News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-09-20
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Miss Alice Page went to Northamp-
ton, Mass, Tuesday to enter upon
course in Smith College. Miss Page
will be much missed among the
young people here and the best
wishes of many friends go with her.
The weather vane was placed on
the church tower this morning. 1t
"tops off" the tower very nicely.
The height to the extreme top is S5
feet. c. A. Whitehead of Troy, N. Y,
is doing the stating and a good job
he is doing.
The Oldest inhabitant doesn't re-
member when the country has been
as dry as it is nov. Wells and
springs are dry or very low, while the
brooks appear to have gone out of
existence. The country is sadly in
need of rain.
Carroll G. Page, aged 5, while at
play last Saturday about the town
pump fell into the watering tub and
received a thorough ducking. He
scampeIed out at a lively gait and
made the air melodious with his calls
for his mother
An anatomical chart, which was
paid for by subscription and givent to
the Academy, has disappeared. It
was very useful article and any in
formation as to it's whereabouts will
be appreciated by the principal or
the school directors.
The Hyde Park Lumber Co. has
sold the Buck steam mill, just below
Johnson on the railroad, to Messrs.
Stearns & harrington. Under the
management of that hustling firm
the merry hum of the machinery will
be livelier than ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Page of West
port, n. Y, are visiting relatives
here. Mr.. Page is a native of this
town, being son of Loren Page.
He went to New York state when Is
years old, where he has been very
successful in business enterprises.
Work on the church is progressing
finely. The clapboarding and finish
are being put on the outside by the
carpenters, the skaters are at work
on the tower, and the painters have
commenced priming the building,
which will soon be ready for the
plasterers.
E. M. Stevens, son of Sheriff Ste
vens, has completed his electrical Job
at Strattord, Conn, and is now at
work at Biddetord, Me-, putting a
hundred arc lights and 700 incandes-
cents into a large mill. He will be
there five or six weeks, and then ex-
poets to go to Ludlow, this state,
where large lob is in contemplation.
Arthur Fl. Grimes left to-day for
Albany, N. Y, to pursue two years
course of study in the Albany Law
School, He will remain a few days
en- route in Burlington to visit with
friends. Arthur graduated from the
Academy here last spring and with a
natural aptitude as barrister will
undoubtedly win many laurels in his
chosen profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Keller enter
tanned company of young people
at their pleasant home on Prospect
Avenue Saturday evening. Various
games of cards were INDUCED in, to-
gether with refreshments of several
varieties. The evening concluded
with dancing and the taking of
flash light picture of the party. The
affair was in honor of Walter Keller
of Boston, who has been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Keller for several
days.
A scrub team from the village
played practice game of football
with the Academy eleven Saturday
afternoon, resulting in a tie, 10 and
10, each team scoring two touch
downs. Capt. Ray Vaughan of the
Academy eleven received a severe
ankle sprain almost at the outset of
the first half, which will probably
keep him out of the game the remain
der of the season. This will be bad
handicap to the Academy team, but
their courage is undaunted and they
yet hope to place strong team on
the gridiron.
T. IRAN Reed, one of our old towns
men, died last Friday at the home of
John p. Burbank, where he was taken
some ten days ago. He had been in
poor health some time. He was
about rs years old and has lived
nearly all his life on the fern on the
Brook road leading to Centerville.
He was an Industrious man, attend
ed to his own business and hadn't an
enemy in town. He never married.
but is survived by two brothers,
John of Cambridge and Frank of this
place. The funeral was held Satur-
day, Rev. F. C. Taylor officiating.
The burial was at Cady's Falls.
Riverside.
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