News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-07-25

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Randall, last week, coming like many
other Providence people, to get a
whiff of pure Vermont mountain air.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster and Mr.. and
Mrs. Stafford of this place, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler of
Boston, assembled Mount Mansfield
Saturday afternoon, remaining over
Sunday.
Mrs Esther Holmes and daughter,
Miss Alice, Of Coranado, Cal, are
visiting Mrs. F. A. Hale. Mrs.
Holmes is the widow of the late
Joseph Holmes formerly of Stowe
and brother of Mrs. Hale.
Geo. X. Currier and wife will soon
break up housekeeping on the second
floor of De-. j. A. Robinson's resi-
dence, sell off their household goods,
and board with Mr.. and Mrs. Board
man Shaw on Park street.
John Moulton drove "Lyndon
Boy" to a successful finish in the
2:23 class trot at Lawrence, Mass,
last Wednesday, winning the first,
second and fourth heats, and the
first grab at the $500 purse.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
sum Of $l76 in good money was
blown into the Wild West show at
st. Johnsbury, a good many others
have gone to Montpelier, to-day,
wednesday, to see the show.
The United Workers will have
meeting and give q supper at the
Cong'l vestry Friday afternoon. The
Missionary meeting will be held at
$3.50, business meeting 4:30, and sup
per served from 6 to Z O'Clock.
Herbert Woodbury., brother of the
Governor and Assistant Manager OF
the Van Ness House, Burlington,
spent last Wednesday in town motto
ing many changes and improvements
since his last visit here seven years
previous.
Rev. Delmef Il. Croft, well known
here, has resigned from the pastorate
of the Park Street Baptist Church at
South Framingham, Mass, where he
has been for a year and a half. His
resignation takes effect early in
September.
Mrs. V. NJ. Hardy of West Ran
dolph, accompanied by her friend,
Miss Howard, have been the guests
at j. C. Noyes' the past week. They
came overland, driving their own
team. Rev. Mr.. Hardy is not ex-
pcstad here this season.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. f. G. Cudworth, Superin-
tendent of construction of the water
system, to Miss Margaretta Ferriss
of Brooklyn, N. Y, which event will
take place in Christ Church, Bay
Ridge, Brooklyn, on Wednesday of
next week.
The myriads of English sparrows
keep the street light tenders busy
pulling a whole hay crop from under
the hood to the arc lights about
town, which is taken there by these
little busy-bodies, with the idea Of
building a snug nest for themselves
out of reach of the storm.
John Daniels, and who is there that
does not know "Uncle john" thinks
he has reason to set 'em up-but will
he? His cause for hilarity is the news
of the birth of two grandchildren
one on Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Holbrook, and one Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Daniels.
Two severe surgical operations
have been performed by the doctors
this week. On Monday an operation
was performed upon Harry Adams
for the removal of abcesses or tumors
from his neck, and on Tuesday
they operated upon Mrs. Jackson's
foot, removing diseased bone. Mrs.
Jackson lives in Slayton Court.
Foreman Cudworth of the water
works had got packed up Tuesday
afternoon and ready to go to John
son with his men and tools, when the
Water Commissioner decided to have
him extend a pipe through Foundry
street, the other side of the railroad,
and into the Foundry Company's
building, where a water motor is to
be used for power.
The Darling block on Portland St.,
which has now assumed its form, will
be finished in such a manner as to
make it one of the most attractive
buildings in town. The front, and
north and south sides will have a
brick veneer, and the roof will be fiat
covered with tin. G. r. Shippy is
superintendent of construction and
the work is hustling right along.
DR.. ]. A. Robinson will add to his
vacation trip, upon which he starts
this week, a visit to Asbury Park, N.
j., as delegate from Vermont State
Dental Society to the American
Dental Association in convention
there. Perley Bridge, who has had
experience in the Office of DR.. Hamil-
ton at Newport will officiate in DR..
Robinson's office during his absence.
Miss Patterson's cooking school,
which was in session through last
week, was very successful in the re-
suits obtained by way of attend
ance and competent instruction.
Already there has appeared upon the
careworn faces of the male portion of
this community a gleam of joy and
an indescribale something that gives
evidence that the inner and better
anlf has haan and is hainr moro aIIc-