News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-24
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A. II. Copley of Boston, made a
flying visit to this place last week.
He returned home on Wednesday.
The Board of Civil Authorities
meet at the Town Clerks office Satur-
day the 9th for the abatement of
taxes.
Attention is called to the sale of
land for taxes by Sheriff Stevens.
He intends that there will be more to
follow.
Miss Margaret Sullivan of Willis
ton, commences work here February
1st., as stenographer in the county
clerks Office.
Warren Noyes has given up college
and gone to work for Swift & Co.,
the provision men. Just now he is
located at Jersey City.
A goodly number of Democrats,
free silver and otherwise, are plan
ming to take in the Bryan meeting
at Montpelier February I'd.
Geo. Sherwin and wife and son
Dana, of Burlington, came to town
Saturday night. Mr.. Sherwin re-
naming until Monday while his wife
and son stayed few days longer.
M. D. Whitney returned Tuesday
from few days visit at Middlebury,
Granville and other places. He COM
bined business with pleasure and
allows that he had a good time at
both.
F. N. Keeler, the lessee of the Hotel
Phoenix for the past eight years, has
surrendered his lease to the Hyde
Park Hotel Company and at present
the house is in charge of Thomas
Hanley.
The heavy rains of Saturday last
took off the snow to a great extent
and flooded the streets with water,
and the freeze of that evening made
the streets and walks decidedly slip
perry for pedestrians.
Ice harvesting on Roddy's Pond
has commenced. 1t is not up to the
usual standard, being only about a
foot thick with six inches of snow.
Still, considering the sort of weather
we have had, it is as good as could be
expected.
A. V. Wiswell has been making
improvements on the interior of his
residence. He has had his house
wired for electricity and the "iuice"
was turned on to his residence last
Thursday evening. Watch "lifters"
will now give that place the go by.
There was very pretty wedding at
st. Teresa g church Tuesday morning.
The contracting parties were John
Foy of Morrisville and Miss Julia
Rocks of Morristown. The brides
maid was Miss Rose Rocks and the
bridegroom John Rocks, sister and
brother of the bride. Rev. FIR. Rand
performed the ceremony.
The annual dinner and business
meating of the Cong'l church of this
place comes next Saturday after
noon. Dinner will be served at
l o'clock, after which will come the
business meeting. As this will be the
last gathering of the kind in the old
church, it is hoped that all members
will make a special effort to be
present. The occasion will be an in
teresting one.
Harry Nichols, who now lives at
Stanbridge, P. @, came here last
week for his two children, Robert and
Mary, who have lived for some time
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sands. He has provided home for
them and will have them with him
hereafter. The grandparents have
been very kind to the little ones and
were they able to, would have kept
them with them.
The United States mail reached the
postoftice little ahead of schedule
Cime Tuesday morning. The faithful
carrier, Cushing Nichols, was driving
up from the depot with his trusty
steed when something struck his
sleigh causing the horse to run. The
sleigh upset, spilling out the driver,
and the horse made quick time for
the postottice, reaching there all right.
"Cush" after righting himself up fol-
lowed along, arriving at his destina-
ton none the worse Tor his escapade,
but awfnlly scared.
Notice of the death of Mrs. Sever
ance, mother of A. l.. Goddard, was
received here last Friday. Her death
occurred at Colchester, where she had
been stopping with her step-son,
since last October. MIR. and Mrs.
Goddard were there at the time of
her death. Mrs. Severance has for
some time made her home here with
her son and was held in high regard
by all who knew her. The funeral
took place Tuesday and the remains
were taken to East Franklin tor
burial. Charles Goddard and Miss
Alice Goddard attended the funeral.
Hyde Park Centre.