News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-05-05

Hon. Henry Ballard of Burlington
was in town last Friday on court
business.
c. H. Crane has just bought "for
family use" very handsome Ivers
& Pond piano.
Atty Hulburd, arrayed in fine
new tileand COX blood" shoes, visited
the Queen City to-day.
F. IL. Mcfarland is giving atten-
tion at present to his duties as Su-
perintendent of Schools.
There are no very large fish stories
to relate yet, though a few fine
catches have been made.
Clifton Hood has Joined the army
Il Bnnedicts, as will be seen by the
marriage notices elsewhere.
Some OF the Academy students have
been preparing to enter the field day
events on the fair ground Saturday.
ke7ler & Co. are displaying a fine
line of fishing rods and fishing tackle
of all kinds, which they offer at bot
tom prices.
Alexander Slcer, who has been ailing
for several months, is now i'll a very
critical condition, with but slight
chances of recovery.
Miss Fannie Cheney came home
from her school at JpffersOnvilie last
Friday to stay over Sunday, but
owing to sickness has been unable to
return yet.
The Listers were in session Tues
day and heard a few grievances. So
well and so satisfactorily have they
performed their duty that there is
but little, if any cause for complaint.
Rev. F. c. Taylor gave an interest
ing talk Sunday evening upon atflict-
ed India graphically portraying the
terrible famine there. Twenty-Five
dollars has been raised here for the
sufferers.
Ephraim Crane, who is now a stu
dent at Dartmouth College, has been
chosen leader of the college glee club.
From this it will be inferred that the
musical ability of the Crane family
does not deterloTate.
The various Road Commissioners
throughout the county metin annual
session here yesterday, and discussed
matters pertaining to the highways.
Good roads and how to make them
and keep them were discussed.
Albert Whitcomb and Miss Lucy
Burbank, both of Hyde Park, were
married in Morrisvile Sunday, May
2. Albert is one of our best citizens
and representative farmer. He and
! his bride have the best wishes of 4
large circle OF friends.
A good butter buyer would find
this an excellent place to visit once a
week. Now that the creamery is
closed, a large number of farmers
have put in separators, and the but
ter made in this town by this method
is of the best quality.
The bank officials have in con-
temptation putting an additional
story on the National Bank build
ing, the same to be used for directors
meetings and business purposes. 1t
is also contemplated using a part of
the lower story for the Savings Bank.
E. ]. Ward of Meredith, n. H,
visited in town with friends the first
of the week. JAY as has been before
noted in these columns, has become
a member of the firm for which he
had been working, and is recognized
as a hustling factor in a hustling
company.
Friday we have always been taught
to consider an unlucky day, and
last Friday certainly was an unlucky
day for Bert Lanpher of Albany.
While riding a bicycle in our village
on that day he took tumble and
his left arm was broken; the same
was properly cared for by DR.. Genge.
G. NJ. Strong received a severe rap
on the jaw one day last week. 1t was
not the result of any heated contro4
versy, or the outcome of any discus
sion about the merits of the trout in
Hyde Pond: but an innocent board
| WlUll d udI III IL lciI ItOuu ONGIucdu
and struck him, the nail piercing his
chin to a considerable extent, making
quite severe wound.
We observe that several owners of
lots in the village cemetery are fixing
up the same and thereby improving
their appearance. There are few
lots and several graves that are sad
ly neglected. This ought not to be.
Respect for the dead as we'll as for the
appearance of the cemetery ought to
cause attention to be given to the
care of these lots. A neglected ceme-
terry reflects upon the place where it.
is located.
| Riverside.
John Buttons old family horse died the
! other day.
Earl Prior and son OF Pleasant Valley are
visiting at Ed Lilley's
Mrs. Barney Griswold of Morrisve visited
| at Wilbur Griswold's last week