News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-10-03


pelier Monday.
D. W. Stewart of Bakersfield was
doing business here Monday.
Geo. F. Earle and A. G. Small re-
turned from New York Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Stiles have re-
turned to C. S. Wilder's from weeks
stop in their old home in Jericho.
Miss Mary Fisk went Monday to
Boston to pursue her kindergarten
studies in Miss Wheelock's school.
Have you seen those souvenirs in
Campbell's window, representing the
Academy and High School buildings?
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Sherman and
children returned from their carriage
drive through the lower end of the
county last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Blair and Mr..
and Mrs. D. P. Healey were in Mont
pelier over Sunday as guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Zlra Griswold.
The big granite steps in front of G.
J. Slayton's store were taken out
and the foundation raised several
inches before being replaced.
The auction sale of Mrs. Jane A.
Leach is set for l O'Clock Saturday
afternoon. The list of property is
quite large, and interests nearly all
classes.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. T. Jewett had a
very pleasant family gathering on
Monday, Oct. l, at their home in
honor of the S4th birthday anniver-
sary of their aunt, Mrs. John Terrill.
Mrs. l. P. Booth went to Randolph
Monday to welcome an arrival in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis P. Booth.
1t is boy and, as it is the first grand
child, DR.. Booth is beaming over with
pleasure.
Mrs. Lucy SIayton met with a
fall at Cal. Slayton's home last
week. No bones were broken but she
received many bruises, which per.
son over 70 years old does not rapid
ly recover from, though nothing SER!
Gus is expected.
! "Fido," the canine household pet
of Mr.. and Mrs. HI. j. Fisher, was sc
severely bitten by some one of the
=. three or four large dogs in town that
bear so close a resemblance to eacE
other that it is easy to prove al
alibi, that "Fido" had to be killed
None but those who have lost pei
, can realize the sorrow it entails.
The 2Sth annual meeting of thu
First Vermont Cavalry Society will
be held at Montpelier Oct. 10, it be
ing the Both anniversary of the bat
b tie of Cedar Creek, in which this regi
y ment took a conspicuous part. La
moille county furnished a large quo
ia to make up this crack regiment
d many of whom will probably be in at
. tendance at this reunion.
The lyceum at the Academy las
S Friday evening was attended by al
: unusually large number of peopl,
both old and young. The question
Resolved "That the American Troops
4 should be recalled from China" wat
o discussed by Misses Booth, Tyndall
y Peck and Smith, and was decided by
the Board cf Decision in favor of th,
affirmative, but the House decided
! on the merits of the question, tina
e the troops had better remain il
t China, for a time at least. During
r the evening Mrs. Charles Gleed favored
the audience with a piano solo, Mis-
Buker gave a recitation, Miss Brendt
' Harris and Irene Pike vocal solos
5 and James Clarke a banjo solo. Th
e lyceum was followed by a social il
Academy hall.
J. S. Kennison fourished arounC
o town considerably Monday afternoon
e and evening. Ernest Gates, who il
q clerking at Munson's store, noticed {
l. man picking up pair OF rubbers ant
T. an overcoat from place on the op
= posite side of the street and followed
. the fellow. The goods taken belong
: ed to G. II. Small. Policeman Drowl
soon located the fellow and he had ,
: hearing before Justice Niles Tuesday
morning, when it was conclusivel,
shown that the overcoat and gun
n shoes we're found in Kennison's bug
gy. Kennison in his own behalf Sc
j. up an eloquent plea about the uncer
|. tainty of circumstantial evidence, bu
!; his honor assessed him s. and costs
the non-payment of which meant
Journey to Rutland, Deputy Sherit
! G. E. Town taking the prisoner il
q charge. He paid.
The Warren Leather Co. has no
e got the Lion Tannery completed yet
q by any means, but the work is ia
d enough along 80 that finishing wor
?. has been commenced on the tame
stock already on hand, and expt
- rienced leather workingmen are bein
u u added to the force as fast as possible
q The big whistle let forth its initie
= "toot" last Thursday. With on
boiler in operation, it does not Civ
forth an oppressive noise, and were
Z otherwise, it would be joyful soun
le to our citizens, after the enjoine
a silence of several months to make
!, new and enlarged plant OF the oil
: -Morrisvile tannery. 1t has been th
Ie largest manufacturing institution |