News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-25

udJ nlBuu Was dbl6uueQ Dy several
young men from this place.
Edwin Bullard, while unloading ice
one day last week, had cake fall
upon his right foot, bruising it quite
badly.
Lucius Noyes visited Elmore last
Sunday. Misses Alice Eastman and
Almedia PeO also spent Sunday up
that way.
?. T. Denio is getting another in
stallment of those efamous cultivators
and potato diggers ready for the
spring trade.
Perry Foster has so far recovered
from his fall on the ice few weeks ago
as to be able to get about with the
aid of a cane.
John Underwood, engineer on the
Hyde Park train, resumed his posi-
ton Monday, after two weeks lay.
off-necessitated by illness.
W. D. Manning, who has been
awarded the contract for dimension
timbers, ETC., for the new church, al
ready has the logs on the skids.
AT present the electric light system
has about 1900 house lamps on and
"a street lamps. This should indi-
cate that the system is very popular.
The annual church meeting and
roll-call comes Saturday. Dinner
will be served at 1890, after which
comes the business meeting. All
members are earnestly requested to
be present.
M. S. Hovey of st. Johnsbury was
in town Monday on business per-
tanning to the LiIley lumber wagons.
This was Mr.. Hovey's first visit over
this way and he allowed we had quite
a pretty village.
Excellent ice from Roddy's pond is
now being harvested. Almost every
body has an ice house or has engaged
next seasons supply from the local
dealer. Ice has become a necessary
commodity for housekeepera.
The Rebekahs" held their semi
monthly meeting last evening, at
which two were initiated-the work
being performed for the first time by
the new officers and in a most admi-
rable manner. Refreshments and a
social time followed. The attend
ance was large.
The timely discovery of a fire at
the depot last Sunday morning pre-.
vented what might have been a seri.
Gus, copHagration In some wav.
through defect in the heating appa-
ratus, some Goals had dropped under
the furnace and smouldered, but for
tunately no draft could get at them.
Stone for the new charch is being
drawn these days in good quantities.
This is an excellent time to do this
and parties who have promised stone
can lind no better time to draw than
now. Anybody who wishes TO help
along the enterprise in this direction.
even ii they haven't been asked. NAV
teei assured that th~ir donation will
be gratefully appreciated.
A. H. Keeler left town Monday
evening and will not he back until
next Tuesday. The cause of his de-
parture and absence is what has been
surmlsed for some time, matrimo-
nial effiir. He has gone to Brock
vile, 2. Q. whore on Saturday next
the allance will by cOnsumated by
his dpstinies with one of Ca
nada's fair daughters After visiting
Montreal and other points of interest
they will come to HYDE Park and
take up their abode in the cosy Col
lln1 cottage on Prospect Avenue. A
hearty welcome awaits them.
The supper given by the ladies of
the Catholic parish last Wednesday
evening was well attended. The sup.
per, which was a very fine one, was
served in good style. During the
evening piano solos were given by
Lucian Dessaulniers and Miss Mary
Beamlac, the latter also rendered
several songs. After supper u prom.
'nade and general good time was
nduIged in, the merry-making keep.
NO up TO midnight. About $50 we're
the receipts of the evening. FIR.
Rand. AS well as the ladies OF the par
sh, wish to return thanks for the lib
'ral patronage bestowed.
The young ladies. not to be out
lone by the boys, have organized
l debating club and will discuss ques.
ions applicable to the times. A
Meeting was held with Miss Page last
Friday evening and a question re-
sarding fire department received
general discussion. We believe it
vas conceded that fire departments
we're good things to have in all we'll
regulated amilies-or rather villages.
10 the meeting to be held this week
he Club will be named, coustitu-
ion adopted, and then the Club will
ransact business with regularity
nd despatch. Esto perpetua !
C. Il. Alger and wife of Wolcott do
ot get along very harmoniously to-
ether. They evidently "agree to
isagree. F." It appears that the hus-
and seeks all means possible to an
oy his wife. The latest move is a
barge OF forgery and on the estrength
1 this charge she was arrested last
eek and brought to Jail. The wife
loims that she Ohtainad mnnov of