News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-05-06
MORRISVILLE


Have you tried Briggs rs cent special
candy?
#. &. Fleetwood was recenl visitor in
Boston.
Geo. p. browne has had garage built
between his house and store.
GB G. Reynolds of Jeffersonville was a
business visitor in town today.
The condition of Capt. Frank Kenfied,
who has been i'll Tor several weeks, is
slightly improved.
Judge Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes was
in town Tuesday night.
Miss Susan Delano is ill of scarlet fever
at the home of Mrs. Estella Churchill on
Park street.
Mrs. B. o. Shaw, who has been quite
seriously i'll for the past week, is some
what improved.
MIR. and Mrs. DIN Sweet of Whitefeld,
N. H., were recent guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred French and on of
Eden were guests Saturday and Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith.
Several members OF Lamoille Grange
attended the Harmony Pomona Grange
meeting at JeffersOnyille today.
G. A. Gile, Mro. a. V. Gile, Mrs. B. F.
Drown, Mrs. Ellen Wakefield and Mrs.
h. b. Gie attended the funeral of David
Douglass in Stowe Sunday.
Monday, the 1lth, at o'clock a. m. at
the town clerks office is the time for
hearing appeals from the action of the
work OF the listers IN this town.
News has been received of the death
on Sunday of Chauacey Lyon of Water
bury Center, who was well known here
through frequent visits to his daughter,
Mrs. j. FL. Warren.
A reception was held Tuesday at the
G. A. X. hall in honor of the recently
chosen division officers of the 5. of V.
Auxiliary. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served and pleasant even
ing enjoyed.
A sad, yet impressive sight was that of
this morning when twelve members of
The q. A. Il. Post, about all that remains
of that once large organization, escorted
the remains Of their cOmrade, A. l..
Champeau, to the grave. IL was a forci-
bic reminder OF the fast passing away Of
the heroes of the Civil War.
A hearing was had before the school
union yesterday concerning carrying the
step-SOn Of Mrs. Cora Sweetser to school.
They live thee miles from scho0lhOuse
and the school directors have been asked
to furnish transportation. The jury with
whom the matter is left consists of e. II.
A. Stafford, Supt. Howe and H. A. NoyeS
of Hyde Park. Tney will Investigate
and report later.
AS the time has come for "Cleaning
Up" it seems we'll to utter a word of eau
ton. In your haste, don't destroy old
records, family papers, maps, pictures,
books, furniture and otner articles, which
may be of value to your descendants in
after tyears. Historical matter such as
pamphlets and pictures relating to city4
aud town history, celebrations and page
ants, views, oJc., would no doubt in
future years be of much value to the
library or our future successors.
a permanent piece of state road work
is being done between the two bridges
on the road to Cady's Falls. The road is
being straightened at both ends and
Wdcned and will be put in FIRST class
shape by grading and crawling. Ia.
Strengthening the road at the top of the
fist hill it was necessary to change sew
eral electric light and telephone poles,
which was done Sunday, when the.powcr
could be shut off that line. 1t is under /
stood that DR.. Slayton will build Ia side
walk from bridge to bridge at his own
expense for the use OF the Samoset sum