News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-08-06

Old Orchard, Maine.
Rose Atherton returned to Spring
field, Mass, Friday morning.
Miss Annie Robinson, returned to
her Burlington home last week.
Miss Helen Kenyon of Mortified is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Booth.
Mrs. Emerson of Gallupp's Mills. is
visiting her son, the landlord of the
Union House.
Fifty tickets were sold from this
place to-day for the Providence Is
land excursion.
Charlie Sheldon and his sister Julia
were among the number who visited
in town last week.
Fred Dow put a new roof on Sin
clair's shop Monday, using the ma
terial for which he is a general agent.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Hattie SOmers Rich and
Mr.. William Henry Perry, to take
place at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Rich on Wednesday Aug. II,
at 3 o'clock p. m. The bride is too
we'll known here to need intro
duction. The groom is the Principal
of the Lowville, N. Y, academy.
Captain Kenteld informs us that
the sum appropriated for maple
bounties is sufficient to pay the same
in full, but that the amount for cane
sugar, $5,000,000, is not enough for
full payment and that those sugar
makers will have to take a percent
age. The maple sugar parties are all
right, and full payments are now be-
ing made.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of the Peoples Academy, which
begins the fall term September 2. In
this connection we mention the fact
that this institution has just issued
a handsome catalogue, equal to any
thing ever sent out by any educa-
tional institution in the State. OF
course it was got out by this Office.
Send to Prof, Beebe for one.
The next reunion of the Lamoille
County Veterans Association will be
held on the fair grounds August 8
and 20. The program, as outlined,
will consist of music by the Morris
vile band, speaking and a ball game,
all the details of which are to be ar
ranged by the three officers. An ad-
mission of Is cents will be charged,
! hut children and teams will be adj
mitted free.
/ The Rossini Quartette of Boston,
while on a short summer tour, are to
give concert here Aug. 10. Each
member of the quartette is an artist
of marked ability and they will give
one of the most pleasing concerts
ever given here. The Boston Herald
says of them 1.-THE Rossni Quar-
tette sang with fine success at the
recent banquet of the Vermont asso-
citation at the Vendome."
The check list, containing 907
names is now posted in three places
in town-at the post office in Morris
vile, at the post office at the Corners
and at the Town Clerks Office. 1t is
the duty of every voter to see that
his name is thereon. If on examina-
ton you find your name is not on it,
it is your duty to report the fact to
the Town Clerk. Correction in the
list will be made at his Office.
C. j. Moore, who lives in the west
ern part of this town, brought in two
kinds of apples Tuesday-one sample
of last years growth, and the other
one this years product. The year
old kind was quite firm and hard,
though kept exposed to the open air
in his cellar, he said, and had not
been subjected to any preservative
treatment whatever. 1t is of the
Mann variety, and he claims for it
the best keeping qualities of any
apple he can get hold of.
Congressman Powers, who is under
orders of the State Committee for
speeches throughout this month,
finds that he cannot give direct an.
swer to calls from this county. He
suggests that applications for him
be sent to Olin Merrill, Enosburg
Falls, chairman of the State Commit
tee, who will, as far as possible, fix
dates for him in Lamoille county
Just to show how the Judges time is
taken up, we give here his appoint
ments for the next few days. Aug. 6
at White River Junction, Aug. z at
Olcott, Aug. 8 at Morrisville, Aug.
IL at No. Hero, Aug. 13 at Castel.
ton, Aug. / 4 at Northfeld.
The Cong'l Society held we'll at
tended service at the town hall Sun,
day evening. After O duet by Mrs
G. M. Powers and F. G. Fleetwood
Rev. Mr.. Kellogg introduced Mr.. e
B. Merriam of Topeka, Kas. Mr.
Merriam spoke interestingly upon
the people and churches in Morris.
vile when he resided here, and upon
church activities in the west. Mr.
Chas. s. Gleed gave a comprehensive
and entertaining account of the diff
ference in religious teaching and con
duct between the churches OF twenty
five years ago and those of to-day
He urged that the spirit of Christ be
taught and followed that our lives
be moulded by His life; that tolera
tion and active Christian help bt
granted to all religious agencies
seeking to elevate and uplift the
human family. The services of the
evening closed with the singing of the