News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-01-03

contract yet to run with the non-Tesi-
dent company for hydrant use-in
fact, to decide if we as a village shall
purchase at a low figure a second
water system in addition to the one
being put in, and by so doing forever
solve and end the water question, SO
long puzzle.
Z A considerable work in wiring for
the electric lights has been accom-
piished in the past ten days and still
goes merriIy on. Numerous private
dwellings,, the Academy building town
hall and the Universalist church are
added to the list. The plant will no
doubt start with over a thousand in
candescent and twenty-five lights.
Now that the time for starting up the
plant seems to be approaching and
ahe wiring for which orders have been
gwen is nearly completed, all our
citizens who wish to take advantage
Of the half-ratp price for wiring before
oae starting of the plant shonid put
in. their orders for the work at once,
as the wirers will probably finish
their present orders in a very few
days.
Z Last week brought more weather to
the square foot than we had enjoyed
this winter. Commencing at about
midnight Wednesday snow began to
fdll, and came in continuous drop
until Thursday evening, acCumu-
Iating nearly or quite a foot and a
half, then it began to blow, then to
grow cold. Friday and Saturday
nights the thermometer went down
tn twenty-five below zero aud did
nat rise above zero throughout the
w1ole day Saturday. But sIeighing
has finally come and in abundance,
The snow being SO dry and cold it
has been found quite difficult to pack
down but the big rollers have finally
accomplished it. Now all sorts oI
winter work has gone ahead with a
boom and business is on runners at
last.
Maple VS.. Whiskey- Chap. II.
And sure enough it was wbiskev
and twelve gallons of an A No. /
quality too. After the excitement
had somewhat abated the six cases
of 'maple syrup" spoken of in ouI
last, were opened by the authorities
and were found to have changed con
dition in some mysterious way in
transit from Cincinnati, Ohio, where
they don't make much maple syrup
anyhow, and was no longer the
product of the maple tree, but gen
uale whiskey of the sort that is taker
for the very worst cases of snake
- Each ease had a shinning.tsao
tackled upon it, and upon pulling
these off the names of the parties tC
whom the syrup was going was re
vealed on the under side the names
also appeared in the interior of the
case. The six cases were shipped tC
j. Warren and his name appeared
within one ease. In another was the
name of Orlo Cady, q citizen who has
for many years as police court JUS
tice sat with urbane dignity and pro
nounced verdict upon the head o
many an unfort innate who has founC
himself In inward p"Isonal possession
of too much Just this sort of stuff
All Colby's name appeared in two o
the cases, while George Randall anC
W. H. Jones Of Garfield are the othel
parties. The goods were tested anC
found equal to the high grade main
tanned by the town agency, and wer'
turned over to the care of that off
cial. Some of the parties implicated
by the appearance of their names
deny any knowledge of the matter anC
of course it is possible that othe
parties used these names in ordering
for themselves, but this possibility il
not generally considered as probable
1t certainly would be a despisedl,
mean joke, if really SO.
The Week of Prayer.
The customary religious services il
this connection will be held witt
union meetings conducted at givel
dates between the Congl and Mrtho
dist churches, commencing next Sun
day evening, Jan. 6, All the eyenin;
meetings will begin at 7 o'clock, ex
cept Monday evening, and the follow
ing topics have been arranged by th
two pastors for this series of specia
meetings -
Sunday, Cong'l church, preaching by Paste
Of NJ. f. church subject, How can we max
the Week OF Prayer a success?"
Monday, G:30 p. m M. f. church, Youn
Peoples meeting subject, "Our Educationt
Institutions-rhe mutual duties of youn
people and the church"
Tuesday, NJ. &. church topic, Homes
Mutual duties OF the home and church"
Wednesday, NJ. Il. church; topic "Tb
Church-Mutual duties of the church and tn
community"
Thursday, Cong'l church topic, EMISSION
Signs of the progress Of Chrst's Kingdom
or OF }hristiauity.'
Friday, Cough church topic, "SpirituJ
Prospprity-How can we make 1898 a success
ful year?'
Saturday, Cong church; topic, "Our Cour
try-Duries aud privileges of Christian cit
zenshlp.'
Sunday, NJ e. church preaching BY Paste
of Cong'l church subject to be announced.
Sunday. lO:4J n. m, sermons in both Nj.
and Copg'l churches on "Our County
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