News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-11-22
The nonltrH season is here.

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Junction last Saturday.
Supt. Gordon is shipping two more
cars of fibre board this week.
The price paid for butter yesterday
ranged from 20 to % cents per
pound.
Miss Ella Barrows is home from
Barton to remain until after Thanks
giving.
T. G. Cheney was counsel in
lawsuit yesterday at Craftsbury and
won it.
Mrs. s. B. Doty and Master Chas.
Doty were in st. Albans from Friday
until Monday.
Judge Powers was in Swanton Fri
day, giving attention to post office
matters there.
Fl. L. Thompson, one of our aged
and respected citizens is confined to
his home by illness.
Mrs. Harrison Dodge and daugh-
ter, Miss Edith, returned from their
Montpelier visit Sunday.
C. F. Eddy, of Waitsfeld was look
ing after his creamery interests in
this section the first of the week.
Roscoe Sheldon, while not entirely
recovered from his recent accident,
resumed bis work in T. B. Ellis store
Monday.
W. NJ. Clark has been given the care
of Masonic hall. William will keep
it as prim as the most fastidious
could ask for.
Mrs. W. H. Storey transferred Mon
day the title to her farm on the Plains
to Henry Muckler of Johnson. Pos
session will be given next April.
1t is pleasing to note that Miss
Blanche Barrows, who has been criti-
cally i'll for months, has so far recov-
cred as to be able to be up and
around the house.
Policeman Camp of Swanton has
been placed under 500 bonds for the
killing of Frank Garland, a railroad
VOil Ii hCIOs
George W. Clark aud George M.
Powers were over in Franklin Coun-
ty last Thursday attending to some
legal matters. The two Georges
make a pretty strong team.
Capt. Kenfield attended the Fish
and Game banquet at Burlington
last week, ,as did Judge Powers. Geo.
Town was locker on, and he gives a
very thrilling account of the cap
tain's appearance on that occasion
A. G. West, who has been critically
i'll for some time has so far recovered
that he was able to be out OF doors
last Thursday and succeeding days
for a brief walk. His friends are
hoping that he will continue to mend
this direction
A telegraph wire has been strung
from the depot to A. R. Campbell's
store to give him the railroad time,
so that he can bett n do his work as
inspector of the railroad boys time
pieces, q position given him by the
railroad company.
We notice that some thrifty citizens
remove the caves troughs from their
buildings and store them away, upon
the approach of cold weather. 1t
looks to be a wise precaution, as the
frost then has no chance to break,
warp and twist the conductors out ot
shape. "a stitch in time" it would
seem.
That predicted meteoric display
advertised to come off last week, did
not show up very brilliantly. "Acoe
must have slipped somewhere.
Scientists apparently are no more in
tallible than the common herd. Those
who lost sleep by keeping late hours
can do the fighting, if they have 6
grievance.
The entering of houses by the gang
of sneak thieves that have been oper
eting around here and the surround
ing country is not wholly abated
Don't commit murder, but put 6
mark on any of them you can get at
1t will help wonderfully as a means
of Identification. Every mans house
is laid down in the common law al
his castle.
The legal fraternity of MorrisvillC
has been increased by the coming
here of States Attorney L. J. Thomp
son, from Wolcott. He studied law
In ex Coy. Hendee's office, anC
has been almost daily visitor since
locating at Wolcott, so that his
move is almost home coming. His
office will be in the Gleed Block
Tuesdays and Thursdays he will bt
in Wolcott.
Last Friday brought L. B. Boyn
ton and his.stock of clothing from
st. Johnsbury to the Darling Block
supplementing the stock there. Tht
room has been finely fitted up anC
arranged in very artistic manner
and there are heaps of goods to select
from. All are glad to welcome "Bing'
back and trust he will not again de
sert his native heath, except it be fol
a very limited time.
The Willing Workers of the Con
gregational church made variation
in their dime supper last Friday even