News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-03

| loss Is ABOUT 30 900 with some
S3 1000 insurance.
Prof. G. E. Conant Of Chicago. q
grandson of the late Charles Reed.
has given up lucrative position as
instructor of German and Spanish in
Washburn College at Topeka, Kan
sas, to accept a position as teacher
OF English in the Philippines at a.
salary of $1,000. He will sail this
month.
The suggestion of Col. SAWYER at
the village meeting Monday night,
that our streets be approximately
named, preference being given to
tae names of early settlers, is a good
one and ought to ba acted upon.
Commonwealth Avenue" Cream
cry Street" depot HILL" &C., are
not very euphonious.
The heat of last week beats the
memory of the OLDEST inhabitant.
Friday afternoon in various places
it was 1902 in the shade. Saturday
was about the same. This is the
hottest for June ever known by many,
while of course there are some, a few,
who remember "before the war;
when it was much hotter.
Messrs. Child and Putnam of Brat
tleborO, who have the agency of the
Travellers Ins. Co. for New Hamp-
shire and Vermont state that Glenn
Wilkins of this place wrote more in
surance for them the past six months
than any other OF their agents and
that one-third of their Vermont busi-
ness was done by BIN. Glenn is q
hustler sure.
A game of base ball was played
here yesterday between the Norris
vile and Rvde Park clubs with Wood
ward and Miner as battery for the
visitors and Cheney and Jackson for
the home team. The umpires we're
E. Wright and Roy Eaton. Thegame
was too one-sidPd to be interesting,
the score being % to 10 in favor of
the Hyde Park nine. The best feature
of the game was the home run made
by Jackson in the fourth inning.
DR.. Genge and wife entertained a
few of their friends Monday evening
in an Informal way, in honor of
" Dominion Day" The evening was
very pleasantly spent in social inter-
courla with & liharel al -wqrce of
vocal and instrumental music and a
fine display of fireworks. Choice re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent we're Norris Blake and wife of
Worcester, Mass; Miss Edythe Et-
we'll OF Ontario; H. Crane and wife,
Mrs. E g. Page, Herbert Christy and
wife, A. Fl. Keeler and wife and Dr.
Bates of Morrisville. The occasion
was greatly enjoyed by all,
Andy Cowan has been helping S. B.
Waite do his haying. Ole day last
week Andy left the hay-tedder up in
front of Denio's blacksmith shop
while he event in to see a man."
Andy staid longer than The horses
liked and so they made break for
Main street, getting up a 2 40 clip.
They crossed the street but the space
between hitching post and tele-
phone pole was too narrow for the
tedder to pass through and so horses
and part of the machine parted
company. The tedder was COM
plete wreck and Andy "sadder but
wiser man."
Another one of those domestic
broils, which are becoming too fire.
quent, occurred at the bakery Mon
day. From little unpleasantness,
John addressed his wife in terms not
Of an endearing nature which she re-
sented by throwing a dipper filed
with water at him. John then took
matters in his own hands and horse
whipped heT-very severely it is said.
Complaint was made to Town Grand
Juror Waite and the necessary papers
we're issued and John spent Tuesday
hight with Sheriff Robbins. This
morning R. W. Hulburd appeared for
ohm, furnished bail, $4,000, and the
ase is continued one week.
The adjourned village meeting came
If Monday evening. There was a
lrge attendance, all being interested
1 the matter of sewers. Capt. Waite,
S moderator, presided with his usual
ecoming dignity and kept the meet
lg on strict parliamentary rules.
hartman Mcfarland of the board of
'ustees submitted a report as to
aver Investigations and made a
lotion which was finally adopted
lat $500 now on hand and S4OO or
lereabouts from the highway funds
this year be used for sewers. The
ork is to commence on Eden street
nd be continued down Depot hill to
brook and then, as far as
e money goes, beginning be made
I a sewer from the hotel westward
Bishop hill and so on to the river.
4 assessment to all abuters was
tied, the amount to be not less
an $500 nor more than $500, to
left to the discretion of che trustees.
,marks of an interesting character
to this were made by
veral. The best Of feeling prevailed
id nobody left until the sewer ques-
IN was settled. By this action, a
stem of sewerage will be inaugu-
ted this year, which in two or three
ars will be completed without sad
ng any great debt upon the village.
he matter of meterinU the electric