News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-20

WORTHWHILE.

visitor in town last week.
The Morrisville Military Band will
furnish music for the Clementrally at
johnson this evening.
PERCY Davis of Hardwick called
on friends in town last Wednesday
and Thursday.
Miss Able Woods of the Messenger
force is enjoying a vacation OF two
weeks at her home in st. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. q A. Griswold and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. McClintock have
been passing a week in camp at
Greensboro.
Miss Grace Bedell returned from
Scituate, Mass, last Wednesday
evening, after several weeks passed
with relatives there.
A chance to secure good horse at
the right figures is offered by f. j.
Smalley, who has a few good ones
left from his last shipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Peck and daugh
ter, Miss Josie, accompanied by Oscar
Campbell, have been passing several
days in camp at Greensboro.
E. G. Barrows and family passed
several days last week in Stowe, at
tending the Old Home week celebra-
ton and visiting at the home OF Mrs.
Barrows' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c.
Robinson.
Lucier's Minstrels played to agood
sized audience at town hall last Fri
day evening. The entertainment was
the best of it's kind seen in Morrisvllle
for some time. The specialties were
very good, especially the four Luciers
in their musical selections.
Walter Wilder, a six-year-old neph'
ew of George A. Cheney, who with
his brother, has been visiting there
for several weeks, fell from pair of
stills last Wednesday and sustained
a bad bend in one of his arms below
the elbow. DR.. Robbins was called
and the young man is now doing
nicely.
Last Wednesday the bellows in j.
l.. Archambault's blacksmith shop
was blown up, making a noise almost
three times the volume of cannon
and necessitating short stop in the
work there. A new bellows was put
in on short notice, however, and in
less than two hours business was re-
sumed at the old stand.
The ladies of j. M. Warner W. R
G. will hold basket picnic in Mrs. E.
j. Hall's,grove by theriver tomorrow,
Aug. 21, if pleasant. If not pleasant
it will be held the first pleasant day
following. All Comrades and Sons
and Daughters are invited. Come
and bring your baskets we'll filed and
try and make a holiday long to be
remembered,
A musicale was given at the home
of Mrs. Geo. M. Powers last Wednes-
day evening in honor of Mr.. Charles
Walker of Albany, N. Y, talented
musician and an organist in one of
the largest churches in Albany. The
company was entertained by several
classical selections by Mr.. Walker,
Mrs. Sadie Rublee Pike of Mansfield,
Ohio, also gave several piano solos.
Mrs. Powers and Mrs. Fisk gave sew
eral very pleasing vocal solos. Dainty
refreshments were served.
E. W. Webster has disposed of the
City Bakery business and the new
firm is under the name of Faunce 4
Straw. Mr.. Straw is popular young
man here and has been the baker for
Mr.. Webster since he purchased the
business from Mr.. Prior. MIR. Faunce
has had business expert
ence and has for some time been en-
gagged in the general merchandise
business at Moscow. He will move
his family here at once. The new
firm will add an up-to-date lunch
room to the business for which we
predict large patronage. Since Mr..
Webster's ownership of the business
the trade has increased to a fiatter.
ing extent and a first-class grocery
stock has been added to the business
Mr.. Webster will remain in town for
the present.
The ice cream social given in Acad'
envy park last Thursday evening re-
ceived large patronage, which was
fitting recognition of the efforts
being put forth by the members o.
the band to maintain the organiza
ton. The ice cream was furnished
by the business men and the cake by
several paroitic young ladies. A mum
Der of little Misses and gentlemen
sold boquets and fruit, thus swelling
the receipts of the evening. Thirty
five dollars we're cleared and will be 6
very acceptable help for the boys
During the evening the band furnish
ed music and were assisted by Will
lam Jefferson, trombonist, former
resident and well-knoWn in Morrisvillt
Musical circles. The musical pro
gram received many compliment
during the evening. The success o
the social was due largely to the eff
forts of Newton Camp, who had thu
affair in charge.
A number of the members
of the Slayton family were il
town last week, being called to
gether for the purpose of attending
the seventh annual family reunion
held Thursday at North Calais. One
hundred and sixty .Slayton's wer'
present and about two-hundred mad
m tho total company. An elaborate