News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-08-15

Mrs. Eliza Cram svisitlng relatives
at Barre.
G. W. Lang is visiting at A. R.
Campbel's.
Smith Gates of Illinois is a guest OF
Ernest Gates.
See Cutters business notice. There
is an item of news in it.
Chas. Shaw was at Queen City Park,
Burlington, over Sunday.
The brass railing for the office II
the Warren Leather Co. arrived to-
day.
Miss Maud Hurlbut has gone home
for a two weeks vacation from A. 4.
Campbell's.
John Utton is at Old Orchard this
week, to see how Will Uttcn is hand
ling his string of horses.
Misses Lydia and Anna Barnes of
Bakersfield have been visiting their
sister, Mrs. j. A. Bundy.
Pensions. Jessie Sabin, South
Woodbury., $12; increase, Reuben
Hamblett, Bakersfield, $14.
Samples of last years apples from
! A. j. Douglass, have been left here
They are of the Ben Davis variety
and are plum as could be asked for.
Mrs. A. A. Niles and Miss Tia went
to Enosburg Falls this morning,
where the latter takes part in an en-
tertainment given at the opera house
this evening,
Those who were to furnish for the
NJ. E. Ladies' Aid. Aug. %, prefer to
put the expense of same into the
treasury, hence there'll be no supper.
A very sensible movement.
The Village Trustees at meeting
last evening planned for short sew
ers on Foundry street and on a street
leading to WhitDey's mill, and the
widening of Mill Hill street.
S. W. Beauac, while loading butter
boxes onto his dray this morning
was struck in the right eye by one
: falling from the pile; how seriously
cannot now be determined.
Mrs. U. G. Stowe was attacked by
: a vicious dog Monday and stverely
t bitten on the left arm. The wounC
l was dressed by DR.. Leach. The own
er of the canine promptly killed it.
f The storm Saturday night inter
fered with the electric lights just 6
trihe, the cause of the lights suddenly
disappearing and as quickly FesS
pearing bling a swaying telep1
wire.
Miss Lillian Fisk entef ffa taffae
mum Der of her Morrisville and z
} Park friends last Saturday evening
1t was very pleasant affair, despit,
D the tact that the electric lights fai lee
to work. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Matthews, who
have been at D. D. Matthews the
past week, completed their visit here
last evening and started on Their
homeward journey to Fort Coying
r ton, N. Y.
A. A. Niles has been busy for sever
al days notifying resident and non.
i resident taxpayers to come up tC
the captains office and st tile. This
provision OF the law makes a good
] deal of extra work.
T Alvin Gregg underwent an opera
tion Monday, which necessitated he
: removal of large portion of his eft
# heel, the surgeons in attendance be-
ing Dr. GeDge of Hyde Park, md
j, Drs. Rublee and Bates of Morrisvl lie.
a Geo. H. Bughee, the "trouble mln''
for the New EngIand TeleDhon. &
e Telegraph Co., who has been laid up
J, for several We ks on account ci a
broken limb, is hack on his job again
though cannot climb pole as eaIily
as formerly.
,. A real estate transfer of consider
@ able Importance was consummateC
n last week, whereby State Superin
!. tendent of Schools, Mason A. Stone
of Montpelier, became possessor o
. some extra fine residence property
= A. 2. Wheelock being the seller, tn,
= transfer covering that portion of tht
= Choate land Just north of and ad
joining Mr.. Wheelock's dorchester
n Heights summer residence property
and includes the one contemplated
q "hotel" site. 1t is an ideal location
e for home and easily accessible tc
all parts Of the village. Mr.. Stor
b will improve his purchase with a view
e to building a substantial residence
l and when 6one he will have grounds
e that will rank among the finest il
northern Vermont. This leaves Mr.
= Wheelock the land abutting on Maple
J. street, west CT Mr.. Stones purchase
D which will be plotted and streets
;. opened up, besides large tract to
the north, which should in the course
n OF few years be occupied by dwell
: ings of the better class. If anyone
!. can accomplish it, we know of no ont
q better fitted to do so than Mr.
Wheelock.
q Republican Rally at johnson.
Hon. John Barrett, Minister tC
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