News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-06-09
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Mrs T. K Hale has been III for few days.
Mrs. Henry Gibbs is visiting in Burlington
this week.
A, A. Pike is adding another coat OF paint
to his residence
1t is rumored that A. H. Cheney will be our
next postmaster.
Mrs. Jane E Howe and daughter went to
Waterbury last week.
The Methodist Ladies Circle met with Mrs.
Cooley on Wednesday of last week.
Ora Wrisley has left the George Smalley
farm and moved in with his father.
Several of our people intend hearing W. J.
Bryan in Burlington THURSDAY evening.
Mrs Frank Smith of Morrsville visited
among friends and relatives a few days last
week.
Churchill's telephone on the mountain is in
use and people at both ends find it very
convenient
Mrs. Robinson and daughter and Miss Ad-
die Bigelow of Salem, Mass, are again in
town for the summer.
". P. Drewry's horse got frightened last
week near the hotel and made lively run
away, breaking up his buggy.
The Ladies Circle of Unity church will meet
with Mrs. Nancy Harris Thursday afternoon,
all.
John r. Turner, a highly respected gentle
man, is at DR.. Clark's Retreat in Burlington
for treatment, his health being very poor OF
late.
The suicide of Phene Luce at Waterbury
Center, which occurred Sunday afternoon, has
made no little sensation among his many
| friends in town.
Childrens' Day will be observed at the
Congl church next Sunday There will be a
sermon TO the children in the morning and a
Sunday -sehool concert in the evening.
Dan Moody lost quite "bud" of money
| Saturday night on Main street. Will Kaiser
being the finder on Sunday morning, was
rewarded "V'' for its prompt delivery.
The band will give an open air concert
Friday evening at the band stand, after
which ice cream will be served at Loveioy's
hall for a small fee A good time is expected
Charles Eddy sold the Mount Mansfield
| creamery last week, but afterwards eX.
changed his creamery in Moretowu for the
| same, so he will continue to manage and run
the creamery himself during the season az
heretofore.
An interesting letter from ]. W. Newton
will be found on page2 2. From it it will be
seen that Vermont farmers are more fully up
to-date than their western neighhors, but the
example set them by Mr.. Newton will result
undoubtedly, in better methods
Lannie Warren, wife and baby, were out
riding Sunday last on the Forks" road and
met with a bad accident. His horse became
frightened at an OK beside the road, which
was the cause of throwing them out, doing
considers bic damage to the buggy and Mrs
Warren has a broken arm to contend with
Mr.. Hira Davis, aged over one hundred
years, died Friday night, after a short illness
at the home of Andrew Gibbs in Gilmore. The
funeral took place Monday at O'Clock, Rev
G. N. Kellogg of Morrisve officiating. Mr.
Davis has been remarkable man in his day
his memory remaining good to his last days
He not long ago related some instances il
the Canadian war of 1912, where he took &
part near Ticonderoga, N. Y, at the age o
l6 years. His stories of pioneer life have
often been listened to with great interest, il
being bear chase, wolf hunt or perhaps
skirmish with the Indians. Such has beer
the experience of this aged gentleman during
the early settlement of this country