News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-22
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Clarence Sawyer of Hardwick was q
visitor at the paternal home a short
time last week.
b. g. Macoy, W. D. Macoy and E.
II. Brush of Cambridge, were here on
probate business yesterday.
Mrs. Jennie Forster arrived from
Waterbury last evening, and will
spend few days here with friends.
The following letters are advertised
at the post office Lola J. Westcott,
Archie P. Sweet, Mr.. q. B. Jones, Mrs.
NJ. Fl. Hill.
DR.. Genge visited his friend, DIR.
Melvin at Bakersfield, Sunday and
reports his friend still a very sick
man, but out of danger.
F. r Child and Fl. M. Mcfarland,
with their wives, have in contempla-
tion going on the G. A. R. excursion
to SanFrancisco next August.
Horton Doty advertises to sell at
public auction at his place next Sat-
urday, a lot of farming tools and
household goods. See posters.
Mrs. Alice Goodwin, who has been
spending some time here with her
mother, Mrs. Eastman, returned to
her home Manchester, n Fl. to-day.
Fl. J. Lilley opened up his liquor
| store last Friday afternoon and COM
menced selling under his I'd class Ii
cense. This is the first licensed liquor
store to engage in business in the
county and trade has been decidedly
liveIy-customers coming from many
of the surrounding towns.
The friends of F. A. White will be
pleased to learn that he likes his new
position in Washington very much.
His wife and child are now with him
and they are keeping house at Brook
land, place about three miles out of
the city. Mr.. and Mrs. White are in
good health, but the little girl is not
very rugged.
Ed. Graves was thrown from Sco-
fields team while driving down Depot
Hill last Saturday. There was no
box on the wagon, simply a few boards
across the running gear. The horse
started upsuddenly and tipped Graves
off, the boards going on top of him.
He was considerably bruised and
shaken up, but the injuries are not
serious.
Arbor dey was not very generally
observed here last Friday-overcoats
and mittens having the preference.
Sidney NeWcomb, however, showed
his interest in the day, as well as for
those who will come after him, by set
ting out several fine naples along the
roadside in front of his residence at
"Lamoille Central Dairy Farm"
The ladies OF st. Teresa's parish
will serve supper at the Town Hall,
next Thursday evening. An excellent
repast can be counted upon and it is
hoped there will be a large attendance.
After supper, which will be served at
30, there will be a promenade and
social. Twenty-Five cents pays the
full bill and everybody is invited to
attend and have a good time.
Judge White, for showing how many
times the word Chicago" could be
spelled out of that word when placed
in certain position, has been given
first prize by Chicago magazine. He
spelled it twenty different ways. The
prize is a building lot at Pine Tree
Lake, a summer resort near Ludding.
ton City, Mich. The Judge is unde-
cided as to what he will do with his
gift.
A lawsuit between David Trudo and
III. W. Stearns was one of the events
here last Saturday afternoon. Itwas
an action in trover. Trudo sold
Stearns a NOW of hay for $50, and
claimed that hay was not to be moved
until paid for. Stearns took the hay,
claiming that he had a right to and
that it was not as represented. He
had paid $50 on the account and it
was for the balance, $40, that Trudo
sued. Justice Wiswell was the court
and the jury was made mp of W. G.
Max6eld, l.. B. Sherwin, E e. Noyes,
X. P. Putnam and Winn Holbrook.
r. W. Hulburd was attorney for
Trudo and F. G. Bicknel for Stearns.
Several witnesses appeared tor both
sides and many interesting facts were
elected. The jury weighed the evil
uence WIFI mucu care duu ueClueO
that Trudo ought to recover, but
that there should be little discount
and so gave the plaintiff a verdict of
SIT and costs.
Many here, especially those who
have business at our county court,
will learn with sorrow of the death of
Miss Katherine E. Benham, court re-
porter and stenographer. She died
early Tuesday morning at Burling-
ton of heart failure. Phe summons
came with startling suddenness, al
though she and her physician and her
companion, Miss Margaret Chestnut,
knew she had heart trouble. SLEEPER
formed her duties in Chittendeu county
court Monday as usual The court
adjourned Tuesday morning until
Thursday, asa mark ofrespect. Miss
Benham was born in Batavia, N. Y.
Her parents are dead, but three Sis
ters survive her. Miss Benham first
came to this county as q court re-
porter some fifteen years ago and by
her kindly Ways made many friends