News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-01
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"ASh FAtPJ ASFAhSs
Morton Hill is home from the u. V.
NJ. for the Easter vacation.
r. S. Page and Dewey Hanley spent
last Sunday in Burlington.
Millard Douglass has changed his
residence from the Hiram Town place
to more congenial quarters at Cady's
Falls.
The senior class of the L. C. A. were
entertained last Saturday by Ernest
Mills at his fathers sugar place. IAN
awfully nice time" was the verdict.
Theroads are drying upfast. Some
thing ought to be done, however, with
the clay pits before another spring.
We are not up to other towns in this
direction.
Chas. Gregg, for the past three years
resident of this place, moves this
week to Craftsbury, where he has se-
cured employment for a year in but
ter box factory.
B. A. Grimes has rented of A. G.
Davis the Doty house, which he ex-
poets to move into about April 18th.
He is to work for Silas Griswold, the
building mover and contractor.
John Ives, while running a saw in
the mill at Greenfield yesterday, lost
the end Of the middle finger and a
part of the third finger of his right
hand. DR.. Slsy Jon dressed the wound.
Rev. G. W. Morrow, Secretary of
the Vermont Anti, Saloon League, will
preach here next Sunday morning.
Mr.. Morrow is an interesting speaker
and good address may beexpected.
Horton Doty, having purchased a
home in Morrisville, is to move there
soon, where he will have employment
With I'll. A. Slayton, driving the Stan
dard Oh team, duty which he will
commence about May 1st.
Our boys are not very much on
basket ball just nov, as the recent
contest at Morrisgille shows; but we
are strongly Of the opinion that we
heve team of young ladies thatcan
put up mighty interesting game.
Reports from Dr. Melvin of Bakers
field this morning were that he was
holding his own and his chances for
recovery are now better. DR.. GeDge
visited him several dayI last week
and Sunday and Monday of this week.
Mrs. Crozier, John Forster's house
keeper, has returned to Burlington,
accompanied by her friend, Mrs Nc
Gregory, who visited her for several
days. Mrs Crozier intends going to
Albany to take up the study of tel
egrapby.
The snow storm of this morning
was reminder to Jonas Stevens that
forty years ago yesterday, March 81,
1868, they had big snow storm in
Virginia, near Washington, where his
regiment, the First VJ. Cavalry, was
then stationed.
The annual village meeting comes
Tuesday evening of next week, April
Z. II is an important meeting and
every Taxpayer should be present.
Don't stay at home and then find
fault because something was done
you didn't like.
Forty years ago to-day, April /,
1868, Lieut.. Chas. Woodbury. of Co.
B. 1st Vt. Cavalry, who enlisted from
this place, was killed in battle at
Broad Run, Virginia. Capt Flint was
also killed and Major Josiah Grout
seriously wounded. j. 7. Stevens was
taken prisoner at the time.
Hugh McGinnis, for intoxication
March 6 h, was, on complaint to
States Attorney Bicknell, arrested
and brought before Squire Waite last
Monday. Respondent plead guilty
and was fiaed S. 90 and costs $771
making Il total of $12,71, which
sum hepaid withouta a murmur. This
is the first liquor case in town under
the new law, which the authorities soy
will be fully enforced without fear or
favor.
The remains of Mrs. John W Boyd,
who died at her sons home in Under
hill, we're brought here last Saturday
and placed beside her husband, who
died while living here on the Fisk farm
SnGu6 Ueu y tuIS SiRO. QUO Hds o. years
old and was i'll but a few weeks with
pneumonia. Her son, Varnum, and
her two daughters and grandchildren
accompanied the remains to this
place. Rev. Mr.. Hager pronounced
the burial commitment.
Master Carroll Page, while riding
his bicycle last Monday morning in-
dulged in a race with Willie Merrill,
who was on foot. Everything went
all right until Master Willie stubbed
his toe and fell over, causing the BIZ
cyclist to take tumble. Willie es-
capped injury. Carroll struck on his
shoulder, bruising that and his right
arm severely. At first it was thought
that some bones we're broken, but an
examination by DR.. Slayton found
such was not the case. The ladnow
carries his arm in sling and for the
present the bike is taking rest. The
race has been declared off
Town SCHooLs.-Scbools in the fol-
lowing districts begin April 27, 1908:
No. Hyde Park-Miss Rose Rooney,
Miss Vivian Billiard; McKinstry Hill
A. E. Horner; Doty-Miss Edith
Barcombe; Garfeld-Miss Ona Davis;