News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.


Several new advertisements appear
this week. Don't skip them.
A regular meeting of Warner Post
will be held Saturday evening.
A large number will be initiated at
the meeting of Lamoille Grange this
week.
W. II. Terrill has sold his driving
mare to Mass. parties at a good
figure.
Rev. Mr.. Beckwith occupied the
pulpit at the Cong'l church Sunday
morning.
John Ladue has bought the Thorn
as place across the river; considera-
tion, $1100.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Elmore have
returned from stay of several weeks
in Bennington.
Powers & Cheney have added the
Imperial of London to their list of in
surance companies.
Fred Peck, the ''lightning" express
messenger, completed his work with
H. D. Bryant on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Dwinell returned
last week from a pleasant trip by
land and sea to st. Johns, N. B.
Mrs. L. E. Rice and son returned to
Canton, N. Y, Tuesday, after visit
of three weeks with relatives here.
Rev. D. E. Croft presented two able
discourses in the Methodist church
on Sunday, with full attendance.
The Misses Winslow and Reming-
ton of Fall River, Mass, have been
spending a four weeks vacation in
town.
George Sanders of the Corners sue
ceeded, with the help of two men and
a boy, in finishing his haying last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Childs of Boston, and
William Benton and son of Cabot,
have been the guests of Mrs. E. A.
I 1Dodge cne past week.
Miss Lizzie Simpson of Montpelier
has been visiting Miss Flora Terrill.
The young ladies spent week at
Hampton Beach, n H.
II. M. Rich, Treasurer of the Union
Savings Bank & Trust Co., left for
Fargo, South Dakota, and other
points on Thursday evening.
Miss Alice Doty gave a very pleas
ant reception Tuesday evening, in
honor of her friend, Miss Fannie
Parkhurst of st. Johnsbury.
The Morrisville Aqueduct company
have begun work upon a reservoir
which, it is said, will be some over
twice the capacity of the one now in
use.
Mrs. Powers, the aged mother OF
Congressman Powers, has for several
days been in a gradually failing con-
dition, her recovery being hardly
probable.
The "Joshua Simpkins " troupe
made quite a hit in their country
band parade on Monday and gave a
good hall show in the evening to a
large audience.
The village corporation has Just
received large quantity of tile and
the contemplated sewer extensions
on Summer street and Harrison ave.
will be put down.
Mrs. Harry Cutler and children are
visiting in Mortified. On Sunday
one of the little girls fell into the mill
pond, but fortunately was able to
reach something and help herself out.
The statement of the financial
standing of the Camp Meeting Asso-
citation given last week was wrong.
Instead of there being $50 in the
treasury, the Association is yet in
debt about 500.
A recent issue of the Providence
daily Journal clips our notice of Mr..
G. l.. Kenyon's organ recital given
here, and volunteers the suggestion
that that popular organist seems
to be appreciated abroad as we'll as
at home"
An impromptu musical program
was rendered in the Cong'l church
Tuesday forenoon, attended by the
guests at The Randall and a few
others. Mr.. Kenyon rendered a few
selections and Mrs. G. M. Powers fa-
vored the audience with vocal selec-
tions.
The State camp meeting of the
Seventh Day Adventists, now in ses-
sion here, is in location, surround
ings, management, and every way, q
model Institution of the kind, with
perfect order and a neat, tidy appear
ance that goes to make the camp
very attractive.
Henry George and Chas. Goozey,
who have been taking a thorough
course of instruction in the Parsons
Neurological Institute at Peoria, ILL.,,
have returned from there well equip
ped to give a scientific diagnosis OF
any ailments of the modern watch.
After q visit here. Mr.. George will pb