News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

tied her cousin. Mrs. Will Laporte,
recently.
Miss Ethel Strong spent several
days with friends at Johnson the
past week.
Miss Grace Mcfarland, who is at
tending school at st. Johnsbury, is
home for few days.
Mrs. H. L Stevens left to-day for
visit with friends at Passumpsic and
other points OF interest.
Five members of the Masonic per-
suasion visited Stowe lodge last even
ing A fine event they say.
Lester Boomhower went to st. AL
bans to-day to attend the wedding
of his nephew, Harvey Collins.
Alex Laporte is spending a few
days with his son John at Lyndon
and taking in the Caledonia County
Fair.
Mrs. Albert Parker and daughter,
Miss Annie, of Chicago, are guests at
the home of their cousin, Mrs. A. V.
Wiswell.
Mrs. Fl. g. Carman, accompanied
by her two sons, from Highgate, are
in town visiting at the home of her
uncle, F. p. Hills.
Gov. Pages private stenographer,
Miss Helen Hall, goes to her home In
st. JOhnsbury tomorrow, to spend
vacation OF several weeks.
Mrs. Jessie Waldron and children,
who have been visiting here for sew
eral weeks, left to-day for Philadel-
phia, which place is to be their future
home.
Frank Nichols and wife are arrang-
ing to give series of Photographic
exhibitions. They will open the sea-
son with entertainments at E len and
Belvidere.
The latest real estate deal announ-
ced is that of the sale by Geo. Brown
of the Edison Cook farm to John
Ovitt. Possession immediate; price
not made public.
A party of about twenty spent last
Friday at the home of Lester Boom
hover. The guests were relatives
from johnson and Eden and the day
was most pleasantly spent.
The Swiss chateau on Battery
street has once more become the
property of Russell Page. He gets it
from George Brown, into whose hands
it fell in a sharp farm trade.
Mrs. A. B. Noyes and son Leigh of
O. t. q
first OF the week. Leigh has just
finished his second year at Annapolis,
and looks "every inch a sailor"
They are having a coal war down
in Rutland and as a result the price
of coal has dropped dollar or more
on the ton. Wish something of that
sort would strike this part of the
state.
The crab apple season will be dull
one here this fall, as no efforts will be
made to corner the market. John
Forster, who bad great experience in
that line last year, not being on the
grounds this fall.
Prof. VIM. Benway, late tonsorial
artist at this place, has leased the
" Bellevue House" at Richmond and
embarked in the hotel business. As
" boniface" William can put up q
good appearance.
Ed. '. Lilley has sold his farm on
Battle Row to F. l.. Warner of Bur-
lington. Papers are to be made out
next week and possession given with
in thirty days. Ed. will take up his
residence for the present in the vii
lage.
The hearing in the Mcfarland case,
the custody of the daugh-
ter, was resumed yesterday and con-
tinued through to day. Considerable
more testimony was taken and the
same will be submitted to Judge
Powers at Montpelier,
Rain rain rain! Did you ever
know such rainy summer and fall
as we have had and are having?
The Oldest inhabitant" is not in it
llong this line when he ransacks his
for an equal. 1t would seem
as if Jupiter Pluvious did not intend
10 take any vacation.
The famous "fat man" who showed
lere at the time of the centennial
must be like the proverbal cat, as far
IS lives are concerned. He Is for the
.steenth time pronounced dead.
he name of the fellow however, who
ppeared here was John ID. Craig,
nd not philip Kreigh"-the last fat
ian to "shuff off this mortal COIL"
Morton Hill returned Saturday
light last from his summer campaign
pent in the book selling business,
passed in Ohio and Michi-
an, and spend few weeks here be-
IRE entering upon his final year in
ne U. V. M. The young man had
0me thrilling adventures, saw a
reat deal of the country and comes
ONE In good health.
The Home Culture Club will meet
ith Mrs. III. A. Noyes October 2, at
80 p. m. As this is the first meeting
the year, when the dues are usually
aid, we wish the members would
ear in mind the amendment made
} the constitution at the close of
Ist year, namely: "The fees for ac-
We members shall be % cents and
lose who cannot Drenara a naDer Or