News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-10-17
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The work OF rebuilding Moses
Goodhue's house on Railroad street,
goes merrily on. When repairs are
made, Moses will have a handsome
as we'll as commodious residence.
The Odd Fellows have in contem-
platiOn whether to remain where they
are for another decade or to lease
the upper part of the town hall. The
matter will be settled Friday evening,
Oct. 26.
The booklets for the Home Culture
Club, containing the topics for '0O-1,
are inst out from the News AND
CITIZEN press. In addition to the
topics, list of officers, committees,
ETC., is given.
Russell Pagereturned Tuesday from
his European trip. He was gone
about two months and visited Glas-
gov, Paris, London, Stratford-on-
Avon and other points. He reports
a very pleasant trip.
The Home Culture Club" holds it's
next meeting tomorrow, Thursday,
afternoon in the church parlor. The
topics for considera ton are Cliff
dwellers" by Mrs. Edith Keller and
"French Literature" by Mrs. E. F.
Page.
We publish on page an interesting
letter from E. NJ. Stevens, son of
Sheriff Stevens. ED" treats on the
liquor question, high license and pro-
hibitiOn, and hiS extensive travels
enables him to write knowingly. The
letter is we'll worthy of perusal.
Geo. White of Montpelier was at
Judge Whites the first of the week.
He was on his way to Z len, South
pond, where be will camp for couple
of weeks, Rowing and hunting will
occupy great part of his time. He
brought a bOlt up with him from
Montpelier.
Arrangements have been made for
train accommodations for the lecture
course at Morrisville. There must be
a guarantee of at least 35 passengers
to ensure a special train after each
lecture. As 80 lecture tickets have
been sold, there will be no doubt of
the above number.
The aged mother of P. NJ. Hurlburt
received a very serious fall this morn
| ing about two o'clock. Dr. Slayton
was summoned and found fracture
! of both bones of the forearm, also
fracture of the wrist and hip joints.
Owing to the serious nature of her
inju,i and extreme age (ab0ut 81,
recovery is very doubtful.
The game OF foot ball between the
school team of this place and the
Hardwick school team, at the latter
place last Saturday, resulted in a
victory for Hardwick, the score being
60. Our boys say it was a good
game and that they were treated
finely by their competitors. The
team will play at Morrisville next
Saturday.
The Ladies Aid Society has organ
led for the season by electing the fol-
lowing officers President, Mrs. H.
NJ. Noyes; Vice President, Mrs. A. V.
WiswelI; Secretary and Treasurer,
Mrs. II. NJ. Mcfarland; Directors,
Mrs. S. B. Waite, Mrs. N, G. Wood,
Mrs. l.. Fl. Lewis. A series of sociables
are being planned, the first of which
will be given at an early date.
The Catholic fair opens up to night
with an oyster supper, 1t will con-
tinue every evening the remainder of
the week. This evening the doors
will open at $50. Supper served
from 6 to o. Admission, including
supper, % cents. Thursday evening
there will be lecture by FIR. Lynch of
st. Johnsbury. His SUI jet will be
"a Haunted City" Friday eve1ing,
promenade and social. Saturday
evening, social and drawing of prizes.
Ol the last three evenings, doors
open at Z O'Clock; admission, 10
cents. Everybody invited.
Samuel B. Meacham, former resi-
dent of this place, but for the past
eighteen years a resident of Ellen
, dale, North Dakota, died at that
place Oct. 4th last. Mrs. VIM. Max
field of this place is one of his surviv-
ing children. The North Dakota
Record says of him -
Mr.. Meacham was born in Fairfield, in the
state of Vermont, on the 4th day of April
1882, and was therefore SiXty-eight years
and six months old at the time OF his death
| He has been twice married and by his first
wife (who has been dead many years. he had
five children, who are all living. Two daugh
ters and one son are still living in Vermont
and one daughter resides in Chelmsford
Mass His other son, Justin S. Meacham
, resided in this city for many years and re
l moved with his family to Central Lake, in
3 the state of Michigan, where he still lives.
, He was married to Mrs. May Denio, thu
present Mrs Meachafn at Morrisville, Yer
mont, on the 3tst day of May, 1874.
= Samuel b. Meacham came to Glendale IL
| May, 1882, when the town was being lao
! out, and has ever since resided here For O
time he acted superintendent for Mrs
] Bishop in the Bishop House, of which h,
afterwards became proprietor and changed
its name to Central House. In the fall o
1882, Mrs Meacham aud her two daughter'
came on, and Mrs. Meacham taught the first
Z school in Bllendale during the winter folio W
ing in the building now occupied by Charles
| Pfromer as a bakery. Mr.. Meacham's two
step-daughters, Eta and Mabel, who cam,
here young girls with their mother in the fal
of 1882, are both married, the first to ID, l.
: Geer, and the latter TO X. W. Dickey, agen
, | for many years for the Milwaukee road here
= Mr. Meacham has been fairly prosperous
{ in business here, but for several years ha
the effects of disease. He was compelled {,
: close his hotel, and has for several years beer
unable TO manage his affairs with his forme
4 energy and ability He has been one of tn