News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-03-14


E. E. Harris has transferred to E.
j. Dunham the Barnes property on
Portland street, the consideration
being $500. 1t ia understood that
Leon Emmons vii! occupy it.
Heman Prior sold his fine pair of
chestnut horses Saturday for $500
to F. ]. Smalley, who resoId them to
Fisk & Slocum few hours later.
Miss Mabel Durivage of Lowell is
visiting at Fl. j. Edmunds' for few,
days. She is one of the primary
teachers in Brigham Academy, Bak-
ersfeld.
The State Dental Society meets at
st. Johnsbury next week and Drs.
Minott and Robinson will be in at
tendance and take part in the pro-
ceedings.
B. A. Davis, who has been in the
employ of A. G. Hamel for the past
year in his draying business has com
pleted his work and is succeeded by
Orrin Russell,
The Burlington High School Banjo
and Mandolin Clubs will give an en-
tprtainment here the evening of Mar.
30. More extended notice will ap-
pear next week.
j. HI, Atchinson was in Burlington
last Thursday, talkinginsurance with
the purchasers Of the Vermont Life
Insurance Company business, a COM
pany he has represented for years.
At the Duplicate Whist Clubs last
Thursday evening meet. Miss Emily
Rublee, won first honors for Mrs. A.
d. Thomas, who had to be absent,
and f. G. Browning won the first
prize for gentlemen. Those members
unable to attend tomorrow " evening,
should give notice to the entertain
ers, Mrs. Geo. S. HoughtOn and Mrs.
0. M. Waterman.
The kindly old man, with the Inca
ments speaking of a well,spent life,
who has seen Morristown grow from
small proportions to more preten-
tious ones, who very frequently came
in to inquire for Editor Lewis, and
get off some little pleasantly, will
henceforth be missed from the NEWS
AND CITIZEN office in Morrisville. His
name was B. o. Shaw.
Rev. Daniel Gregory, pastor of
the A. G. church has moved to North
Hyde Park, where he has purchased
2 lot and will build a residence. Mr..
$40 Mrs. Gregory have resided here
for nearly two years, and have made
many friends, who will regret their
departure. Mr.. Gregory will contin-
ue to hold services here as usual at
the A. G. church, as well as at North
Hyde Park.
Stone Brothers, Percy E. and AL
ton W., succeed Fisk & SIocum in the
butter business, sending out their
first order blanks yesterday to the
many customers Fisk & Slocum have
been furnishing butter. The retiring
firm gives it's successors hearty and
unstinted endorsement to guide non
resident buyers, aud the 'boys" are
well enough known here to need no
introduction to our butter-makers.
C. G. Warren of Waterbury and
Chas. H. Stebling of Milwaukee, Wis,
are in town looking over the tannery
Mr.. Stebling is an expert, and is max
ing plans for the new leach room,
which will cost several thousand dol.
lars. We understand Mr.. Warren
talks of organizing a'stock company
and it is said Fisk & Slocum are con
sidering a proposition to take part
of the stock. As fast as develop
ments are made mention will be
made.
Suit has been brought by c. G. Bal
lard of this town against the town o.
Enosburg for $4,000 damages fol
injuries sustained by being thrown
over highway embankment, the
entire outfit going over, Mr.. Ballard
remaining where he landed during
the entire night, and rescued by 6
passerby the following morning. The
plaintiff in the case was a resident o
Bakersfield at that time, coming
here since and living with his father
The case comes up at the June tern
of Lamoile County Court. Geo. M
Powers is of course for Ballard.
Talk about changeable weather.
if Vermont don't "take the cake" anC
the whole bakery, some people arr
mistaken. Friday morning there wat
every indication that general break
up was at hand and the sugarlnE
season was to start in early. TheT
cold blast came down from th'
great north west with compressed ali
frigidness, making Sunday and Mon
day about as disagreeable as human
endurance can Withstand, with th'
advent of warmer weather some fear
are expressed as to the outcome,
too sudden, with the large amour
of snow on the ground. Better b.
prepared.
Taxes Voted.
Here is list of taxes voted b,
panh fnwn in this comfy aft the Tow