News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1898-08-10

MFS. might entertained party OF
Morrisville ladies very pleasantly last
Saturday afternoon at a ) O'Clock
tea.
Mrs. D. j. Wood of Cambridge was
here over Sunday, visiting her grand
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Sawyer.
r. II. Cheney of Manchester, n. H.,
general agent of the Mutual Life In
surance Co., was in town the first of
the week.
NC. Wood and family returnedlast
Wednesday, after a ten days sojourn
at Old Orchard Beach and the White
Mountains.
DR.. and Mrs. Slayton, with their
daughter and "Grandma Smalley
are taking acarriage trip this week to
Troy and Newport.
H. NJ. Mcfarland and family and
F. R. Child and family expect to
leave Tuesday of next week for an
outing at Old Orchard Beach.
Lee Andrews has been at the tender
mercies of his physician for a few
days, but is once more on duty and
dealing out dimes and dollars worth.
Frank jackson came home last
week, after an absence of a year or
two. He has been working in SYRIA
cuse, n. Y. Just now he is at Wolcott,
where he has been engaged at the ho-
tel as chef
Among those who attended the
Fish and Game League meeting and
banquet at Isle LaMotte last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Keller, R.
W. Hulburd, F. L. Lilley, Miss Gussie
Bassett and L. H. Lewis.
Business of more than ordinary in
terest and Importance will come be-
fore the Odd Fellows lodge for de-
cision atits regular meeting Friday
evening of this week. The attendance
OF every member is desired.
Rob't Smith, who generally sticks
pretty closely to business at the store
of Harrington & Smith in Cambridge,
took a day off Monday to visit the
county capital and see the scales of
justice trued up for business.
Internal improvements around the
village continue, and many cOmpli-
ments were heard from outsiders con-
cerning the changes for the better
made and being made on the the
county, town and village grounds.
The Cemetery Association meets
this week Friday The, work that is
boins done under direction of-tRis or
ganization is o. k. in all respects.
This association is an active working
body and has been sinceit inception.
John Forster, the ice cream man,
is not only up-to-date with ice cream
of the finest kind, but is considerable
of a gardener and an early one at
that. He now INDUCES in ripe to-
matoes and very considerably re-
members us with a fine assortment.
John is all right!
Chas. Rand and wife and Chas.
Scully of Burlington we're here over
Sunday, coming up to attend the
dedicatory services of the Catholic
church. Mr.. Rand is brother of FIR.
Rand, and Mr.. Scully is an active
member of the firm of Arbuckle & Co.
and one of the hustling young Re-
publicans of the Queen City.
AS frequent inquiry is made regard
ing the contemplated new church, we
would say that plans have been made
by Mr.. Guernsey of Montpelier and
submitted to Parker 4 Nichols for an
estimate. There has been considera-
BILE delay caused by inability to reach
the architect, but indications now
are that ground will soon be broken.
One of the pleasantest drives these
summer days, or evenings for that,
is up to the electric light plant. The
distance is about three miles and the
roads are good. Supt. Slayton or his
assistant, Geo. Eastman, are always
there, and are glad to see visitors
and explain to them the workings OF
the machinery. Everything about
the plant is kept in good order and is
well worthy of inspection. There have
been a great many visitors there this
summer.
A Democratic caucus to nominate
candidate for town Representative
is called for Saturday evening, Aug.
20. While we do not know who they
have in mind for Representative, we
think it but fair that we give the
names of those we have heard men,
toned. They are John Gray, Albert
Whitcomb, Leo Gates and II. M.
Noyes. All are good men, but as
this is a Republican year, we think
some one not mentioned above will
bear off the honors.
Word received from Clinton and
Elmer Crowell, sons of the late Philo
Crowell, states that they are in Cuba.
They enlisted in the 9th Massachu-
setts and were in the thickest of the
Santiago fight, but escaped un-
harmed. Clinton had a canteen shot
out of his hands. They were in the
trenches days at a time. After the
fight Elmer was taken with fever,
and at the time this letter was writ
ten was in the hospital. Among 9th
er things Clinton says: "Lying in the
trenches with the sun at 1902 in the
shade, with no water and very little
food, for 36 hours at a time is no
Joke" They have had all of Cuba
J that they want, and hope now that