News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-08-06

in near the railroad bridge.
Miss Genevieve Slayton of Man
chester, N. H., is here for holiday
visit.
E. B. Merriam of Kansas, spent a
few days at j. C. Noyes' the past
week.
Fl. Waite was in Barton last week,
loading his recent twenty-ton maple
sugar purchase.
The epicures of this town have been
regaling themselves upon beautiful
specimens of lake trout.
j. w. Page, a former Lamoille
county boy, was in town Friday. He
is now located in Bristol.
w. F. Nesbit and wife of Yonkers,
N. Y, arrived at the Randall Mon
day for few weeks stay.
Mrs. Pierce of st. Johnsbury, was
in town over Sunday, visiting her
son, w. E., and other relatives.
Charles, son of G. II. Prior, who
had leg broken two weeks ago in
collision with a bicycle, is doing
finely.
G. S. Noyes remembered some of
his friends the first of the week, in the
shape of ripe tomatoes, some of his
own raising.
Rev. D. E. Croft, wife and daugh-
ter, of Groton, N. Y, are here on
visit to MIS-. CrOft's parents, DR.. and
Mrs. E. J. Hall.
Rev. L. O. Sherburne, presiding
elder of St.. Adams district, will oc-
cupy the pulpit at the Methodist
church next Sunday.
Miss Lena Wiley of Waterville,
who was here last week on a visit to
her friend, MIS-. W. F. Sherman, re-
turned home on Friday,
Mrs. B. F. Hyatt of Findlay, Ohio,
guest at the Randall, has been
quite i'll for the past week, but is now
much improved in health.
Mrs. Ober, quite aged lady, stop
ping at Joshua Merriam's, has been
quite sick for several days the past
week, but is now much better.
Will F., son of Prof. Whipple, final
ly arrived in town Saturday night
for brief vacation, having been de-
tained by business longer than he
intended.
There will be a special meeting of
Choral Chapter No. 16, o. E. S., on
Tuesday evening, August II. 1t is
hoped that all members will be in at
tendance.
Elmore's blacksmith shop on Port
land street, which has recently been
thoroughly repaired exteriorly, now
stands out in the bold relief that new
paint can give.
The Young Mems Republican Club
will hold rally in the town hall at
8 o'clock Saturday evening, which
will be addressed by Hon. II. II.
Powers. Every one is cordially in
vited to attend.
Rev. E. G. French of johnson,
chairman of executive committee of
Lamoille county Sunday-School
association was in town last Thurs
day making arrangements for a pro-
posed combined convention and pic
mic, to be held the latter part of this
month.
The Universalist convention, held
here last year, will be held this year
at Barre August %, 26, 27 and %.
Rev. l. P. Booth is down for a lead
ing part, and |. N. LeBaron is a
member of the executive committee.
Probably a good many from here
will attend.
1t is rumored, and commenced to
be talked about, that the cracker
combine are negotiating for the
White factory in this town. Things
have not progressed far enough yet
to give any facts, because all are
pretty close-mouthed, and naturally
would be until the matter had been
clinched.
W. M. Clark never finishes an un-
dertaking of any Importance until a
crowd is on hand to inaugurate it in
an appropriate manner, hence he
waited till circus come to town to
finish up the outside of that addition
to his barber shop, and as usual,
bosses the job in person. Great is
William in looking after the details
of his building operations.
The foundation of the new Congre-
gational church is progressing as
satisfactorily as could be wished, un-
der the direction of Contractor L. W.
Bachum. The rough masonry Az
feet high, is completed for the new
part. This is to be surmounted by
* feet of red stone foundation, which
is to come from Burlington. The
foundation under the old vestry is in
place on the east side and nearly
completed on the north side. 1t is
expected that the whole foundation
will be completed in about ten days
f. B. Merriam, who was here few
days last week, is more of a hustler
even than when he kept store here in
Morrisville. For instance, besides
his regular business he devotes just q
little time to corn. He is a partner
in q concern that owns 250,000
bushels, which would make up q
train three and a half miles long. 1t is
last years crop, and to store the
same it was necessary to build cribs,
which required $4,000. Mr.. Merriam
predicts q big crop this year, but he