News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-02-01

A new hardwood floor is being laid
in SlaytOn & Sanders drug store.
Mrs. Henry Fisher is confined to
the house with the prevailing disease.
Mrs. Hall OF Elmore is a guest of
her nephew, John Marston, on Elmore
street.
f. h. Bowman of Essex Junction
has been a business visitor in town
this week.
The usual dime supper will be SER
we'd at the Congregational vestry Fri
day evening.
A. u. Small has been on the sick list
this week aud unable to be on duty
Mt the store.
Mrs. Geo. l. Wheeler of Johnson ar
rived in town Tuesday for few days
visit with friends.
Fred Stewart has been drawing
lumber for G. E. Burt in Stowe for
the past ten days.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
serve a dime supper at the vestry
next week Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Emily Harrison has been en-
tertaining her sister, Mrs. R. S. Dun
nam, of Wolcott for several days.
Benjamin f. Wheeler and daughter,
Myrtle, OF Calais, visited at the home
OF Judge and Mrs. A. N. Boynton the
first of the week.
Work was resumed at Mould &
Davis stone-sheds yesterday, after d
lay off OF four days, caused by the ex-
theme cold weather.
An epidemic of grip seems to be
prevalent in MorrIsylIle and families
not baving at least one case OF the
distemper are scarce.
Miss Clara Dodge has entered the
office OF G. s. Page at hyde Park,
where she has begun her duties as
one of the clerical force.
During the month of January
Clarence Taylor, with the assistance
OF his little sister, Stella, sold 1875
Boston Americans in Morrlsville.
Will Anair's household goods ar.
rived from Hardwick the first of the
week and he mas moved his family
into the Joslyn house on Main st.
Mrs. J j. Billings is slowly improv.
lnK from her recent sbVere Illness and
washable to be dowa ktairs tor the
firsbtime III four weeks last Sunday.
Hiram Dodge, who has been draw
ing lumber in Elmore this winter, is
at the home OF his father in the west
part OF town, suffering from an alb
cess on, his leg.
~Marold Mount of N9shuay N. a.,
has been guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Amsden for several
days. Clinton Jacobs of Sterling is
also a guest there.
E. II. VanCor has been in town
since Monday. He expects to remain
in Burlington for about month
longer, wnere he is interested in a
large wiring contract at Fort Ethan
Allen.
Extensive repairs have been COM
menced on the Congl parsonage.
The old verandas have been torn
down and the buildings will be re-
.odeled and put into drst-class
shape. q. A. Spllier has charge of the
work.
Charlie Rodgers, who has been Wis.
iting his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
D. W. Rodgers, for several weeks, left
Monday for his home in Winchenden,
Mass. He went by way of Montpel-
Ter, where he will visit relatives for a
few days.
Warren Pike of Boston was called
to Morrisv.lle last week by the death
OF bis grandmother, Mrs. Livona
Spaulting. He was delayed on ac-
count OF the blockade and did not
reach here until after the funeral. He
will not return to Boston u1til M arch,
when he will resume his position in an
automobile factory.
The remains of Ahram Rassett,
father OF Joseph and Frank Bassett,
OF this place we're brought here from
r. last Saturday morn,
ing. The funeral was held at the
home OF Joseph Bassett in the after
noon, Rev. T. A. Smith of the M. E.
church off eating and interment took
place at Cady's Falls. The deceased
was formerly a resident of this town
and had large acquaintance in La
moille County. He had reached the
age of S5 years.
W. NJ. Barber appeared before jus
tic Niles Monday afternoon and
pleaded guilty to three Off9nses, viz
Tor assault and battery, selling cigar
cites to minors and gambling, and
paid fines aggregatin $52 6S for the
three offences. The trouble grew out |
Of a misunderstand between Mr.. Bar
Der and NJ. Kanoskeoy the Friday
night previous, a which the former
used violent means to rid his place of /!
business of the presence of the latter.
The Cff9nse of gambling refers to the
game of "oitch" as played for cigars.
About twenty-five friends of Walter
Amsden gave him pleasant party
last Saturday evening" at his home
on the Alamo Dairy Farm, the event |
being in honor of his birthday. The |
occasion was also in honor of the |
birthday of hia aOn Harnld and tha |