News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-10-01

Howard Wallace left for Albany,
N. Y, last Tuesday.
This is fair" issue of the NEWS
AND CITIZEN, and as usual up-to-date.
Carroll Mobiles and wife of st.
Johnsbury were recent guests at
Mark Bundy's.
Miss Lena Irish is adding to her
musical accomplishments by taking
lessons weekly in Burlington.
Fred Boardman, Stoves popular
knight of the tonsorial art, assisted
at W. M. Clark's during the fair week.
A good delegation from this place
will doubtless 90 to Stowe Friday to
attend the special meeting of Tucker
Chapter, R. A. M.
Another excursion through the
White Mountains is announced for
October 10; $3.50 for round trip.
There will be plenty of cars this time.
Several new advertisements this
week; in fact the advertisements in
this paper are always comparatively
new and well worthy of perusal, es-
pecially if you want to know where
the bargains are.
AS we go to press this afternoon
the reunion of the 18th Vermont is
being held at the G. A. r. hall. There
is a good attendance, and the "vets -
are enjoying themselves hugely. A
good report of the affair will be given
next week.
Remember that the ladies Of the
Universalist parish will serve their
second dime supper at the vestry on
Thursday afternoon of this week. A
business meeting is called at three
O'Clock, as matters of Importance
are to be considered.
j. E. Kuebler was called to North
Cambridge, Mass, last week by the
death Of his mother. He returned
the first Of the week, packed up his
belongings, and went back last night
with the intention of making his old
home his future home.
The "Vermont Sign Co." is the
latest MOrrisville enterprise. 1t is a
concern that manufacturers signs OF
all description, G. H. Andrus is the
designer; II. Waite, manager and
treasurer, and L. W. Wakefield
travelling salesman.
Although tie faint recollections OF
the fair would lead one to say that
it was a rainy week last week, there
was not enough of a rainfall to be
measured by our local recorder. The
sun shone about half of the time, the
temperature varied from 30o to 76o,
bringing some hard freezes and some
,sSlId Indian summer days.
If good, clean company, with
talent appearing in all the parts and
continuous performance devoid OF
waits be what the public wants, then
they have it in the Lillian Mortimer
Company this week. They presented
" Fanchon, the Cricket" Monday
night, and a "Gay Young Widow %
last night. A Saturday afternoon
matinee is announced.
Messrs. Fl. J. Dwinell, C. J. Slay-
ton and w. W. Peck went to
White River Junction Wednesday
morning. Ordinarily this is an easy
journey, but we venture before their
return they will find the journey over
the hot sands rough and rugged in
fact they may not be so handsome,
but they'll know more after they have
interviewed the "wild ass of the
DESERT"
The experience sociable, held under
the auspices OF the c. E. Society at
the residence of H. p. Munson on
Friday evening, was largely attend
ed, The relating of experience in
getting funds for the new church by
the investment of a five cent piece,
was novel and interesting. The girl
who bought five cents worth of cab
bage seed and turned in 81 so as the
profits of the crop, demonstrated
that cabbage-raising has a tinge OF
profit in it.