choir aided in the service
and the sacrament of the Lords
supper was celebrated. Owing to the
evening concerts at the other church
es, it was thought best to defer the
Easter Sunday-school concert until
next Sabbath evening.
THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
Saturdays special town meeting
called out an attendance about one
half in number of that of the regular
March meeting, and was made up in
the majority of voters outside of the
corporation. With the meeting for
mally opened by Moderator Powers,
Mr.. Doty again stated his views in
connection with the new cemetery,
and in favor of taking the cemetery
from the hands of the Selectmen,
where it was temporarily placed, and
putting it in the charge of a board of
Cemetery Commissioners to be elect
ed, whereupon Mr.. Brigham objected.
Several other gentlemen offered a
word in favor, and Mr.. Doty backed
up his stated ideas by reiteration,
but ever and anon and sometimes
oftener, MIR. Brigham held the floor,
and his hearers were refreshed by the
of exceedingly existing pas
sages of the law, supplemented by
quite extensive argument untavOr-
a BILE to the creation of Board of
Commissioners. Motion was made
by Mr.. Whitney that the cemetery be
taken from the hands of the Select
men and placed as aforesaid, and the
motion was carried with a rush, there
being but two dissenting voices heard.
to the election of Com
G W. Doty, C. Fl. Slocum,
G. M. Powers, DIR. E. J. Hall and G..
W. Clark were elected, for terms of
five, four, three, two and one years
Mr.. Doty thanked the
voters for their action and promised
a careful, wise and practical treat
ment of the matter in hand, and that
so far as he was able to direct there
should be no drawing upon the town
treasury. He also stated that a
place in the center of the elevation in
the cemetery had been reserved with
the hope that at some time the town
of Morristown might take action in
regard to a monument to the fallen
soldiers who went to the front from
this town. If the town should at
some future time wish to do this, he
would personally give 500, and
would guarantee a considerable
amount more from surviving soldiers
and patriotic citizens. The town is
surely to be congratulated upon the
outcome of this meeting. 1t means
that the new cemetery is in the hands
of public-spirited men who will take
an interest in it, and as fast as pos
sible make it what it is destined to
be, one of the finest burial places in
Vermont.
In regard to other articles in the
warning, Mr.. Barrows was unani-
mously elected highway Commission
er, and it was voted to exempt from
taxation for the term specified in the
statutes any additional machinery
or capital that may be put into |. A.
White & Co.'S bakery plant. The
proposition to purchase a team for
the use of the town was discussed at
length, resulting in vote to instruct
the Selectmen to purchase one good
team, if in their Judgment it was
deemed best. No further business
appearing, the meeting adjourned.
THE OLD MANS soLILoQUY.
The following bit of verse comes
fresh from the pen of our disappoint-
ed bridegroom of seventy-nine sum-
mers, relating his recent trying ex-
perience:-
| am an old man of seventy nine,
wanted wife both good and kind
l found widow thought would do,
/ thought she was both just and true.
Wehadn't been married but just one night,
| found her ways were not just rite;
And when we had been married just a week
Wequereld and jawed so we could not sleep.
4 Il -
found some falt about her bread,
Because hadn't TOOTH in my head;
Her prqsts was hard, her bread was old,
Twas enough to make minister scold.
And when found ! could not stay,
laid my plands to get away;
Our honey moon was sad and dry