News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-02-04
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ter, VT, was a visitor here last week.
Rev. c. 8. Hager was in Cam bridge
last Friday and again Monday even
ing, assisting Rev. Mr.. Mohr in re-
Iigious services.
Irwin Llley has rented apartments
in the Crane mansion on Prospect
Ave, and will move his family here
from Cady's Falls.
Wilson Leach leaves the last of the
week for Troy, N Y where he will
pursue a course of study at the fa-
nous Troy Business College.
Mrs. J. S, Leach and Miss Cora
Fairbanks spent Sunday at Essex,
with Mrs. Hanley, and on Monday
transacted business at Burlington.
Fred Muzzy makes this eggs-traor-
dinary statement : From twenty
two hens OF the Rhode Island red
breed he received during the month
of January 372 eggs.
Monday last, Candlemas Day, was
warm and cloudy, and consequently
the ground hog couldn't see his
shadow. According to the wise ones
this means en early spring.
T. C. Cheney of MorrisviIle has
bought of j. 7. Stevens the Capt.
Kenfield safe, which has been in the
Sheriff s office for a number of years.
1t was moved to Morrisvile yester-
day.
A preliminary meeting of the Gene
terry Association will be held at the
home of the President, Mrs. Emma
K. Wiswell, Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 2
P. NJ. All members are requested to
be present.
Miss Helen Mcfarland was given a
"surprise" by several of her young
friends last Friday evening The even
ing was spent in progressive whist
with music and social intercourse. 1t
was a very enjoyable aft air. Monday
evening she gave a tea party.
Judge Sherwin voted for Prohibit
ton fifty years ago and yesterday
voted the same way. He saw no
reason to go back on the position he
took half a century ago. Lester
Boomhower and Judge Kelley, other
octogenarians, also did likewise,
There were 27 deaths, 81 births
AMI 13 marriages in this town last
year, as against 27 deaths, 80 births
and 10 marriages of the year previ-
Gus. The oldest death last year WAS
92 and the youngest 8 months. Of
the deaths there were L males and
16 females.
Albert Whitcomb came down to
vote on the Referendum yesterday,
driving pair of handsome blacks of
which he is Justly proud. He is of
the opinion that their equal does not
stand in Lamoille county and we are
almost inclined to believe that he is
about right.
Hon. F. W. McG9ttrick was given
a good audience here last Thursday
evening, at which time he addressed
the people Of this place on the SUBJ
Jet of high license local option. He
handled the subject with ungloved
hands, and while he criticised prohi-
bition he believed it far better than
local option high license. He believed
there should be no distinction, that
If we have license it should be the
same the State over. He refuted the
Rutland HeraId's assertion that
Judge Ross presided at a banquet of
the bar association at which liquors
were used. He charged the same as
a slander upon the worthy Judge.
His remarks were attentively list
ened to and frequently applauded.
A CHECK LIST The Selectmen have
posted Check List, to be used at
the coming Town Meeting This is
someting new for this town but the
law says that towns under 5000 may
have a. check list to use at March
meeting upon petition of twenty
legal voters. The petition with the
rcqui-iUe number of signers was given
the S Slectmen, and in accordance
with the same Il list will be used
where balloting is required.