News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-07-10
WORTHWHILE.

WI EtEltS NI-@-H
Mrs. Peter st. John spent Sunday
at Hardwick.
William Howard and wife spent
Sunday with relatives in Johnson.
Leon Emmons and family returned
the first of the week from a visit to
Glover.
j. P. Tillotson OF Underhill pur-
chased the w. w. Delano place on
the Randolph road yesterday.
Misses Maud ana Mable Booth go
the last ofthe week to Stafford, Conn,
for a few weeks visit with relatives.
G. A. Morse left this morning for
a business trip to Nashua and other
points in New Hampshire, to be gone
several days.
Miss Alice Boyce, housed keeper for
DR.. A. A. MinOtt, accompanied by her
sister, Miss Prue Boyce, have been in
Burlington for the past few days.
Will Jackson of Taunton, Mass,
and the Misses Bugbee ofWhite River
Junction, are guests at the home Of
J. M. Jackson on Summer street.
O. H. Hawkins of Barton was in
town the first of the week, returning
yesterday with a fine pair of Morgan
horses, purchased of W. S. Cheney.
George Morse, Jr., and Arthur
Waite went to Greensboro this morn
ing for few days fishing trip. Watch
this paper next week for startling an
nouncement of results.
T. B. Ellis, the enterprising grocer,
next door to the pOst-ottice, was the
first to display blueberris for sale
this season, receiving a nice lot from
New York last Saturday.
j. r. Parker and L. W. Adams
were in Greensboro last week, return
ing Saturday with the proof to back
up their statements in the shape OF
two trout, the combined weight b.
ing 15h pounds, the larger weighing
II pounds.
The following regarding the
weather for June was handed us by
C. A. Sanders Average tempera-
ture, a. m., $50 M, SO; p. m, G2oe
Lowest temperature $50, while 81
was the highest noted. There were
liz inches of rain fell during the
month.
Trustee Hutchins with a force Of
men is busy at present repairing con
crete walks in the village. The first
place receiving attention was the
walk from the new school building to
the residence of W. s. Cheney. Other
parts of the village will be attended
to later.
n. B. Blair was down East Fair
field way last week and while there
received 36 postal cards from friends
here regarding soap. Now the ques-
ton is, what has soap got to do with
maple sugar? Perhaps Noel's friends
were anxious to have him guess on
the weight OF that-2ake of wool
soap.
j. C. Rowell of Littleton, N. H., is
visiting his grandson, l. l.. Sanborn.
Mr.. RoWel is SO years of age AID
travels about the country without
an attendant. He is brother Of the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, whose
death two years ago lett the large 4s-
tate of her husband to the cities Of
Bra ttleboro, w., and Rhinebeck,
N. Y.
Miss Fay, the young daughter OF
j. j. Morse, who was the victim Of
what might have been a serious
Fourth of July accident, israpidiy re-
covering. The accident was caused
| by the explosion of toy pistol III
the hands OF Clay Fisk, filing with
powder and quite badly bruising the
lower part OF her face and neck. Dr..
Robbins was called and applied rene
dies that have entirely removed the
powder from her face.
The glorious Fourth was observed
in MorrisviIa in an unusually quiet
manner, quiet large number OF the
inhabitants spending the day at FL
more pond, Others going TO Jtff9r-
| SUI WIG duu IaLiE. Dul luR Dut 6dlly
hours OF the morning the patriotic
element wa schaperoned by Mesdames
Towne and Andrews, who allowed
the boys to "have Just as good a
time as they liked if they would
not make any noise" 1t is re,
lated that at intervals, when Their
young charges appeared restless they
were quoted by a heart-rending
duet by the old ladies entitled Those
Bells shall not ring out"
Mark Campbell OF this place was
arrested Monday and taken to Crafts.
bury to answer to the charge of " dis
turbing the peace" He plead guilty
and was taxed the sum of SIT 50, in.
Guiding costs, which was paid by biz
father, Henry Campbell. 1t appears
that he accompanied Dolan, the
picture-fakir, to that place seyera
days ago and both being intoxicated
| Campbell entered the house of cit
zen and committed ffsnses deserving
OF punishment far more severe thar
the fine imposed. Dolan, who has To-
ti.cted his presence upon the public