News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-12-23

Amos Stowe has purchased q
barber's chair and opened a shop in
bis rooms in the e stman, where he
puts in his spare time 10 tonsorial
work.
W. D Manning has concluded that
Vermont is good enough for him and
will stay here for the present atleast.
He has accepted a position with the
Morse Lumber Co. at Jacksonville.
The married men in the employ of
Gov. Page are to be given a turkey
for Christmas. 1t will, take thirty to
go around. HaIIett Hurlburt is to
supply them and fine lot they are.
W. C. Maxtield is cleaning, repair
ing, renovating and deodorzing the
basement of his block. He is putting
it in first-class shape for a meat mar
ket, which is to be occupied by P. G.
Blake.
Bishop Hall is to be here Tuesday
evening, of next week and will preach
at the Cong'I church. Rev. Mr..
Forsythe Will also be here. A gen.
eral invitation is extended to all to be
present.
Christmas eve at twelve, a Mid
night Mass will be sung in st. Ter
esa's church; confession will be heard
fIom 8 p. M, until quarter of II.
There will be no other Mass in the
morning.
Will McGinnis of the U. Y. M. was
here over Sunday, leaving Monday
for Vergennes, where he is to put in
his holiday vacation in work. There
is "good stuff" in Will and it is
bound to meet with success.
Many mysterious packages are
finding their way into the houses
after dark these days. They are in
variabIy secreted as quickly as pos
sible after arrival, but Santa Claus
has a keen scent and will find them
all later on,
The Phe1ix is doing a good busi-
ness this week-all on account OF
court. Mine Host Ripley, the new
landlord, is making acquaintances
rapidly and givts close attention to
the welfare Of mis- guests. lit pays 20
advertise"
A paper is being circulated to raise
money enough to purchase piece of
land of W. II. Pease, so that the
road that crosses the track at the
Depot may be moved further east.
The idea is good one and is meeting
with general approval,
Silas Keeler, upwards of seventy,
who puts in considerable time in chop
ping stove wood, and INDUCES in it
in all sorts of weather, allowed it was
just a trlf9 too frigid last week for
that sort CT pastime and for day or
two kept close in the house.
Every body is invited to put gifts
on the Christmas tree Thursday even
ing for their friends, but it is desired
that the presents be brought in
early in the afternoon, so that the
parties who have trimming the tree in
charge can get the work done before
the last minute.
At the Rebekah meeting last even-
ing the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year; n. G., Mrs. E.
G. Page ); Y. 6 Mrs. r. ". Hulburd
Sec'y, Miss A. ID. Sawyer; Treas,
Mrs, A. V. Wiswell; F. s., Mrs. FL. M.
Business of special in
terest to the order was transacted
and the evening pleasantly and
passed. The installation
Of the new officers will take place at
the first meeting in January.
A stove with a record is that which
1as seen service in the Sherwin drug
store for forty-five years The stove
vas placed there in 1853 by Noyes
Z Dutton, who were then in the mer-
,antile business at that stand. The
tove was made at Waterbury by
Thompson & Seabury, and like
brought to this town in
hose days, was toted over the hills,
" team. 1t has stood in the same
,lace all these years and has seen
many generations come and go.
,ould it speak, many would be the
ales it would relate about the sale
# goods and the yarns told and gos-
ip related while the purchaser and
eller were enjoying the warmth it
ent out. 1t has been relegated to a
lace in the back room, and is sue
eeded by a more modern stove
,hich, although handsomer, will not
ndure one-fourth the wear and
ear it's predecessor has. In those
ays stoves were built for service, not
)oks. The Judge, who has been in
be building % years has reluctantly
et his old friend aside, but it is not
artain about its permanent retire.
leDt, as he thinks it "just a little
be best" and may restore it to its