News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-09-10
LOCAL NEWS.
WORTHWHILE.


c. M. Rich went to Rutland to-day
for few days visit.
d. l.. Sanders attended the Fair at
SherbrOoke, p. Q last week.
Supt. Geo. Cree of the st. j, & l. c.
road was in town on business Mon
day.
S. H. Tiff went to Burlington Mon
day, where he will select new goods
for his store.
Mrs. Alice Joslyn of Waitsfield was
recently guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. e. s. Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Foss of Fair
fax were recent guests at the home OF
j. M. Foss over Sunday. ,
Mrs. P. P. Roberts of Concord, N
H., has been visiting at the home of
Mrs. s. D. Luce for few days.
Mrs. William Walker of Greenfield,
Mass, has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Alice Reed, for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Bryant left this
morning for Dansville, N. Y, where
they will make visit of two weeks
with relatives.
Miss Maud Vigeant was called to her
home in Elmore last week by the
serious illness of her brother. She re-
turned Saturday.
Alex St. Louis went to Rutland
Monday for visit to his brother.
He expects also to visit Albany, N.
T., before his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Gile and MIR. and
Mrs. G. G. Rublee left this noon for
Barton, where they will attend the
Fair. They went by team.
Fl. J. Edmunds is taking a vaca-
tian from his duties in A. R. Camp.
BELLS jeWelry store and with his fam
lily is taking in the Barton Fair this
week.
Miner and Parker went to Broom
Co., P. @ Monday. where they we're
battery Tor the Richford team 10 a
game at the County Fair at Knowl-
ton yesterday.
DR.. George T. Stevenson left to-day
for Burlington, where be will attend
to the practice of DR.. G. H. Miller,
while the latter is enjoying his annual
two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Michael Murphy left this morn
ing for a visit TO friends in Franklin.
She has been passing the summer
here with Mr.. Murphy, boss brick
layer on the browne Block.
Miss Lottie Tenney left this morn
ing for Granville, N. Y, where she
will visit at the home of her brother
for few days, before returning to
her school work in Springfield, Mass.
Bert Boynton of Rutland Joined bis
family here last Thursday, where
they have been passing several weeks
at the home Of G. M. Boynton. They
all returned to Rutland Monday
morning. us,rza,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. browne went to
Boston last Saturday, where they
will spend ten days in selecting a
large stock of new tall goods for their
store. They are expected to return
next Monday.
Capt. Ed. Morse of New Orleans has
been a guest at the home of A. A.
Niles for a few days. He is a son OF
Chas. Morse, formerly editor cf the
Lamoille Newsdealer, a paper pub
lished at Hyde Park thirty odd
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Ritterbush OF
Camden, Me-, visited at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Wilson last Sat.
urday. Mrs. Ritterbush was a class
mate of Mrs. Wilson in the johnson
Normal school and the two had not
met for twelve years.
There will be a business meeting
held in n E. o. P. hall next Monday
evening at which all intending to be-
come members of the Knights of
Pythias are earnestly requested to
be present. The meeting is called to
elect officers for the new Lodge, which
will be installed one week from Mon
day evening, Sept. %.
Alfred Parker, an old pensioner who
lives at the home of Fred Lawrence.
was found by Murray Buck last Fri
day near the Melvin Stock farm on
Laport road, in a paraliz I'd condi-
tion from the effects of intoxication.
Complaint was made and he was pros
ecuted by States Attorney Cheney.
The usual fine for first offence was
imposed. AS the disclosure was
rather questionable the case was held
open pending an investigation.
The Morrisville ball team returned
from their trip last Saturday night
feeling much pleased with the result.
The game at Swanton Thursday was
close, the score standing 3 to 2 in ia
vor of Swanton until the eighth.
when the Swanton's run in several
scores on an error in decision by the
umpire after two men were gone. The
score at the close was 9 to 6 in favor
of Swanton. The game was pitched
by Smith of Burlington for the home
team. Parker pitched at Enosburg
the following day and Morrisville won
by score of II to 6. 1t was a walk
over from the start. The boys report
good treatment in both towns and a
pleasant trip throughout.