News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-25
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]. j. Billings has purchased John
Scofeld's place on Park street and
will take possession in about one
month.
The News AND CITIZEN manage
ment will soon have arrangements
completed so that the paper will be
again printed at home.
J. NJ. Jackson returned last Friday
night, after an absence of several
weeks, passed in visiting relatives
and friends in different parts of Can
ada.
Francis Bailey, who occupies the
Washburn Spaulding farm on the
Randolph road, returned Monday
from Biddeford, Me-, where he has
been spending the summer.
Mcmahon, the barber, formerly of
the O'Brien shop on Main street, and
more recently working at his trade
in the Lamoille House, has left in
search of more lucrative fields.
Master George Thomas brought
several ripe raspberries to this office
yesterday, that he had just picked
near the village, making the unquali-
fed statement that they were curl
osity. We agree with George.
Hall & Cheney have discontinued
the sale of the New York journal, the
new arrangement taking effect after
last Saturday night. This is in keep
ing with the idea of the firm of giving
the public only the best of everything.
Frank Eggleston has finished work
for A. F. Whitney and has moved his
family to the home of his father in
the west part of the town. Frank
Bassett succeeds him at the mill and
will occupy the house vacated by
Mr.. Eggleston.
A party from Fall River, Mass,
who are interested in the mines of
New England mining Co. at Eden
were in town the last of the past
week. The party was driven to the
scene of action last Friday, where
they made an inspection of the mines,
which are now being worked.
The Hardwick and Peoples Acad-
envy foot ball teams met on the
Old Fair Grounds last Saturday af-
ternoon. Result 81 to 0, in favor Of
Peoples Academy. A game will be
played with Hyde Park on the same
grounds next Saturday. An exciting
game will be assured. All come.
J. NJ. Foss & Son will soon have fol-
their kaleidoscope entertainmentsomt
pictures of Mckinley taken just pre-
ious to the assassination, showing the
President escorting Mrs. Mckinley
to a seat on the platform, and also
showing President Melburne in thu
act of introducing the President.
The marriage OF Miss Mary Jackson
Oldest daughter of James Jackson
and one of Morrisvilie's most esti
mable young ladies, to Walter Strong
of Hyde Park, was solemnized at tn
Jackson home on Summer street th
afternoon at four o'clock. Rev. DR.
Booth performed the ceremony in tn
presence of few relatives and friends
New telephones have been installed
by the N. E. telephone company il
the past few days as follows:-A
Johnson, Chas. III. Stearns, residence
F. D. Prindle, residence; the McFar
land Co., store. In MorrisvilIe, A. +
Whitney, residence and mill; j. +
Thomas, store; A. G. Hamel, resi-
dence; W. s. Cheney, residence.
Two new crossings, to take tn
place of the old ones taken up thi
summer, have been put in on Mai
street the past week, and the thir'
one will be laid in front of the Divine
pharmacy in few days. Truste
Hutchins has done much good wOr
on the streets this summer and tn
grumblers in this direction are CON
paratively few.
A quiet wedding took place o.
High street Monday evening, whe
Mrs. Ida Briggs, formerly of Boston
Mass, was united in marriage to Mr.
. VIM. Johnson of Stowe, Rev. NJ.
Eddy officiating. The ceremony wa
witnessed by.a very few relatives an
friends of the couple. Mrs. Brigg
has resided in the Mayott house o
High street for the past year, and
highly spoken of by her small circl
of acquaintance and friends. Tn
groom is a respected resident {
Stowe. They will make their futur
home in Morrisville.