News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-09-27
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILGE.

The fall season was ushered in last
Saturday, at 1 a. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. o. Andrews have
moved to Dorchester Heights for the
winter months.
The equinoctial storm this year
was OF not large proportions, yet il
saved the street sprinkler excessive
work, for a few days.
A new sign simply bearing the lie.
gend "CuUler photographer" has
been placed in front of his studio
building. The product is from G. H.
Small's mandatory.
A handy man around town, capa-
BILE of doing any odd job, is Ed. Mer-
Fill, as he is equal to the occasion,
from the building of a coal bin to
well, we will not put any limit on this
end of the sentence. If in pinch, do
as we did, seek him out.
III. Cass and j. Rines were out hunt
ing the first Of the week, and as a re-
suit of careless shooting were brought
before Justice Niles last Thursday
Upon their departure they left the
sum of 500 each to patch up the
rent in the state peace garment.
Correspondents of the News AND
CITIZEN ss well as others west oil
here should note that a change Of
time on the railroad will soon come
requiring an earlier mailing of letters
anu orders for advertising. Don't be
caught mapping, when you ought to
be mailing your letters and orders
The question required to us the
other day as we caught a glimpse Of
Geo. K. Currier, of how many active
business men in LamOille County
carrying more than the weight of the
three score and ten yearlimit allotted
to man, were equally as nimble and
capable OF holding their own in the
struggle for business supremacy.
Mrs. Chas. E. Pearson of Ottawa,
Ontario, who has been making a Eu-
ropean tour, has sent 7. b. Ellis, her
brother, a veritable black thorn
stick. 1t is a very artistic affair,
and when you see Bloom march
down Portland street of a holiday
afternoon, give him the right of way.
Beware OF the stick.
VIM. Earle who purchased the Lar
away farm south of this village a
mile and half or so, earlier in the
season has been mrking some needed
improvements. The house has been
raised up, and some of the outbuild-
ings have changed locations, making
matters more convenient for all con-
cerned. A. S. Noodle was the prime
mover in the matter, and as usual
performed a good job.
1t is said that John Sawyer com
menced training as Splinter Thurs
sday forenoon the training track be-
from the depot to bis residence, the
moving cause being a railroad man
who had a grievance. Probably
no track was ever covered in short
er length of time, no door banged
behind the fleeing man more vigor
ously than on this occasion. 1t turn
ished rare sport to the onlookers.
A very neat monument for the j
C. Noyes family has been placed il
Pleasant View Cemetery. 1t is from
the shops of H. R. Mack of Hard
wick, who entered upon work in this
line thirty odd years ago, when mar
BILE was all the go for cemetery work
and the shops turning out this class
of work were few in number in the
whole state. He has grown witt
the years and the business anC
handles granite-the favorite of to
day-in any size and shape desired
By the Atchison County ono.
Mail we learn of the death of Hon
M. M Kellop, who, way back in thu
sixties was Principal OF Peoples Acad
envy, holding the position for about
two years. While here he was made
a master Mason in Mt. Vernon Lodge
Subsequently he went to Canada
taught school and studied law, anC
was admitted to the bar, going ives
in 1865. settling first in Illinois anC
in the succeeding year at Rock Port
missouri, where ne mas held npmer
GUS positions of trust.
Those who have paid any atten
tion to the actions of Henry Slaytol
for the past month or so are wei
aware that he is all wrapped up il
his new mill affairs, and that b.
wants to see all that is going OF
thereahOuts. In one of his OhserVa
tion trips recently he is said to hav
played the McGinty act to perfection
but so quietly that even his work
men did not have a chance to rescu
him from the Lamoille river "soup''
and will not know the real facts unit
they read this. 1t is just as well.
A Gas Engine.
Earlier in the season we made men