News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-08-13

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special meeting in the Masonic lodge
rooms last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fancher are now
located in their home on Main street,
formerly the Grout house.
Prof. Beebe and wife left Friday for
Malone, N. Y, where they spend few
weeks with relatives and friends.
The "bow of the river" around in
Egypt" is being riprapped to pre-
vent further encroachment upon the
highway.
Herbert Prior returned last week
from a stay of several weeks in a
Montreal hospital for the treatment
of lung troubles.
Ira !. England Esq, of Providence,
r. l., who will be remembered by
many friends as a summer guest here,
came to the Randall on Monday
evening.
&. III. Almon was in town Saturday
and Sunday, going from here to Ber-
lin pond, where he and Mrs. Almon
are staying during the warm weather
in cottage.
Prof. A. L. Hardy and family of
ST. Johnsbury, are guests at I'll. z.
Munson's. They will leave in "a few
days for short stay by the shores
of Lake Caspian.
The Congregationalists held no
evening service last Sunday night.
The Thursday evening prayer meet
ing will be held in union with the
Methodist people.
The almost unprecedented heat
continues. Thermometers in various
sections of the town registered from
000 to go in the shade for the last
three or four days.
Communion services were held at
the Puffer M. E. church last Sunday,
Presiding Elder L. Olin Sherburne of
st. Adams officiated, assisted by the
pastor, Rev. j. II. Wallace.
Next week brings the annual re-
union of the Lamoille County Vet
erans Association, which is to be
held on the fair grounds. With fa-
vorable weather an enjoyable time is
expected.
Our former townsman, DR.. Eugene
Thompson, a graduate of Peoples
Academy, was last week unanimous
ly nominated as Representative by
the Republicans of Rutland. Con-
gratulations are extended.
For the week ending Aug. s, 1896,
our Weather Observer reports high
est temperature, 90o; averageA high
est, 790; average lowest, 600; per
cent of sunshine, .3S; rain, 1 52-100
inches. In the sudden shower of Aug.
5, Just before l p. M, a good halt
inch of water came down in ten
minutes time.
Representative Smith has his new
round silo nearly completed. 1t will
be 25 feet in diameter and something
over 30 feet to the plate, clapboard-
ed and covered with California cedar
shingles. Mr.. Smith has had made
for his use an extra large and wide
horsepower for the use of his heavy
pair of horses in cutting ensilage.
The play Hazel Kirke," by local
talent, under the direction of Prof.
C. W. Russell, drew a good house de-
spite the fearful heat. The amateurs
"did themselves proudly" carrying
their various parts in a manner that
attracted the closest attention from
beginning to end. The net proceeds
added a goodly sum toward the band
uniforms.
A live stock dealer took in three
calves on Saturday, Aug. s, and they
) were kept in the stock-yards from
Saturday afternoon until Sunday
evening without food, and then load
ed for market, where they would
arrive Tuesday morning at from to
5 o'clock. There is a law against
such treatment of dumb animals
and our informant intimates that il
the illtreatment is repeated he will
try and have the bell ring"
A frantic COW. one that had nearly
or quite gone mad by the intense
heat, having been driven in from
some distance, made things decidedly
: lively in the vicinity of Summer
street, Harrison avenue and Congress
t street Sunday afternoon. The COW
defed all comers for quite a time
peaceful loungers on verandas and il
hammocks busted into the house il
short order, men vaulted fences anC
climbed trees to get out of reach o
the infuriated animal, which hat
some pretty hard usage with whip anC
pitchfork before it was finally cor
nered and subdued.
| This Wednesday afternoon occurred
t the marriage of Miss Hattie S. Rich
T youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Rich, to Mr.. William Perry
+. of Lowville, N. Y. In her years 0
Q life among those who have known he
e here in Morrisville, Miss Rich hal
won the highest esteem of all, AS {
t student at Peoples Academy, from
e which she graduated, as post offic
e clerk during her fathers term of ser
vice as postmaster, and in her worl
as teacher here and elsewhere, as wei
as her CLERICAL work in the bank, sh
! has shown a sterling worth and char
acter that denotes a type of youni
womanhood that our communit.
!. does not like to lose. May the bes