News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-02

Rev. DR.. Booth goes to Mortified
to ofticiate at Wedding this We'd
nesday evening.
Charles Hutchins is laid up from an
accident received while chopping in
Cambridge. His recent increase in
pension was timely.
E. E. Foster and wife, who have
been in Glens Falls, N. Y, for some
time, have been visiting in Brandon,
and Ed may conclude to pound
marble there.
John Thomas, the great imperson-
ator, who was to have held forth at
town hall tonight, is sick in Boston,
and his engagement here has been
postponed to January 13,
Miss Bernice Tewksbury spent the
holidays in MiddlebUry at the home
of RUFUS Langworthy, who, upon his
return to Lancaster, n. H., is spend
ing few days at Mr.. Tewksbury's.
Congressman Powers returns to his
duties at Washington soon. As
chairman of the House Pacific rail
roads committee, the Judge has Sc
lected for a clerk the son of Hon.
W. G. Veazey.
1t is understood that Joe Thomp-
son has traded property with Mr.. G.
F. Small. The latter will move to
Thompson's house on Brook avenue,
and Joe is to quit the harness bust
ness and 60 to farming.
W. B. McClintock, for the past four
years travelling salesman for the
John A. Andrews grocery concern of
Boston, was in town calling on his
many friends last Thursday. Will
was a former resident and student at
the Academy.
George w. Clark was in Burlington
on Thursday last and dickered with
Dr. l.. M. Bingham for some farm
property of the estate of the late
W. II. H. Bingham. George has sold
to Joel Eastman the Sherman farm
next beyond Frank Cuttings place.
Through the courtesy of Congress-
man Powers the writer has the Daily
Congressional Record, which is open
to the perusal of young and old Re,
publicans, dyed-in-the-wool Demo
Gratis, long-haired Populists OF
Woman's Club members, atany time
Regular meeting of J. NJ. Warner
Post No. 4, Saturday evening Jan. 4
1896, at z O'Clock p. N. sharp. II
will be the installation of officers o
the four organizations G A. r., w
r. c., s. of Y. and l.. A. Ali comrades
are requested to be on timepromptIy
Mr.. J. T. Sprague and wife, former
ly Mrs. Enos Edwards, went from
here on Friday to his home in Hunt
ington. They were accompanied by
Mrs. George Goodell, Daughter o
Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Goodells' physi
cal and mental condition demanding
a change.
Mack Tinker's horse did a whole
sale job of lively kicking in front 0
Lang & CampbelPs, on Portland st.
one day last week. Mr.. Tinker un
loaded pretty rapidly and got tn,
horse by the head, while Mrs. TinkeI
sat in the buggy lodging the heels al
they flew over the dashboard.
Rev. Alfred F. Booth, who was a
home for a brief rest, occupied hi
fathers pulpit at the Universalis
church Sunday morning, presenting
an able discourse. DR.. Booths ser
mon on the Religion of the Monro
Doctrine" announced for the evening
was postponed, as he preached il
Fletcher that day and evening.
Now that the holiday business ha
passed why can't the merchants anC
business men generally decide on on
or two evenings of the week whel
all hands will close and during th
months of January, February Marcl
and half of April have the sligh
break in the monotony of business
that would thus be afforded. 1t i
done all around US in towns botl
larger and smaller than Morrisvlle
Let US scrape off the moss and try i
ourselves.
The customary observance of tn
week of prayer is to take place will
meetings held by the Congregations
and Methodist churches, commencing
with a union meeting next Sunda,
evening at the Methodist church, a
which time Rev. G. N. Kellogg vii
speak, and closing one week from
that time with the meeting at tn
Congregational church, addressed b,
Rev. j. III. Wallace. The regularl,
furnished subjects for the week vii
be taken up and an interesting serie
of meetings are expected.
On Thursday evening of this weel
occurs the annual meeting of tn
Congregational church, which vii
follow the customary preparation,
lecture. The annual business of th
Congregational society, which ha
more to do with the financial affair
of the combined organizations an,
the support of general expenses, in
Guiding preaching, will be held tn
: following Monday evening. Com
munion services will be held mex
Sunday morning, at which time eigh
or ten persons will be received il
; membership,
: A. A. Grimes went to Boston Mon
day, where he will remain for som
time. Mr.. Grimes contemplates en-