News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-08-12
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morning. On Sunday, Aug. 23, Rev.
Mr.. Cowan of Massachusetts, is ex-
pected to preach.
"Aunt" Harriet Dutton, although
in her 96th year, is in quite good
health. She has gone up to Alonzo
Edgerton's, where she is spending
this week in visiting.
A sorrel horse belonging to Arthur
Page, on which Barney Currier had
lien for care and keeping, was sold
at auction last Monday. Fred Cur
rier bought it for $24.
L. E. Fl. Jones and wife of Boston
are guests at the Phoenix. Mr.. Jones
was here in the spring and liked the
place so we'll that he has brought his
wife up here for a visit.
We acknowledge receipt of late
Washington papers from F. A. White,
formerly Of this place. His friends
here will be pleased to learn that his
family are in better health.
The two Rural Free Delivery Routes
for this town have been ordered togo
into effect Sept. 18th. L. Fl. Noyes
is to be carrier for Route No. l, and
Elbridge Holbrook for Route No. 2.
The next Griswold reunion will be
held at V L. Griswold's sugar place
in Hyde Park on Thursday, August
20. Everybody invited, and all con.
nected with the family are urged to
make an effort to be present.
John Jackson came home from New
Hampshire the first of the week,
suffering from blood poisoning in his
hand, which is In very bad condition.
On Tuesday he went to the hospital
at Burlington for treatment.
F. M. Campbell and wife, from
Spring Mass. have been spending
a few days here with Lucius Noyes
and wife. Fred was formerly an at
tache of this office, but for the past
three years has been doing reportal
work on the Springfield Republican.
An interesting session was that held
by the Field Class Saturday last.
The place of RENDEZVOUS was "Moss
Hill" and the subject was "Shrub-
berry and Tree Growth" !" with Mrs. Ell.
A. Noyes as leader. Meeting next
Saturday at "Brigham Pasture"
subject "Cryptogams," Mrs. McFar-
land leader.
W. FL. Parker, who fills the respon-
sible position of Chinese Inspector
and U. S. Confidential Agent at st.
Stephens, N. B., was in town Monday
Oh business. He had a good word
and hearty handshake for his friends
here and said he was leading a st1en-
uous life, "paragorically speaking"
in his official position.
The program of the Home Culture
Club of Hyde Park for the seventh
year, which begins Oct. 5, has just
been issued from the News and Citi-
zen press and is the finest typograph-
icaIly yet got out by the club.
" Gllmpses of England" is the theme
for the year, and if the program is
fully carried out most interesting
year will be the result. Mrs. A. ii.
Keeler is the President; Mrs. H. A.
Ncyes. Secretary and Mrs. E. l..
NOyes aud Mrs. R. W. Hulburd, critics.
The adjourned village meeting
comes tomorrow, Thursday, evening.
The civil engineer who maue the sur
v VS. last week will submit report as
to the feasibility OF bringing water
here from the Holbrook springs and
also an estimate as to the cost. The
fall from the springs to the place of
the proposed reservoir is about sixty
feet, and from there to the village
over 100 feet. This meeting is one
that the people who pay the taxes
are int rested in and they should be
present to hear the report.
Judge Start was here Monday for
the purpose of hearing the petition to
vacate certificate on certified execu-
ton on which John Peters of Eden is
now confined in Jail. Judgment
was obtained against him at the June
term of the Lamoile County Court
in favor of B. W. & Hortense Fuller
for cutting timber on their land in
Eden, The certificate was vacated
yesterday, allowing him to take the
poor debtors oath. The hearing will
take place Tuesday, Aug. IS before
the Jail Commissioners. There was
vast array of Peters present at the
hearing. B. A. Hunt appeared for
the Fullers and s. B. Waite, in the
absence of R. W. Hulburd, for Peters.
An interesting hearing was held at
the Probate Office Monday. 1t was
in regard to appointing guardian
for John McGlynn of Cambridge.
John has worked some twenty-eight
years for James Morris of that town,
and during that time Morris has
saved for him a snug sum of about
5000. Now John is industrious, but
sop consider him not overweight,
so when few weeks ago he left Nor
ris it was feared he might lose his
money, and so the town took the
matter in hand and appealed to the
Probate court for the appointment
of guardian. W. Ii. Parker repre-
sented the town and j. j. Monahan
appeared for Nc jlynn. Several wit
nesses were heard for both sides and
the Judge after mature deliberation
appointed Hon. H. M. Cornell of JEFF
fersonvile Guardian. 1t is said the
uattnr will hn annpaled TO County