News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-23

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Mrs. w. S. Cheney and daughter go
to Peake's Island, Maine, this week.
Miss Alice Phillips returned from
ber Plattsburg, N. Y, visit Monday.
Miss Leona Chamberln of st. AL
bans is in town for the balance of the
week.
Mrs. H. P. Munson returned home
from Washington last Thursday eve
ming.
Julius Bundy returned yesterday
from a two weeks stay in Franklin
County.
Rev. DR.. Booth and DR.. Minott at
tended a funeral in Northfeld on
Tuesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Kellogg are expected
home from their Washington trip
Friday night.
An additional step makes easier
the approach to the main entrance
at the Randall.
j. A. Waterman of Burlington, a
former student here, spent Sunday
at W. S. Cheney's.
Regular meeting of the W. R. C. on
Saturday evening at Z: 30. A good
attendance is desired.
Preaching services will be held by
the COngregatiOnaIists next Sunday
morning in town hall, Rev. G. N.
Kellogg in charge. Services at 1O:45,
Sunday-school at u IN.
DR.. Fairman and B. H. Allbee of
Hardwick were in town Tuesday in
vestigating things electrical. We
acknowledge pleasant call from the
latter, who reports business good at
the Gazette Office.
At the annual meeting of the
W. G. T. T., held last week, Mrs. e. A.
Patten was elected president, Mrs.
Hickok LIST vice-president, Mrs. c. F.
Smith I'd vice-president, Mrs. j. T.
Jewett secretary, Mrs. c. S. Wilder
treasurer.
1t is expected that the new No
Names will play ball at Hardwick
Friday afternoon. In that Gomez
tion the Gazette says -" Remember
ing the rivalry between the two
Places" etc. Rivalry? That is some,
thing unknown to us.
Gov. and Mrs. Woodbury. and Mrs.
Charles Woodbury. of Burlington
came to town Friday night and at
tended the minstrel concert. In the
interested audience was Mrs. Wood
bury's venerable mother, Mrs. Dar-
ling, considerablypast her Goth year.
The weather report of last week
shows highest temperature, $50 aver
age highest, TO lowest temperature,
$50; 81 per cent. sunshine and
77-100 of an inch of rainfall. The
tremendous thunder showers that
were sent up from Mortified by tele-
phone were not realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. M. Waterman are
now located on the second floor of
DR.. j. A. Robinson's residence on
Congress street. Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Fancher will soon occupy the rooms
vacated by Mr.. Waterman on the
lower floor of the Grout house recent
ly purchased by Mr.. Fancher. Mr..
and Mrs. Mears expect to remain on
the second floor for the present.
The engine and boiler for the motive
power in the new News AND CITIZEN
office in the Woodbury. block have
arrived and are moved into the
building and will soon be in place.
With this accomplished, we expect to
be able to move to our new quarters
up the street in a few days, and the
first of August will undoubtedly find
us in a more commodious office, all
on the first floor and better equipped
than ever before.
Mrs. Florence H. Gates gave very
pleasant lawn party to several
young people at her home on Thurs
day last, from four to seven p. m.
The event was more particularly in
honor of Miss Clark, OF Burlington
who has been Mrs. Gates guest and
of Miss Moulton and Edward p.
Woodbury. of Burlington. The air
was a little chilly for an ideal lawn
party, but all.had a delightful time
indoors and out.
Another bicycle accident witnessed
only by select few who happened to
be passing through Bridgestreet Fri
day afternoon, is reported. The
victim was F. NJ. Pike the telephone
expert, who was riding smoothly
along when presto change and he
was ploughing up the gutter with
his nose, his bicycle frame having
broken square off in two places. He
couldn't see much out OF one eye that
night but has recovered.
1t is fact worthy of note, and one
that should have some weight when
considering the sound money and
free coinage systems, that our es-
teemed townsman and substantial
financier, Hon. G. S. Noyes, President
of our bank and for many years
Democratic voter, while engaged in
general conversation q few days
since he was asked by one who was
not familiar with his former political
preferences if he was Democrat.
Mr.. Noyes' frank reply was: SCI have
always voted that way, but have got
to stopping place now" There are
many Just such sound thinking men
all over the country, who are cutting
clear of the popocratic platform and
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