News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-19


Commodating driver.
President Atwood and wife from
Strait University, New Orleans, ar
rived here last Wednesday and will
pass some time with their sister, Mrs.
Charlotte Mcfarland.
Mrs. E. E. Holmes has a new chain
less bicycle, presented by her husband
on her birthday. Not every man
would dare give his wife the means of
travelling so rapidly. But "Ned" al
ways was a little reckless.
Most of the citizens of East John
son and some other parts of the town
we're summoned to court last week
to witness in the Peterie trial. Itseems
that there is chance for doubt as to
whether a man in Vermont may cut
his wife's throatand gofree. Strange!
The baccalaureate services at the
Cong1 church last Sunday evening
drew a crowded house, all the three
churches uniting and each pastor hav-
ing a part. Prof. Alger delivered the
sermon before the graduating class
of'01. He took for his text, "The
Ways are Many the End One" which
was selected by the class as their
motto. 1t was very practical and
fOrcible sermon and he held the undi-
vided attention of the house for over
half an hour.
During the year of 1900 Jerry Bar
low carried to the Johnson creamery
12,41S pounds of milk from his dairy
of three COWS. This milk brought
him $131. %, or $43, IA per COW. The
average test for the year was 4 rs
per cent. and the average price
$1.05 3 5. The first ten days of this
month he delivered at the creamery
961 pounds of milk from the three
COWS, with test of / 80 per cent.
The above figures do not include the
milk kept at home for family use.
Quite a party of veterans, members
of Co. A, 9Th Vt. Vol. held an UMPIRE
meditated reunion here one day last
week. Mr.. Hope and Amos Wright
of Montgomery, S. Cook of Troy and
Milo Willard of Newport all happen
ing in town last Tuesday, each
thought he would look up his old
comrade, Vim. Tracy. He being at
home welcomed them all cordially
and invited them to dinner. The In
vitation was accepted and a very So
cial time was enjoyed, when old ad-
ventures and experiences were recalled
and days when the dinners were not
so bOuntiful and were served on a tin
plate and cup and eaten before a
campfire.
D. S. Scott and NJ. A. Hadley are
two gentlemen who greatly enjoy a
quiet stroll out in the country where
they can enjoy the beauties of nature
in an uninterrupted manner. Last
Sunday their strolling carried them
out into the wilderness to the place
known as the Seth Hill farm. As they
were seated on fallen log enjoying
the quiet solitude and beautiful seen.
cry and meditating upon those things
which it is proper to on the Sabbath
a fearful roar and crashing of un.
derbrush in the thicket near them
They Immediately assumed a defen,
sive attitude and waited, when into
the clearing burst an Infatuated bo
vine of the masculine persuasion and
charged at our friends. Then fol-
once a Democrat and Republican
agreed. They agreed to climb a tree
and to climbit quickly. Then, wheth
er it was the weight of his democratic
principles. or his weight avoirdupois
the limb which Mr.. Scott stood upon
broke and left him hanging by bis
hands. He hung for dear life, how
ever, and the animal after believing
and tearing up the ground for time
went in search of other game, leaving
our towsmen to make their way home
Dan says he wasn't scared, only
lonesome and climbed the tree to SEE
if he could see anything of home"