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

Mrs. George Houghtonspent sever
al days last week with friends in
Barre.
II. L. Spear and wife left for Bos-
ton Monday night, to attend tuner-
al of Mr.. Spears cousin.
Miss Mabel Miller, who spent the
Academy vacation in Waterville, has
resumed her school duties.
Post Meeting Saturday, March II,
at p. N. Let there be a. full attend
ance, as there is work to be done.
F. P. Keeler was here for while
Monday, and aside from hard cold
appeared just as natural as ever.
If agreeable, get out your: sprig OF
Shamrock Saturday, in honor OF Ire
lands patron saint-St. Patrick.
There will be meeting of the Sons
of Veterans at the office of Hall d
Cheney, Monday, Mar. 10, at s p. m.
The New England Telephone Co.
has been distributing a booklet CIV
ing toll rates and other information.
All the members of the l.. A. S. No.
II, are invited to meet at Mrs. A. l..
Cheney's Tuesday evening, March 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Rosenberg ar
rived here last evening and are Occu-
pying their new home on Summer
street.
A good many loads of snow, taken
from around the business places,
have been dumped into the river dur
ing the past week.
Coral Chapter, No. 16, O. E. s. will
meet in regular convocation at Ma.
sonic Hal! next Tuesday evening at
Z o'clock, March 2.
NJ. s. Stone and Miss Addie L.
Griswold of Montpelier were here last
week to attend the funeral of their
uncle, B. 0. Shaw.
The last entertainment of the Busi.
ness Mems course comes this evening
Being the last, it will byno means be
the least, in point of merit.
j. J. Morse, who has purchased the
|. A. White residence on Pleasant
street, expects to move his family
here from Stowe next week.
George ?. browne went to Boston
the first of the week on a goods buy.
ing trip for 6. K. Currer & Co., and
will probably be absent all the week
A. d. Thomas has so far recovered
from the injuries received severa
weeks since by being thrown from
his sleigh, as to be able to be about
the house some, but can walk only
by the aid of crutches.
The newly elected Mayor of Barre
is brother of l.. d. Hersey of this
village. Ifthe Mayor brother is half
way as industrious as our tOwnsman
Barre can look for the most energetic
city government administration il
ever experienced.
The N. E O. P. people, reaching out
into new fields of benevolence, will
give benefit to "Wick" Field, Fri
day night, March %, Paul Bros
furnishing the music. All are invitet
and good time may be expected
The bill calls only 35 cents-no
heavy, but it may do "power o
good"
The Woman's Club observed al
annual event last week-the enter
tanning of the gentlemen friends O
the club. The attendance was not 81
large as could be desired, so mem
Der said, but pleasant evening wa
the result, she also desired that it b
stated the next meeting was Marcl
10, and that all should be present.
An Epworth League social at Mr.
and Mrs. A. r. Campbell's is on th
social program for next Friday even
ing, having been postponed thre
times, for various causes. This vii
not by any means detract from tn
eDjoyableness of the evenings enter
tainment. You will meet with a col
dial reception.
Fisk & Slocum are making a gener
al change in their business affairs
the latest one being the sale of thei
interest ia the Maplewood Sugar an
Syrup Co. to Geo. G. Cary of 81
Johnsbury and l.. B. Boynton, N. I
Blair retaininghis interest. The nev
firm expects to largely increase th
business, and desire the hearty &C
operation of the producers to accom-
plish it, and invite them to call.
Seemingly there is an upward ter
dency in Morrisyille affairs tina
would Indicate renewal of forme
times. The transfers of real estat
are not Lingering in the lap {
spring." but have been crowdin
each other in rapid fashion. 1t
known that better economic cond
tions pertain in the cities and manu
featuring centers. and it's reachin
out into the so-called rural center
thus early is feature to lend Ell
couragement to go ahead here i
! Morrisville as we'll as elsewhere. Kee
things humming.
Mrs. A. d. Thomas has received th
news of the death of her aunt, Mr.
Mary Ellis, which occurred at Mer
asha, Wis. Feb. 27, aged 90 year.
eight months and 10 days. Mr.
Ellis will be remembered by many
) the older people of Stowe as Mis