News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-10-07
WORTHWHILE.

a vacation of two weeks spent at her
home in Hyde Park.
Arthur Waite gave E A. Bentley a
ride one day last week, after his new
'stepper." This Is the first time Mr..
Bentley has been away from his
premises In the past two years.
Miss Jessie Wombell returns to
Boston Saturday. after short va
cation spent with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Wombell, Mrs.
| Wombell accompanies her for short
visit to the Hub.
An Independent Order of Forresters
was organic d in the Lamoille House
hall Thursday evening. The lodge
starts with about 20 charter men,
bers and prospects are good for a
lively organization.
The first dancing lesson in the
term to be given by Prof. Geo. FL
more will be held Friday evening,
Oct. %, instead of week earlier as
expected. The postponment was
made on account of the lady Minis
trels.
The Ladies' Social Circle will meet
in the Universalist vestry Thursday
OF this week. Every member is asked
to be present at 3 o'clock as an IN
usual amount of business awaits con-
sideration. The customary dime sup
per will be served.
Glenn A. Wilkins started Monday
for Hartford, Conn to attend con
vention of Travellers lus. agents.
Glenn is one of twenty-five winners
in the recent contest and gets a
free tri p to the convention. He ex.
poets to be absent abouta week.
T. c. Cheney was in Tunbridge last
waek, In attendance upon the
Worlds Fair" in the interest of the
Lilley Wagon Company. He reports
a large sale and says the reputation
of those wagons in that part of the
state makes an introduction unneces-
sary.
The attention CT housekeepers is
called to the rummage sale to be held
this month. The usual collection of
+, clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils,
pictures and reading matter is desir-
ed, also fruits and vegetables will be
very acceptable. Please bear in mind
when cleaning storerooms that what
is useless to you may be OF value to
Others.
The O. E. S. held a regular meeting
last evening. Following the work a
social was held and r. treshments serv.
ed. Short speeches by VIM Hill of
Oregon and c. f. Smith, Geo. Clark,
and A. N. Camp were pleasant fea-
lures of the occasion. Mr. Hill spoke
of bis experiences in the Klondike re-
gions and the three Morrisville gen
tlemen spoke of their recent travels
in the West. 5e
A young gentleman from Hyde
Park made business tripto our city
last Saturday night. Following the
| teachings of the old maxim, business
before pleasure" he went at once to
one of the local tailors where hes had
left a pair of trousers to be- cleaned
and pressed, ready for service the
next evening. Now the young gentle
man in question has very proper
habit of looking after the pennies al d
generally rides over with a gen tlemsn
who owns team and gives himself
credit for Ice. This time was no ex-
ception. The team is usually left
in front of Slsyton & Saunders drug
store, but this part of the program
was changed andfurnishes the pathet-
ic part of the story. Theyoung man
bade the tailor goodnight and placed
his pantaloons carefully in a wagon
in front of the drug store and started
out to see the sights. Imagine his
dismay when in about two hours the
owner of team No. l requested that
he "go up to the horse shed and bring
around the rig" Any information
left at this office concerning The miss
ing breecbes will be communicated to
the young man.
Hiram Small and Sanford Slocum
met with an accident while out driv-
ing Saturday, which luckily did not
result with serious injury, to them.
selves. They we're driving toward
Stowe with VIM. Towards team.
When short distance past the j. G.
Russell place on Laporte road they
we're passing piece Of road, under
which Road Commissioner Barrows
is building stone culvert and the
horse became frightened at pile of
stones by the roadside and shyed to
one side and ran headlong over the
bank, carrying carriage aud occu-
pants down an embankment of full Y
twelve feet, landing in a swamp. The
VIII ffi9tree broke aud the horse freed
himself from the wagon and return
ed home, arriving there in a nearly
exhausted condition. Aid was near
at hand and the two gentlemen we're
soon assisted to the road, where they
were taken aboard of Mr.. Winslow's
| egg wagon and brought to their
homes in the village. Both gentle
men are quite old and the affair was
q severe shock. Mr.. Slocum was
\ slightly scratched about the face and
one of Mr.. Small's legs was somewhat
bruised, but no serious injuries we're
sustained by either. The wagon and
harness were badly demolished.