News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-24

Ned Sears and wife of Minneapolis,
who have been guests at F. M. Sears,
returned home Saturday.
The death of William Harris,
former resident of Stowe occurred at
the hospital for the insane at Water
bury June 20.
The Smith and Sears families and
their guests from New York and the
west held a pleasant reunion at Lake
Mansfield Thursday.
The High School ball nine went to
Waterbury Center Saturday and
played a second 9 anne with that team.
8. II. S. won, % to 0.
II. E. Shaw, Frank and George Gale
were attendants at County Court
yesterday. Also several others inter-
ested in the Gibbs Gale suit.
The remains of William Harris. who
died at the Vermont State Hospital
were brought here for burial Sunday
afternoon. Interment was in the
West Branch cemetery.
States Attorney Bicknell of John
son was in town Monday toprosecute
half a. dozen or so cases of intoxica-
ton. The list of elgibles appears to
be slowly narrowing.
Ralph Warren of the y. Y. M who
has been enjoying a brief vacation at
home, returned to Burlington Tues
day. Ralph expects to find employ
ment this summer at Lake Placid.
Brother against Brother" an ex-
citing military drama, will be given
by local talent at town hall Friday
evening, The proceeds go to the Old
Home Week Association and should
draw good attendance.
Mrs. Herbert Mayo was called to
Schenectady, N. Y, last week by the
illness of her daughter, Mrs. John
Downer. Mrs. Downer is suffering
from nervous shock, resulting from
a recent severe thunder storm.
James Smith, who has been employ.
ed in the tub shop of ]. E. Houston
most of the time since his return from
army service in the Philippines about
three years ago, became insane last
week, leaving his work Wednesday
morning and wandering in the woods
through the day. Late in the even
| ing he returned to the home of Mr.
Houston, where he has remained in
an insane condition, with lucid in.
tervals, ever since.
The village meeting held Friday
evening proved to be one of the kind
that lido things" The question Of
securing village water supply was
the all important one and was quick.
lyysettled by vote instructing the
trustees to issue bonds not to exceed
J 500, 900 to put in a village system
1t was also decided to concrete the
sidewalks on the east side of Main
street and to extend the walk on the
west side to Pike & Benson's store.
A grandson and granddaughter o.
Mr.. Papineau, who lives on Maple
street, came up from Lowell to visit
him last week. On their arrival al
the Papineau home they found that
the old gentleman had gone fishing
for the day and their efforts to con.
vince Mrs. PaPineau, who can speak
no English and had never seen the
young people, that they were not
trying to work some bunco game
furnished lots of amusement for the
neighbors. The fortunate return O.
Mr.. Papineau and his ability to act
as interpreter, relieved a situation
that was rapidly becoming painful.
During the thunder storm of Thurs
day afternoon Bert Mills new house
on the West Branch road was STRUCK
by lightning and splitting the rafteI
in the inning. The bolt struck the
roof about foot from the chimney
and passed down the rafter, part O