News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-07-12

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The subject of Rev. Mr.. NantOn's
sermon next Sunday morning will be
"Leakages," and in the evening
Thoughts on the Strike"
Rev. II. NJ. Tenney, former "Mor-
risville boy" and a graduate of our
Academy, is here on a visit to his
parents and many friends.
W. o. Rocheleau, w. NJ. Clark, A.
c. Noyes and H. E. Hyde are spend
ing a week in camp at Cow Mountain
Pond, in the town of Cranky.
Plate glass has been put in the
front of the Stone building on Port
land street, and other improvements
are being made in the interior.
L. W. Wakefield started out Mon
day morning Oh a business trip for
the U. S. Truss Company, through
northern and central New York.
An interesting article from the EX-
pertinent Station at Burlington, re-
garding the spraying of potatoes for
| blight, will be found on the Sth page.
Morrisville horses took quite a
chunk of the cash at the st. Johns
bury races last week, and are plan
ming to do the same at Barre this
week.
Joshua Merriam has presented this
office with corn stalk which meas
ures 6R feet. We expect corn enough
from Josh this fall to make 6R bush
els of hoe cakes.
Digby Wright, who has been in
school here for the past two or three
years, left Monday on his return trip
to his home in California, and will
soon be riding a "bike" on the Pa
cific slope.
Harry Hardy, flushed with his sue
cess as a caterer to the needs of the
public stomach during encampnent
week, has gone to Wells River, where
he is at work in the depot restaurant
for BOyntOn.
w. G. Ferrin of Montpelier with his
two daughters, Mrs. Richardson o.
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Mrs. DR.. Brig
ham of Grand Rapids, Mich, and
, Mrs. Charles Ferrin of Montpelier
are in town visiting friends.
: Miss Birdie Smith and her brother
Master Walter, of st. Johns, P. O..
were the guests of Mae and Carroll
Fisk the first of the week. Tuesday
afternoon a lawn party and straw
ride were given in their honor.
At the recent st. Paul Convention
: of Dancing Masters, Prof. Geo.>-h
EImore of this place, was appointed
Supervisor of the first district, which
includes the States of Massachusetts
New Hampshire and Vermont.
Owing to a slight let-up in street
lighting, the crowds coming from th'
minstrel show the other night lie
with numerous unexpected rapS anC
, collisions. 1t is understood that thC
lamps are hereafter to be trimmed
and burning.
That non-iluminative street lamI
at Dwinell's 'scorner met its fate fourth
of July morning. By the way, th'
attention of the street department il
: respectfully called to the dilapidateC
condition of the plank crossing from
that same lamp post across to Con
gress street.
Rev. F. B. Kellogg preached OF
Sunday morning from the text Zach
8: 9-10, showing in a comprehensive
way many of the prophesies of th'
old testament fulfilled in the new
Next Sunday morning he will give {
fifteen-minute talk to the children be
2 fore the regular sermon.
Only two weeks from next Monda,
brings the opening of the summe
school for teachers. In this event
, Morrisville and her citizens will hav
an opportunity to do the right thins
in the right place at the right time
: and make the permanent establish
ing of a summer school here an as
sured fact.
Miss DR.. Leavitt, a W. G. T. 0
worker of considerable reputation
: gave three lectures in the Methods
church yesterday, under the auspice
of the local union. She addressed tn
f children in the morning, the ladies il
; the afternoon, and a general audienc
in the evening, proving herself to b
! a very interesting and instructiv
, speaker.
: Rev. H. M. Tenney, who is her
from California on a visit to his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Tenney
+ has an interesting illustrated lectur
which he has prepared and Delivers
upon the Pacific coast. His man.
friends here have urged him to delive
6 the lecture here, and he will do s.
! next Monday evening, July 10th, a
i the Cong'l church. The expense c
the light used in the lecture will b
u from Sc to $40. This expense will
i met by a collection, and there will
no admission fee. The lecture treat
of California, it's wonderful scenery
= fruit and floral growth, etc.
The idea of forming a local CON
pany or club, either as temporar
or permanent organization, with th
; hope in view of bringing about ger
uine, old-fashioned "horse trot" O.
the Morrisville track as midsum
mer event, is a matter which has ha