News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-17
LOCAL NEWS.
MORRISVILLE.


Munson's.
The Caledonia County Fair draws
quite large number from this place
this week.
The Misses Watts of Stowe have
been recent guests at the home of A.
l., Cheney.
E. ii. Vancour was in Essex, n Y,
several days recently. He returned
Monday noon.
Mrs. Henry Sherwin, who has been
i'll for the past two weeks, is much
better at this writing.
About $12 was netted at the bean
supper served by the Uaiversalist So
ciety last Thursday evening.
A. L. Cheney returned from Port
land, Me-, last Friday night, where
he had been on few days business
trip.
Mrs. Ida Churchill and Miss Tia
Niles occupied the Churchill cottage
at Lake Elmore several days last
week. 'Wt
+. j. Smalley will arrive Friday of
this week with q carload of western
horses. Be on hand and get the first
choice of this fine lot.
Miss Griffin of Boston, trimmer in
the millinery department of G. P.
browne & Co.'S. store, will return Sat-
urday for the fall season.
Miss Frances Little returned to her
home in Burlington this morning,
after several weeks passed with her
sister, Mrs. H. A. Slayton.
Mrs. M. B. Adams, who has been
passing the summer at the home of
Mrs. Laura F. Gieed, returned to her
home in Boston, Monday.
A regular meeting of G. W. Doty
Camp, s. OF v, was held Monday even
ing at G. A. R. hall. 1t was voted to
fix the dues at 40 cents a quarter.
Joseph Cooke and family have
moved from the Burke block on Port
land street to a tenement in Mrs.
Hartson's house on Elmore street.
The many friends of Mrs. Anna
George Fillmore of Frankfort, N. Y,
will be pleased to hear that she is
convelascent, after a severe illness of
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Doty, ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. Levi
Doty and his aunt, Mrs. A. c. Mar
rian, are taking a carriage drive
| through New York state.
Miss Emma Faith Parmalee of
Oberin College and Mrs. E. A. Rines OF
Brocton, Mass who have been
spending several weeks at the home
of Ell. l.. Delano, returned home
Tuesday.
About twenty members of the W.
r. G. go to johnson tomorrow to
take part in meeting of the Corps
in that place and do the degree work
Friday a number of the local order
go to WOlcott to attend district W !.
R. G. meeting.
During Fair week the Combination
Bargain store is Offering bigger bar
gains than ever in every department
Each offer is a genuine bargain
Whether you intend to come to the
Fair or not don't fail to read SmalPs
advertisement in this issue.
H. l.. Bentley and Guy Herrick
we're in Barre the first of tie week.
They went by team and led back a
horse which Homer purchased of
Arthur Campbell and which Guy al
lows will cause some OF the alleged
steppers in this vicinity to take po-
sition in the extreme rear.
Carrier Robinson, on Rural route
No. /, handled 3,172 pieces of mail
during the month of August. Con-
sidering that this is only one of two
routes in town, with two more to
start in the near future, these figures
would indicate quite a brisk little
business for "Uncle Samuel" in this
section.
l.. M. Paul arrived in town from
Boston Monday evening for visit
to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. /.
Paul. He has been in Magnolia for
several months, where he has been
a pOCtUiOl dD CClOlSUs LII
many friends in Morrisvile will be
pleased to know that he contem-
plates entering Boston University
this fall, where he will persue the
study of law.
James Madison Kent died at Hea-
ton Hospital in Montpelier, Sept. 13,
after an illness of about seven weeks.
caused by d general breaking down.
Mr.. Kent will be we'll emembered in
this place as a writing master, who
for many years came to Morrisville
and gave writing lessons at PEOPLES
Academy. He had taught penman.
ship in different parts of Vermont for
over fifty years. He was unmarried.
Mr.. and Mrs. q P. browne returned
from Boston Monday evening, where
they have been improving a good
share OF their time for the past ten
days in selecting goods for the fall
and winter trade. They have an es-
pecially large stock of fall suits,
waistings, wolIen and velvet waists
and walking hats and the low prices
for these goods will be an important
| factor in the fall shopping campaign.