News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-10
Wasn't it a fine shower?

on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Churchill has been il
for the past few days.
Mrs. Charles Stearns of johnson was
a caller in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Collins of Eden
Mills were in town Monday.
Mrs. Fl. N. Grey of Cambridge has
been guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Beebe this week.
The Citizens Telephone Co., are
building a line to Harrison Dodge's
farm in the South part of this town
William Brady returned from Pike
Station, N. H., last Wednesday,
where has been employed for a few
weeks.
James Edwards of Montreal, P. Q
is visiting at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. Geo. Norton on Richmond
street.
Mrs. A. P. Hunt is visiting her
brother, George Colby in Montpelier.
She will also visit in Barre before re-
turning.
W. E. Hoyt of Cambridge has rent
ed tenement in the Leavitt house
on Elmore street and has moved his
family here.
Mrs. o. W. Davis who has been in
a critical condition, suffering from
Brights disease, is reported a little
more comfortable to-day.
Mrs. A. A. Niles, Miss Tia Niles and
Master Logan will return this even
ing from Boston, where they have
been visiting for the past two weeks.
Ned Kaiser OF Hardwick was call
er in town yesterday. He was on his
way to Stowe, where he is in attend
ance at the trout dinner at Lake
Mansfield to-day.
The Mikado" pictures in Hall &
Cheney's window are attracting
much attention this week. They are
the work of Ell. l.. Bently and of
course are all right.
O. M. Waterman and W. f. Church
i'll went to Stowe' yesterday, to take
hand in catching the trout for the
banquet given by the Lake Mansfield
Trout Club to-day.
DR.. c. S. Leach received a severe
blow on the head from pitched ball
while playing ''scrrb" game on the
old fair grounds last Thursday after
noon. doc" is recovering all right
but had narrow escape.
The National Fibre Board Co.'S. mill
has been shut down for the past week
on account OF the low water. Supt.
Gordon states that work will be re-
sumed as soon as possible, as he has
large number of orders ahead.
Henry Parker of Johnson has taken
possession OF the Call and See" farm
on the Laporte road, which he pur-
chased of I'll. W. McAllister several
weeks ago. The trade was made
through the real estate agency of J.
ID. Atchinson. Consideration $4,000.
Miss Emma Larabee will take
weeks vacation from her duties in the
Messenger office, beginning Friday OF
this week. Accompanied by her sis
ter, Miss Dora, she will visit friends
in Cambridge, Sheldon, and st. Al.
bans. Miss Dora begins her duties as
cook at summer hotel in Highgate
Springs next Tuesdey, position she
has filled for several seasons.
In accordance with orders from
Washington, the Rural Free Delivery
summer schedule went into effect yes
terday. The carriers now leave the
office at about 12:30and are schedul
ed to return at $50 This change i )
made necessary each year by the
change in the time of arrival of the
mail east. The latter change does
not take place, however, until June
21, this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. browne leave to.
day on an extended visit in New
Hampshire and Massachusetts,. They
will go first to the White Mountains.
then to Conway and frou there to
MIR. Drowne's old home in Eaton, N.
Il. Besides visiting other points in
New Hampshire they will spend some
time in Peabody and other places in
Massachusetts. They will be absent
two or three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Evans of Water
bury passed through here Sunday,
aboard their automobile and lust as
they were entering the village one of
the inner tires of the machine burst.
which occasioned a wait of several
hours. A. G. Littel was found after
some search and soon had the dis.
abled part of the steed restored to it's
normal condition and MIR. and Mrs.
Evans resumed their Journey, thank.
ful that the accident occurred in a
locality where assistance was avail.
able. Mr.. Evans travels for Bos-
ton firm and during the summer
makes his trips with the automobile.
William Curran, who it will be re-
membered recently received a ten
days sentance to Hyde Park Jail for
a plain drunk, was released Monday
at 10 O'Clock, a. m, by sheriff Town
and before night of the same day was
again arrested by officer A. j. Smith
for second offence. He was brought
before Justice A. A. Niles Tuesday