News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-03-13
LOCAL N Z WIS
MORRISVILLE

/ utO. ltIIlli IcIuIuCu w ShoHys AN'
last Thursday night, after weeks visit
here.
Mrs. II. A. Noyes and daughter, Natalie,
of Hyde Park, spent Thursday last
with relatives here.
Miss Madge Small went to st. Johns
bury last Wednesday to visit her sister,
Mrs. Loren Smith.
L. c. Tilotson has gone west after
another installment of horses. He Will
be back in course of couple of weeks.
c. A. Slayton is one of the members of
the Association of Vermont Civil En-
gineers, organized at Burlington last
| Thursday.
While working in the woods W. r..
| Beard had the misfortune to have a log
fall upon his foot, necessitating lay-off
from labor for time.
At the solicitation of many President
Benton VIII come here in about two
weeks aud give his famous lecture on
samuel, Adams, Patriot"
Leo Gates will put an automobile SER
vice on his Morlisville-Stowe route next
spring. He already has secured two one
of which he can curry b tggage DIS well as
passengers.
Geo. Earle, who has served years on
the school board, refused another election
last week. He retires with the satisfac.
ton of having done good service in that
capacity.
Mrs. Anna Doty Jones is taking vaca-
ton from her duties in the Geo. p.
browne store and in company with her
son, Walter, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
w. D. Grout, and mother, Mrs. Ella
Doty. in Worcester, Mass.
The next regular meeting of Mt. Vernon
Lodge f. & A. NJ, which should. take
place this evening, has by special dispen-
sation, been changed to Wednesday even
ing of next week. The change was made
because of the Chapter District meeting.
In the piano contest. conducted by the
Morrisville Messenger, Miss Myrtle Be-
dell of Mornsvlle was the winner. The
second and third in the race were so close
that pianos were also given to Miss Mary
Hubbell of Wolcott and Mrs. Stella
Stearns Smith of Eden.
Rev. FIR. Crosby informs us that SUBJ
scriptions and assurances enough have
been secured to warrant the erection of a
Catholic church here, and that it will be
erected the coming summer. 1t is pro-
posed to erect church costing about
$4,000. The location has not been de-
cided upon.
Mrs. Laura Gleed and her son, Hon.
F. G. Fleetwood, who have been in Flor
ida for number of weeks returned home
last Saturday. They enjoyed the "F"r
idian" climate. but returned home Wi b
greater devotion than ever to the Green
Mountain state.
Do you want to get on to the list of
eligible clerks, post office job? Call on
Assistant Postmaster Spaulding, who has
been designated to take the examina-
tions, which are according to civil service
and are those required by second class
offices. The position is open to male
or female. The examination takes place
March rs at p. m.
O. M. Waterman attended the annual
meeting of the Vermont International
Trotting Circuit at White River Junction
recently. The meeting arranged five
stake races, entries for which will close
June 7th. The races will be divided as
follows: A 2.30 pace, az II pace and $50
trOt and 1922 trot. 1t was also decided
to allow two horses from the same stable
to start in race. This arrangement en-
sures some splendid races for the next
Lamoille Valley.Fa
This afternoon the annual meeting of
the Eighth Masonic Capitular District.
r. A. NJ. opened in this place. The at
tendance is good, members of the
order being present from Hardwick and
other places. The M. M. degree was ex-
OuiPiihOu ny uCECl SudpJoT VI Iulb
place, followed by exemplification and
review of the work by the grand lecturer.
Several grand officers are in attendance.
At $3.50 this evening banquet will be
served, followed at 1880 by the exempli-
cation of the R. A. M. degree by Hiram
Chapter of Hardwick.
We inadvertently overlooked the fol-
lowing resolutions in our report of the
town meeting last week.
RESOLVED That the selectn.en be
instructed to pay rent of the Centennial
Library until such time as the new IL
brary is ready for occupancy; aud that
after the said building is ready for &C.
cupancy the said selectmen are directed
to pay the cost of maintaing support and
other expenses thereby until the next
annual meeting of the town; and a sum
sufficient for the purpose of this resolu-
ton is hereby appropriated.
RESOLVED That the donation of
that tract of land known as Pulpit Rock
property by the Hon. Geo. W. Clark as
and for public park is hereby accepted
with profound gratitude for the generous
impulse prompting the gift and unbound
ed respect for the unselfish giver.