News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-23
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AAhAhh NOAh ltANNNA.N
full, with standing room taken ex-
tending into the vestibule, was a fea-
ture enjoyed by Morrisville people
last Friday evening. Mr.. Charles L.
Kenyon. organist of the Union Cong'l
church of Providence, r. L., and an in
structor of high rank who is spending
his second summers vacation at The
Randall kindly responded to the re-
quest of friends and thus favored our
people with this very pleasing recital.
The selections rendered hv Mr.. Ken
yon demonstrated his marked ability
as musician. The question arises
il such combined results in power
and sweetness can be brought out with
such mastery touch here what would
the effect be with the artist in touch
with an organ of four times the ca
pacity of this one, which he plays at
home. Mr.. f. q. FleetwoOd's vocal
selection was rendered in an artistic
manner and was well received. Mr..
and Mrs. Kenyon are two of the fif-
teen Providence people now stopping
here.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Held on Saturday evening was pre-
coded by an unexpected activity dur
ing the closing days of the canvas
for town Representative, this activity
bringing about what is considered a
large caucus here, there being 220
votes cast As was limited last week
in these columns, the issue brought
into this contest was chiefly that
found in the discussion of the new
school law and highway law. Several
weeks ago, as we then stated, it was
evident that C. F. Smith, j. NJ. Camp
bell, and l.. s. Small would be the
men to be considered in the light of
possible candidates. We understand
that later on the latter gentleman
stated at some time and place that
he should not appear as a candidate
for the office if his neighbor, Mr..
Campbell, did, and it was considered
generally that he was withdrawn
from the race. Mr.. Small finally did
appear prominently as a candidate
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law and anti-highway law sentiment.
The caucus organized with Hon. G..
W. Hendee Chairman and Geo. M.
Powers Clerk, following which the
latter by request made brief state
ment of a matter which has been in
the minds of our people and quite a
general topic of discussion for the
past two weeks. 1t is, no doubt, an
open secret that Morrisville has been
looking-not with eyes green with
envy-but with a natural and in
stinctive expectancy of future growth
and knowledge of her present supe-
rior advantages, to the possibility of
a removal of the county seat from
Hyde Park here. While large num-
Der feel that if the matter was left to
the vote of the people of the county
the change would be made, it has
developed in the previous informal
meetings held for discussion, that our
people realized that the present friend
ly relations between the two towns
most directly interested would nat
urally be greatly strained, and the
majority have not thought it wise
TO bring about thecontest that would
be enlisted. To get the sense of the
meeting motion was made by Mr..
Smith that a rising vote be taken.
Mr.. Gleed was called out and present
ed few points connected with the
question, and with the question
whether the town would or would
not make a move for the change
at the present time, put to a caucus
so largely attended, not one vote in
favor of the movement was recorded.
Taking up the Representative bust
ness Mr.. W. M. Small motioned to
take an informal ballot for a cadi-
date. Mr.. Brigham considered it a
waste of time, and W, H. Robinson
moved to amend Mr.. Small's motion,
calling for a formal ballot instead of
an informal one. The amendment
was accepted and ballot taken alter
the several candidates had been called
out to express their position in re-
gard to the issues appearing, each
one stating their position in a very
manner. The first
ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes ...................... . 20