News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-02-14
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hamel are visit

his evening JutTe WIN Do d leS uiui
communication ofMt. Vernon Lodge,
F. &. A. NJ.
Mrs. C. L. Shaw went to Burlington
and Essex Junction Monday for a
few days visit.
Fred Utton went to Worcester.
Mass, Saturday to bring back an
other fast stopper for the stable.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. p Healey returned
Tuesday evening from few days
visit in White River Junction.
The close buyer will find page seven
of this issue very interesting reading.
Peruse it and act accordingly.
Lyman q. Clark has an auction
sale of personal property at his farm
in Stowe next Wednesday. See bills.
Mrs. Laura F. Geed and Fred G.
Fleetwood reached Topeka, Kansas,
last week, so letter from Fred
states.
c. c. Warren of Waterbury was in
town last Thursday to see about the
work being done for him at the
tannery.
Will Utton went with "Ladv Lee"
to st. Johnsbury last Wednesday.
She is to go on to New York to the
horse sale,
The next regular meeting of the
L. A. s., No. IS, will be held Tuesday
evening, Feb. 20, at Edith Boynton's,
Bridge st.
The finders of small articles on the
street, that are of more Importance
to the owners, than anybody else
would, many times, confer favor by
letting the fact be known.
Storm does not dampen the ardor
of the N. E. O. P. society in the least,
as fifty couples "tripped tbelight fan
tastic" and partook refreshments at
its Valentine party last evening.
The rain storm set in Monday even
ing, lasting until Tuesday evening,
resulted in downpour of threeinches.
The snow fall since Nov. l is placed
at II inches, but very little of it re-
mains.
Clarence Thomas, who some months
ago sold his farm in the west part of
the town, has arranged to move to
Morrisville and will occupy one of A.
F. Whitney's tenements over in
Brooklyn.
If ever village had "tired feel
ing" look about it, that place was
MorrisvilIe and the date last evening
The streets were sloppy, the business
places closed at 6 O'Clock and the arc
lights failed to show up.
The Grange young people are re-
hearsing regularly for the play, GA
Fisherman,s s Luck" which they ex-
pect to present at Town Hall, March
2 and 3. Synopsis of play and cast
of characters given next week.
That snow fort that guards the en-
trance to Prior's bakery is the work
of the "kids," who are prompt to
take up military matters. 1t is from
such as these that the volunteers,
who have made the United States a
great military power, are recruited
from.
There was to have been an ex-
change of pulpits between Rev. l. P.
Booth, D. D., and Rev. j. G. Bennett,
of st. Adams last Sunday, but inter-
rupted by DR.. Booth being called to
Wolcott to preach funeral sermon.
The exchange is expected to take
place next Sundayif nothing happens
to prevent.
The Woman's Club met at the
house of Mrs. N. B. Blair Monday
evening, Feb. IL, and had an enjoya-
BILE meeting. After the Gleanings,
Mrs. Henry Fisk read an interesting
paper on "The Coup pd'etat." THE
ories" were well discussed by many
of the Club, and instructive Current
Events given.
Capt. Frank Kenfeld attended the
annual meeting of the Vermont Maple
Sugar Makers association at Ran.
dolph Wednesday and Thursday oil
last week. The genial captain was
i'll most of the time, which marred
his pleasure to no small extent, and
deprived the assemblage of his sage
counsel, to q large extent.
The first prizes at the Duplicate
Whist Club, last Thursday evening
went to DR.. j. Il. Robinson and Miss
Alice Doty, and the second ones tC
Mrs. o. M. Waterman and A. d
Thomas. This week Mrs. Fl. j. Dwi
nell and Mrs. E, A. Hart entertait
with Valentine party. Absenteel
should give prompt notice of MOI
being able to attend.
The Woman's Christian Tempe.
ance Union will meet on Thursday
: Feb. Is, at 3 o'clock sharp, at th
: home of Mrs. A. M. Burke on ParI
street. This meeting is held in OBJ
servance of one of the national re,
letter days, aud it is hoped the mem
9 bership will make an extra effort t,
be present. A cordial invitation i
t extended to all who are interested i
] temperance.
jim Russell's boys came into tow
3 last Friday with team that is no
seen as often in this section as whe
i Horace Greeley made the circuit {
e the Old Fair Grounds track, way bac
!. in the sixties, when forty yoke
s oxen was the motive power. Th