News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-26
WOLCOTT.

The experience" sOciable last week was
big success.
The stock Of logs has been sawed out and
the mill shut down for the season.
Col L. A Woodbury. and wife spent part
of last week with Mrs. J. ID. Martin, a sister
of Mr.. Woodbury..
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Fife and daughter start
ed FIR Old Orchard beach Tuesday. where
they will spend a week or ten days.
Geo. p. White of western PENNSYLVANIA,
well-knOwn former resident Of this vicinity,
is stopping in town. He intends to make a
stay of about six or eight weeks.
As the time begins to draw near, there
seems to be some debate over the representa-
tive question. 1t is generally understood
that j. ID. Martin and NJ. D. Scott are the
leaders in the race, which in all probability
lies between these two gentlemen. A. G.. An
drus is another name which has been quite
favorably mentioned. Finally, we hear that
Fred kipp has an eye on the job and also
that he has some strong hackers and stands
something of chance.
The village school closed July 10. Whole
number of scholars, 30. Those having no
marks were Helen Gilbert, Anna Phillips,
Lewis Moody, Louis Liberty and Perley Bick-
ford; Grace Bed II was absent one day. Those
having no tardy marks were, Charlotte Ar
buckle, Arthur Boulard, Sadie Cate. Carrie
Colgrove. Charley and Clarence Carson, Alice
Gray, Helen Gilbert, Belle and Louis Liberty,
Lucy and Lewis Moody, Warner Nelson. An
ma Philips, Alpha, Ernest and Vernon Pow
ers, Blanche and Willie Strong. Cornie Val
leau, Mae Whitman, Bernie Whiting and Per
ley Bickford.-EFFIE j. GRAY, teacher.
The editor dropped" into Wolcott one
day last week and spent a couple of hours
Here are few items he picked up, and if the
natives can stand them he may call around
again some day
l.. j. Eldridge of st. Johnsbury was here
last week in the interests of his insurance
business, of which he has quite little here.
The hotel, under the management of C. Z.
| Clark, is having good patronage. The
travelling public find here a good house in all
its departments.
The liquor agent is Baxter Burnell. While
other towns have more or less trouble with
their agencies WolcOtt has a model officer,
who does his duty without fear or favor. He
news close to the line every time.
Dr. Valleau has an extensive practice. He
is one of the best physicians in Lamoile
county, understands his business thoroughly
and is withal a gentleman. Wolcott is for
tunate in having so competent a physician.
One of the busy men of this place is U. j.
MudgPtt. Early and late every day he is
about his business, giving it close, undivided
attention. He enjoys good health and with
a good business like his ought to be very
happy, and indications are that he is. There
are few men who work harder than U. j., and
none 10 this county who know more about
the lumber business than he.
There are few depots that have better kept
and well arranged stations than that at
Wolcott. Everything about it is in apple
! pie order and best of all is the civil, courte-
GUS and competent official Harry Burnell.
| What a paradise this would be If a few
ounces of this cvility and good nature could
be injected into the noodle of every station
agent
Moses Leach continues at the cd stand.
His drug store with it's general assortment
of Yankee notions is one of the solid institu-
tons of Wolcott. Besides this he gives close
| attention to town clerk matters and for d.
version raises some heightened poultry. We
1 are insltRsd to think he makes more money
! out ofhB ordinary business than he does out
of his hens, but he has the most fun with the
latter.
Hubbell, the optician, druggist and grocer,
| is here TO stay. He has a fine store, nicely
arranged, keeps good goods, and does Just
what he says, whether it is in reference to a
pair OF fine spectacles or a cake of laundry
soap. Travelling opticians may succeed in
quilting a few, but the majority of the peopie
prefer man who has been with them always
and can be relied upon, and that is the kind
of a man T. 2. Hubbell is.
That hustling, bustling merchant c. f
Haskell, is still on deck and liable to be fol
the next century or two, up to his ears il
business and on the alert to pick up an hon
est dollar. There is nothing slow about
Haskell and the way he rushes off goods is {
surprise to many. Yet his quick sales anC
small profits are the secret of his large trade
Two or three clerks besides himself are on tn
move daily. By-the-way, read his new advt
and take advantage of his summer excursion
rates.
Every body knows that Fife has one of tn
largest, if not the largest stores in the coun
ty, but when we state that the shelving room
il put on a straight line would measure 271t
feet, or 70 feet more than half mile man,
will be surprised. This is fact all the same
and what is true still further, the shelves al
filled with substantial goods-no shoddv O
other cheap stuff among them. Seth Fife
reputation for honest goods and square zeal
ing is well known and hence the large and ex
tensive business he has built up. Z. A. Ora,
and Carl Scribner do the clerical work abou
the establishment and two young men bette
adapted to this business are seldom found il
q country store.
; On Saturday evening" July 7, Senate
Burnell opened his house to the public am
gave a most enjoyable "cob-web' party
Milo and his estimable wife royalty enter
tanned the guests and everybody had a fin
time. Strange, however, that some tim
) during the evening couple of cloth bag
containing money belonging to the railroa,
should have been carried off. The none
was placed in a drawer of the desk in one q
= the principal rooms during the evening an,
F.: when looked for early Monday morning
was gone. There was about $40 in the bags
1t is certainly bad to steal, but on such al
occasion it would seem doubly so. Milo bear
it with his usual cheerulness and very sens
bly, says that the fellow who took it feel
a dumb sight meaner than he does about il
Burnell & Scott have their new mammout
furniture establishment well along. 1t is ID
, Gated in the heart of the village and adacep
to the Universalist church, in fact, it is s.
a near that the firm can get full benefit of th
q sanctuary and yet be in their own building
= The structure is 30xG3, three stories high
the first floor and third floor will be occupie
! by the firm. giving them the largest and bes
:. arranged furniture establishment in this v
q entity. The store has a handsome plas
!. front and is otherwise well lighted. The SCI
ond floor has been leased to the Masoni
n Lodge and will be fitted up in modern styl,
? Besides the usual antiroom in which tb
\ goat is kept and the gridiron heated are
= fine dning-room, kitchen and cloak room
The hall proper is 30x34, giving, it is sale
40 feet more floor space than the old hal
, The building will be a handsome addition t
fhn VII lIan nd n