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

Geo. A. Morse, has arrived from Bos-
ton.
Z. B. Jordan of Jericho was at
tending to his market business here
on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jenkins went
to Swanton Monday to attend the
funeral of her sister.
Mrs. Skinner of Swanton is in town
with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Smalley.
A. p. Wheelock was called to Bos
ton last week, but will return here for
the balance OF the summer.
Next Sunday is quarterly meeting
day at the NJ. E. church. Presiding
Elder Sherburne will be present.
Miss Matte Lyon, who has been
teaching in Warsaw, N. Y, is spend
ing Der summer vacation with her
parents.
Miss Nora Chase, an assistant in
our post Office, goes to New Hamp-
shire next Monday for two weeks
vacation.
Bing Boynton arrived Monday eve
ming from a fishing excursion in the
wilds of Canada, and reports having
very good time.
Jessie Cheney, who has been teach
ing in Eden, has returned here to re-
main till fall, when she goes to Al
bany, N. Y, to attend school.
Mrs. Cassie Davis and daughter
have rented a cottage in the Delano
neighborhood in EImore, and will
reside there during the summer.
Henry Mayo has moved into the
Foss house, on the Elmore street, and
Walter Thomas moves into the one
vacated by Mayo, on Cherry avenue.
Miss Lottie Tenney, who left here
last week to resumed her work of
teaching, expected, when she left, to
reach San Francisco last Monday
evening.
The boys of this Office were kindly
remembered Tuesday by Mr. Sanders,
the local weather observer, in the
shape of red Astrakan apples from
his orchard.
The water and Light Commission
ers are sending out bills to the water
and light patrons of the village sys-
TENS. A word to the wise is prob
ably sufficient.
Mrs. Sarah Tillinghast of Toledo,
Ohio, and Mrs. L. W. Messer of Chi
cago, who have been guests at the
Randall some time, left this morning
for Waterbury.
Word has been received from Ellis
Foster that he is having a good time
in visiting places of interest in the
old country. He is enjoying good
health and "seeing lots of sights"
The Local Observer places the high
est temperature. for the week ending
August l, at $40; the average high
est, ITO; average lowest, SO; per
cent of sunshine, 50; rain, 52-100
inches.
J. W. Dunklee, proprietor Of the
hotel Brunswick of Boston, accom-
panied by his wife, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George K. Currier last week.
Mrs. DunkIee and Mrs. Currier are
sisters.
DR.. Robinson has moved his dental
Office into the room prepared tor him
opposite the corner brick block-his
sign will show where he is. Of course
he wishes everybody to call up and
see him.
The travelling derrick at the granite
sheds was partly demolished early
last Monday morning by the failure
of the brake on loaded stock car to
work properly. This is the second
time that it has been hit.
James l.. Whitcomb and wife, for
mer residents of Cambridge, were the
guests of Judge and Mrs. Powers on
Monday, returning to Cambridge
Tuesday. Mr.. Whitcomb is now
located at Battle Creek, Mich.
Baptismal service Will be held in
the Universalist church next Sunday
morning. Music, discourse appro-
pirate to the occasion, and the con-
secration of several children will be
special features of the service.
Sparks & Aliens circus held forth
Tuesday afternoon and evening on
lower Portland street. The show is
well spoken of as worth the money,
and drew a good crowd. The balloon
ascension was as good as ever seen.
Mrs. Graves has the frame of her
new barn up and nearly enclosed.
Architecturally it does not loom up
with so many biased projections as
it's neighbor on the north, but will
answer its intended purpose just the
same.
w. o. Rocheleau returned from his
outing trip to Forest Lake, N. H.,
Saturday night, done to a brown
turn. While absent he took in the
races at Whitefeld and looked with
envious eyes upon the big hotels and
summer cottages at Bethlehem.
1t has been frequently intimated in
these columns that Geo. M. Powers
would make an excellent Town Rep
resentatative, but it has always been
without his knowledge or sanction.
It gives us much pleasure now to be
able to state authoritively that he is
a candidate. This is the main part
of the matter, and the question of his
! fitness for the position, ETC., are too