News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-12

putting chair stock machinery into
their water mill in Stowe Hollow.
The funeral services of Mary
Thomas, who died last week of pneu-
monia, were held Thursday afternoon.
The Sunday evening service at
Unity church will be devoted to a re-
union of melnbers, Mrs. M. A. Jenney
having charge.
Emory Preston, who has been very
i'll from the effects Of d shock, at J. V.
Browns, was taken to his home in
Morristown last week.
A musical social, under the auspices
of the c. E. society, will be held at
Mrs. Alice Raymond's, Wednesday
evening. All are invited.
Mrs. W. P. Bailey writes from Rog.
ers, Ark, that the people of that
place have been enjoying excellent
sleighing, an event of lifetime in
that section.
Dan McAllister was in Burlington
Saturday. Dan has become quite
stI ong since his recent illness and eX.
poets soon to return TO his work in
Miles, Mcmahon & Co.'S. store.
States Atty. Cheney was in town
Friday investiga ting the differences
between Mrs. George Norway and
Miss Jane Tomlinson. Nothing has,
as yet, been done in the matter.
In spite of the bad roads a fair
sized audience enjoyed the concert by
the Edmunds High school Banjo and
Mandolin club Friday evening. The
work Of Prof. Parker on the banjo
was warmly appIauded.
Messrs Miles, Mcmahon & Co.,
exhibited some of their choice maple
products at the meeting of the YER
mont Maple Sugar Makers Associa-
ton held in Burlington last week,
c. l.. Mcmahon had charge Of the
exhibit.
Mansfield Grange held very inter-
esting meeting last Saturday when a
good program was carried out. Three
applications for membership we're re-
ceived. A class of four will be in
structed in the first and record de.
grees at the next meeting
The Farmers Meeting to be held
here Friday, Feb. Dist, promises to
be of much interest and benefit. Good
speakers have been secured and pr7C-
tical progra mines arranged for each
of the sessions, morning, afternoon
and evening.
Jessie Kellogg, who recently pur-
chased an interest in thegroCery busi-
ness of G. Fl. Ferrin in Montpelier,
was in town last week making ar
raDgements to move his family to
that city in the spring.
Felix Wells started last week Mon
day for a trip through Northern New
York, but on reaching Rouses Point
found that the Ogdensburg road was
liable to be blocked by snow for sew
eral days and returned home to
await for more peaceful season.
JEFF. Sherman, W. Cha flee and one
Flood, charged with intoxica ton,
also came under the notice of States
Attorney Cheney. Friday Sherman
was found guilty and fined; the case
against Chaff4e was dismissed and
Flood, at last accounts, was among
the missing.
The next regular meeting of La
noble Grange will be held on Thurs
day, Feb. 20, with the following pro-
gram Solo, Mr.. E. G. Sherwin !;
Cornucopia, Mrs. Della Gle; Paper,
The art of good cooking, can all ac-
quire it? Mrs. Angie Dodge. Music
by the choir.
The famous case of Benson VS. Foss
to recover damages for an alleged
broken contract in the purchase by
Foss of flock of sheep, was given a
hearing Monday. R. W. Hulburd,
ESQ appeared for the plaintiff and
&. NJ. Powers for the defendant. The
decision was given the plaintiff, Foss
appealing to county court.
The young people of Unity church
are preparing play entitled "Sylvia's
Soldier" by the author of "Stand by
the Flag" which is to be enacted at
the vestry of Unity church, Feb 10.
This play was selected with a desire
to please all classes and is full of wit,
humor and funny surprises as we'll as
grand and noble sentiments so con-
spicuous in the perils OF war and ro-
nance. A full house will be greatly
by the young people.
A vender of hoops from Craftsbury
reached town Tuesday afternoon with
a small load which he intended to
dispose of. 1t happens however that
the man of hoops has a brother that
to whom he was indebted and who
took advantage of the opportunity,
came down by train and stage ahead,
secured a writ and attached the hoops
the moment they reached Stowe. The
owner of the hoops was both sur
prised and indignant at this turn of
affairs and expressed his disapproba-
ton in vigorous but broken English.
"You can take de hoop" he cried,
''take de team. take de family and go
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