News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-09-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Stone, Miss
Alice Doty and Mr.. Walter Grout of
Worcester, Mass, a former resident
here, were on EImore mountain the
first of the week.
Cowes & Hardy were on the "tOp
shelf" of popularity at the Sheldon
Fair last week to such an extent that
the junior member had to start out
bright and early Monday to close up
several deals that could not be COM
pleted during and after the fair.
Within a few days Rev. ]. H. Wal
lace has solemnized two marriages
in which the contracting parties were
of quite unusual disparity of age.
With one couple the biushing groom
was 60 years of age and the bride
30. The other was matched up 40
and IT.
Hon. Charles Gleed of Topeka,
Kansas, arrived in town the last of
last week. Mr.. Gleed, a former resi-
dent, now a prominent western at
torney and journalist, will be remem-
bered as doing mastery work in this
state during the last Presidential
campaign.
An interesting event for MOrrsville
coming on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Oct. II and 13-will be the An
pual Convention of the st. Adams
District Epworth League, which will
be held in Puffpr NJ. E. church and at
tended by delegates from all over
the district.
The opening of another week in the
school finds just about an even
hundred in the Academic depart
ment, and all grades in the Academy
building running over full. The able
corps of teachers have their hands
full and their time as well, and are
putting in splendid work.
Thursday and Friday of last week
produced record breaking weather
for September The thermometers
nearly broke their necks in an en-
deavor to outrun the memorable
record of July hot week and very
nearly succeeded. 1t was tremendous
heat, but what great conditions for
corn. Verify the farmer can smile
this year.
Geo. A. Cheney, wife and son
Frank, and A. L. Cheney and wife
attended the family reunion in Stowe
last week. Bracket, a MorrisvilIe
photographer, was sent for and went
down and made group pictures that
will be pleasing souvenir of the oc-
casion. A very full account of the
occasion will be found in connection
with the Stowe items.
W. II. Robinson returned from his
boston goods-buying trip late Fri
day night. While in market be trans
acted business with twelve different
Who'll asale houses, each one OF that
humber reporting a decided upward
turn of prices in many lines OF goods,
and along with that a Frightening
up of business and an active demand
from all quarters. Read his adv.
EImore Mountain was visited on
Sunday by several Morrisville people,
and signals by sunlight flashes were
plain to be seen on ElmOre and Mans
field. Myron Spaulding has done
great thing in working that road up
the east side of the mountain, which
makes it possible to drive within a
few rods of the top. He has a scheme
for hotel on the summit.
Fl. J. DwineIl and A. W. MAars re-
turned from the Barton Fair Friday,
where it is estimated 1000 people
were in attendance the second day.
The sefsatisfied smile that Harley
wore upon his return is proof suf-
fcient that he was successful in his
efforts to acquaint the Orleans Coun-
ty public with the merits of his cele-
brated Nerve Tonic and other tenn
perance drinks. This week they are
at the Caledonia County Fair.
W. Dennie. who used to tune pianos
through this section some Is or 20
years ago, turned up here last week
as the representative of q large New
York house The stranger seeing him
perambulating the streets would
hardly suspect him to be blind, but
such is the fact, and when he comes
here on his second trip expects to be
able to call on our business men
without the aid of a guide. He has
been out only three weeks, but is
meeting with good success.
The Lamoile Grange session last
Thursday was unusually interesting.
The question, docs the Grange full
I'll the demand of the times?" was
answered in the affirmative, if the in
dividual members do their duty. The
absence of the choir was remarked,
and very much regretted. The next
meeting will be Thursday afternoon,
Sept. 30. The question to be- dis
uussed at that time is, (Which is the
more importantin in our public schools,
book learning or character build
ing?"
The Board of Village Trustees met
in A. A. Niles office Monday evening,
and considered the bids offered for
the Improvement of the fire engine
house as contemplated by the plans
of c. W. Fitch. After considerable
deliberation the contract was award
cd tn Mr. T. w Fitch Residas tho