News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-11-15

! sermon at the Methodist church next
Sunday will be The Religion that
Christ Taught"
Rev. DR.. Booth will preach at VOL
cott next Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock. He has been engaged by the
society there for one year.
Hall & Cheney have opened news
department, and have on hand all
the principal magazines, illustrated
weeblies, story papers and dailies.
The spelling school given by the
Academy students last Friday night
proved an interesting diversion and
was largely attended. Miss Edwards
was the last to go down.
Clam and fish chowder at the Uni
versalist vestry Thursday afternoon
at half-past five. A good variety OF
other food will be served in an at
tractive manner. Supper 20 cents.
For a late copy of the Chicago
Tribune, of course chuck full of cleo
tion news, we are indebted to one Of
our former boys, E. R. Brackett
now a successful pharmacist in that
city.
Postmaster Frank Douglas has s.
cured a new mail for the Corners
Service is now performed two round
trips each day, in time to connect
the Corners mail with mail trains
running each way.
The wondrous slide and slump the
country over was accompanied by a
genuine winter-like condition, which
still reminds us that a week ago
Tuesday was au exceedingly cold
day, politically speaking.
F. X. Sawyer was in Rutland last
week, where he made arrangements
to sell his marble stock through a
wholesale house. He is turning out
some excellent monumental work at
low prices before removal.
Next Tuesday, Nov. 20, brings the
close of the fall term at the Academy.
That evening the Junior exhibition
will be held in town hall. An admis-
sion fee of 15 cents, to apply on the
organ fund, will be received.
On Thursday of next week, Nov.
%, Lamoille Grange will hold an all
day session, commencing at 10 a. m.
District Deputy Bronson of East
HarGwick, is expected to be present,
and a full attendance is desired.
1t is said, whether with reason or
not we cannot say, that trouble is
likely to be experienced with IN
sewer on Summer street, particularly
toward the Main street end, where
the pipe was not buried deep enough
to be free from frost.
A political cartoon in Robinson's
show window, representing the unfor.
tunate Wilson, of tariff fame, and
Hill, who would President be, in tue
sadness of their long voyage "Up
Salt River" attracted considerable
attention during last week.
The Old Farmers Almanac for
1895 is at hand. This old almanac
needs no introduction to the public,
for many farmer would not know
how to keep house without it. The
new number contains about the same
variety of matter as previous issues.
c. A. Sanders, who is well qualified
as a strict weather observer and has
kept record for 30 years, says that
the thermometer went down to z
above zero Tuesday night, and that
it was colder by Is degrees that eve
ming than at any time for 30 years
Oh the same date.
The young people of the Grammar
department at the Academy are pre-
pared to give a comedy drama in
three acts, entitled "Our Folks" at
town hall on Friday evening of this
week. The entertainment will con-
clude with a roaring farce entitled
Turn Him Out" Admission 20 cts,
scholars 10 cts.
The two men arrested here by Off
Ger Town some time since and taken
before District Attorney Senter as
suspects, were liberated last week, it
becoming evident that hotel jumping
was the only offense that could be
fastened upon them. Four other
men, suspected burglars, were arrest
ed in Vergennes last week.
Remember that the opening sale OF
seats for the Library Lecture Course
will be held on Friday night of this
week. Be at Hall & Cheney's at 7
O'Clock and take yourchoice in seats.
The opening concert of the course
comes next week Thursday night,
Nov. %, and will be given by the
Boston Stars, an excellent company.
The Academy students, with com
mendable zeal, have taken up the
work of raising funds for the purchase
of new piano to be used in the
school room. The organ, used every
day for many years, has at last given
out and the need of something better
is very urgent. By means of socials
and charging a small admission to
school exhibitions, they hope to be
able to accomplish the undertaking.
Work on the new water system has
now undoubtedly been dropped until
next spring, and the work accom-
plished seems very satisfactory in ex-
tent. The pipe is now all in from the
springs to the Burke pasture, oppo-
site the Burke barns" or a distance
of full two and half miles. In the
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