News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-08-23
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was in the place last Wednesday on
business connected with the Noyes
suit against this village. He will
meet the villages attorneys mere
next Thursday for the purpose of
taking testimony for the Supreme
Court.
The herd of cattle on the Wilkins
farm occupied by W. S. Huntley we're
examined last Saturday by W. L.
Adams, the Morrisville veterinary.
Five head were found to be badly af-
fected with tuberculosis and they
were killed. A further examination
of the rest will be made later.
Col. Mcfarland and wife are ar
ranging for an extended trip in the
west next month. They will go to
Detroit, where the Colonel will attend
the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows. From there they go to
Oshkosh, Wis, and st. Paul, Mimi.
They will be absent three or four
weeks.
A party of six wheelmen took a BIZ
cycle trip to Montpelier and return
last Sunday. With the combination
of the elevated thermometric condi-
tions and the dry, dusty roads the
trip was somewhat difficult one,
and these gentlemen will now easily
"carry the banner" for long distance
bicycle riding.
Mrs. Griswold and Miss Matte
Kimball returned Friday from a ten
days outing at Caspian Lake. They
occupied a cottage adjoining that in
which Rev. III. L. Veazey and friends
were stopping, concerning whom
such a sensation was caused by the
mysterious drowning of Mr.. Veazey
and one OF the ladies of the party.
Through the Efforts of Horace
Waite the signatures of fifty-fve citi-
z9ns of this town were sent in to the
Christian Herald, such names to be
appended to letter of congratula-
ton to be sent to the Gar of Russia
upon his authorship of the peace
conference in the Netherlands and
the excellent results obtained thereby.
Mrs. G. B. Connors and children re-
turned last Thursday to her home in
Chippewa Falls, Wis, after spending
several months here with her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Afo Slayton and other
relatives. During their stay here
Mrs. Connors and the children made
many friends and that they may
again come this way is the wish OF
many.
Phfitp Peteris, WHO attempted to
murder his wife and then to take his
own life q couple of weeks ago at
johnson, was brought to Jail last
Thursday, DR.. PrentiSs aud a nurse
came along with him. He has i'm
proved so rapidly that the nurse has
been discharged and the doctor is not
obliged to give him close attention.
He will be given a hearing soon.
A special village meeting is called
for Saturday, Sept. 2, at 7.30 p. M,
to hear report OF trustees regarding
putting in sewer and to take action
on the same. The contemplated
sewer is from the hotel to Boardman
brook taking in Eden street and De-
pot street. 1t is estimated that $500
viii be the expense aud suggested
that abutters pay one-third of same.
About fifteen couples attended the
cotillion party at the Phoenix Friday
evening. The hall was protusely dec
GRATED with asparagus and presented
a very pretty appearance. Music for
dancing was furnished by Stones Or
chestra of Morrisville and refresh
ments of ice cream and cake from
Forster's bakery were spread during
the evening. Though the attend
ance was small on account OF the ex-
cessive heat, the AFFAIR was a most
pleasant one.
E. H. Wiley Of Vermilion, South
Dakota, visited in this place last
week. Mr.. Wiley is a former resi-
dent of this town and will be remem-
bered as having learned the printing
business here some thirty years ago.
He is now editor of a newspaper in
Vermilion. Mr. Wiley has been east
for several weeks and while in Wat
erville the house in which he was
stopping was destroyed by fire and
his trunk and other belongings were
lost. He finds this village hardly
recognizable after his long absence.