News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-10-13

Potatoes have dropped to 35 cts; the
market is glutted.
VIII Harris has secured employment
at his trade in Boston and will probably
remain there this winter.
F. b. Crowell has rented his farm to
Nathan Cobeigh and will move into the
Myron Cheney house in this village.
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Fitch and Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. II. Lewis returned from their
New York trip last Saturday evening.
The "Rummage Sale" closed up busi-
ness last Saturday night 1t was very
successful affair, the Cemetery Associa-
tion netting about S75 therefrom.
Here is the biggest load of potatoes
yet reported: Gordon Grimes drew to
the cars on Monday last load containing
1924 bushels, which means in value the
snug sum of S4l30
Don't forget that the time for payment
of town taxes is fast passing along-Nov.
sees the finish. Miss Halle Gates, at
Pages office, is acting as collector during
the illness of W. w. Thorp.
Potatoes are bringing 40 cents at the
cars these days and the farmers are
husting them along, as this is pretty
good price for them at this time of the
year. The crop is big one.
The Odd Fellows will attend district
meeting at Hardwlck, the 21st, atwhich
time they will work the Initiatory degree.
The Rebekahs go to the same place Nov.
| 4th, when they will work their degree.
A large gang of men cleaned out the
pond up at the Electric Light Plant last
Sunday, sending the refuse down to
johnson. 1t would seem that these two
towns could have the dumping of saw
dust in the Gihon stopped
Two large plate glass windows are be-
ing placed in the judges room in the
Court House, taking the place of the
four old-fashioned day.lighters hereto
fore there. Jos. Young is the master
mechanic and he is doing good job.
Elbridge Hobrook, who has been at
the Mary Fletcher Hospital for the past
six weeks, was brought home Tuesday
morning on stretcher. He is not as we'll
as when he went away, but his many
friends hope that the coming home will
be beneficial to him. DR.. Stevens went
10 the city Monday and returned with
him and Mrs. Holbrook Tuesday.
Rev. W. R. Hamlin has resigned the
pastorate of the Congregational church
in this place, to take effect November 1st.
He will go to Greenwich, Conn.,, to act as
associate pastor of the Cons'l church
there. Mr.. Hamlin has been here four
years and has served his church and
people well. He is very popular with the
young people and will take with him the
best wishes of all. He will preach here
one more Sunday, October "a. Next Sum-
day he will exchange with Rev. Mr.. Corn
well of Stowe, who will present his resig-
nation, and on October 81 Rev. Mr.. Hardy
will preach for him.
At about eight o'clock last Monday
morning the house and barn on the Moses
Newcity place, about two miles from this
village on the Centerville brook road,
were destroyed by fire. The first the
family knew of the fire was when the
entire roof was in flames. All of the
household property on the first floor of
the dwelling and also the stock and farm
ing tools were saved, but a quantity of
furniture on the upper floor, as well as
all the hay, about six tons, were burned.
1t is said the loss is covered by insurance,
which is about 81, 800. Mr.. Newcity has
moved his family into apartments in the
"Alhambra " in this village.