News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-03-05

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of the paper is graced by correct
likeness of our genial senator, sugar
maker and State Association presi.
dent.
Roger W. Hulburd Ed, of Hvde
Park will be the next Memorial Day
speaker in Morrisvile. Post Com
mander A. A. Niles, the Post and
citizens of MOrristOwn are to be con-
graduated upon the selection of one
qualified to give as good as there is
going.
Remember the lecture in the supple
mrntary course for the benefit OF the
public library, to he given next week
Friday evening, March 13, by F. G.
FIeetwo His subj ct will be You
and Yours" 1t is hoped that the
worthy speaker as a sample OF home
talent, Will insure full house.
by some accidental igniting from
a match, shelf lambrtquin aud win
dow curtain, some shelf -knacks,
etc, were consumed by fire III HIN.
Cra house on Sunday. II. N
turned his hands quite severely in
his lively hustling to extinguish the
flames.
The February thaH last week, com
ing Friday, brought some of the
warmts6 days since November, in
fact there were but two or three days
! in November as warm as Friday and
Saturday proved to be. It has been
"a very active time with cold takers
and many a snetze is snoze.
Ano' herextract from the minstrel-:
-Sambo-Say Mr. JUhnsing did Yer
ever eat down to Bones house? No
| never did. | have, bad some
mighty fine custard pie, best | ever
seen, but say boss, do you know
why that custard pie was like Nor
risville's new reservoir? No, way?
'Canse it was all squshed out, see?
Two staid citizans from few miles
out, came into town the other day
and securely tied the old mare to a
telephone pole. When they started
or wanted to start back home, they
were the subjects of observation of
many a tittering boy in an adioining
store, as both good men scraped the.
snow off their feet, comfortably
slowed themselves away in the cut
ter, and the driver jerked and pushed
on the reins, and chirrupe1 to Dolly
to g'lang," but nary go, for she
was tied hard and fast to the tele-
phone pole.
Mrs. A. r. Campbell was called to
4 Albany Sunday because of the fact
that Miss Bertha Campbell who went
there to attend a musical convention
was taken severely i'll with pnrumo-
MIA. Mr.. Campbell accompanied his
wife part way when a team was met
from the other way. and in that
manner Mrs. Campbell got through,
and Miss Grace Camp returned here
from there. Mr.. Campbell received a
dispatch Monday night, asking his
presence in Albany, because Of the
serious condition Of their daughter.
The Sons of Veterans were greeted
with very fair sized audience, all
things considered, at Johnson on
Saturday evening. Some of their
numbers were necessarily eliminated
from the program, or such as en-
braced song and dance business, as
dancing OF any sort is not allowed in
Normal hall where the entertainment
was held. Frank Turner took the
party down in a four-horse rig but
the roads were so bad the company
was stranded. not returning until
Sunday morning. Three of the
troup, however, who had to be at
home before that time, walked in,
reaching here in the wesma' hours .
At Monday evenings meeting of
the Woman's Club, Miss Edna Cut
ting read an interesting paper upon
"Parochial Schools" and Miss Jessie
Slayton treated in an instructive
manner american Authors" Re-
ports from Congress were received
and the full club entered into the dis
cussion Of the relative merits of policy
and principle as influencing conduct.
Arrangements are under way for a
social session of the club to be held
at the home Of the president, Mrs.. P.
| X Gleed on Monday evening, March
%, at which time the gentlemen will
be invited to participate in the social
festivities.
A horse and cutter belonging TO or
in charge of Miss Merriam of EImore,
cut up various antics, or at least the
horse did down on lower Main street
one day last week. The air was so
full of frisky horse, whirlng sleigh,
young lady, robes and would-be res
cuers, that it was hard to figure out
Just what happened, but certain it is
that Mr.. Gle who was quietly saw
ing wood in the rear of the Cham
peau block, was about as surprised
as they average, when that team,
on the instantaneous process style,
made complete circuit of that build
ing. Mr.. Gile had just time to step to
one side, but his saw buck was con-
verted into kindling, the cutter
slightly warped, etc. Loss nominal,
no insurance.
Sunday saw great times along the
river with its swollen stream. Nov
ing ice, ice packs or dams, and over
flowed meadows and roads were in
order. From the foot of the small
sharp pitch in the road this side OF
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