News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-10-18

Marshall Shattuck of Worcester.
Mass, who has been rusticating for
few weeks with relatives in Eden,
visited friends here last Friday be.
fore returning to Worcester Satur-
day.
Tom Hanley, clerk at the Phoenix,
has been confined to his room for
several days with fever, but is now
rapidly convalescing. Harold Waite
has been on duty in his place at the
hotel.
The stores here did not close on
Dewey Day." but in order that the
men folks might go to Montpelier the
wives of the two leading stores
abandoned household duties and
kept shop.
George Brill and family spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Bakersfield
with relatives. Bloom Palmer of
Morrisville "subbed" at the station
during his absence, with Capt. Waite
as overseer.
Owing to the continued illness of
his father, Rev. Mr.. Taylor will not
return to Hyde Park this week. Ser
vices will be held as usual next Sun
day, a supply being provided or a
sermon read.
The work of repairing the court
house progresses finely. A handsome
wainscoting of southern pine has
been put on the courtroom and the
work of putting on the steel ceiling
has commenced.
Rev. Fl. E. Loehlin of North HYDE
Park gave a discourse at the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning
upon the proceedings of the Interna-
tional Congregational Council recent
ly held in Boston.
Wallace Grant of Rome, Georgia,
was a guest at Mrs. A. P. Smalley's
last Wednesday and Thursday. He is
still working in the interest of the
Fairbanks Scale works, where he has
been engaged for many years.
Curtis Brown of Belvidere has re-
Gently killed his 18th bear. Curtis
has killed every one of these "unaid-
ed and alone" and therefore claims
to be the champion bear killer of
Vermont. Surely "Spunky Lamoille"
is ahead on bears.
Tue marriage of Miss Lucy Wat
son to H. s. Richardson took place
at Morrisvlle last Wednesday. After
short trip in Canada they will take
up their abode in Morrisville. The
bride has many friends here who ex-
tend hearty congratulations.
Holders of season tickets for the
Morrisville lecture course will be con-
veyed by F. G. Currier for Is cents
per round trip. This is much better
than going on the train, as team will
notstartso early and passengers will
be called for at their residence.
L. W. Boomhower, who has been
absent seven weeks, returned home
Monday evening. During his alb
sence he visited Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, New Bruins wick and Nova
Scotia. He spent three weeks in the
latter place and reports fine trip.
Hyde Park was largely represented
at the Dewey celebration at Montpe-
lier last Thursday. Every body had
good time and pronounced it one
of the events of irlifetime. Never
theless those who went down and
back the same day, are not anxious
to repeat the trip just at present.
Miss Flora Slayton, formerly en-
ployed as stenographer in F. R.
Child's Office, but recently filling
like position in Holyoke, Mass, has
secured a lucrative situation with
lumber firm in Sault st. Marie, Ont,
and left for that city last Friday,
after attending the Dewey celebra-
ton at Montpelier.
It's strange how many people do
mistake the location of the liquor
agency. Almost every day some one
will go to the houses on either side
thinking they are headed for the right
place. On Monday one of our local
physicians drove into Mrs. Grimes
dooryard before he saw his mistake.
Perhaps a guide board might be
purchased with the profits.
The Academy base ball team van
quished the Johnson club on the lat
ter's grounds Saturday afternoon,
thus closing the season by recover
ing some of the laurels lost during
the past season. The boys have
played in rather hard luck all the
season and victories have been be-
tween long intervals. Both clubs
played somewhat listlessly Saturday,
but the score was kept close enough
to make it quite exciting. The re-
sulting score was IA to II.
A musical will be given at the Town
Hall Saturday evening next, under
the auspices of NJ. ID. Whitney's Sun
day school class. The program will
consist of vocal and instrumental
DUETS. solos and readings by the
young ladies of the class, assisted by
Mrs. A. H.Keeler, Mrs. E. G. Page,
Miss Lilah Waite, c. s. Leach and NJ.
D. Whitney. Prof. L. NJ. Roscoe of
Waterbury will render a solo and
assist in the DUETS. Following the
program refresments will be served.
The entertainment is for the benefit
of the new church and the young