News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-05-26
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paratory to Memorial Day.
Alton Stone came down from
Greensboro Thursday night with
three or four speckled beauties.
Mrs. G. M. Powers and son re-
turned home Saturday night from a
two weeks visit in Burlington.
Harrison George reports anincrease
of pension for A. c. Marshall and Or
vile Choate, both of this town.
The force of men at the tannery is
increased this week. Col. Slicer and
the old gray "hOss' are on deck.
Undertaken Doty was absent near
ly all of Thursday attending the
funeral of the late John Sherwin.
Gov. Josiah Grout, when here for
the Memorial Day occasion, will be
the guest of Capt. Frank Kenfeld.
A party of seven young men
wheeled it to Waterbury on Sunday,
and met with divers accidents on the
road.
Messrs. C. P. Hogan of st. Albans
and Frank Plumley of Mortified
were in town Wednesday on legal
business.
j. c. F. Slayton and children, of
Boston, who came to town last
Wednesday night, remained in town
over Sunday.
Among several who were in Bur
Iington last week we're Mrs IL. S.
Kelsey, Mrs E. II. Stone, and Mrs.
Ida Churchlll.
Julius Bundy and wife instead OF
going to housekeeping on Maple ST.,
are at The Randall" where Juic "
is acting as clerk.
Rev. DR.. Booth was called away
on Sunday afternoon, and for that
reason did not participate in the
Memorial Service.
Saturday, if pleasant, will bring
out large attendance for the
Memorial Day exercises, and the ball
game, which follows.
On Saturday evening the Relief
Corps put on IL finishing touch for
the arrangements for Memorial Sun
day and Memorial Day.
Jimmie Clark makes his first appear
ance in the present racing season in
the bicycle tournament at Howard
Park, Burlington, June s..
Miss Emily Cooper, a former resi-
dent here, now of Barre, was taken
to the Heaton hospital in Montpelier
last week, for an operation.
1t hasn't been much advertised,
but it is said that our genial States
Attorney uses a first class quality of
ink, for sale in large or small quanti-
ties.
Doctors Morgan of Stowe, Rublee
of Morrisville and Genge of Hyde
Park, amputated a leg for Frank
Jackson, on the WoodWorth farm,
last week.
Andrew Smith drove a four horse
load OF Eastern "Starers" to Wolcott
Thursday afternoon. Others went
up in single teams and all had an
euJOydDle Uluue.
The venerable Mrs. William r.
Clement celebrated her ninety-frst
birthday last Wednesday and has
the congratulations and best wishes
of u host of friends.
A lot of cold nights, coolish davs,
disagreeable winds and some rain,
together with a considerable amount
of sunshine, has been the program
for the past week or ten days.
The George L. Hadley farm has
been sold by George |. Smith to AL
bert Draper and wife of Franklin;
consideration $4,000. The pur-
chasers will move here at once.
That sixty-fve candle.powe light
in front of the Academy, illuminated
that region two nights, and then,
some say, the boys fixed it with an
air gun, but the boys say init"
The junior base ball enthusiasts of
this town and Hyde Park met in
combat on the field of honor-Noyes'
hilI-Saturday afternoon. Score %
to 21, in favor of the home team.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Cady and child
rem leave to-day for their future home
in Gorham, N. H. Mr.. jackson and
family move TO the Cady house, and
Mr.. Orlo Cady will live with them.
Two officers from Fort Ethan Allen
went through here on their BICYCLES
one day last week. Their wheels had
a new lever device operated from the
handle bar to change the gear of the
wheel.
Gile & Churchill placed iron ratings
about the basement entrance in front
of the News AND CITIZEN headquar-
ters last week. No further fear OF a
hasty descent into the arms of Charlie
Chung.
Rev. j. H. Wallace in his morning
service in the Puffer M. E. church
on Sunday presented an excellent
discourse based upon the 3Oth and
31st verses of Mark, the 18th
chapter.
All the children of the town are
cordially invited to meet in front of
the &. A. II. hall, Portland street,
Memorial Day at one o'clock D. M,
sharp, to march to the village ceme-
terry and back to the town hall where
they will disband. Let each one
bring q wreath and flowers. Young