News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-10-27

u. L. Lowe spoke IN Putter Nj. II.
church Sunday evening, his theme
being WANTED, a Man."
Charles Rich sold at auction his
household goods, stored in the new
bakery block, last Monday.
Prof. George Elmore is to conduct
his usual dancing class here this
season, opening in few days.
Col. G. W. Doty and family return
ed Saturday night from their south
ern trip, reporting a delightful outing.
Mrs. T. R. Bettis returned home
last Friday, after seven weeks visit
with her son George at Laconia, N. Ii.
A special meeting of J. NJ. Warner,
W. R. c. is called for Saturday even
ing, Oct. 30, to prepare forinspection.
Mrs. Hawley and children and Mrs.
Harvey Whitcomb and children re-
turned here from Cambridge Monday
morning.
New roofs cover R. G. PauPs house
on Summer street and the Gilbert
house, occupied by j. M. Joslyn, on
Main street.
Ed. Bedell, likely young man,
who will be rememb bered as former
resident here, was buried in Johnson
Friday last.
A nice supper was served by the
United Workers at the Congl vestry
Friday evening, and good attend
ance was noted.
Mrs. Walter May and child Of
Newton, Mass, have been guests at
G. M. Powers. Mrs. Powers and Mrs.
May are sisters.
A lot of telephone poles were scat
tered the first of the week for the ex-
tension of the Brown telephone sys-
tenn to Garfield.
Station Agent Bryant and wife re-
turned home Monday from a delight
full trip to New York, Philadelphia
and Washington.
Prof. Ranger of the johnson Nor
nal School presented an interesting
discourse at the Congl church on
| Cuhuu,t uOl mug
To-day is the day when the Ladies'
Aid and friends visit the hospiLable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexis Brooks
on the Laport road.
Z. G. Cram has engaged with Col
FL. w. Hall of Burlington to under
take business as salesman, handling
musical instruments.
Miss Myrtle Fuller, a former stu
dent at the Academy, was in town
from North Dakota over Sunday, ~
guest at The Randall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merriam Of
Chicago we're in town last week,
guests at J. G. Noyes, leaving Friday
for Portland and Boston.
Through the agency of H. B.
George Mrs Ophelia S. Hall, widow
of the late Dr. E. J. Hall, has been
granted a willows pension.
Capt. Kenfrld was in Montpelier
last week and is in Montpelier and
Barre again this week, looking after
railroad and electric road matters.
The sociable and promenade with
masquerade attachments, given by
the Ladies Aid of the Sons of Veter-
ans Friday evening, was a successful
affair.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Sarah, daughter of
DR.. c. c. Rublee, to Mr.. Fred Pike of
Stowe, occurring here next Wednes-
day afternoon.
Since the arrival of that daughter
in Guy X. Goodrich's home, last
Thursday, life has taken on bright
er tone for him, and he is receiving
many congratulations.
Rev. DR.. Booth did not return from
Chicago in time to I'll his usual ap-
pointment Sunday, and a sermon
was read by c. HI. Slocum in the
Universalist church Sunday morning.
FL. M. Gordon, who is quite a ram
bier in the woods, brings in large
branches of newly budded, half-grown
and full grown maple leaves, fresh
and light green and tender as in May.
Victor Browns horse was frighten-
ed by the cars near the depot, yester-
day afternoon, and ran to the sheds
in the rear of Frank Thomas store.
Mrs. Brown was thrown out and
somewhat shaken up and bruised.
Otherwise, particular damage was
done.
1t is quite likely that the boys will
recognize Saturday night of this
week as the right and proper time to
observe and carry into execution all
those nice, pleasant, enjoyable little
features that lend such charm and
an inharmonious harmony to Hal
loWeen.
Saturday night of this week, with
a probable Monday of next week as
one day of grace, will bring to a
grand finale the payment of this
years town and village taxes. with
the four per cent discount. Village
and town Treasurer Fleetwood is do
ing the business these days.
1t is really a comfort to think that
the open season for the killing of
deer, the month of October, is nearly
at an end. There has not been a tire
mendous slaughter in this immediate
vicinity, but there has been shoot
and kill every thing policy adopted
! by horde of huntsmen in most sec