News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-07-02

T. C. Cheney made an admlrable
speech and conducted the business OF
the convention like a veteran at
Hyde Park on Tuesday.
Clarence E. Robinson, assistant
stage manager in Keith's New Thea
tire, Boston, in town on brief visit,
coming by wheel from Burlington.
E. ]. Parker has on his farm (the
old Sim Bridge place. apple trees
heavily loaded with apples, and also
blossoming the second time this
season.
Miss Phillips, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips of Pleasant
street, who has been teaching in
Plattsburg, N. Y, came to town on
Saturday.
The change in hours of opening the
library this week Saturday will, be-
cause of it's being the fourth, have
the limit from IL to II a. m and 4
to 5 p. m.
Rev. r. l.. Nanton, late a Metho-
dist minister here, is very low and
not expected to live. He is at his
home in Richford and is suffering
from lung troubles.
George, son of ex-senator George
A. Morse, while in a tree on Saturday
attempting to adjust a telephone
wire, fell and broke his arm and
jammed up his face more or less.
The members of the Universalist
Sunday-school are requested to meet
at the church next Sunday at half
past II O'Clock for rehearsing music
for the children's Sunday concert.
F, G. Fleetwood, being called upon
very Unexpectedly at the eleventh
bour in yesterdays County Conven-
ton, proved himself equal to the oc-
casion and gave a stirring speech.
The ladies will be at the Universal
ist church vestry this "wednesday
afternoon to receive clothing to put
in the box for the Armenian sufferers,
Please send articles as earlylas four
o'clock.
Ellis E. Foster leaves tomorrow
Thursday, for New York, from
whence he sails on Saturday on his
trip across the big pond and into
various interesting points on the
other side.
Services will be held in the Univer-
salist church next Sunday evening at
7 O'Clock, instead of in the morninAl
4 saEmon apprnPriate-to the day will
be given at that time. The Y. p. G. U.
will be held at 6 p. m,
Hon. 7. A. Lake of Rockville, Conn,
came to town the first of the week
from Barre, where he saw some OF
the races the last OF last week in
which John Utton's string of horses
won distinction and dollars.
Throw cold Glory" to the breeze
and let the eagle scream on the
Fourth, and when you get tired,
hungry and thirsty you will find
lunches, lemonade, fresh fruit, candy
and nuts at j. F. Thomas, Portland
street.
Lewis W. Marshall and classmate
are up from Burlington Medical Col
lege for few days. Their final ex-
aminations are turned in, and the
reward-M. DIS confidently hoped
for by them to be realized next Mon
day night.
The concert to be held tomorrow,
Thursday evening, will furnish an
enjoyable musical entertainment. It's
proceeds, as planned by Miss Rublee,
will go for worthy purpose, and
there will undoubtedly be a good
attendance.
The board of School Directors have
engaged Miss Addie Edwards of Wi
nooski as Preceptress in the Acade-
emy for another year. This is mat
ter that the Directors and all inter-
ested in the institution are to be con-
graduated upon,
Water and light rents for the first
six months of 1896 will be payable
at H. A. Slayton's office on and after
July l, and should be promptly at
tended to. These bills are payable
to Mr.. Slayton as Treasurer of the
Board of Water and Light Commits
siOners.
No one of Roger W. Hulburd's
friends here in Morrisville but will
heartily congratulate him upon the
clean and unsolicited nomination
that has come TO him, and are even
more sure that no better choice could
have been made after hearing his
able and eloquent speech of accept
ance.
Some of the firemen were out on
Saturday evening for a little practice
and test OF pressure from the big
reservoir and the results Indicate
pressure and quantity of stream that
must more than please everybody.
A stream from the hydrant near the
Cady house went slick and clean to
the weather vane that tips the spire
of the Universalist church. The ad-
ditional pressure makes a little
stronger holding of the nozzle neces-
sary, as was shown in one instance
particularly, when the pipe Topped
and twisted enough to deluge the
three who were holding 1t. This led
up to quite a general ducking all
around, as two lines of pipe we're
playing and each set of pipemen were
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