News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-09-25

Coon up a Tree Two step, High |
School Cadet march, Blue Bird Waltz,
Convention Overture.
When she was enticed uptown by |
her guest, Mrs. Churchill, Mrs. C. E.
Burt little suspected that some five
and thirty of her lady friends were
lying in wait for her coming, intend
| ing with malice aforethought to give
her a surprise party. Which dis
Owing to an oversight in making
out the premium list last week the
prize Tor the first Holstein bull calf
was not given. The first prize was
awarded 0. f. Stygles for ten
months old calf weighing 935 lbs.
M. j.. Leach of Wolcott received
second prize.
Miss Lillian Isham, who is at the
head of the commercial department
of Montpelier Seminary, has given up
active work for the present, hoping
to recruit her health for the winter
term. Miss Isham still has oversight
of the department, visiting Montpel-
Ter at intervals.
The observance of Harvest Sunday
at Unity church, which was to have
taken place next Sunday, has been
postponed until one week from then.
All the services will be held as usual
next Sunday. Mrs. Wilkins will have
a paper at the evening service on the
subject of Temperance" Everyone
is invited to be present at toese SER
vices.
The citizens of Stowe paid tribute
to the memory of President Mckinley
at Grand Army hall, Thursday after
noon. Deeply interesting memorial
services were held under the direction
of 1.-THE G. A. R. and its auxiliary So
cieties, Rev. o. D. Clapp giving the
address. All the stores and business
places were closed during the after
noon and the numerous flags and
other emblems of mourning gave
mute but eloquent testimony to the
universal sorrow.
A. Cox had narrow escape from
serious injury last Thursday. Mr..
Cox was driving down the Morrisville
road near c. P. Scribner's when his
horse became frightened at corn
harvester at work near by, and start
ed OFF down the road at a furious
: pace and withno stop-over privileges
allowed. Mr.. Cox was thrown from
the carriage, fortunately receiving
3 only badly sprained wrist. AS he
is well along in years and in feeble
, health, it was of course a severe
. shock.
DR.. Culley, the Morrisville veteri-
marian, was in town Friday to make
!, an autopsy upon COW owned by Y.
P. Macutchan, which died the proceed
ing night. Mr.. Macutchan has lost
! three of the best cows in his dairy
U within a few weeks, none OF them
showing signs of sickness until a few
r hours before death. A careful exami.
}, nation failed to determine with GER,
a tainty the cause of death and speci.
mems of the blood and milk were sent
e to the Laboratory of Hygiene for an.
n alyss.
: proves, once for all, the theory that q
woman cannot keep secret. When op
e poste the depot, Mrs. Burt was called
y across TO the pleasant rooms of Mrs
e N. H. Kaiser and Mrs. II. E. Smith
and was stricken speechless at finding
It herself the guest of honor in a beauti
V fully decorated banquet hall and with
n the feast already spread. 1t was 6
strictly feminine gathering and, while
n the many mysterious bundles brought
- in made it certain that the board was
II heavily laden and the outbursts o
" laughter indicated much joy, as tc
who was mistress of ceremonies Of
!, what we're the toasts proposed; "de
d ponent saith not"
" Mrs. Julia Gibbs was given hear
ing Saturday afternoon upon thu
l. charge of having purloined a purs
.e owned by Mrs. +. c. Kaiser a few
10 DAYS since. Mrs. Kaiser was in Miles
McMahon's store and laid her purs
lie upon the counter, going into anOthe
N room to examine some goods. Oh
D. her return she found the purse gon
and suspected Mrs. Gibbs of knowing
er something about it, Mrs. Gibbs hat
~ then gone home but an officer wa
a. dispatched after her and found tn
IS. missing article in her possession, al
:, though Mrs. Gibbs stoutly maintain
~ ed that she had gathered it up wit
e, e other bundles by mistake. Whe
~ Sheriff Burt went up Saturday T.
bring her to court Mrs. Gibbs vigol
10 ously objected to coming, claiming
D. that she was sick and unable to leav
y, home, and Mr.. Burt was obliged t
tx secure the services of a doctor t
convince her to thecontrary. AS Mrs.
Id Gibbs was without counsel, the cas-
a was continued to Monday.
ed An adjourned village meeting wa
es held at town hall Wednesday evenin
to listen to the report of the specis
of committee appointed to look up th
n. matter of securing a village waite
20. supply. The committee reporte
nd that it had investigated severe
springs which seemed to be availabl
- and ample for the purpose require
~ and that it had secured the opinio
w. of Supt. Joel Foster, of the Montpe
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