News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

occasional visits.
A. N. Williams of Hartford, Conn,
was in town the first of the week on
insurance business.
Ice harvesting has commenced.
Good clear ice sixteen inches thick is
being taken from Roddy's pond.
DR.. w. T. Sayton, who has been
studying in England the past three
months, reached New York last Fri.
day and arrived in town to day.
Walter Stroug is having quite a
seige with "Job's comforters" just
now, and in consequence thereof
moves about with considerable dig
nifty.
F. Fl. Tenney, sup't of the wool
pulling department at the hide house,
has been IN New Hampshire for a few
days; business and pleasure com
bined.
The steam mill is busiIy engaged
these days on a large order. They
are getting out an order of 10000
feet of hardwood flooring for the new
asylum at Waterbury.
F. N. Keller is spending a few days
in New York City, seeing the animals
from tbs elephant down. During his
absence Nelson B. is assisting in the
care of the hotel guests.
The "Valey Skating Rink" is a
decided success and each evening
sees the ice covered with gracefully
moving mass of skaters. Try it
yourself; you are sure to enjoy the
sport.
An extremely stylish looking turn
out is that which Brown, the livery
man, sat behind Monday afternoon
pair of clean limbed horses, new
harnesses and a brand new cutter.
Qnite swell, George.
The library trustees held a meeting
last Saturday evening, at which i'm
portant business was transacted
Work on the library apartments is
progressing, and when completed the
town will have very neat and cosy
library.
DR.. E. E Vaughan of Chicago has
been in town for few days, returning
home Tuesday evening. He was
called east to visit a patient in
Woodbury. who was recently in the
Chicago hospital with which he is
connected, for treatment.
The Lamoille County Savings
Bank and Trust Company elected the
following directors last Tuesday =
U. 5. Page, H. NJ. MtFarand, T. K
Gleed, S. A. Fife. 0. +. Gates, III. j.
Stowe. The officers are G. S. Page,
president, H. M. Mcfarland, vice
president; g. A. Knight, treasurer.
DR.. H. D. Bacon of Eden was lodged
in Jail last week at the instigation OF
O. V. Moseley, on body execution
the outcome of the late suit against
him. The doctor is poor and Mr..
Mosley has been cited to appear here
next week and show why the doctor
should not take the poor debtors
oath.
Our townsman Albert Spicer, who
will leave next week for Connecticut
where he will spend some time with
his daughter, in paying for his paper
last week, remarked that he had
taken the local paper from its start,
upwards of thirty-fve years. 1t was
then the Newsdealer and it's first
editor was S. Howard.
A meeting of the Kings Daughters
was held with Mrs. V. L. Blodgett
last Wednesday evening, when the
following officers were elected: Mrs.
V. l.. Blodgett, president; Mrs. F. G.
Taylor, vice-president; Miss Rosalie
Beecher, secretary; Miss Cleora Crow
ell, treasurer. Letters from Mrs.
Stratton of Burlington and Miss
Barber of Townshend, absent mem
bers, were read.
States Attorney Hulburd went to
| Cambridge last week and prosecuted
the liquor agent of the town of Fetch
er for unlawfully selling liquor-a
quart of alcohol and a quart of whis-
key-to a Cambridge man, who got
gloriously drunk on the same. The
agent claimed that the man said he
wanted it for sore finger. Fined five
dollars and costs, amounting in all
to about $27.00. Appeal taken.
The stockholders of the Lamoille
County National Bank at it's annual
meeting Tuesday elected the old
board of directors, to wit t:-Geo. Will.
kins of Stowe, G. S. Page, H. M. Nc
Farland of Hyde Park, P. X. GIeed
of Morrisville, |. l.. Pearl of Johnson
Ii. f. Brigham of Bakersfield, c. W.
Bryant of Westteld. The board or
ganized by electing g. s. Page, presi-
dent; I'll. M. Mcfarland, vice-presi-
dent; E. L. Noyes, cashier.
The next semi-monthly sociable at
the vestry will be held Wednesday oil
next week, January %. The change
is made to Wednesday to better ac-
commodate all, and therefore during
the remainder of the season these in.
teresting events will occur every
other Wednesday. A pleasing fea.
ture of theIextsociable will be Widow
Sniggles and seven daughters, who
will appear in full dress. March, song
and drill by II little girls will also be
given. Supper from 8 to 8.
Thursday, early in the evening,
there was slight break in the elec-
trio lights, caused by the burning out