News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-06-09


Whitney, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees at his home and presented
to him the petition of the club asking
for a regarding, turfing and general
improvement about Academy Park
and better attention in the future.
The firemen are requested to re-
port in uniform at the engine house
at { O'Clock sharp Friday night,
wearing their light helmets. At that
cine the hose men are to take the
hook and ladder men for feast at
Grand Army hall, where the Ladies'
Aid of Doty Camps. v, serve supper.
Theroad machine has been putinto
operation in the village corporation.
All that the small army of bicycle
riders ask is that some pains be
taken to grade the side smoothly
where they will soon have path,
quite separate from the track taken
by teams. A little attention in this
direction and the raking out of stones
will be greatly appreciated by the
ever increasing number of those who
would a-wheeling go.
&. w. Webster, chief engineer of
the fire department, in accordance
/ with the authority vested in him
through resolution adopted by the
last annual village meeting, has ap-
/ pointed A. r. Campbell, E. S. Robin
son, II. j. DwinelI, W. NJ. Clark, and
Henry Waite special fire police. These
men have all been supplied with some
appropriate badges designating their
official position, and it will be their
| special duty to keep at a proper dis
tance those people who get in the
way or who offer their services as
boss at any fire which we hope will
never come.
| The officers elected were President,
Mrs. NJ A. Smith; Vice Presidents,
Mrs. d. K. Hickok, and Mrs. |. A.
White; Secretary, Mrs. Carrie Jewett
Treasurer, Mrs. G. F. Wilder; Press
Reporter, Mrs. S. A. Fellows; Depart
ment Superintendants fair work and
literature, Mrs. E. 0. Stone; flower
mission, Mrs. Carrie Jewett; Loyal
| Temperance Legion, Mrs. |. A. White;
Iumbermen, Mrs A. F. Whitney
narcotics, Mrs. Emma Marvin; scien.
tifc temperance instruction, Mrs C.
A. Patten; Sunday-school work, Mrs
%. X. Hiekok; the temple, Mrs. G, s
~ ildsr.
Charles W Russell and family have
recently come to town and are keep
ing house in portion of Mrs. A. l.
Bugbee's house, over in Brooklyn
Mr. Russell is an actor, impersonatoI
and elocutionist of very marked
ability. He will be remembered az
first appearing here some years since
with the Rockwell company. He ha:
been the prime mover in getting uI
dramatic plays by home talent anC
promises a first class reproduction
of the famous play East, Lynne u
sometime in July. ReheaIsals vii
shortly commence and number o
prominent amateurs will take part.
j. Bacon. of Allegheny City, Pa.
and his man, F. w. Weeden OF Pitts
burg, Pa, spent last week at The
Randall, leaving Monday morning
Mr.. Bacon is ian expert fisherman, anC
is the man who has this spring showr
them how to catch the big lakers W
at Greensboro pond. He thorough
ly familiar with the fish kind, theil
habits, and just the way to success
fully angle for them. At the same
time he is a most radical Bryan anC
silver talker, and claimed to be ready
to bet 500 that Bryan is the next
President of the United States. Mr.
Bacon expected to tarry in st. Alban'
and get around to Burlington tC
hear the lecture on "Bi-metallism'
by his idol this Wednesday evening
Morrisville's heavy weight cham
pion bicyclist, Jimmie Clark, who tip
ped the scales at 210 pounds in hil
racing suit, left here all soul alone fol
the Burlington races, and there met
with victory without the inspiration
of home friends and without having
had weat ther and opportunity to gel
himself in racing trim. Saturday
was Jim's first appearance this year
and he met with crack riders from al
over this state and from New York
but he captured 1st in the half mile
open and 2nd in the mile open-s
good beginning The prizes captured
we're a $25 gold stop watch and 6
$40 silver tea service, both of whicl
will make handsome additions tC
Jim's large collection of prizes.
At the adjourned meeting of thC
Cong'l meeting house association
held on Friday evening, it was voteC
to assess each individual sitting tc
the extent of sixty-three cents or two
dollars and fifty cents pew. This
assessment will pay few incidental
expenses incurred in getting into
"running order" and will meet the
expense of insuring the buildings
pipe organ and other contents fol
five years, including the present
which is half gone. 1t is considered
as quite likely that no other assess
ment will be necessary for five years
The amount required in paying
pastors salary and all the current
expenses being matter separate
from the meeting house association
and provided for by the society il
the annual pledges and weekly
offerings.