News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-04-30

visitor in town Monday.
The village reports for Morrisville
have just been printed at this office
and are now in the hands of the
voters.
Miss Lula Niles of Montpelier is at
home for a few days, called home on
account of the severe illness of her
sister Ila.
Thomas H. Ballanger, section boss,
has been off duty for several days,
owing to ii jlries received by falling
from car.
Hall & Cheney are having a nice
trade in fishing tacklA just now. A
large assortment to select from. Give
them a call.
W. r. Messer went Monday to
Barre and Montpelier, where he will
remain for several days on profes
sional business.
Wm. Page has sold his farm at
Morristown Corners to r. Stove OF
Hardwick, who will take possession
in the near future.
The May ball at the n. E O P. hall
tomorrow evening promises to be a
very pleasant aft lir and large at
tendance is expected.
Mrs. Flora Aldrich returned to her
home in Nortbfield last Saturday
after a weeks visit in town with MCs.
Morgan and other friends.
Ira Grout has been at home from
WoodsvilIe, N. H., for several days,
and is making extensive repairs on
his house on Maple street.
O. NJ. Waterman has commenced
work on his new cottage at Lake
Elmore and expects to have it com
pleted by the first of June.
The Listers have been busy for thf
the past few days preparing the check
list, which will be ready for inspec-
ton by Thursday morning.
A dish of those nice Fort Stanwix
canned peas are Identical with real
green peas from the garden. They
can be found at Ellis grocery.
Several of our local nimrods start
on pilgrimage to Greensboro this
evening in order to be on the spot tc
get the first chance at the speckeleC
beauties tomorrow.
Clara A. Conant of johnson has
bought of Albert Burke his farm il
this town, possession given at once
Mr.. Burke will move to the Darling
house on Court street.
There will be no services at th'
Universalist Church next Sunday
morning owing to the absence of th'
pastor, but the Sunday School, an(
all other service s will be held al
usual.
The "pancake supper" given be th
young men of the M. E. church las
evening was we'll attended, the gros
receipts being 5000. The suppe
was we'll served and the young mel
in charge managed the affair in
very creditable manner.
Rev. Dr.. Booth left this Afternoon
for New York, where he goes to at
tend the meeting of New York Assoc
iation of Alumni and post cadets O
Norwich University. He will als'
visit his sister in Susquehanna Penn
and friends in Conn. before hisreturn
The spring line of negligee shirt
at Waterman's is the largest an'
most varied ever shown by this pop
ular firm and the prices are an im
portant factor in the large sales a.
ready realized on these goods. A
gents furnishers and clOthiers thi
firm is bound to be at the front.
Edward Wise and Fred Smith c
Providence, r l., stockholders in th
New England ASBESTOS Mining Com
pany of Eden were in town the frs
of the week to look over the plant a
the mines. They expressed ther
selves as much pleased with the out
look and carried back several fin
specimens of asbestos.
Cards have been received here ar
nouncing the marriage of Samuel "
TilIey to Miss Clara Florence Salin
at st. JOhnsbury, on last Saturday
April 26. Mr.. Tilley was employed l
the News AND CITIZEN office a fe
years ago and is pleasantly remen
bered by many Morrisville peopl
who wish him much success in h
new relations.
H. Waite & son propose for I'll
next two months to boom bushes
as never before, and that they wi
carry out their proposition there
no doubt. Their store is certain
a busy place and caller there {
any time of day is sure to find IL
whole force on the hustle. They a.
t now paying the highest cash pri
for maple sugar, potatoes and egg
J Nearly seventeen cases of eggs take