News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-11-21

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will be erected there next season.
With little top soil topack down,
the improvements on Congress street
will be appreciated by all who pass
that way. A great change has been
wrought.
Col. G. w. Doty was last week
made a member of the Vermont So
ciety of Sons of the Revolution at
their annual meeting and banquet in
Burlington.
Mrs. A. V. Gile started Monday for
the Pacific coast, where she will
spend the winter. She went in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Wetherby of
Jeffersonville.
The Universalist Sewing Circle will
meet in the vestry Thursday after
noon, Nov. 81. A cordial invitation
is extende to all. Ladies please bring
your thimbles.
The bell for the new school house
at Morristown Corners was put in
position on Saturday and jngled
merrily at frequent intervals during
the afternoon.
The Selectmen are changing the
road leading from Joshua Merriam's
up over the ledge hill, setting it hack
so as to avoid the steep grade and
spring freshets.
On Tuesday afternoon, the closing
day of school, the Academy students
are to dive deep into a discussion of
the relative merits and Importance.
of steam and electricity.
John Moulton of Lyndonville was
in town over Sunday, removing his
effects to that place, where he is to
live, conducting a horse training
business with stable at Lyndon
Center.
DR.. Fred C. Page has sold his prac-
tice and property at johnson to Dr..
Prentiss, after a successful practice of
about a year. He will take a post
graduate course at Philadelphia and
then locate. ".
Harry Hardy, who graduated from
the regular commercial course of a
Boston business college some time
since, has now reentered the same
institution to fit himself for steno-
graphic work.
j. S. Bannister has a couple of
of stoves for sale -- see business
notices. Joe went into Wolcott the
other day, bought $50 cords of
wood and Is shipping IJ up ami down
the line of railroad.
Mrs. f. A. Clark has vacated the
house on Winter street and moved to
the house on Union street occupied
by her mother, Mrs. Foster. MIR.
Turner and family have moved to
the house vacated by Mrs. Clark.
Once in about twenty-four hours
you see something new in Lang &
Campbell's window, that firm being
the leading jewelers. and largest deal
ers in watches, silverware, etc., be-
tween Burlington and st. Johnsbury.
The electric light plant, or more
particularly the incandescent dyna-
mo, is given long run these days,
beginning at from quarter to
half past four in the afternoon and
running continually until after seven
in the morning.
AS remarked by Mrs. Gleed in in
PRODUCING the Woman's Club lecture
course on Friday night the ladies
take up this work not for fame or
profit, but for the public good, as a
work of education. May success at
tend their efforts.
Those who wish electric light wiring
done are requested to notify H. A.
Slayton, or some one of the Water
and Light Commissioners. They in
tend to get man for this purpose
and keep him as long as there is any
thing for him to do.
In the death of Cap. A. G. Raymond
of Stowe the Vermont Commaudary
Loyal Legion loses one of its three
members in Lamoille County-Sena-
tor Frank Kenfeld of Morrisville
and Mr.. Stafford of Stowe being the
surviving members.
Very soon Morrisville will have its
third plant for electric illumination !;
that operated by the village corpora
ton, the one at the tannery and one
to be placed in the shoe counter
works, Supt. Gordon having ordered
a dynamo for that purpose.
The corporation water pipes are be-
ing extended to the terminus of Con-
gress street, and from there west
down past the old Gates place to
furnish water for several families
toward Whitney's mill or between
there and lower High street.
Messrs. E. A. & F. j. Smalley have
bought of A. A. Niles his land on the
north side of the railroad in Egypt,
some 35 acres. They have let the
job of clearing it off to Barney Girls
void and Arthur Cleveland, and they
have already entered upon their win
ter's job.
George M. Powers of this village,
always bubbling over with things Of
about the sort to be said on such oc-
casions, will have an ample oppor-
tunity to uncork himself this Wednes
day evening in the capacity OF toast
master at the sixth annual meeting
and banquet of the Fish and Game
League of Vermont, which is held at
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