News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-11-13


of the season.
The water at the plant is very low
and unless we have a good rain be-
fore winter sets in motive power up
there will be at premium. The day
power, because of this, was shut down
several hours the first of the week.
Th "Modern Woodmen" held a
meeting last evening and made Law
renee Sawyer and Elmer Whitcomb
members of the order. This organi-
cation is growing, and the knights of
the forest takegreat pleasure in their
weekly gatherings.
Markets are about the same as
last week. Butter, no grade, Is to
IT, separator 1S to 10, fancy 20;
eggs % chickens II fowls 9; tur-
keys a to 16; potatoes SO. Indi-
cations are that Thanksgiving poul-
try will be lower than last year.
Village Collector Thorpe reports
the taxes pretty we'll in, except a few
delinquents to whom he has sent
notice and whom if response is not
made by the time given "wilI have
to take the consequences" Will
doesn't believe in dilly-daIIying-es-
pecially as to taxes.
The sewer has been laid on Eden
Street as far as F. 81. Strong's; on
Main Street from the east as far
as Foss & Strong's store and from
the west as far as Geo. Eastman's.
We understand this is all the work
that will he done on sewers for the
present. Several residences have al
ready been connected with the mains.
An entertainment under the auspi-
ces of The L G. A will be given at the
Town Hall Friday evening of this
week. There will be vocal and in
strumental music, recitations, a farce
etc, concluded with a "prom."
Admission Is cts, scholars 1Octs.
Everybody invited to come and have
a good time and aid in a worthy
cause.
MIR. Scofeld's new mill man, Mr..
Miller of Burlington, has arrived in
town and is getting acquainted with
the mill preparatory to starting up
the same. Mr.. Miller is an expert
enced hard. wood mill man, having
worked at the same for twenty-one
years. His family will arrive here in
about week and occupy the F. E.
Sawyer house.
Eben Barnes, residing in Westboro,
Mass, died suddenly Thursday morn
ing at eight O'Clock of senile heart
trouble. Mr.. Barnes went from Hyde
Park to Westboro over five years
ago to reside on the farm formerly
occupied by his brother, L P. Barnes.
His daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Harris,
and granddaughter, Angie, lived with
him. Mr.. Barnes had been in poor
health for some time previous to his
decease, but took breakfast as usual
Thursday morning little time before
his death. His remains, accompanied
by his daughter, were brought to
Morrisville yesterday morning and
buried in the old cemetery beside
his wife, who passed away some two
years ago.
One day last week John Griffin
(better known as John Sands re-
ceived bank book from Boston on
which was his name and containing
$4,000 in his favor. OF course
John was made glad by the receipt
of this legacy; but he didn't know
he had such an account or who in
the world there was that thought SO
much of him as to make him a pres
ent of that amount. Still John has
been very happy of late, having
found the best girl in the world for
bis wife and he had a faint idea that
everything was coming his way"
All the same he thought it best to
make enquiry and so a friend wrote
the cashier of the bank about it. In
due time reply came that the book
had been sent by mistake to Vermont
it should have gone to John Griffin,
Hyde Park, Mass. John now has
the envelope which he will keep to re-
mind him of the uncertainty of
riches, and will ever keep in mind the
old saying "a bird in the hand is
worth TWO in the BUSH"
!