News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-17

MORRISVILLE.

Harry Clement of Hardwick has
been in town to-day.
Geo. Earle is trying his luck in pis
catorial sports at Greensboro.
George Badger passed Sunday with
his family on Upper Main street.
Herb Rooney went to Hardwicb
Monday, where he has position.
Rev. f. B. Kellogg of Waterbury
called on friends in town Monday.
Miss Carrie Powers visited friends
in Burlington the first of the week.
J. M. Jackson is making extensive
repairs on his Summer street resi-
dence.
| Mrs. Cornie Gates of Stowe was q
recent guest at the home of G. Il.
Slocum.
Miss Lena Lane of Boston is q
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 6.
M. Powers.
O. N. Russell went to Hardwick
Monday where he has position as
stone mason.
A regular meeting of the W. R. c.
will be held at e.. A. r. hall next Tues
day evening at 7:30.
Mrs. Matte Ray of Keene, n. H.,
is guest of her mother, Mrs. Joseph
Souther, on Laporte road.
Mrs. A. O. Titus of Hardwick is
spending few d8ys at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Ann Irish.
Mrs. Luella Hart who has been Wis.
iting friends in town for several days,
returned home Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robbins are
the happy parents of boy, born last
night. Hearty congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. P. Lamson of
Cabot have been in town this week to
attend the funeral of r. s. Mechanics.
Mrs. Fl. L. Spear and Miss Hattie
Goodwin went to Newport Tuesday
morning, where they will remain for
several days.
Miss Myra Parker has completed
her course in the business department
of st. Johnsbury Academy and re-
turned home Monday.
Mrs. j. A. Bundy has been visiting
her parents in Bakersfield for several
| days. During Der absence Mr.. Buedy,
has been boarding at the Randall.
Mrs. F. P. Keeler has just placed
an elegant new sign over her millinery
store. 1t is of the new style gilt let
tering and was furnished by G. 4.
Small.
Miss Griffith the efficient trimmer
in Brownies millinery department,
| has finished the season there and re-
turned Tuesday morning to her home
in Boston.
Word was received here by the
friends of Rev. F. L.. Davis OF his
marriage to Miss Harriet Hyatt of
New Bedford, Mass, which took place
last Wednesday.
The Painters, Decorators and Pa
per. hangers Association of Lamoille
County" have just issued from the
News and Citizen press their constitu-
tion and bylaws.
The State Spiritualist Association
holds it's next quarterly meeting at
Hardwick, beginning this week Friday
and continuing over Sunday. Mrs.
Emma Paul of this village is one Of
the speakers. Thespeakers from out
of the state are Mrs. Efie |. Webster
of Lynn, Mass, and Rev. Fred H.
Wiggins OF Boston.
Fred Miner, who has been catching
ball for the Montpelier Seminary team
this spring, has returned to this place.
He has a fattering offer from Fall
River, Mass, to play in the league,
but has not yet decided to accept.
He did great work in the Seminary
team, which of the twelve games
played lost but one, and that in a
tweve-inning contest.
Parker & Morse took possession of
the Warren meat market last Satur
day. The junior partner, M Morse,
will superintend the business and the
firm retains Fred Goodrich. who has
worked for Mr.. Warren for several
years. They have also engaged Mr..
Warren to do their buying and
butchering for the present Cleo
Morse will come from Rutland later
and will work in the market. The
new firm propose to do a cash busi-
ness and will give Morrisville mar
ket trst'class in every respect See
their announcement in another col
umn.
ii. L. Delano is making extensive
repairs on one of his farm barns,
which was badly twisted by the wind
last winter. The building was erected
nearly hundred years ago and the
nails used in the construction were
handmade and differ largely in ap-
pearance to more modern kind. A
tradition has been handed down to
the present generation that the orig
inal builder, after the barn was COM
pleted, climbed to the ridge pole,
struck broad-axe into the same and
stood on his head on the axe handle.
The fact that about forty acres of or
chard was devoted to raising cider
apples may account for the extraor-
binary feat. The neighbors are quietly
stiuor - .oo &c A. ru.E will no rn-