News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-06-30
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y
ing what such long enforced idleness
means for working man, thought a
little lift would be quite proper.
Chas. Mckay of Kingston, Ont, is
learning the ins and outs of the calf
skin business this summer at Gov.
Pages hide house and Office. He is
a brother of "Jack" Mckay, who will
be remembered by the village folk as
having spent some time here for the
same purpose some five or six years
ago.
NJ. S. Villas, late principal of the L.
c. A., was in the village Sunday and
Monday. Mr.. Villas filled the position
of principal of the Montpelier high
school during the spring term, the
vacancy being caused by death. Dur
ing the early summer he intends at
tending the school for teachers at
st. Johnsbury, and later going to
the Adirondacks.
On Sunday evening the preaching
service at the Congregational church
was preceded by an interesting service
of song arranged by Miss Wilma
Leach who was assisted by Fred
White and the younger members of
the choir. The selections were all
we'll rendered and added much to the
service. The pastor delivered an ex-
cellent sermon on "being temperate
in all things"
The new dynamo was gotten into
place with little fuss and no accident.
The old dynamo was capable of fur
nishing go horse power; the new one
gives 100 horse power. The old one
was supposed to run 800 lights; the
new one will carry 1900. There are
now some 1900 16.candle power
lights attached, and 81 32-candle
power. The day power called for at
present is 25 horse power, 20 at the
Hide House, three at the News AND
CITIZEN office, and two at Denio's
wheelwright shop. Under the old re-
gime the street lights could not be
turned on in the fall or winter until
after work hours; that difficulty will
no longer be encountered.
The meeting called for Monday
evening last to hear the report of the
committee to "feel the public pulse"
regarding new church for this vii
lage, was well attended. The COM
M idtee reported THAT the opinion
generally was in favor of a new
church-that it was thought mex
pedient to eXpend much money on
the old building. 1t was voted that
the same committee be empowered to
circulate subscription papers and as
certain how much money can be
raised and report in two weeks. At
that time definite action will be
taken. The society own a very fine
lot on the corner of Main street and
Prospect avenue and with a church
thereon the village would be greatly
improved
The work OF dismantling and mov-
ing the keeler buildings is going on.
The main part of the house is being
moved by contractors !. C. Vaughan
and A. j. Sacket. This goes to C. S.
Pages meadow on the Battle Row
road and will there be put in shape
to be used as a barn. Elmer Burdick
takes the ell and the hop house and
| will move the same onto the Brown
meadow east of the Wintergreeu Hill,
there to be fixed up for dwelling
and barn. Burton Bennett removes
his purchase-the barn-to the site now
occupied by the barn on his village
place. His old barn, we understand,
he has disposed of to V. l.. Blodgett,
who intends moving it down to his
residence on Prospect st. This, we
believe, disposes of all the parcels and
completes the change of base all
around, with everybody well satisfied
with his trade.
In the demolition of the old Keller
house, noted elsewhere, one of the
old-time landmarks is being removed.
1t was erected in 1908 by Aaron Kee-
Ter and for 80 years has been in the
possession of the Keller family-three
generations occupying it during that
time. The frame was hard wood and
the nails wrought iron. An immense
chimney, in the econstruction of which
many thousands of brick were used,
rests upon several cords of stone. Its
several fire-places and quaint brick
oven attract much attention. Several
relics of "the days of yore" have been
found, among them being KNAPP
sack, used by Aaron Keller, an officer
in the revolution. 1t is in a good
state of preservation. An old history,
printed a hundred years ago, as we'll
as several old county newspapers of
half a century ago, have been gather
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