News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-02-11

love mlSslves.
Owing to the snow storm Monday
they had "solid session" at the
L. G.. A. Monday, letting the school
out at one NJ.
1t is said that twenty inches of
snow fell during the last storm, max
ing the total fall thus far this winter
about three feet.
Rev. A. G. Mohr of Cambridge will
address the meeting at the CongI
church Thursday evening of this
week. All are invited.
Paul Goodwin and wife. nee Miss
Alice Eastman, of Manchester, N. H.,
are visiting Mrs. Goodwin's parents,
Geo. Eastman and wife.
E. c. SpauIding of st. Johnsbury,
master bridge builder, was at this
place yesterday looking after the
construction of the new depots.
Harry Parker was home from Bur-
lington the first of the week. He has
given up college work for the present
and will work at printing in that
city.
The meeting of the Lamoille Con-.
ference of Congl Ministers, set to be
held here Tuesday, was postponed
because of the absence of several
members.
The Auditors have about COM
pleted their work and the Town Re-
ports will soon be in the hands of the
printer and in a short time ready for
the townsmen's inspection.
L. c. A. Lyceum Friday evening of
this week. The coal strike will be-
discussed and with the various other
attractions will BE- music, recitations
and the school journal. The public
invited.
Frank Harris has been quite i'll at
the Phoenix with what appears to be
appendicitis. His wife came from
Bradford Saturday, and to-day they
have gone to Burlington for con-
sultation.
They are taking their annual in
voice at the Corner store and we
strongly suspect that Noyes has
some special bargains in his various
that the prudent house
wife will do we'll not to overlook.
Mrs. Fl. r. Jones, of Cady's Falls,
has the sympathy of her many
friends here in the misfortune which
recently befell her. She is suffering
from a broken leg, caused by falling
down stairs. DR.. Genge is in attend
ance.
The Rebekahs had very pleasant
meeting at their b-monthly gather
ing Tuesday evening. A social time
and refreshments were the principal
events OF the evening. Oa next Tues
day evening special will be held for
practice,
The Northern stage made but one
trip Monday. The day was the
worst for blow and drifts, we have
had this winter. 'Phon Boyes did
good work with the "Blue Jay"
keeping the village walks open in
good shape.
The Library Reading Room is now
open every evening, except Thurs
day and Sunday, and the public gen.
orally are taking advantage of the
excellent opportunity to spend an
hour or two in reading the late pa
pers and magazines. Books may be
exchanged on Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
Monday was not a very good day
for railroading. The passenger trains
got through after time, being quite
a little late; but the way freights
were several hours late. The freight
going west got stuck in drift in the
cut just out OF MorrisviIle aud had
to come to this place on the INSTALL
ment plan.
County Clerk Waite wears a happy
smile these days, all because the
county clerks office went on the sal
ary list Feb. 1st. Smith says the
latch string will always be out and
either he or his competent Deputy,
Judge White, will always be on hand
during business hours to transact
business with "neatness and dis
patch
Now that the state has high license,
the question that is generally dis
cussed at "the store courts" and
other places of public resort, is, will
this town, notwithstanding it's rejec-
tion Of the high license measure last
week, vote at town meeting to have
high license? There are all sorts of
propositions some think that
license, TO be sold in packages and
not drank on the premises, is the
best, while Others that a saloon
license for the sale of beer and eight
stuff is what the town should have.
Then Others that only hotel license
should be voted. 1t is interesting to
hear the various opinions expressed
and wherever discussed there are ad-
vocates of all the degrees as set forth
in the bill Another question is
whether there shall be more than one
saloon or place of sale. 1t this vii
lage has one such place, No. Hyde
Park may want one. And so it goes.
Read the law over carefully and go
to the town meeting prepared to act
for what is for the best interests of
the entire town, giving little atten-