News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-02-28

of Veterans meet Monday evening,
and the l.. A. S. Tuesday evening OF
next week.
The Academy students in their glee
and banjo club concert tomorrow
evening, score a success, so it is said,
The banjo club will be assisted by
Miss Nora Chase.
Fred Joslyn of West Randolph, a
successful merchant of that place,
was in town for three days last week
on a visit to his mother, Mrs. Cyren
Joslyn and other friends.
The closing event of school at the
Academy, a novel entertainment by
the young ladies of the Academic de-
partment, takes place next Tuesday
evening. The price of admission has
been placed at Is cents to all parts
of the hall.
Mrs. Cynthia Patten who came here
few months since is the Oldest per-
son living in town, being in her 9Sth
year. She was older than the late
Mrs. Ellis when she died, but was
not then really considered a resident
of the town.
G. HI. Aimon went to Northfield the
first OF the week, where final public
meeting of the citizens was held to
take action concerning an electric
light plant. He goes to Portland,
Me-, on business this week Saturday,
returning Monday. ~2 o.
Miss Addie West now occupies that
part of the unfinished building erect
on the site of the Vermont House,
that is finished or partly so. Her
store across the street is now meat
market, with Mr.. Briggs, late from
the west, it's proprietor.
Mrs. Joseph Huse has taken pos
session of the George house on Win
ter street, Charles Kramer and fam
lily having vacated and moved to
Mrs. Hickock's house on Union st.
which was vacated by A. l.. Cheney
and family, who are now snugly
} settled in their new house.
R. H. Peck has bought of Mr. Arm
strong the house built by him peck
, on the south side of Cherry Avenue,
and which he sold to MIR. Armstrong
two years ago. Mir. Peck will soon
, occupy his house on Congress st. now
occupied by Rev. Mr.. Rockwell.
The State Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation will hold a mid-year conVen-
tion here next week, opening on We'd
nesday evening, witha a second session
Thursday evening. 1t is expected
! that the meetings will be held ia eaci
one of the three churches, but further
announcement will be made.
!, The Stowe Electric Minstrels and
, the Eclipse Banjo Club of this place
appear at town hall on Friday even
; ing of this week. The entertainment
', will be given for the benefit of Prof
Percy Stones orchestra, which will
have charge of the music. Tickets
| are on sale at Dwinell's drug store.
Remember the interesting lecture
t "Our Contry, It's Problems and
Promise" by Rev. George N. Kellogg
for the benefit of the public library
at town hall (this) Wednesday even
= ing. Fill the hall, the lecture will be
worth hearing. The admission is &c
cents for single admission or so cents
. for the three lectures.
. Ex-Gov. C. S. Page of Hyde Park
| has requested Chief Engineer E. W
. Webster to purchase and erect il
3 front Of the Pleasant street engine
house an electric lamp of quite elabo
rate and appropriate color and de
!, sign, a gift to the fire department o
Morrisville in recognition of theil
prompt response at the time Of the
recent fire at his warehouse.
= Mr.. Jones, representing the com
pany who contracted for putting in
the dam, the penstock and water
motors at the electric light station
was in town last week and again this
week. Matters really look very en-
couraging now for the starting of the
plant in a very few days. Let every.
| body get their lungs in order to
f "holler."
One hundred and forty separate
books were taken from the public IL
, brary last Saturday, the largest
: number ever taken in one day. This
= is evidence of the growing popularity
of this, an institution of which we
3 may all be proud. Unpopular book
) Samantha at the Worlds Fair
J has just been given the library by
Melvin Morse.
: This. Wednesday afternoon has
{ brought an occasion of special inter
? est at the Methodist church, and a
very pleasant and enjoyable reunion
D of members, friends and former pas.
, tors has resulted. Exercises of special
+ interest and of some considerable i'm
portance have been held We go to
press too early to furnish a report,
but an account of the proceedings
! will appear next week.
Seventeen car loads of iron pipe for
the completion of the new water sys-
TEN have already arrived or are on
the way. Chas l.. Woodbury. of Bur
lington, has the contract to complete
everything in connection with com
pletion OF the plans undertaken, in
, cluding the 100000 gallon reservoir
and the furnishing of everything. The
pipe will be unloaded and distributed
ut once and will put the work where it
I can beDuShed very ranidlv as soon