News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1906-01-31
A checklist is to be used in voting
IN the license question at town meet

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on the license question at town meet
ing.
Bert e. Cook of Greensboro was 9
business visitor in town the first O
| the week.
r. f. ID. Carrier Robinson made his
'first trip of the season" on wheels
last Saturday.
l.. B. Boynton starts tomorrow
for Buff N. Y; he goes on maple
sugar expedition.
N II. Ellsworth was guest several
days the first of the week at the
home of FL. e. Beardsley.
Mrs. HI. Nj. Churchill Of North VOL
cott was guest the first of the week
of her daughter, Mrs. Flora Allen.
S. N. Palmer, who is recovering
from serious illness, was able to
ride out for the first time Sunday.
Ed. Parker of the frn. of Parker &
Stearns of st. Johnsbury was a busi-
ness visitor in town the first of the
week.
james Farrell of Burlington has
been a guest for several days at the
home of Mrs. Mary Towne on Nor
ristown Plains.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Methodist church will meet in the
vestry, Wednesday afternoon, Feb.
Z. Business meeting at the usual
hour.
The Ladies' Circle of tho Univer-
salist church are planning to observe
Washington's birthday by Colonial
dinner and supper at the church
vestry. z
Mrs. David Brown left Tuesday
morning for Boscawen, N. a., being
called there by the critical illness of
her father, ". I'll. Remission, who
suffered shock about three weeks ago
Miss Bessie Mayott, who has been
visiting for the past five weeks at the
home of her friend, Miss Eta Chen
cite, and with other relatives and
friends in Manchester, N. H., re-
turned home last week.
Mrs. Florence Billings Mcfarland
will close her millinery store Satur-
day, until she returns from market
with spring goods. Any order can
be left at her home on Park street.
Watch for further notice.
G. G. Wilson is planning to vacate
the Arthur Gates farm, east. of this
village about March l, the farm hav-
ing been leased sometime ago by
Gerald Towne. See business notice
of MIR. Wilson in another column.
Frank Marion and wife Of Hard
wick were visitors in town the fret OF
the week. Mr.. Marion returned Tues
day, Mrs. Marion remaining for
few day s. visit at the home of her
father, E. A. Draper, on Randolph
road.
Isaac A. browne has been confined
to his bed tor the past two days, suit
fering from all attack OF Indigestion
and Mrs. A. E. Cnatfee has been car
ing for him. His condition is report
ed better to-day and it is expected
that he will soon be about again.
The vicinity of the "riprap" down
in Egypt has presented an Artic ap-
pearance for several days, the high
water of last week having carried an
immense quantity of ice into theroad,
which was completely blocked for
time. A passage large enough to ad-
NIT team having been cleared the
last of the week, travel was re-
sumed. A large number visited the
scene Sunday.
Many of our readers will regret to
learn of the death of Mrs. Lavinia
L. (Fletcher) Plumley, wife OF Hon.
Frank PlumIey, which occurred at
her home in Northfield last Sunday
night, after only a few days illness,
from pneumonia. Mrs. Plumley was
born in Eden and was at one time a
teacher In Peoples Academy here.
While in Morrisville she met MIR.
Plumley and was married in 1871.
Mrs. Plumley was awoman of strong
literary tastes, and had written
many poems for the current maya
zines.
Last Sunday evening at the Metho-
dist church, Clarence j. Ferguson of
Burlington, Supt of the Anti Saloon
League of Vermont, addressed large
audience in the interest of temper
ance and the work of the League. He
gave a vigorous and interesting ad-
dress, attacking the present license
law and outlining briefly the method
to be employed in fighting the license
vote. The speaker was introduced
by Rev. P. A. Smith and Rev. st.
Clare, Tabor and Raspe also assisted
in the service. Music was rendered
by the M E. choir and a temperance
rally song was given by the boy choir
of the Cong'l church.
Monday evening at about five
O'Clock the dwelling-house of Eugene
Cleveland, situated on the outskirts
OF this village, west of Bridge street,
was noticed to be In flames and be-
fore help could arrive, was beyond
saving and was soon burned to the
ground. Mrs. Cleveland had started
a fire in the stove about half an hour
before and had closed the draft and