News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26

lie reports everything as moving
along finely.
We publish on page two of this
paper very interesting letter from
Michael Halpin, formerly 10 Gov.
Pages employ, descriptive of events
in the Philippines.
F. R. Child has had a New Z 1gland
telephone placed in his office, giving
him close connection with all the
sawmills and lumber dealers of La
noble county and vicinity.
The Lamoille Co. Sunday School
Association, which has not held a
meeting for several years, is to be re-
vived, and meeting will probably
be held here next September.
W. D. Strong, as Overseer of the
Poor, has had three deaths during
the fret year of bis administration,
Hiram Reed, Mrs. Williams and Geo.
Hall. This is an unusual number.
Attend the farmers meetings. Ii
will make no difference if you are not
farmer, there will be many things
said that will be of benefit to all.
The opening meeting is held tonight.
The Rebekahs had pleasant gath
ering last night, the occasion being
their fifth anniversary. Besides the
regular business, there was social
hour during which refreshments were
served.
Station Agent Brill has two very
fine railroad pictures in the waiting
rooms at the depot-one in each
room-aIl the authorities allow; but
in his office he has several, all very
nice ones.
Herman Cleveland of Centerville
has come down with smallpox, says
Health Officer SIayton. 1t is also re-
ported that the wife and child of
Bion SpauIding of EImore are down
with the disease.
A lad in certain school not many
miles from here was asked to con-
struct a sentence in grammar con-
tanning the word delight" Here is
his sentence: "De wind blew fru de
wind an put out delight"
TwentY-four of the young friends of
Mary Whitcomb recently met to cele-
brate her 18th birthday anniversary
Che evening was spent in playing
games. The refreshments were pro-
nounced very fine and everything
passed off pleasantly.
The ladies of this place will serve
dinner at the vestry next Tuesday,
Town Meeting day. There viii be the
usual good feast and as the price is
only Is cents, it is hoped there will
be large patronage. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the Cemetery
Association.
Marion, the five-year old daughter
of DR.. W. T. Slayton, is i'll with scar
let fever. The little girl and her
grandmother are quarantined in a
large upper room and every precsu-
tion is taken to prevent the spread
of the disease. The patient is doing
nicely and her early recovery is ex-
pected.
Master Carroll Page fell through a
hatchway at the hide house yester-
day afternoon and struck on a press
ing machine, tumbling from there to
the floor. He received q severe cash
across the lower part of the forehead,
in which it was necessary to take
seven stitches. He is getting along
all right and will soon be himself
again.
DR.. Slavton has written the State
Board of Health for permission to
drop prosecution against Andrew
Cleveland for violating quarantine,
inasmuch as Andrew is a poor man
and has a large family to support.
The doctor wishes il distinctly under
stood that if anyone violates quar-
antine in future, or tears down quar-
antine signs, he will ask to have the
full penalty of the law enforced, which
is fine of 800. Every body will be
treated exactly alike, whether rich OF
poor.
P. M. Hurlburt and family have re-
turned from Milton, Oregon. They
went west about q year ago, and
while the climate, country and people
were the best that could be found,
Mrs. Hurlburt frankly coufesses that
she got homesick, Vermont is good
enough for her, and carried the day
in getting the rest of the family to
come back with her. Park says he is
going to return, but she says she
will go alone if he does," so we guess
the family will not be divided at
present.
George Hall, who has been a town
charge for several years, died Monday
of general debility at the home of
Mrs. Mary Burbank. He was about
D5 years old and for years had been
a cripple. He has resided in this
town long time, at one time owning
4 little place near Green River, on
which he and his witelived, but because
Of their infirmities, they turned the
place over to the town and became
jown charges. Mrs. Hall died some
i've or six gears ago. Mr.. Hall was
IN Englishman and in early life fol-
owed the sea. He was a pleasant
)ld gentleman, patiently bore his
Ifflictions and seldom murmured