News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-02-13

formed, but in case of f. G. Fleet
woods election he would expect to
open an office by himself on the
ground floor as soon as possible.
Miss Genie Rocheleau is visiting
Miss Bessie Wallace in Lyndonville.
iss Glen Leach will 90 tomorrow
to the same place to visit her
mother and Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Dwi-
nell go to LyndOnville tomorrow to
attend the railroad ball and visit
friends.
A dog fight with Bryant's "Major"
and Andrew Smiths ben" as the
principals, attracted a crowd in no
time on Portland street Saturday.
After the first clinch of the dogs it
was business and the strange, un-
usual thing of it all was that scarcely
a man in the crowd, spoke a loud
word.
Next Tuesday evening, February
IS, will bring the lecture course en-
tertainmpnt with three star enter
taineTs. Emerson as a humorist and
impersonator is said to rival
Thomas, while Miss Chamberlin, as a
whistler, is at the very front, and
Miss Reed, as pianist and accompan-
ist, ranks with the best.
E. N. Hadlock of Morristown Corn
ers, for many years a resident,
dropped dead on Monday. He will
be remembered as a carrier of the
mail from this office to Morristown
for a long time. The funeral services
will be held this Wednesday after
noon. The deceased was a veteran,
and a number Of the G. A r. will
attend.
Officer Town, while after a delin-
quent taxpayer, the other day, was
told by the man he was after that he
should have no poll tax assessment,
as be was past 70 years of age. A
look at the Town Clerks records of
marriages revealed the fact that the
same party, when married four years
ago, was As years of age-a remark
able advance in age surely.
Mr.. Moran, who came here from
Barre last season, is making plans
to take up work again in the granite
sheds, in fact is doing a little there
already but expects before long to
have considerable work going. Mr..
Brechin is, and has been doing a
granite jobbing business, securing
orders for work which he let's out
either here or at Hardwick or Barre.
Monday evening was more than
filed with doings The meeting of
the Reed Mckinley Club, a meeting of
the village Board of Trustees, a meet
yag of the Library Association, a
injecting of the Grangers, and a
special meeting of the Eastern Star
The attendance at the Republican
Club was so affected that it was con-
sidered best to adjourn subject to
the call of the executive committee
The current number of the Yer
monter has an excellent half-tone
engraving of George NJ. Powers,
president of the Young Mems Re
publican Club of Vermont, and an
article on young men in politics,
which we copy in an other column of
this issue. The same number of that
paper has a likeness Of Benz. IL. San
born of Boston and State Supt. of
Education NJ. S. Stone both for
mer residents of MOrrisville.
Come to look over the field "a little
it is seen that there are some twenty
five Odd Fellows living in MOrrisviIle,
with lodge connections scattered all
over New England The holding of
an informal meeting by all such, that
a more general acquaintance may be
formed, and the social relations of
Odd Fellowship better sustained, has
been proposed and will probably be
held at an early date. A good
scheme. Odd Fellows OF Morrisville,
what do you say?
The children of young as well as
of quite mature years have been at
tracted in large numbers to the
Chinese laundry now in full working
order on Portland street. Charlie
Chung will not come here himself, but
will remain in st. Albans, where he
has O. prosperous business. The
Celestial who does the business here
has cot bed, few pounds of rice
and a few utensils, does his own
housework and will very likely make
q snug income, with scarcely any
OutgOes.
The annual meeting of the Norris
vile Library Association was held in
the library Monday evening, with a
small attendance. These officers of
the association were elected for the
ensuing year President, II. A. Slays
ton; vice. president, George H. Ter
rilI; secretary, Prof W. A. Beebe !;
treasurer, Hon. p. X. Gleed auditor,
w. H. Robinson; trustees, Mrs. p. X,
Gleed, Mrs. Cushman, Rev. G. N. Kel-
logg, George |. Smith, j. Henry Atch-
inson, Mrs. George NJ. Powers and
the First Selectman of Morristown; !;
librarian, f. G. Fleetwood.
In all che years that the two Utton
brothers have been in the horse busi-
ness here they have been exceedingly
fortunate in the absence of accidents,
while engaged in the breaking of
colts, training and fitting or racing
Last week a slight exception, with
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